Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mary Elizabeth McGlynn October 16, 1966 |
| Status | Married |
| Other names | Mary McGlynn, Anna Top, Sheri Peppars, Melissa Williamson |
| Occupation | Voice Actor/Director/Writer/Singer |
| Agent | VOX |
| Notable credits | Cowboy Bebop as Julia Digimon as Ophanimon Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex as Major Motoko Kusanagi Naruto as Kurenai Yuhi |
| Spouse | Daran Norris |
| Family | Melissa McGlynn (twin sister) |
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (born October 16, 1966) is an experienced American voice actress, ADR director, writer and singer best known for her extensive English-language dubbing of various anime, and her singing in Silent Hill 3, Silent Hill 4: The Room, Silent Hill: Origins and Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME. She provided vocals for some music tracks in the movie adaptation of Silent Hill. She has also had several movie roles. She is currently married to Daran Norris.
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn has also been credited as Melissa Williamson and Anna Top.
Credits
Anime roles
- .hack//Liminality - Helba
- .hack//SIGN - Helba
- .hack//Roots - Bordeaux
- Bastard!! - Thunder Empress Arshes Nei
- Cowboy Bebop - Julia
- Digimon Adventure 02 - Floramon
- Digimon Tamers - Rumiko Makino (Rika's Mom)
- Digimon Frontier - Ophanimon
- Digimon Data Squad - Sarah Damon
- El Hazard - Shayla Shayla, Diva, Princess Rune Venus
- Eureka Seven - Mischa, Maurice
- Fushigi Yūgi - Nuriko (aka: Kourin)
- Geneshaft - Sofia Galgalim
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex / 2nd GIG - Major Motoko Kusanagi
- Karas - Tsuchigumo
- Naruto - Kurenai Yuhi, Orochimaru (Grass Ninja)
- Nightwalker - Witch/Blind Woman
- Outlaw Star - "Hot Ice" Hilda
- Rurouni Kenshin - Shura (Episodes 25-27)
- Street Fighter II V - Doctor Hanna (Episode 11)
- Vandread - Jura Basil Elden
- Witch Hunter Robin - Jean (doll)
- Wolf's Rain - Lady Jagura
- X - Kanoe
- Black Jack - "Doctor" (credited as Melissa Williamson)
Movie roles
- Ah! My Goddess: The Movie - Urd
- Appleseed (film) - Athena Areios (English Dub)
- Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomon - Lopmon
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence - Major Motoko Kusanagi
- Princess Mononoke - Tatara's Women Song
- Stan Lee's The Condor - Valeria
- Shiri (film) - Lee Bang-Hee (English Dub)
- Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. Solid State Society - Major Motoko Kusanagi
Video game roles
- .hack (video game series) - Helba
- .hack//G.U. - Bordeaux, News Capture narrator
- Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War - Commander of Schayne Plains AFB, Additional Voices
- Castlevania: Lament of Innocence - Medusa
- Death by Degrees - Nina Williams
- Devil May Cry 3 - Nevan
- Digimon Rumble Arena - Takato Matsuki, Gatomon/Magnadramon
- Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII - Rosso
- Drakengard - Salamander (uncredited)
- EverQuest II: Kingdom of Sky -
- Front Mission 4 - Latona Radiona Vasilev (uncredited)
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Major Motoko Kusanagi
- Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 - Kurenai Yuhi;
- Radiata Stories - Elwen
- Samurai Warriors - Noh
- Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga - Jinana, Angel
- Suikoden IV - Kika
- Supreme Commander - General Clarke
- The Bouncer - Echidna (as Melissa Williamson)
- Trauma Center: New Blood - Irene Quatro
- Wild Arms 4 - Farmel
- Xenosaga Episode III - Doctus
- Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption - Ecaterina the Wise (Brujah Clan Elder)
TV
- Walker, Texas Ranger — Merilee Summers, "Right Man Wrong Time"
- Star Trek Voyager — Daelen, "Vis à Vis"
- Quantum Leap — Sue Anne Winters, "Memphis Melody"
Documentaries
- Adventures in Voice Acting - Herself
Music
- Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War — "The Journey Home"
- Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME — "You're Not Here" (credited as Heather) and "Your Rain (Rage Mix)"
- Karaoke Revolution: Volume 3 — "Waiting For You"
- Silent Hill 3 — "Lost Carol", "I Want Love", "Letter - From the Lost Days" and "You're Not Here"
- Silent Hill 4: The Room — "Waiting for You", "Room of Angel", "Tender Sugar", and "Your Rain"
- Silent Hill (2006 movie) — "Letter - From the Lost Days", "Lost Carol", and "You're Not Here" (from Silent Hill 3), and "Waiting for You" (from Silent Hill 4: The Room).
- Top Gun: Fire At Will — "Danger Zone" (Fire At Will Remix)
- Silent Hill: Origins
Directing/Writing
- Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War — ADR director - English
- Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation — Co-ADR director - English
- Castlevania: Curse of Darkness — ADR director - English
- Castlevania: Lament of Innocence — voice director - English
- Cowboy Bebop — ADR director — English
- Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening — ADR director - English
- Digimon: Digital Monsters — writer, Episodes It Came from the Other Side and Brave New Digital World
- Drakengard — voice director — English
- Flint the Time Detective — ADR director
- Metropolis — English dubbing script (uncredited)
- Resident Evil 5 — ADR director — English
- Rumble Roses XX — ADR director — English
- Naruto — ADR director — English
- Tokobot: Mysteries of the Karakuri — voice director - English
- Wolf's Rain — ADR director — English
Trivia
- Has been the English counterpart of Atsuko Tanaka three times. Both of them have played Jagura in Wolf's Rain, Rosso the Crimson in Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII- and Motoko Kusanagi in the Ghost in the Shell series.
- Was a Guest of Honor at Anime Expo 2007, Long Beach, California.
- Won the 2007 American Anime Award for Best Female Voice Actress, for her role as Major Motoko Kusanagi in Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex.
External links
- Mary Elizabeth McGlynn at IMDb
- Mary Elizabeth McGlynn ({{{type}}}) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Mary Elizabeth McGlynn convention appearances on AnimeCons.com
- Mary Elizabeth McGlynn discography at MusicBrainz
- Interview
- Radio Interview by Nick Letham, Sadie Blass and Tony Blass for KCLA-FM 99.3 Los Angeles at Anime Expo 2007