Megan Hollingshead
Megan T.D. Hollingshead (born September 22, 1968), also known as Karen Thompson or Kelli Kassidi, is an American voice actress, best known for her roles as Nurse Joy in Pokémon, Mai Valentine in Yu-Gi-Oh!, Shizune in Naruto, Caster in Fate/stay night, Rangiku Matsumoto in Bleach, and Re-l Mayer in Ergo Proxy.
Megan Hollingshead | |
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Born | Megan T. D. Hollingshead September 22, 1968 San Fernando Valley, CA, U.S.[1] |
Other names | Karen Thompson, Kelli Kassidi, Holli Pop, Avalon Furman |
Occupation | Voice actress |
Years active | 1993–present |
Agent | AVO Talent Agency[2] |
Notable credit(s) | Bleach as Rangiku Matsumoto Eureka Seven as Hilda Ergo Proxy as Re-l Mayer Pokémon as Nurse Joy Valkyrie Profile as Lenneth Valkyrie Yu-Gi-Oh! as Mai Valentine |
Children | 2 |
Website | www |
Career
Best known for her anime dubbing work, Megan's most famous roles include Nurse Joy, Cassidy in the first 6 seasons of the Pokémon anime series and Mai Valentine in the first 3 seasons of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters. She also lent her voice to the Enix role-playing game series Valkyrie Profile as Lenneth. During the start of Pokémon's 7th season, she left New York City to relocate to her current residence in Los Angeles, and continue her voice acting career, voicing characters such as Shizune in Naruto and Naruto Shippuden, Rangiku Matsumoto and Nemu Kurotsuchi in Bleach, Hilda in Eureka Seven, Villetta Nu in the Code Geass series, and Re-l Mayer in Ergo Proxy. Megan's theatre résumé is as extensive, if less so, with roles in performances of The Duchess of Malfi, Baptizing Adam, Spacegrrrls, and Vinegar Tom, to name but a few. Megan studied acting at the William Esper Studio, and is a founding member of the Adirondack Theatre Festival. She serves as a yoga instructor in her spare time.
Filmography
Anime
- Blade of the Immortal – Hyakurin
- Bleach – Rangiku Matsumoto, Nemu Kurotsuchi, Emilou Apacci, Momoe
- Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo – Rem
- Boogiepop Phantom – Akane Nojima, Misuzu Arito, Miyo Kisaragi, Rika, Tamura
- Boruto: Naruto Next Generations - Shizune[3]
- Code Geass – Villetta Nu
- Daphne in the Brilliant Blue – Gloria
- DearS – Neneko
- Durarara!! – Ganguro Girl, additional voices
- Ergo Proxy – RE-L Mayer
- Eureka Seven – Hilda
- Fafner in the Azure – Canon Memphis
- Fate/stay night – Sir Bedivere (ep 24)
- Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works – Caster[4]
- Fighting Foodons - Rose Marinade[5]
- Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo – Michelle, Teresa
- Geobreeders – Maya
- Ghost Talker's Daydream – Saiki Misaki
- Ghost Slayers Ayashi – Kiyohana (Ep. 14-15), Shinzo (Ep. 13)
- Girls Bravo – Maharu Sena Kanaka
- Gokudo – Momotaro, Princess Coco, Shikinka
- Gravitation – Noriko Ukai
- Gun Sword – Yukiko Stevens
- Gurren Lagann – Adiane
- His and Her Circumstances – Kano Miyazawa
- I Dream of Mimi – Kanako Shimada, Centris
- Immortal Grand Prix – Judy Ballasteros[6]
- Kamichu! – Akane Hitotsubashi
- Kannazuki no Miko – Izumi[7]
- Lucky Star – Gottoza-sama
- Madara – Kirin
- Mars Daybreak – Sala Sesa
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya – Takako Nakanishi
- Mermaid Forest – Ruriko Tonegawa
- Naruto – Shizune, Uruchi Uchiha, Young Tsunade, Yoshino Nara
- Naruto Shippuden – Shizune, Yoshino Nara, Young Tsunade, Tamaki
- Paranoia Agent – Kayama (Ep. 10)
- Patlabor: The Movie – Shinobu Nagumo (Bandai Visual dub)
- Patlabor 2: The Movie – Shinobu Nagumo (Bandai Visual dub)
- Phantom the Animation – Lizzie Garland
- Pokémon – Nurse Joy (seasons 1-6)
- Rumic Theater – Ruriko Tonegawa
- Sailor Moon – Akiko Yanagi, Mikan Shiratori, Derella, Hiromi Matsuno, additional voices (Viz Media dub)
- Samurai Champloo – Sara
- Samurai Deeper Kyo – Kosuke Anayama
- Shaman King – Sharona of The Lily Five
- Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars – Setsuna Subaru
- Sonic X – Scarlet Garcia (Season 1 and 2)
- Texhnolyze – Yoko
- To Heart – Lemmy Miyauchi
- Tokko – Saya Shindo
- Ultimate Muscle – Trixie, Photo-Pat
- Ultraman Tiga – Captain Iruma[5]
- Virgin Fleet – Satsuki Yukimizawa
- Weather Report Girl – Kaori Shimamori
- When They Cry (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni) – Mion Sonozaki, Shion Sonozaki
- Mew Mew Power – News Reports Woman
- Yu-Gi-Oh! – Mai Valentine
Animation
- Cubix: Robots for Everyone – Raska (human form)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Sydney, Abigail Finn, Moriah, Additional Voices
Video games
- Bleach series – Rangiku Matsumoto (uncredited), Nemu Kurotsuchi (credited as Karen Thompson), Rin Tsubokura (credited as Karen Thompson)
- Dawngate – Zeri, Raina, Mikella
- Eternal Sonata – Viola (credited as Karen Thompson)
- Final Fantasy XIII – Cocoon Inhabitants[8]
- Final Fantasy XIII-2 – Additional voices[9]
- Fire Emblem Heroes – Ylgr, Sigrun, Yune (credited as Megan Lee)
- Guild Wars 2 – Bethany, Hilda
- Naruto series – Shizune, Tonton
- Pokémon Puzzle League – Nurse Joy (uncredited)
- Quantum Theory – Filena, Nyx, Maiden[10]
- Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles – Ada Wong (uncredited)
- Saints Row: The Third – Kiki DeWynter
- Star Ocean: Second Evolution – Celine Jules (credited as Allison Hollingshead)
- Syndicate – Additional voices[11]
- The Last of Us – Additional voices[12]
- Undead Knights – Sylvia Gradis
- Valkyria Chronicles II – Edy Nelson
- Valkyrie Profile – Lenneth Valkyrie, Lorenta
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution – Autarch Kayleth
Other
- Adventures in Voice Acting – Herself
References
- Hollingshead, Megan. "Bio". meganhollingshead.com. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-08-13. Retrieved 2006-08-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Twitter". February 10, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
- "Aniplex USA Details Fate/stay night UBW, Durarara!! 2xSho Release Details". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
- "Resume: Megan Hollingshead". Archived from the original on 2009-07-24.
- "IGPX STAFF & CAST". Production I.G. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- "Secret Love Shell". Destiny of the Shrine Maiden. Episode 3. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Voice Cast.
- Square Enix. Final Fantasy XIII. Scene: Closing credits, 2:00 in Voice Actors.
- Square Enix. Final Fantasy XIII-2. Scene: Closing credits, 2:10 minutes in, Voice Actors, Additional Voices.
- Team Tachyon. Quantum Theory. Tecmo. Scene: Ending credits, 2:18 in, Quantum Theory Cast, Voice Actors.
- Starbreeze Studios. Syndicate. Scene: Closing credits, 2:02 in Voice Actors.
- Naughty Dog. The Last of Us. Scene: Closing credits, 3:05 in Voice Actors.
External links
- Official website
- Megan Hollingshead convention appearances on AnimeCons.com
- Megan Hollingshead at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Megan Hollingshead at the CrystalAcids Anime Voice Actor Database
- Megan Hollingshead on IMDb