Kate Higgins

Katherine Davis Higgins (born August 16, 1969) is an American voice actress, singer, and jazz pianist.

Kate Higgins
Higgins in 2019
Born	Katherine Davis Higgins (1969-08-16) August 16, 1969 Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Other names	Kate Davis
Alma mater	Auburn University
Occupation	Voice actress, singer, musician
Years active	1999–present (Voice actress) 1992–present (Musician)
Agent	William Morris Agency
Home town	Auburn, Alabama, U.S.
Musical career
Genres	Hard-bop, post-bop, modal jazz, mainstream jazz, pop, gospel
Instruments	Piano, vocals
Associated acts	Upper Structure
Website	katehiggins.com

Voice acting career

Higgins's major voice roles have been in English-language adaptations of Japanese anime, and she is best known as the voice of Sakura Haruno in Naruto and Talho Yuuki in Eureka 7. She has also voiced CC in Code Geass and Saber in the original Fate/stay night. Between 2010 and 2013, Higgins voiced Tails in the video game series Sonic the Hedgehog.[1] She also voices Kate, Stinky, and Lilly in the Alpha and Omega sequels. In 2014, Higgins was cast as Ami Mizuno / Sailor Mercury in the Viz English dub of Sailor Moon. In 2017, she voiced Pauline in Super Mario Odyssey, for which she also performed the in-character vocals for the game's theme song, "Jump Up, Super Star!" and Starla in Nick Jr.'s Blaze and the Monster Machines. She is the current voice of Princess Aurora since 2010, a Disney Princess character originally seen in Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty. She also plays the voice of Barbie in Barbie Life In The Dreamhouse, and Frankie Stein in Monster High.

Music career

Higgins earned a degree in music from Auburn University in 1991.[2] She is a trained pianist who studied with the jazz artist Bob Richardson. She plays piano and has worked as a sideperson for many musicians. She released the first jazz album by her own name The Tide is Low in 2002. The second jazz album is Stealing Freedom. She is also in a band called Upper Structure. This features the same lineup as Melissa Fahn's R&B band in her album Avignon. They released one album called 6 by 5.[3]

Filmography

Anime

List of dubbing performances in anime

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[4]
1999	Cowboy Bebop	Various characters		Resume
2002–03	Great Teacher Onizuka	Chikako Shirai, Mayuko Asano		Resume
2002	I'll CKBC	Sumire Yoshikawa		Resume
2002	Marmalade Boy	Meiko Akizuki	As Kate Davis	[5]
2002–03	Overman King Gainer	Meey Laujin		Resume
2004	Initial D	Simone (Sayuki)	Tokyopop dub	Resume
2004	Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex	Children, Girl		CA[6]
2004	Here Is Greenwood	Miya Igarashi	Media Blasters dub	CA[6]
2004	Hanaukyo Maid Team	Sanae Yashima		Resume
2004	Tenjho Tenge	Emi Isuzu		Resume
2004	Tsukihime	Hisui		Resume
2005	Scrapped Princess	Zefiris		CA[6]
2005	Zatch Bell!	Megumi Oumi, Kolulu, Laila		CA[6]
2005	Planetes	Eldegard Rivera		CA[6]
2005–09	Naruto	Sakura Haruno		[7]
2005	Mars Daybreak	Ester Ein Astrada		CA[6]
2005	Immortal Grand Prix	Jessica Darlin		CA[6]
2005	Gad Guard	Mimi		Resume
2005	Grenadier	Ai		Resume
2006–07	Eureka Seven	Talho Yūki		[7]
2006	Kannazuki no Miko	Otoha Kisaragi		[8]
2006	Karas	Homura		CA[6]
2006	GunXSword	Vivian	Ep. 10	CA[6]
2006–14	Bleach	Karin Kurosaki, Nanao Ise, Retsu Unohana, Lilynette Gingerbuck		CA[6]
2006	Fate/stay night	Saber		[9][10]
2006	Samurai Champloo	Yoshiko		Resume
2007	Digimon Data Squad	Miki Kurosaki		CA[6]
2008-2009	Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion series	CC		CA[6]
2008	Lucky Star	Nanako Kuroi, Hikage Miyakawa		[7]
2009–2019	Naruto Shippuden	Sakura Haruno		[7]
2011	Marvel Anime: Wolverine	Yukio		Resume
2013-14	Tenkai Knights	Wakamei Dalton, Mrs. Jones (Ceylan's Mother, Ep. 30)	Main Role	[7]
2014–19	Sailor Moon	Ami Mizuno / Sailor Mercury	Viz dub	[11]
2015–16	Glitter Force	Chloe/Glitter Breeze, Shadow Breeze (Episode 38)	Saban dub	[12][13][14]
2015–present	Sailor Moon Crystal	Ami Mizuno / Sailor Mercury	Viz dub	[15]
2017	Code Geass: Akito the Exiled	C.C		[16]
2018	Twin Star Exorcists	Subaru Mitejima		[17]
2019-present	Boruto: Naruto Next Generations	Sakura Uchiha		[18]

Animation

List of voice performances in animation

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[4]
2001–02	Jackie Chan Adventures	Simone	Ep. "The Return of the Pussycat"; "The Chosen One"	[19][20]
2003–04	All Grown Up!	Leslie, Phonetic Kid	Pilot episode and Ep. "Coup DeVille"; "Runaround Susie"	[7]
2006	Dibo the Gift Dragon	Annie	Lead role and singing	Resume
2007-08	Animalia	Allegra		Resume
2009	Wolverine and the X-Men	Scarlet Witch, Pixie		[21][22]
2010	Gnomes and Trolls	Fawn		[7]
2011–13	Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated	Mayor Janet Nettles	17 episodes	[7]
2010–16	Monster High series	Frankie Stein		[7]
2012–14	The Legend of Korra	Toph Bei Fong (Adult)	Ep. "Out of the Past"; "Old Wounds"	[23][24]
2013	Sofia the First	Princess Aurora		[7]
2014–present	Blaze and the Monster Machines	Starla		[25]
2015	Fresh Beat Band of Spies	Rainbow Raspberry, Loudmouth Lemon, Yi Haw		[7][26][27]
2016–2019	The Powerpuff Girls	Maylyn, Additional Voices	6 episodes	[7]
2016-18	Bunnicula (TV series)	Becky, Barbara		[7]
2016	Regular Show	Computer, Mary Stone, Natalie Williams, Fi, Icai	Ep. "Alpha Dome"; "Ice Tape"	[7]
2017	The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show	Belle Starr	Ep. "Return of the Guapos Part 2"; "Return of the Guapos Part 3"	[7]
2017	Pickle and Peanut	Additional Voices	Ep. "Wet Wedding/Tweenage Lupinus"
2017-19	Star vs. the Forces of Evil	White Baby Unicorn	5 episodes	[7]

Films

List of voice performances in direct-to-video and television films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[4]
2007–present	Naruto films	Sakura Haruno		[7]
2009	Happily N'Ever After 2	Goldilocks		[7]
2009	Batgirl: Year One	Barbara Gordon/Batgirl	Audiobook edition	[7]
2011	Barbie: A Fairy Secret	Taylor		[7]
2012	Back to the Sea	Little Fish		[7]
2013	Iron Man: Rise of Technovore	Pepper Potts		[7]
2013	Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright	Meg Gale, Cathy		[7]
2013–2017	Alpha and Omega films	Kate, Stinky, Lilly		[7][28]
2014	Axel: The Biggest Little Hero	Gaga		[29]
2015	Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love	Yoshi		[7][30]
2016	Norm of the North	Elizabeth		[7]
2016–2018	Digimon Adventure tri.	Gatomon, Meicoomon, Meicrackmon Vicious Mode, Angewomon, Nyaromon, Salamon, Raguelmon, Magnadramon		[31][32]
2017	Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory	Mrs. Bucket		[7]
2020	Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna	Gatomon, Angewomon, Mimi Tachikawa		[33]

List of voice performances in feature films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[4]
2017	Sailor Moon R: The Movie	Ami Mizuno / Sailor Mercury	Limited theatrical release, Viz dub	[34]
2018	Sailor Moon S: The Movie	Ami Mizuno / Sailor Mercury	Limited theatrical release, Viz dub	[35]
2018	Sailor Moon Super S: The Movie	Ami Mizuno / Sailor Mercury	Limited theatrical release, Viz dub	[35]
2018	Ralph Breaks the Internet	Princess Aurora		[36]

Video games

List of voice performances in video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[4]
2004	EverQuest II	Various characters		Resume
2005	Destroy All Humans!	Rural Female		[7]
2006–present	Naruto series	Sakura Haruno		[7]
2006	Rumble Roses XX	Candy Cane (Rebecca Walsh), Becky		CA[6]
2006–present	Dead or Alive series	Tina Armstrong, Momiji	starting from Xtreme 2	[7][37][6]
2007	Armored Core 4	P. Dam, Menno Ruh
2007	SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis	Additional Voices
2008	Culdcept Saga	Rilara		Resume
2008	Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed	Additional Voices		[7]
2008	The World Ends with You	Uzuki Yashiro, Raimu "Rhyme" Bito		[7]
2008	Ninja Gaiden 2	Momiji, Yoba		[7]
2008	Valkyria Chronicles	Cordelia gi Randgriz, Martha Lipponen, Freesia York		[1]
2008	Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon	Faire/Sunnywood Females		[7]
2009	MadWorld	Naomi, RinRin		[1]
2009	MagnaCarta 2	Rue		[7]
2010	Final Fantasy XIII	Cocoon Inhabitants		[7]
2010	Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love	Subaru Kujo	(uncredited)	[7]
2010	Valkyria Chronicles 2	Cordelia gi Randgriz		[7]
2010	Final Fantasy XIV	Various characters
2010–16	Sonic the Hedgehog series	Miles "Tails" Prower (2010−13), Wave the Swallow		[1]
2011–present	Hyperdimension Neptunia series	IF		[7]
2011	Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3	Female Announcer
2011	Tactics Ogre: Let us Cling Together	Narrator		[38]
2012	Dragon's Dogma	Madeleine		[7]
2012	Ninja Gaiden 3	Momiji		[7]
2012	Resident Evil 6	Deborah Harper		[39]
2012	Tales of Graces	Asbel Lhant (child), Pascal		[7]
2013	Marvel Heroes	Scarlet Witch, Jocasta		[7]
2013	Fire Emblem Awakening	Lissa		[7]
2013	Tales of Xillia	Agria		[7]
2014	Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z	Momiji		[7]
2014	Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII	Savannah		[7]
2014	Broken Age	Bottled Water Maiden, Anastasia, Yarn Pal No. 2		[7]
2015	Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition	Lady		[7]
2015	Disney Infinity 3.0	Joy		[40]
2015	Xenoblade Chronicles X	Avatar (Female, Joker)	Grouped under Avatars	[41]
2016	Lego Marvel's Avengers	Thor Girl		[7]
2017	Fire Emblem Heroes	Serra, Lissa	As Kate Davis	[7]
2017	Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	Shade	"Cipher Legends" DLC	[42]
2017	Agents of Mayhem	MAYHEM Crew member
2017	Super Mario Odyssey	Pauline	As Kate Davis	[43][44]
2017	.hack//G.U. Last Recode	Natsume	Uncredited	[7]
2017	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (The Champions' Ballad DLC)	Purah (English)
2018	World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth	Archmage Tamuura
2018	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Pauline	Background character
2019	Devil May Cry 5	Lady		[7]
2019	Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order	Scarlet Witch		[7]
2019	Mario Kart Tour	Pauline
2020	Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise	Galena Clarkson, Emma Sanders		[7]

Discography

Studio albums

• The Solid Rock (Concord, 1998)[45]
• Bigger than Love (Concord, 2006)[45][46]
• Jazz Standards[45]
• A Very Merry Christmas[45]
• Little Parts (2009)[45]
• Sweet and Blue (2016)

Collaborations

• 6 by 5 by Upper Structure (2004)[47][48][49]

Singles

• "Jump Up, Super Star!" – Super Mario Odyssey (2017)[43]

References

1. "SEGA Blog | Out of the Mouths of Hedgehogs". Blogs.sega.com. July 15, 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
2. Wray, Cheryl (November 27, 2013). "My favorite Iron Bowl memories" from Auburn graduate, 'Naruto' voice actor Kate Higgins". AL.com. Advance Digital–Alabama Media Group.
3. Johnson, Lyle (June 7, 2005). "Kate Higgins and Upper Structure". auburnknightsalumni.org. Auburn Knights Alumni Association. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
4. "Kate Higgins resume" (PDF). Kate Higgins official website. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
5. Marmalade Boy. Episode 3. Event occurs at Closing credits, English cast.
6. "Kate Higgins". crystalacids.com. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
7. "Behind The Voice Actors – Kate Higgins". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
8. "Secret Love Shell". Destiny of the Shrine Maiden. Episode 3. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Voice Cast.
9. "Two Magi (Part Two)". Fate/stay night (DVD). Episode 6. Sentai Filmworks. 2013. Event occurs at 24:14. Following the Japanese credits of this episode, the closing credits are presented in English with: English Vocal Cast, Japanese Vocal Cast.
10. "Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works Blu-Ray". animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
11. "New Sailor Moon Dub Cast Revealed at Anime Expo". Anime News Network. July 5, 2014.
12. MaFt.co.uk. "The latest additions to Netflix USA – NewOnNetflixUSA". New On Netflix USA. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
13. "Watch Glitter Force Online". netflix.com. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
14. Alex Cazares [@AlexeCazares] (December 24, 2015). "@abzeronow @shadowhawk36079 and Kate Higgins is Chloe and Colleen O'Shaughnessey plays Kelsey 👑👛💍" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
15. "Viz Media Reveals More English Dub Cast for Sailor Moon R Anime". April 3, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
16. "Funimation Announces Returning Cast For "Code Geass: Akito The Exiled"". Crunchyroll. March 24, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
17. "Twin Star Exorcists English Dub Stars Bryce Papenbrook, Cassandra Lee Morris and More!". April 9, 2018.
18. "Twitter". February 10, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
19. "The Return of the Pussycat". Jackie Chan Adventures. Season 2. Episode 20. December 1, 2001. The WB.
20. "The Chosen One". Jackie Chan Adventures. Season 2. Episode 32. March 23, 2002. The WB.
21. "X-Calibre". Wolverine and the X-Men. Season 1. Episode 6. February 20, 2009. Nicktoons.
22. "Greetings from Genosha". Wolverine and the X-Men. Season 1. Episode 10. May 29, 2002. Nicktoons.
23. "Out of the Past". The Legend of Korra. Season 1. Episode 9. June 9, 2012. Nickelodeon.
24. "Old Wounds". The Legend of Korra. Season 3. Episode 6. July 18, 2014. Nickelodeon.
25. "Blaze and the Monster Machines". AOL Moviefone. Archived from the original on May 31, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
26. "The Wow Factor". Fresh Beat Band of Spies. Season 1. Episode 1. June 15, 2015. Nickelodeon.
27. "Fruit Racer Game". Fresh Beat Band of Spies. Season 1. Episode 5. June 22, 2015. Nickelodeon.
28. Alpha and Omega: Family Vacation (film). 2015.
29. "Movie Review: Axel: The Biggest Little Hero ~ Geek With Mak". geekwithmak.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
30. Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love Closing Credits
31. "Digimon Tri English Dub Cast Confirmation". Anime News Network. Anime News Network. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
32. "Digimon Adventure tri. Films' English Dub Casts Johnny Yong Bosch as T.K., Tara Sands as Kari". animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
33. "Shout! Factory Releases Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Anime Film on BD/DVD in October". Anime News Network. Anime News Network. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
34. Mammano, Michael S. (January 18, 2017). "Sailor Moon R: The Movie Premiere Was Immersive Experience For Fans". Den of Geek. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
35. Dar, Taimur (November 28, 2017). "Anime NYC Interview: Fighting for Love and Justice". comicsbeat.com. The Beat.
36. "Wreck-It Ralph 2 Trailer". Behindthevoiceactors.com. June 4, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
37. Dead or Alive Paradise Manual (PDF). Deadoralivegame.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
38. Jeriaska. "In-Depth: Kajiya Productions On The Art Of Localizing Tactics Ogre". Retrieved April 23, 2018.
39. Capcom. Resident Evil 6. Capcom. Scene: Closing credits, 4 minutes in, Facial Capture (ADR) Cast.
40. Avalanche Software. Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition. Scene: Closing credits, 5:28 in, Featuring the Voice Talents of.
41. Xenoblade Chronicles X – All English Voice Options for Player Characters. November 13, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2016 – via YouTube.
42. Intelligent Systems (May 19, 2017). Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Nintendo 3DS). Nintendo. Scene: Uncredited.
43. Kelbaugh, Tyler. "Super Mario Odyssey's Theme, "Jump Up, Super Star", Breaks into the iTunes Top 25". Twinfinite. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
44. Joseph, Funké (November 23, 2017). "An Interview with Kate Higgins on Super Mario Odyssey, Naruto, and Singing "Jump Up, Super Star!"". Medium.
45. "Kate Higgins: Music". katehiggins.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
46. "Bigger Than Love". AllMusic. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
47. "Kate Higgins and Upper Structure". auburnknightsalumni.org. Archived from the original on June 2, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
48. "6 by 5 – Upperstructure – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
49. Upper Structure. "About Upper Structure". Sonicbids. Retrieved June 1, 2015.

External links

• Official website
• Kate Higgins on IMDb
• Kate Higgins at Anime News Network's encyclopedia