, ▁Michigan , ▁moving ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁voice ▁actress . ▁ ▁Te en age ▁Mut ant ▁Nin ja ▁T urt les ▁While ▁working ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁she ▁received ▁a ▁call ▁to ▁aud ition ▁for ▁Te en age ▁Mut ant ▁Nin ja ▁T urt les . ▁She ▁was ▁directed ▁through ▁the ▁aud ition ▁by ▁Stu ▁Rosen . ▁The ▁first ▁day ▁Rosen ▁made ▁it ▁clear ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁appro ve ▁of ▁her ▁for ▁the ▁role , ▁and ▁had ▁waited ▁to ▁show ▁her ▁aud ition ▁after ▁exhaust ing ▁all ▁the ▁others . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁developed ▁her ▁initial ▁person ification ▁of ▁O ' Ne il ▁after ▁reading ▁the ▁description ▁in ▁the ▁casting ▁material , ▁not ▁the ▁com ics ▁themselves : ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁role ▁she ▁was ▁awarded ▁that ▁wasn ' t ▁a ▁" cra zy ▁little ▁made ▁up ▁fant asy ▁character ". ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Jacob s ▁would ▁guest - star ▁on ▁season ▁three ▁of ▁Nick el ode on ' s ▁Te en age ▁Mut ant ▁Nin ja ▁T urt les . ▁She ▁played ▁April ' s ▁long - lost ▁mother ▁in ▁the ▁episode ▁" B ur ied ▁Sec rets " ▁who ▁was , ▁in ▁truth , ▁a ▁Kra ang ▁creature ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁inf used ▁with ▁the ▁human ▁DNA ▁of ▁the ▁real ▁Mrs . ▁O '