Emilie Brown
Emilie Brown | |
|---|---|
| Born | Emilie Colleen de Azevedo January 26, 1971 |
| Other names | Emily Brown, Marie Downing, Mary Cobb |
| Occupation(s) | Voice actress, producer, director |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Television | Signing Time! |
| Spouse | Derek Brown |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent | Lex de Azevedo |
| Family | Rachel Coleman (sister) |
Emilie Colleen de Azevedo Brown (Born January 26, 1971 in Encino, California) is an American voice actress. Before moving out of the Los Angeles area, she did several anime voice roles mostly under the names Emily Brown, Mary Cobb and Marie Downing. One of her earliest voice acting roles was Annie Labelle in the 1980s crossover anime hit Robotech when she was 13 years old.[1] After graduating from Brigham Young University in 1996 with a theatre degree, she continued her career in the entertainment industry, doing voiceover work for numerous TV and radio commercials, cartoons, CD-ROMs, television shows and major motion pictures.
 | This paragraph possibly contains original research. section describing how Signing Time was created, needs description (June 2015) |
In 1996, her sister Rachel Coleman and Rachel's husband Aaron discovered that their oldest daughter Leah was deaf. From the beginning, they have found that teaching her 'hearing' peers even a few basic signs builds bonds of friendship and community that every child needs. Brown's first son, Alex - one year younger than Leah - made his first sign at 10 months of age by telling his mom he wanted "milk." Brown has seen first-hand the communication benefits that ASL offers all children, including miraculous results for children with special needs. In 2001, Brown teamed up with Coleman to create Signing Time! - an entertaining children's public television and video series that teaches basic American Sign Language (ASL) to children of all abilities. She serves as the director and producer, and has been the creative force behind the development of concepts, scripts, film and post-production of over 26 Signing Time! episodes, as well as Baby Signing Time, Practice Time and all other Two Little Hands Productions.
Filmography
Anime voice roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Robotech series | Annie Labelle, others | Credited as Mary Cobb | [1][3][4] |
| 1999 | Saber Marionette J Again | Lorelei | [3] | |
| 1999 | Outlaw Star | Melfina | [3][5] | |
| 1999 | Cowboy Bebop | Stella | Ep. 8 | [3] |
| 1999 | El Hazard: The Alternative World | Qawool Towles | [3][6] | |
| 1999 | Serial Experiments Lain | Alice Mizuki | [3] | |
| 1999 | Battle Athletes Victory | Jessie Gurtlant | As Marie Downing | [6] |
| 1999 | Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory | Additional voices | OVA | [6] |
| 2000–02 | Fushigi Yûgi series | Hotohori (Young), others | [3][6] | |
| 2000 | Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure | Additional voices | [6] | |
| 2000 | Trigun | Rem Saverem (singing voice), Michelle, others | [3][6] | |
| 2000 | The Legend of Black Heaven | Kotoko | [3][6] | |
| 2000 | Sol Bianca: The Legacy | Flor | [3] | |
| 2001 | Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team | Aina Sahalin | Also Miller's Report | [3] |
| 2001 | Ah! My Goddess The Movie | Ex | [3] | |
| 2001 | Akira | Female Newscaster 1, Female Nurse | Pioneer dub | [3] |
| 2001 | Gate Keepers | Yasue Okamori, others | [3][6] | |
| 2001 | Saint Tail | Eri | [3] | |
| 2002 | Adventures of Mini-Goddess | Various characters | [6] |
Other voice roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Fantasy IX | Village children, creatures | |||
| Little Lulu | Little Lulu | |||
| The Swan Princess | Fountain girl |
Works with Two Little Hands Productions
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–present | Signing Time! | Producer, director, writer | ||
| Baby Signing Time | Executive producer, creator | |||
| Rachel & the TreeSchoolers | Executive producer, director, various characters |
References
- ^ a b Coleman, Rachel (January 19, 2010). "From Rachel, Happy Birthday Emilie!". Signing Time.
- ^ a b "Emilie de Azevedo". emiliedeazevedo.com. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Emilie Brown". crystalacids.com. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ^ http://www.crystalacids.com/database/person/9900/mary-cobb/
- ^ "Outlaw Star". msn.com. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i http://www.crystalacids.com/database/person/1156/marie-downing/
External links
- Official website for Brown's voice-over projects
- Emilie Brown at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Emilie Brown at Crystal Acids English Voice Actor & Production Staff Database