Megan Hollingshead
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox person Megan Hollingshead, also known as Karen Thompson or Kelli Kassidi,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.
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 new 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. Hollingshead currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee with her family.
Filmography
Anime
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Template:Abbr<ref name="Resume">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Bio" /> |
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| 1998–2004, Template:Dts–Template:Dts | Pokémon | Nurse Joy, Cassidy, Duplica, others | <ref name="btva" /> | |
| 2001 | Boogiepop Phantom | Various characters | ||
| 2001–2004 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters | Mai Valentine | ||
| 2002 | His and Her Circumstances | Kano Miyazama | ||
| 2003 | Sonic X | Scarlet Garcia | ||
| Shaman King | Jenny, Sharona | |||
| Mermaid Forest | Mana | as Karen Thompson | ||
| Fighting Foodons | Rose Marinade | |||
| Tama and Friends | Various characters | |||
| Ultimate Muscle | Trixie, Helga | |||
| 2004 | Paranoia Agent | Various characters | First role since relocating to Los Angeles. | |
| Rumiko Takahashi Anthology | ||||
| Gravitation | ||||
| 2005 | Samurai Champloo | Koiko | ||
| Daphne in the Brilliant Blue | Gloria | |||
| Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo | Teresa, Marie | |||
| Mars Daybreak | Dr. Sala | |||
| Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars | Setsuna Subaru | |||
| Girls Bravo | Maharu, Ebi | <ref name="Bio" /> | ||
| DearS | Neneko | |||
| Idaten Jump | Vaugnnie C, others | |||
| 2006 | Ergo Proxy | Re-L Mayer | ||
| IGPX | Judy | |||
| Ghost in the Shell | Various characters | |||
| Template:Dts | Higurashi When They Cry | Mion Sonozaki, Shion Sonozaki | ||
| 2007–2009 | Naruto | Shizune, Tonton | ||
| 2007–2014 | Bleach | Rangiku, Nemu | <ref name="Bio" /> | |
| Template:Dts | Lucky Star | Gotoza-sama | <ref name="btva" /> | |
| Gurren Lagann | Adiane | <ref name="btva" /> | ||
| Eureka Seven | Hilda | |||
| 2008–2009 | Code Geass | Villetta Nu | ||
| 2015–2016 | Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works | Caster | <ref name="Bio" /> | |
| 2021 | Shaman King | Tao Ran | <ref name="btva" /> | |
| 2022–present | Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War | Rangiku, Nemu |
Animation
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Template:Abbr<ref name="Resume">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Bio" /> |
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| 2003 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Sydney, Dr. Ellen | <ref name="Resume" /> | |
| Cubix | Raska |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source<ref name="Resume">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Bio" /> |
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| 1999 | Pokémon: The First Movie | Nurse Joy | <ref name="Resume" /> | |
| 2003 | Pokémon Heroes | Annie, others | ||
| 2004 | Pokémon: Jirachi—Wish Maker | Diane | ||
| 2006 | Patlabor: The Movie | Shinobu Nagumo | Bandai dub | <ref name="btva" /> |
| Patlabor 2: The Movie | ||||
| 2009 | Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers | Hilda | ||
| Template:Dts | The Last: Naruto the Movie | Shizune | ||
| Template:Dts | Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower | Caster | ||
| Template:Dts | Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire | Sherilyn Tan |
Video games
Notes
References
External links
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- Megan Hollingshead at the CrystalAcids Anime Voice Actor Database
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