Michaela Deitz

Michaela Dietz is an actress and singer most famous for her voice work including the part of Riff in the popular children’s show Barney & Friends. Her other credits include the role of Amethyst on the series Steven Universe Future and Steven Universe for Cartoon Network, P.i.t.a. in Fallout 76 and Dolly Dalmatian in the Disney show 101 Dalmatian Street. She has several movies already under her belt, including Discover Me, Red, Black & Blonde, K-town, Totally Smooth and Steven Universe: The Movie.

Born in South Korea, Dietz studied International Studies at Vermont’s Middlebury College before kicking off her professional acting career in 2005. Adopted as a child and raised in New York, Dietz has spoken openly about how her experience of being an adoptee has helped her performance in Steven Universe as Amethyst.

Dietz has voiced the role of Riff in Barney & Friends since 2007, and the role of Amethyst in Steven Universe since 2013. Her voice work features in numerous other televisions series including My America, Louise and Georges, Mighty Magiswords, and Fo Fo Figgily. She is also in constant demand for her work on video games, such as Grand Theft Auto V, Lego Dimensions, Fallout 76 and as Amethyst in Cartoon Network Superstar Soccer: Goal, Steven Universe: Attack the Light , Steven Universe: Save the Light and Steven Universe: Unleash the Light.