Megan Hollingshead Explained

Megan Hollingshead
Birth Place:San Fernando Valley, CA, U.S.[1]
Occupation:Voice actress
Yearsactive:1993–present
Children:2
Alias:Karen Thompson
Kelli Kassidi
Credits: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
Agent:AVO Talent Agency[2]

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 TitleRole Notes[4]
1998–2004, –present Pokémon Nurse Joy, Cassidy, Duplica, others
2001–2004 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
2001 Boogiepop Phantom Various characters
2002 His and Her Circumstances
2003 Sonic X Scarlet Garcia
2003 Shaman King Jenny, Sharona
2003 Fighting Foodons Rose Marinade
2003 Tama and Friends Various characters
2003 Ultimate Muscle Trixie, Helga
2004 Paranoia Agent Various characters First role since relocating to Los Angeles.
2004 Rumiko Takahashi Anthology Various characters
2004 Gravitation Various characters
2005 Samurai Champloo Koiko
2005 Daphne in the Brilliant Blue Gloria
2005 Teresa, Marie
2005 Mars Daybreak Dr. Sala
2005 Setsuna
2005Girls BravoMaharu, Ebi
2005DearSNeneko
2005 Idaten Jump Vaugnnie C, others
2006 Ergo Proxy Re-L Mayer
2006 IGPX Judy
2006 Ghost in the Shell Various characters
2007–2014BleachRangiku, Nemu
2007–2009 Naruto Shizune, Tonton
Higurashi When They Cry
Lucky Star Gotoza-sama
Gurren Lagann
2008 Eureka Seven
2008–2009 Code Geass
2015–2016Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade WorksCaster
2021Shaman KingTao Ran
2022–present Rangiku, Nemu

Animation

List of voice performances in animation
Year TitleRole Notes[5]
2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Sydney, Dr. Ellen
2003 Cubix Raska

Film

!Year!Title!Role!Notes!Source[6]
1999Nurse Joy
2003Pokémon HeroesAnnie, others
2004Diane
2006Shinobu NagumoBandai dub
2006
2009Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young LoversHilda
Sherilyn Tan

Video games

List of voice performances in game
YearTitleRoleNotes
Valkyrie Profile Lenneth Valkyrie, Lorenta [7]
2004Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster ColiseumMai Valentine
2005 Romancing Saga Sif UncreditedResume
Time Crisis 4 Elizabeth Conway As Karen Thompson[8]
2006Lenneth Valkyrie
Eternal Sonata Viola as Karen Thompson
2007Ada Wong
Celine Jules as Allison Hollingshead
Undead Knights Sylvia [9]
Brütal Legend Battle Nuns
Final Fantasy XIII Cocoon Inhabitants [10]
Valkyria Chronicles II Edy Nelson
Megamind Roxanne Ritchi
Autarch Kayleth
Kiki DeWynter
2012 Shizune
2012Guild Wars 2Glenna
2013 Shizune
Drakengard 3 Five
2014Shion KasugaiUncredited
2017Fire Emblem HeroesSigrun, Ylgr, Yune
Fire Emblem Engage Eve

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hollingshead . Megan . Bio . meganhollingshead.com . 20 June 2020.
  2. Web site: Sandie Schnarr Talent . 2006-08-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060813131134/http://www.sandieschnarrtalent.com/ . 2006-08-13 .
  3. Web site: Megan Hollingshead. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20120130184249/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Megan-Hollingshead/. January 30, 2012. November 30, 2021.
  4. Web site: Resume: Megan Hollingshead. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090724030737/http://www.meganhollingshead.com/resume.html. 2009-07-24.
  5. Web site: Resume: Megan Hollingshead. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090724030737/http://www.meganhollingshead.com/resume.html. 2009-07-24.
  6. Web site: Resume: Megan Hollingshead. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090724030737/http://www.meganhollingshead.com/resume.html. 2009-07-24.
  7. Valkyrie Profile. Closing credits, Cast. Tri-Ace. Enix. 2000. PlayStation.
  8. Time Crisis 4. Closing credits, English Voice Talent. Nex Entertainment. Namco Bandai Games. 2006.
  9. Team Tachyon. Undead Knights . . Ending credits, 4:26 in, Cast . 2009.
  10. Web site: Final Fantasy XIII (2010 Video Game) . Behind The Voice Actors . 5 January 2024.