Stephanie Sheh
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Stephanie Sheh | |
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Born | Stephanie Ru-Phan Sheh April 10, 1977 Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States[1] |
Other names | Jennifer Sekiguchi |
Education | Monta Vista High School |
Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
Occupation(s) | Voice actress, ADR director, producer |
Years active | 1999–present |
Website | www |
Stephanie Ru-Phan Sheh (born April 10, 1977), who also goes by the alias Jennifer Sekiguchi is an American voice actress, ADR writer, director and producer.[2] She has worked for several major companies, including Cartoon Network and Sony.[citation needed] She is often involved with doing voice over work in anime, original animation, video games, dubbing, commercials, and TV shows. Her notable voice roles include Orihime Inoue in Bleach, Hinata Hyuga in Naruto, Eureka in Eureka Seven and Mikuru Asahina in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.[2]
Career
Sheh was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan and was raised in Northern California.[1] She became interested in being an actor when she was in her early years in Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, California. While at UCLA she was involved in anime clubs.[2] After graduating from UCLA, she took a job as a producer to pay the bills while she pursued her acting career. She got her training and studying on acting, voice acting, and improvisation in Second City Training Center, East West Players, Susan Blu Voiceover Workshop and UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Stephanie has also recorded radio spots for United States Cellular Corporation.
She landed starring voice roles as Orihime Inoue in Bleach and Eureka in Eureka Seven. She also voiced supporting character Hinata Hyuga in the hit series Naruto in which her character had a major role in the storyline. The three shows have aired on Cartoon Network with varied success. She describes Hyuga's issues with self-esteem as very relatable.[3] She also [when?] reprised the role of Eureka in Eureka Seven: Astral Ocean.
In 2007, she received a nomination from the American Anime Awards for "Best Actress in a Comedy" for her work as Kirie Kojima in Girls Bravo and as Guu in Haré+Guu.[4]
Sheh has been involved in voicing characters in video games such as Bioshock 2, Aion: The Tower of Eternity, True Crime: New York City, Devil May Cry 4, and Resident Evil 5 as the current voice of Rebecca Chambers on the Resident Evil franchise. Beyond using her voice, Stephanie was flown by plane to Japan to provide the motion capture for the character Cereza in Sega's video game Bayonetta. She also voiced Finnel in Ar tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel, Mlle Blanche de Grace in Bioshock 2 and Orihime Inoue in the Bleach (series)
She's the voice of Jinafire Long in Monster High and Duchess Swan in Ever After High.
Sheh has appeared several times on G4's Attack of the Show! as "Tiny Olivia Munn". In 2012, she was a host in the 2011 Talk-Show TV series BPM: Beats Per Mnet.
Filmography
Anime
- A Little Snow Fairy Sugar - Greta
- Accel World - Chiyuri Kurashima
- Bakuman - Miho Azuki
- Bleach series and movies - Orihime Inoue, Isane Kotetsu, Ryo Kunieda, Suzumebachi, Yoshi
- Blood+ - Monique
- Blue Exorcist - Kuro
- Boys Be... - Yumi Kazama (as Jennifer Sekiguchi)[5]
- Buso Renkin - Hanaka Busujima
- Chaos;HEAd - Ayase Kishimoto
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion - Kaguya Sumeragi, Kallen's Mother
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 - Anya Alstreim, Kaguya Sumeragi
- Curse of the Golden Flower - Jiang Chan
- Daphne in the Brilliant Blue - Andy (ep. 17), Clare, Female Police Officer, News Reporter (ep. 16), Yukari Hanaoka
- Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers - Minami Uehara
- Digimon Data Squad - Megumi Shirakawa
- Durarara!! - Rio Kamichika
- Eden of the East series and movies - Mikuru Katsuhara[6]
- Eureka Seven series - Eureka
- Fafner series - Maya Tomi
- Fate/stay night - Illyasviel von Einzbern
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - Brosh's Little Sister (ep. 49)
- Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Uchikoma
- Girls Bravo series - Kirie Kojima (as Jennifer Sekiguchi)[4]
- Gurren Lagann - Kinon Bachika
- Gun X Sword - Wendy
- Haré+Guu series - Guu (as Jennifer Sekiguchi)[7]
- Ikki Tousen - Chinkyu, Nurse (ep. 13)
- K - Neko
- K-On! - Yui Hirasawa[6]
- Kamichu! - Matsuri Saegusa
- Kannazuki no Miko - Himeko Kurusugawa
- Kekkaishi - Grandchild (ep49), Kirara Kawakami, Kyoko, Princess, Shizue Yukimura
- Knights of Sidonia - Shizuka Hoshijiro
- Kurokami: The Animation - Excel
- Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne - Asteria Lizamarie De Roschefall
- Level E - Saki
- Lucky☆Star - Akira Kogami
- Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine - Aisha Kaiser (ep. 13)
- Marvel Anime: X-Men - Armor/Hisako Ichiki, Girl (ep. 1)
- Naruto - Hinata Hyūga, Ibara, Naruto's Sexy Jutsu
- Naruto: Shippūden series and movies - Hinata Hyūga, Pain Chikushodo, Rin, Tami (ep. 157), Hishaku (ep. 225), Honoka (ep. 227)
- Paradise Kiss - Alice Yamaguchi (ep. 2), Nakayama (ep. 2)
- Patema Inverted - Kaho
- Sailor Moon - Usagi Tsukino / Sailor Moon (Viz dub)[8]
- Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings - Kasuga
- Street Fighter Alpha: Generations - Sayaka
- Strike Witches - Gertrud Barkhorn
- Sword Art Online - Yui
- Tales of Phantasia: The Animation - Arche Klaine
- Tenjho Tenge - Aya Natsume (as Tiffany Hsieh)
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya series and movies - Mikuru Asahina
- The Prince of Tennis - Tomoka Osakada
- Tiger & Bunny - Kriem
- Toaru Kagaku no Railgun - Nakamura (ep. 13)
- Ultra Maniac - Ayu Tateishi
- Vampire Knight series - Sayori Wakaba, Day Class Girls, Vampire Aristocrat (Guilty ep. 2)
- xxxHolic The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Girl/Young Woman
- Zatch Bell! - Penny, Shion Hibiki
- Zetman - Konoha Amagi (Young), Ichirou Nakata
Animation
- Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot - Share, Secret, Laugh-a-Lot and Baby Tugs Bears
- Khumba - Cheerleader Zebra[6]
- Marmalade Boy Movie - Gastman Zeta
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated - Mai Le
- The Jungle Bunch: The Movie - Ping
- The Legend of Korra - Zhu Li
- The Twilight Fairies - Ava Shields
- Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure - Flora, Vanessa
OVA
- A Little Snow Fairy Sugar: What's In Your Heart - Greta
- Blue Exorcist OVA - Kuro
- Blue Exorcist: Runaway Kuro - Kuro
- Darker than Black Gaiden - Stray Dog
- Early Reins - Margaret
- Haré+Guu DELUXE - Guu
- Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn - Audrey Burne
- Naruto: Hidden Leaf Village Grand Sports Festival! - Hinata Hyūga
- School Rumble: Extra Class - Ghost Girl
- Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings - Kasuga
- Tales of Phantasia: The Animation - Arche Klein
- Tenjho Tenge: Ultimate Fight - Aya Natsume
TV Specials
- High: Scaris: City of Frights - Jinafire Long
Video Games
- .hack//G.U. Vol.3//Redemption - Aura, Tabby
- Anarchy Reigns - Ai Rin, Fei Rin, Rin Rin, Stela Fitzgerald
- Ape Escape (series) - Helga
- BioShock 2 - Mile. Blanche
- Bleach (series) - Orihime Inoue, Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck
- Blue Dragon - Paches Town Child, Sahlia
- Bravely Default - Airy, Praline à la Mode
- Devil May Cry 4-Kyrie
- Dynasty Warriors 8 - Guan Yinping
- Eternal Sonata - Serenade
- Eureka Seven vol. 2: The New Vision - Anemone, Eureka
- Final Fantasy XIII - Cocoon Inhabitants
- Fire Emblem: Awakening - Kjelle, Tharja
- Grand Theft Auto V - The Local Population
- Grandia III - Alfina
- Hyperdimension Neptunia - Histoire
- Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2 - Histoire
- Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory - Histoire, Abnes
- Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1 - Histoire
- Infamous - Pedestrian
- Killer Is Dead - A Girl (Moon River), Mika
- Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII - Candice, Additional Voices
- MagnaCarta 2 - Celestine Roaa
- Naruto (series) - Hinata Hyūga, Rin, Pain Chikushodo
- Ninja Gaiden 3 - Canna, Omitsu
- Palace Pets - Petit & Treasure
- Radiata Stories - Ridley Silverlake
- Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles - Hannah
- Resident Evil 5 - Majini
- Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes - Kasuga
- Shadow Hearts: Covenant - Anastasia
- Sonic Lost World - Zeena
- Soulcalibur IV - Scheherazade
- Soulcalibur Legends - Maki
- Summon Night: Twin Age - Reiha
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky - Estelle Bright
- Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria - Silmeria Valkyrie
- Warriors Orochi - Da Ji
- Warriors Orochi 2 - Da Ji
Web Animation
- Monster High - Jane Boolittle, Jinafire Long
Web Anime
- Nyorōn Churuya-san - Mikuru Asahina
- The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya - Mikuru Asahina
References
- ^ a b "more than just an actor". Stephanie Sheh official website. Retrieved 2014-07-06.
- ^ a b c "INTERVIEW: Voice Actress and Director Stephanie Sheh". Defective Geeks. 2011-09-28.
- ^ "Spotlight: Speaking with Stephanie Sheh". Siliconera. 2006-09-08.
- ^ a b "American Anime Awards Finalists Announced". Anime News Network. February 7, 2007. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
- ^ Harris, Jeff (2008-06-09). "Boys Be DVD Box Set Review". IGN. p. 2.
- ^ a b c "Behind the Voice Actors - Stephanie Sheh". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved 2014-07-06.
- ^ "Hare+Guu - Cast - Guu". Hare+Guu (squarespace). Retrieved 2014-07-06.
- ^ "New Sailor Moon Dub Cast Revealed at Anime Expo". Anime News Network. 2014-07-05.