Mary Elizabeth McGlynn | |||||||||
Birth Date: | 1966 10, mf=yes | ||||||||
Birth Place: | Newark, New Jersey, US[1] | ||||||||
Alias: | Melissa Williamson | ||||||||
Years Active: | 1981–present | ||||||||
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Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (born October 16, 1966)[2] is an American voice actress, ADR director, and singer best known for her involvement in music production in multiple games from the Silent Hill series, and her extensive English-language dubbing of various anime, animated films, and video games, including the English adaptation of the television series Cowboy Bebop.
McGlynn's voice roles in anime include Lieutenant Matilda in the Mobile Suit Gundam I (1981), Motoko Kusanagi (), Kurenai Yuhi, Mei Terumi, Katsuyu, and Koharu Utatane (from the Naruto series), Cornelia li Britannia (Code Geass), and the most recent, Queen Metalia on Sailor Moon Crystal.
She does voice acting in video games such as Maria and Mary Shepherd-Sunderland in the HD collection version of Silent Hill 2 and Nina Williams from the Tekken series. She has worked in cartoons, with roles such as Dr. Maheswaran in Steven Universe and Steven Universe Future, Abigail Brand in , Dynamite Watkins and Miss Quantum on OK KO! Let's Be Heroes, Governor Arihnda Pryce in Star Wars Rebels and Coach Brunt in Carmen Sandiego. In addition to her experiences with directing English dubs of anime shows, she also served as a dialogue and voice director for Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure, , She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Dogs in Space, and . She contributed to the Silent Hill movie adaptation and Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME. She has had several movie roles. From 2015 to 2017, she was also a guest star for a Dungeons and Dragons web series titled Critical Role (15 Episodes).
She was a Guest of Honor at Anime Expo 2007, Long Beach.[3]
McGlynn won the 2007 American Anime Award for Best Actress for her role as Major Motoko Kusanagi in .[4] [5]
She won a Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) award in 2008 for Best Director for her work on Naruto.[6]
McGlynn was married to actor Daran Norris, but divorced him in 2012.[7] As of 2017, she is married to voice actor Steve Blum, whom she directed in various voiceover productions starting with Cowboy Bebop and remained close since then.[8] She has an identical twin sister named Melissa.[9]
Source[10] | |||||
Sailor Moon | Viz dub | [11] | |||
Bastard!! | Thunder Empress Arshes Nei | [12] | |||
Street Fighter II V | Dr. Hannah, Newscaster | As Melissa Williamson | |||
–99 | El-Hazard series | As Melissa Williamson | CA[13] | ||
Tokyo Revelation | Various characters | As Melissa Williamson | CA | ||
–99 | Cowboy Bebop | ADR director, as Melissa Williamson | Press[14] [15] | ||
Outlaw Star | Hilda | As Melissa Williamson | Press | ||
Battle Athletes | Lahrri | As Melissa Williamson | CA | ||
Fushigi Yūgi | Nuriko | As Melissa Williamson | Press | ||
Rurouni Kenshin | Shura | As Melissa Williamson | CA | ||
Sol Bianca: The Legacy | Feb | As Melissa Williamson | CA | ||
-01 | Digimon Adventure 02 | Floramon, Cody's Mother | [16] | ||
Vandread | As Melissa Williamson | CA | |||
X | As Melissa Williamson | CA | |||
Samurai Girl Real Bout High School | As Melissa Williamson | CA | |||
Digimon Tamers | Various characters | ADR director, story editor | Press | ||
Digimon Frontier | Ophanimon, Salamon | ADR director, story editor | [17] | ||
-03 | Witch Hunter Robin | Jean (doll), Mamoru Kudō, additional voices | [18] | ||
-04 | Gungrave | Milanda | As Melissa Williamson | [19] | |
–06 | Naruto | Kurenai Yūhi, others | ADR director SJPA Award for Best Director | Press[20] | |
Wolf's Rain | Lady Jaguara | ADR director | Press[21] | ||
Cassandra | As Melissa Williamson | CA | |||
.hack//SIGN | Helba | Press | |||
Geneshaft | Sofia Galgalim, Lily Porter | CA | |||
–07 | series | American Anime Award for Best Actress | Press[22] [23] [24] | ||
Digimon Data Squad | Sarah Damon, Sayuri | CA | |||
Code Geass | Press | ||||
-09 | Stitch! | Delia | Voice director | [25] | |
Kurokami | Mikami Houjou | [26] | |||
-10 | Briggs Doctor, Doctor's Wife | As Lucy Todd | [27] | ||
–12 | Bleach | Zabimaru (Baboon), Ikumi Unagiya | Press | ||
–16 | Kurenai Yūhi, others | ADR director | Press | ||
-11 | Marvel Anime | Marsh, Shehla, Riko Nirasaki, Crowd Member | Voice director, assistant director | [28] | |
Digimon Fusion | Pickmonz, Queen, Shakkouman, others | Voice director, story editor | Press | ||
Naoto Shirogane | |||||
Tenkai Knights | Mrs. Dalton (Toxsa's Mother, Ep. 19, uncredited) | ADR director | Press | ||
2013-2015 | Lieutenant Colonel Kurutsu | ||||
–15 | Voice Director | ||||
Glitter Force | Brooha, Queen Euphoria, Ms. Mason | Voice director | [29] [30] | ||
-16 | Sailor Moon Crystal | Queen Metallia | [31] | ||
–17 | God Eater | Tsubaki Amamiya | [32] | ||
Kurenai Yūhi, Mei Terumī | [33] | ||||
–22 | Voice director |
Source | |||||
2006-09 | The Replacements | Mrs. Zubeck, Mrs. Kelpman | Episodes: "Halloween Spirits", "Truth or Daring", "Irreplaceable" | ||
Episodes: "Welcome to the Kree Empire", "Operation Galactic Storm", "Live Kree or Die" | |||||
2014–18 | Steven Universe | Dr. Maheswaran, others | Press[34] | ||
–17 | Dialogue Director | Press | |||
–18 | Star Wars Rebels | Governor Arihnda Pryce, others | Tweet[35] [36] | ||
–20 | Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure | Dialogue Director | |||
–19 | OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes | Dynamite Watkins, Miss Quantum, others | Tweet[37] [38] | ||
–20 | Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz | voice director | |||
–2018 | Bunnicula | Casting Director & Voice Director (season 3) | |||
–2020 | She-Ra and the Princesses of Power | Horned Goon | Voice director | Press | |
–2020 | Star Wars Resistance | Freya Fenris | Voice director | ||
–2021 | Carmen Sandiego | Coach Brunt | |||
Green Eggs and Ham | Voice director (8 episodes) | ||||
–2022 | Dragons: Rescue Riders | Svetlana the Sly | Voice director | ||
Steven Universe Future | Dr. Maheswaran | Episode: "Growing Pains" | |||
Voice director | |||||
–2022 | Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous | Voice director (16 episodes) | |||
–2022 | Doug Unplugs | Voice director | |||
– | Dogs in Space | Voice director | |||
– | Voice director | ||||
The Legend of Vox Machina | Zahra Hydris | Voice director | |||
Bugs Bunny Builders | Voice director | ||||
Big City Greens | Voice director (15 episodes) | ||||
- | Voice director | ||||
- | Shape Island | Voice director | |||
- | Dew Drop Diaries | Captain Meow Meow | Voice director |
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Armageddon | Queen Hera | As Melissa Williamson | CA | ||
Black Jack | Jo Carol Brane | As Melissa Williamson | CA | ||
Princess Mononoke | Singer | CA | |||
Caroline | Press | ||||
As Melissa Williamson | Press | ||||
Metropolis | Public Announcement Voice | ADR script writer | Press | ||
Chris Riley | ADR director | [39] | |||
As Melissa Williamson | CA | ||||
Appleseed | ADR director | Press | |||
[40] | |||||
Stan Lee's The Condor | Valeria / Taipan | ||||
Rani's aunt | |||||
Naruto Shippuden the Movie | Voice director | [41] | |||
Queen Seram | [42] | ||||
As Charlotte Bell | |||||
Voice director | [43] | ||||
Policewoman | |||||
Kurutsu | [44] | ||||
Mei Terumi, Head Maid, Kurenai Yuhi, Katsuyu | Voice director | ||||
Kurusu | |||||
Zack White |
Source | |||||
Ecaterina | [45] | ||||
The Bouncer | Echidna | As Melissa Williamson | |||
Phase Paradox | Renee Hearn, Nash Lynyrd | As Melissa Williamson | [46] | ||
Digimon Rumble Arena | Gatomon, Takato, Magnadramon | ||||
–12 | Silent Hill series | Singer Voice director | |||
–04 | .hack series | Helba, Emma Wielant | Infection, Mutation, Outbreak, Quarantine | ||
Seven Samurai 20XX | Zwei | [47] | |||
Phantom Brave | Sienna, Narrator | CA | |||
Pisha | CA | ||||
Lady Salome | CA | ||||
Rumble Roses XX | Evil Rose, Noble Rose | CA | |||
Rosso | |||||
Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra | |||||
–07 | .hack//G.U. series | Bordeaux, Toru Uike, News Announcer | |||
Supreme Commander | General Samantha Clarke | ||||
General Samantha Clarke | |||||
Devil May Cry 4 | Echidna | Website | |||
Afro Samurai | The Polecats | CA | |||
Magna Carta 2 | Keitin | ||||
Tekken 6 | Nina Williams | Website | |||
Final Fantasy XIII | Nora Estheim | ||||
Alpha Protocol | SIE | ||||
–present | Naruto series | Kurenai Yuhi, Shima, Katsuyu, Tsunade, Mei Terumi | |||
Street Fighter X Tekken | Nina Williams | Website | |||
Darksiders II | Uriel, Nephilim (Whispers) 5, Human Soul 3 | ||||
Website | |||||
Hydaelyn | Website | ||||
Marvel Heroes | |||||
Female Crusader | Press | ||||
Digimon All-Star Rumble | Gatomon, Angewomon | ||||
Tyrant Velhari | |||||
Alex Wesker | Credited as "Lucy Todd" | ||||
Heroes of the Storm | Johanna | Press | |||
Kholat | Singer (Farewell) | [48] | |||
Praetor Talis | Press | ||||
Xenoblade Chronicles X | Avatar (Female Mature) | Grouped under Avatars | [49] | ||
Hitman | Dalia Margolis | [50] | |||
God Eater Resurrection | Tsubaki Amamiya | Website | |||
Tekken 7: Fated Retribution | Nina Williams | Uncredited | Website | ||
Aegwynn, Delas Moonfang | |||||
Lieutenant Koharu Mori | |||||
Artifact | Prellex | ||||
Mortal Kombat 11 | Tweet[51] | ||||
Remornia | |||||
Alex Wesker | |||||
The Medium | |||||
[52] | |||||
Mortal Kombat 1 | [53] | ||||
Cetrion | [54] | ||||
Tekken 8 | Nina Williams |
Source | |||||
Down the Shore | Brigitte | Episode: "A Tale of Two Houses" | |||
Quantum Leap | Sue Anne Winters | Episode: "Memphis Melody" | |||
Walker, Texas Ranger | Merrilee Summers | Episode: "Right Man, Wrong Time" | |||
Pandora | Episode: "Cradle of Hope" | ||||
Murder, She Wrote | Karen Reisner | Episode: "Mrs. Parker's Revenge" | |||
Sister, Sister | Dr. Wilcox | Episode: "Two's Company" | [55] | ||
1998 | Daelen | Episode: "Vis a Vis" | |||
Silent Hill | Singer | ||||
Adventures in Voice Acting | Herself | [56] | |||
Julia X 3D | Singer |