Caitlynn French Explained

Caitlynn French
Birth Name:Caitlynn Lindsay Shae French[1]
Birth Date:8 May 1989[2] [3]
Birth Place:Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Years Active:2006–present
Alma Mater:Southwestern College
Occupation:Voice actress
Relatives:Shaelynn French (sister)

Caitlynn Lindsay Shae French[1] (born May 8, 1989)[3] [1] is an American voice actress known for her work on English adaptations of Japanese anime shows and films associated with Media Blasters and Sentai Filmworks. Some of her major voice roles include Shiro in No Game No Life, Tina Sprout in Black Bullet, Miyu Edelfelt in Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya, Hana Isuzu in Girls und Panzer, Naru Sekiya in Hanayamata, Ai Astin in Sunday Without God, Matsurika Shinoji in Maria Holic, Chiaki Kurihara from Bodacious Space Pirates, Mei Tachibana in Say "I love you", Kanna Makino in Tamako Market, and Leviathan in Leviathan The Last Defense.

Biography

French was born in Fort Worth on May 8, 1989[1] and raised in Derby, Kansas. Along with her younger sister Shaelynn, she was drawn into the performing arts.[4] As a high school student at Derby High School, French performed in musicals and stage plays such as West Side Story, Seussical and The People Vs. Maxine Lowe. She later attended Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas and earned a degree in Theater Performance there in 2011.[4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions the Movie: Rikka Takanashi RevisionFemale clerk
2014Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace Chiaki Kurihara
2014Tamako Love StoryKanna Makino
2015Sakura Inami
2015
2015Girls und Panzer der FilmHana Isuzu
2017Schwi Dola

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Intrigue in the Bakumatsu – IrohanihohetoAdditional VoicesEpisode: "A Foul Star in the Sky"
2009KampferRyouka YamakawaGuest role (5 episodes)
2009–2010 Armed Librarians: The Book of BantorraQumola, Woman A, Additional VoicesRecurring role (27 episodes)
2009
2011
Maria HolicMatsurika ShinojiMain role (24 episodes)
2011Ille AdamsRecurring role (13 episodes)
2011Mayo Chiki!Kureha SakamachiMain role (13 episodes)
2011–2012 Majikoi! Angel Itagaki, Additional VoicesRecurring role (9 episodes)
2012KagyuaGuest role (4 episodes)
2012Bodacious Space PiratesChiaki KuriharaMain role (20 episodes)
2012–2013 AKB0048Suzuko KanzakiMain role (25 episodes)
(Includes Next Stage)
2012The Ambition of Oda NobunaMaeda InuchiyoRecurring role (12 episodes)
2012Say I Love YouMei TachibanaMain role (13 episodes)
2012–2013 Girls und PanzerHana IsuzuMain role (12 episodes)
2012–2014Little Busters!Mio NishizonoMain role (Season 1)
Recurring role (Refrain & EX)
(28 episodes)
2013Tamako MarketKanna MakinoMain role (12 episodes)
2013Little Busters!Midori NishizonoGuest role (2 episodes)
2013My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I ExpectedMinami SagamiGuest role (4 episodes)[5]
2013LeviathanMain role (13 episodes)
2013Princess Yana, Additional VoicesGuest role (6 episodes)
2013The World God Only KnowsTsukiyo Kujo, VulcanusGuest role (7 episodes)
2013Golden TimeChinamiGuest role (20 episodes)
2013Beyond the BoundarySakura InamiRecurring role (10 episodes)
2013–2014 Sunday Without GodAiMain role (13 episodes)
2013–2016Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYAMiyu EdelfeltMain role (30 episodes)
(Includes 2wei! nd 2wei Herz
)
2014My Neighbor Seki: The Master of Killing TimeSakuraGuest role (5 episodes)
2014Black BulletTina SproutMain role (10 episodes)
2014No Game No LifeShiroMain role (12 episodes)
2014HanayamataNaru SekiyaMain role (12 episodes)
2014–2015 Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and DragonChrisRecurring role (20 episodes)
2016–2017
2020
God ComplexKebechet, NikeGuest role (5 episodes)
2017Just Because!Additional Voices
2017My Girlfriend is ShobitchGuest role (6 episodes)
2018Hakumei and MikochiKoharuEpisode: “"A Ladder in the Tree/The Metropolitan Lifestyle/Photo of a Smile"
20197 SeedsHotaruGuest role (3 episodes)
2020BanG Dream!Additional voicesSeason 2[6]
2020The Pet Girl of SakurasouMashiro ShiinaMain Role[7]
2020FragtimeMisuzu MoritaniMain Role[8]

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016Lucid9: Inciting IncidentAiri Hiraga
2016Backstage PassTrina
2017Valentine Panic!Leia

Notes and References

  1. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDBB-Y2W
  2. News: Burke . David . Derby native returns to festival as anime star . The Wichita Eagle . June 28, 2018.
  3. Caitlyn French . CaitlynnFrenchV . Thank you all so much for all the birthday wishes and love.
    Over half a year of an intense program for a new day job in the midst of a socially isolating pandemic, it's easy to feel irrelevant.
    I mean technically I am, but still, y'all show love anyways.
    ♥ Thank you. ♥ . May 9, 2021 . 1391460807255416837 . September 30, 2021 .
  4. Web site: Derby grad finds success in voice acting. Dinell. David. March 25, 2015. January 2, 2017. Derby Informer.
  5. Web site: Caitlynn French (visual voices guide) . Behind The Voice Actors . 17 September 2021. . A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information..
  6. Web site: BanG Dream! 2nd Season Official English Dub Cast List. Sentai Filmworks. April 9, 2020. April 10, 2020.
  7. Web site: July 23, 2020. The Pet Girl of Sakurasou Official English Dub Cast List. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200724031929/https://www.sentaifilmworks.com/a/news/the-pet-girl-of-sakurasou-official-english-dub-cast-list . 2020-07-24 . July 23, 2020. Sentai Filmworks.
  8. Web site: July 28, 2020. Fragtime Official English Dub Cast List. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200729013857/https://www.sentaifilmworks.com/a/news/fragtime-official-english-dub-cast-list . 2020-07-29 . July 28, 2020. Sentai Filmworks.