Megan Hollingshead

Megan Hollingshead
Hollingshead at Animate! Columbus in 2023
Born
San Fernando Valley, CA, U.S.[1]
Other names
  • Karen Thompson
  • Kelli Kassidi
OccupationVoice actress
Years active1993–present
AgentAVO Talent Agency[2]
Children2
Websitewww.meganhollingshead.com

Megan Hollingshead, also known as Karen Thompson or Kelli Kassidi,[3] 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

List of voice performances in anime
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)[4][1]
1998–2004, 2020–2023 Pokémon Nurse Joy, Cassidy, Duplica, others [5]
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 [1]
DearS Neneko
Idaten Jump Vaugnnie C, others
2006 Ergo Proxy Re-L Mayer
IGPX Judy
Ghost in the Shell Various characters
2007 Higurashi When They Cry Mion Sonozaki, Shion Sonozaki
2007–2009 Naruto Shizune, Tonton
2007–2014 Bleach Rangiku, Nemu [1]
2008 Lucky Star Gotoza-sama [5]
Gurren Lagann Adiane [5]
Eureka Seven Hilda
2008–2009 Code Geass Villetta Nu
2015–2016 Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works Caster [1]
2021 Shaman King Tao Ran [5]
2022–present Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Rangiku, Nemu

Animation

List of voice performances in animation
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)[4][1]
2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Sydney, Dr. Ellen [4]
Cubix Raska

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Film

Year Title Role Notes Source[4][1]
1999 Pokémon: The First Movie Nurse Joy [4]
2003 Pokémon Heroes Annie, others
2004 Pokémon: Jirachi—Wish Maker Diane
2006 Patlabor: The Movie Shinobu Nagumo Bandai dub [5]
Patlabor 2: The Movie
2009 Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers Hilda
2015 The Last: Naruto the Movie Shizune
2018 Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower Caster
2021 Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire Sherilyn Tan


Video games

List of voice performances in game
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)[4][1]
2000 Valkyrie Profile Lenneth Valkyrie, Lorenta [6]
2004 Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum Mai Valentine
2005 Romancing Saga Sif Uncredited[a] Resume
2006 Time Crisis 4 Elizabeth Conway As Karen Thompson [7]
Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria Lenneth Valkyrie [5]
2007 Eternal Sonata Viola as Karen Thompson
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles Ada Wong [1]
2009 Star Ocean: Second Evolution Celine Jules as Allison Hollingshead [5]
Undead Knights Sylvia [8]
Brütal Legend Battle Nuns [5]
2010 Final Fantasy XIII Cocoon Inhabitants [9]
Valkyria Chronicles II Edy Nelson [5]
Megamind Roxanne Ritchi
2011 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution Autarch Kayleth
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact Shizune
Saints Row: The Third Kiki DeWynter
2012 Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations Shizune
Guild Wars 2 Glenna [1]
2013 Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Shizune [5]
2014 Drakengard 3 Five [1]
Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed Shion Kasugai Uncredited [1]
2017 Fire Emblem Heroes Sigrun, Ylgr, Yune [1]
2023 Fire Emblem Engage Eve [5]
2025 Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Mia

Notes

  1. ^ Voice actor credits were not provided in this game

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Hollingshead, Megan. "Bio". meganhollingshead.com. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Sandie Schnarr Talent". Archived from the original on August 13, 2006. Retrieved August 13, 2006.
  3. ^ "Megan Hollingshead". Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Resume: Megan Hollingshead". Archived from the original on July 24, 2009.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Megan Hollingshead (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  6. ^ Tri-Ace. Valkyrie Profile (PlayStation). Enix. Scene: Closing credits, Cast.
  7. ^ Nex Entertainment. Time Crisis 4. Namco Bandai Games. Scene: Closing credits, English Voice Talent.
  8. ^ Team Tachyon; Now Production. Undead Knights. Tecmo. Scene: Ending credits, 4:26 in, Cast.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Final Fantasy XIII (2010 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
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