Brina Palencia
Brina Michelle Palencia (born February 13, 1984)[1][2] is an American film, television and voice actress. She provides voices a number of English-language versions of characters featured in anime. She is most notable for providing the dubbed voices of Tony Tony Chopper in One Piece, Mineta in My Hero Academia, Vi Graythorn in Case Closed, Eve in Black Cat, Honoka Sakurai in Suzuka, Ai Enma in Hell Girl, Kurumu Kurono in Rosario + Vampire, Ciel Phantomhive in Black Butler, Juvia Lockser in Fairy Tail, Holo in Spice and Wolf, Yuno Gasai in Future Diary and Ryoko Okami in Okami-san and Her Seven Companions. On camera, she starred as Sophia in The CW series Star-Crossed and has appeared in The Walking Dead and Castle. In video games, she voices Mad Moxxi in the Borderlands series.
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Palencia at the 2011 Phoenix Comicon | |
Born | Brina Michelle Palencia February 13, 1984[1][2] |
Education | University of North Texas (B.M., 2006)[2][3] |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2004–present |
Agent | Mary Collins Agency |
Home town | Dallas, Texas, U.S. Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Spouse(s) | Paul Wingo (m. 2013)[4][5] |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Gino Palencia (brother) |
Biography
Palencia was born and raised in Oklahoma.[3] As a child, she lived in Honduras[6][7] until she was four. Throughout her childhood, she went back and forth between La Ceiba, Honduras and Owasso, Oklahoma.[1][2]
She settled in Dallas, Texas and graduated from Weatherford High School in 2002.[6] While studying at the University of North Texas, she was influenced by the anime series Dragon Ball Z.[1] After graduating from UNT with a Bachelor of Arts in music in 2006,[3][8] she began her career as a voice actress for Funimation.[1] She was also a director, but eventually focused more on the acting side of the productions.[2]
In her live-action work, she was the host of GameStop TV and has appeared in independent films, such as The Ladies of the House and Lumberjack Man. In 2014, she had a starring role as Roman's younger sister Sophia in The CW's science fiction romantic drama Star-Crossed.[9][10][11] In 2017, she was credited with performing a parody version of Sarah McLachlan's "In the Arms of An Angel", titled "On the Wings of a Battmann," in a Cyanide & Happiness short of the same name.[12]
Personal life
Her brother, Gino Palencia, works at Funimation as an ADR engineer and production assistant.[13] She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband Paul Wingo, who she was married to on January 5, 2013. On September 12, 2018, Palencia announced her pregnancy on Twitter that she was expecting her first child.[14] She gave birth to a boy on February 1, 2019.[15]
Filmography
Anime
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[3] |
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2004 | Fullmetal Alchemist | Nina Tucker | Press[16] | |
2005 | Aquarion | Silvia De Alisia | [17] | |
2005 | Gunslinger Girl | Elsa | Press[16] | |
2006 | Black Cat | Eve | [18] | |
2006 | Shin-chan | Georgie | Funimation dub | Resume |
2006 | Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase | [16] | ||
2007 | Dragonaut: The Resonance | Akira Soya | [19][20] | |
2007 | Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad | Maho Minami | Resume | |
2007 | Hell Girl | Ai Enma | Press[16] | |
2007–present | One Piece | Tony Tony Chopper, Young Zoro (Ep. 19+), Carmen, Young Rongo, Chocolat (Fake Nami), Additional Voices | Funimation dub | Press[16] |
2007 | School Rumble | Mikoto Suou | [16] | |
2007 | Suzuka | Honoka Sakurai | ||
2007 | Trinity Blood | Elise Wasmeyer | Ep. 2 | Resume |
2008 | Darker Than Black | Yin | [21] | |
2008 | Sasami: Magical Girls Club | Tsukasa Takamine | ||
2008 | xxxHolic | Moro, Zashiki-warashi | ||
2008–11 | Black Butler | Ciel Phantomhive | [22] | |
2008 | Claymore | Priscilla | [16] | |
2009–present | A Certain Scientific Railgun | Ruiko Saten | Also S and T | [23][24] |
2009 | Nabari no Ou | Miharu Rokujo | Resume | |
2009 | Rebuild of Evangelion film series | Rei Ayanami | [16] | |
2009 | Romeo x Juliet | Juliet | Resume | |
2009 | Spice and Wolf | Holo | [25] | |
2009 | Sgt. Frog | Tamama | [16] | |
2009 | The Tower of Druaga | Ahmey | Resume | |
2010 | Dragon Ball Z Kai | Chiaotzu, Puar | Funimation dub | Resume |
2010 | Hetalia: Axis Powers | Chibitalia | [26] | |
2011 | Chrome Shelled Regios | Nina Antalk | ||
2012–19 | Fairy Tail | Juvia Lockser | [27] | |
2011 | Future Diary | Yuno Gasai | [28][29] | |
2011 | Ga-Rei: Zero | Kazuhiro Mitogawa | Resume | |
2011 | Summer Wars | Natsuki Shinohara | Resume | |
2011 | Rosario + Vampire | Kurumu Kurono | Resume | |
2012 | Aquarion Evol | Mikono Suzushiro | [30] | |
2012 | C – Control – The Money and Soul of Possibility | MSHYU | [31] | |
2012 | Ōkami-san and her Seven Companions | Ryoko Okami | [32] | |
2012 | Fractale | Clain | [33] | |
2012 | King of Thorn | Kasumi Ishiki | [34] | |
2012 | Shakugan no Shana series | Kazumi Yoshida | Resume | |
2012 | Steins;Gate | Nae Tennoji | [35] | |
2013 | Good Luck Girl! | Ichiko Sakura | [36] | |
2014–19 | Tokyo Ghoul series | Touka Kirishima | Also √A and re: | [37][38] |
2014 | Robotics;Notes | Nae | [39] | |
2014 | Psycho-Pass | Rikako Oroyo | Resume | |
2016 | Snow White with the Red Hair | Shirayuki | [40] | |
2016–present | My Hero Academia | Minoru Mineta | [41] | |
2016 | Danganronpa 3: Despair Arc | Ibuki Mioda | [42] | |
2017 | Dragon Ball Super | Puar, Chiaotzu, Arale Norimaki | [43][44] | |
2017 | Aria the Scarlet Ammo AA | Shirayuki Hotogi | [45] | |
2017 | Sakura Quest | Ririko | [46] | |
2017 | Hyouka | Kochi | [47] | |
2018 | Hinamatsuri | Hina | [48] | |
2018 | Zombie Land Saga | Sakura Minamoto | [49] | |
2019-present | Fruits Basket | Isuzu Soma | 2019 reboot | [50] |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[3] |
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2013 | One Piece Film: Strong World | Tony Tony Chopper | ||
2014 | One Piece Film: Z | Tony Tony Chopper | ||
2014 | Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods | Chiaotzu, Puar | Resume | |
2017 | One Piece Film: Gold | Tony Tony Chopper | ||
2017 | Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic | Ciel Phantomhive | [51] | |
2017 | Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry | Juvia Lockser | [52] | |
2017 | Napping Princess | Kokone | [53] | |
2018 | My Hero Academia: Two Heroes | Minoru Mineta | [54] | |
2019 | Dragon Ball Super: Broly | Broly (Young), Ba | [55][56] | |
2019 | One Piece: Stampede | Tony Tony Chopper | [57] |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[3] |
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2006 | Super Dragon Ball Z | Videl | [44] | |
2006 | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 | Bulla, Ghost Usher | [44] | |
2007 | Guitar Hero 3 | Singer, others | Resume | |
2007 | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 | Arale Norimaki, Chiaotzu, Puar | [44] | |
2008 | One Piece: Unlimited Adventure | Tony Tony Chopper | [58] | |
2008 | Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon | Moogle | Press[16] | |
2008 | Guitar Hero 4 | Singer, others | Resume | |
2008 | Dragon Ball: Origins | Puar | [44] | |
2008 | Mushroom Men | Pax | Resume | |
2009 | The Maw | Frank | Resume | |
2009 | Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo | Chiaotzu | [44] | |
2009–19 | Borderlands series | Mad Moxxi | [59] | |
2009 | Dragon Ball: Raging Blast | Chiaotzu | [44] | |
2010 | Dragon Ball: Origins 2 | Arale Norimaki | [44] | |
2010 | Donkey Kong Country Returns | Various | Resume | |
2010 | Comic Jumper: The Adventures of Captain Smiley | Gerda, Paper Lad | Resume | |
2010 | Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team | Chiaotzu | [44] | |
2010 | Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 | Chiaotzu | [44] | |
2011 | Duke Nukem Forever | Miso, Chasity | Resume | |
2013 | The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct | Various | Resume | |
2013 | Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate | Nyotengu | Also in Last Round | Tweet[60][61] |
2014 | Smite | Artemis, Cupid | [62] | |
2014 | Tales of Xillia 2 | Elle Mel Marta | [63] | |
2016 | Battleborn | Mellka | Tweet[64] | |
2017 | Fire Emblem Heroes | Ayra, Lute | [62] | |
2018 | Dragon Ball FighterZ | Chiaotzu | [44] | |
2018 | Dragon Ball Legends | Chiaotzu | [44] | |
2018 | Soulcalibur VI | [65] | ||
2020 | Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot | Chiaotzu, Puar, Arale Norimaki | [62] |
Live-action
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[3] |
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2010 | The Good Guys | Krista | Episode: "The Whistleblower" | Resume |
2011 | Chase | Renee | Episode: "Father Figure" | |
2013 | The Walking Dead | Ana | Episode: "Indifference" | Resume |
2013 | Upstream Color | Woman in Club | [66] | |
2014 | Star-Crossed | Sophia | 12 episodes | [9][10][11] |
2014 | The Ladies of the House | Crystal | [67][68] | |
2015 | Castle | Jody Evans | Episode: "Habeas Corpse" | Resume |
2015 | Lumberjack Man | LuAnn Potts | [69] | |
References
- Valenzuela, Evelyn (January 14, 2014). "Actriz que brilla en Hollywood, orgullosa de ser hondureña" [Shining actress in Hollywood, proud to be Honduran]. Diario La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- Casanova, Amanda (March 19, 2014). "Star-Crossed Starling: Brina Palencia". Latino Leaders Magazine. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
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Resumes:
- "Brina Palencia". Mary Collins Talent. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- "Brina Palencia". Breakdown Express. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- "Brina Palencia". Now Casting. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- "Brina Palencia". Casting Networks. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- Brina Palencia [@BrinaPalencia] (January 5, 2013). "My husband, Paul Wingo, is in this! He's pretty adorbs" (Tweet). Retrieved September 10, 2014 – via Twitter.
- Brina Palencia (August 20, 2014). Ice Bucket Challenge (YouTube).
- "EP 10, "Brina Palencia"". That Anime Show. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
- "Anime Boston 2011: Press Panel with Voice Actress Brina Palencia Part 2 – Toon Zone News". Toonzone.net. May 2, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
- "Brina Palencia Talks Rei and Evangelion". Active Anime. June 11, 2009.
- Desk, TV News. "Video: Brina Palencia & Grey Damon on The CW's Star-Crossed". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- Zap2it, Kate O\'Hare (February 17, 2014). "'Star-Crossed' features star-crossed lovers -- no, really". dailyherald.com. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- "'Star-Crossed' Faces Love Triangles, Death Threats And Kidnappings In Episode 2". ibtimes.com. February 18, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- "On the Wings of a Battmann". explosm.net. October 8, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- "Gino Palencia on Instagram: "Happy Birthday little sister!!! @brinakins"". Instagram. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
- Palencia, Brina [@BrinaPalencia] (September 12, 2018). "👋 I'm pregnant 😊" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Brina Palencia on Instagram: "Yesterday at 1:47pm, @paulwingo and I became parents. Definitely the most physically and emotionally demanding thing I've done in my life,…"". Instagram.
- "Brina Palencia Talks Rei and Evangelion". Active Anime. June 11, 2009. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016.
- Martin, Theron (August 1, 2008). "Review: Aquarion - DVD - Season 1 DVD Box Set 2". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- "The Solitary Cat". Black Cat. Episode 1. Funimation. Event occurs at Closing credits, Cast.
- Martin, Theron (February 11, 2010). "Review: Dragonaut - DVD - Part 2". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- Martin, Theron (November 9, 2009). "Review: Dragonaut - DVD - Part 2". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- "A Heart Unswaying On the Water's Surface, Part 1". Darker Than Black. Episode 13. Event occurs at Closing credits.
- Homer, Chris (September 20, 2011). "Black Butler Season 1 Part 1 UK Anime DVD Review". Fandom Post. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- "A Certain Scientific Railgun – English Cast Announcement". Funimation. February 7, 2013.
- Luster, Joseph (April 11, 2013). "Video: FUNimation Previews "A Certain Scientific Railgun" Anime Dub". Crunchyroll.
- "Shelf Life - Sugar and Spice". animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
Funimation has done a nice job with the dub. Weirdly, though, Brina Palencia and J. Michael Tatum very carefully annunciate every word in the show. I couldn't tell if they were aping the super-articulate speech of the Japanese actors or what. It's not bad, it's just a little odd. The dub script is quite loyal to the subs. Palencia's performance really captures the character.
- "Funimation Announces Partial English Cast for Hetalia (Update 8)". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- "Fairy Tail BD+DVD Part 19". animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
At this point this is a joke that has been beaten into the ground and has taken over any vestige of personality Juvia had left, something even her English VA Brina Palencia remarks on in her commentary for the episode. Palencia suggests that Gray gave Juvia her only sense of self-worth and that's why she has latched on to him the way she has, which does seem plausible given her origins; regardless, the episode feels somewhat painful to watch and Juvia like a character who could have been much more.
- Saabedra, Humberto (May 25, 2013). "FUNimation Confirms English Dub Casts for "Highshool DxD" and "Future Diary"". Crunchyroll.
- "Future Diary English Cast Announcement". Funimation. May 25, 2013.
- "Aquarion EVOL English Cast Announcement". Funimation. September 24, 2013.
- Rojas, Justin (July 26, 2012). "C-Control English Cast Announcement". Funimation.
- Rojas, Justin (January 26, 2012). "Okami-San and Her Seven Companions Cast Announcement". Funimation.
- "Funimation Announces Fractale English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. April 26, 2012.
- "King of Thorn English Cast Announcement Plus Interview with Director Kazuyoshi Katayama". Funimation. April 18, 2012.
- "Funimation Reveals Steins;Gate's English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. July 18, 2016.
- "Funimation Reveals Binbogami ga! English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. September 10, 2013.
- "Funimation Announces Tokyo Ghoul √A English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. February 18, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- Ekens, Gabriella (November 28, 2015). "Tokyo Ghoul BD+DVD". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
Brina Palencia makes for a tough and expressive Touka, while J. Michael Tatum hams his best to catch up to Mamoru Miyano's Shuu
- "Funimation Unveils Robotics;Notes' English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. November 23, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- "Funimation Reveals Snow White with the Red Hair Dub Cast". Anime News Network. January 4, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- "Funimation Reveals English Dub Cast For My Hero Academia Season 2 Anime". Anime News Network. April 9, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- "Danganronpa 3: Future Arc, Despair Arc's English Dubs Previewed in Videos". Anime News Network. August 12, 2016.
- "Voice Cast Revealed for the Official U.S English Dub of "Dragon Ball Super"". Anime News Network. December 2, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- "Brina Palencia - 244 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors.
- "Funimation Reveals English Dub Cast For Valkyrie Drive : Mermaid, Aria the Scarlet Ammo AA Anime". Anime News Network. January 2, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- "Funimation Reveals English Dub Casts for WorldEnd, Sakura Quest Anime". Anime News Network. May 2, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- "Funimation Streams English-Dubbed Trailer for Hyouka Anime". Anime News Network. April 28, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- "The first dubbed episode of Hinamatsuri streams tomorrow! Here's the cast list for it: HINA- Brina Palencia YOSHIFUMI NITTA- Jarrod Greene HITOMI MISHIMA- Tabitha Ray MAO- Ariel Graham BABA KASHIRA- Tyler Walker SABU- Kyle Phillips OYAJI- Bill Jenkins". @FUNimation. April 25, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- "This Season's Sleeper Hit Gets A Great English Cast – ZOMBIE LAND SAGA". Funimation. October 25, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- Fruits Basket OFFICIAL (September 17, 2019). "We're also excited to announce that Brina Palencia will play Isuzu Soma in the English version of Fruits Basket~!
Who's ready to finally to see her story?". @fruitsbasket_en. Retrieved September 17, 2019. - "Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic Anime Film's Video Reveals June Screening in U.S." Anime News Network. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-07-14/fairy-tail-dragon-cry-film-opens-in-u.s-canadian-theaters-in-august/.118848
- "UK's Anime Limited Reveals Napping Princess English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. August 4, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Brina-Palencia/
- Mills, Daman (January 16, 2019). "Wow... This movie was WILD!! Everyone did such an amazing job! Props to our cast and crew. Go see it, guys! And eyy look ma! lmao I'm in the movies. #DBSuperBrolypic.twitter.com/bZeT3Qvs5v".
- Osiel ✌ ❤ ➕ (January 16, 2019). "Just finished watching it! Amazing. Was able to get this picture during the credits, for everyone asking who Jon voicespic.twitter.com/QZl17owlGS".
- https://comicbook.com/anime/2019/09/26/one-piece-stampede-english-dub-cast/
- "2012 BTVA Anime Dub Awards". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- 2K Australia, Gearbox Software. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!. 2K Games. Scene: Closing credits, 3:36 minutes in.
- @MattDeRac (October 1, 2015). "@BrinaPalencia Hey Brina, Is it true that you voiced Nyotengu from Dead or Alive 5?" (Tweet). Retrieved July 13, 2018 – via Twitter.
- Palencia, Brina [@BrinaPalencia] (October 1, 2015). "@BLFToLoveRu Yup" (Tweet). Retrieved July 13, 2018 – via Twitter.
- "Brina Palencia - 241 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
- "Tales of Xillia 2: Elle & Ludger Get English Character Videos". Niche Gamer. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- Palencia, Brina [@BrinaPalencia] (November 6, 2015). "Hey guess what? I play Mellka in #battleborn! Thanks #gearbox #aaronlindesbeard" (Tweet). Retrieved November 10, 2015 – via Twitter.
- Palencia, Brina [@BrinaPalencia] (June 15, 2019). "I'm not sure. That sounds familiar but I'm really bad at remembering the names of things I'm in" (Tweet). Retrieved August 5, 2020 – via Twitter.
- "Upstream Color (2013) - Shane Carruth - Cast and Crew - AllMovie". allmovie.com. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- "The Ladies of the House". moviemezzanine.com. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- "Ladies of the House, The (2015) - Dread Central". dreadcentral.com. April 23, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- "Lumberjack Man". lumberjackmanmovie.com. Retrieved August 30, 2016. Click "Brina Palencia"
External links
- Brina Palencia convention appearances on AnimeCons.com
- Brina Palencia at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Brina Palencia at CrystalAcids Anime Voice Actor Database
- Brina Palencia on IMDb
- Brina Palencia on Twitter