Stephanie Sheh

Stephanie Sheh
Stephanie Sheh at the 2014 Annie Awards
Born Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.[1]
Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S.
New York City, New York, U.S.
Other names Jennifer Sekiguchi, Laura Chyu, Tiffany Hsieh, Lulu Chiang
Alma mater University of California, Los Angeles
Occupation Voice actress, ADR director, writer, producer
Years active 2001–present
Home town Northern California, U.S.
Website www.stephaniesheh.com

Stephanie Sheh, who also goes by the alias Jennifer Sekiguchi, is an American voice actress, ADR director, writer and producer[2] who has worked for several major companies, including Cartoon Network and Sony. She is often involved with voice-over work in English dubs of anime, cartoons, video games and films. Her notable voice roles include Orihime Inoue in Bleach, Hinata Hyuga in Naruto, Eureka in Eureka Seven, Mikuru Asahina in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and Mitsuha Miyamizu in Your Name.[2]

Career

Sheh was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan and was raised in Northern California.[1] She spent much of her childhood in Taiwan, where half of her relatives still live and speaks Mandarin Chinese and Taiwanese.[3] She became interested in being an actress when she was in her early years in Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, California. While at the University of California, Los Angeles she was involved in anime clubs.[2] After graduating from UCLA, she took a job as a producer 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. Sheh has also recorded radio spots for United States Cellular Corporation.

Under the moniker of Jennifer Sekiguchi, she made her voice acting debut as Silky in I'm Gonna Be An Angel! in 2001. During that time, she worked at Synch-Point, which produced English dubs for anime, in which she produced the dub for I'm Gonna Be An Angel!, besides voicing Silky.[4] She was working with Studio Pierrot when she brought in Marc Handler to ADR direct and write for FLCL, which she played as one of the main characters, Mamimi.[5]

She would later land 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 Hinata's issues with self-esteem as very relatable.[6]

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, Grand Theft Auto V, and Resident Evil 5 as the current voice of Rebecca Chambers on the Resident Evil franchise. Beyond using her voice, Stephanie was flown to Japan to provide the motion capture for the character Cereza in Sega's video game Bayonetta.[7] 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.

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.

In 2011, she formed the fundraising organization We Heart Japan in response to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[8]

In 2013, she reprised the role of Eureka in Eureka Seven: Astral Ocean.

In July 2014, Viz Media revealed details behind its upcoming Sailor Moon Blu-ray release and the series' new dub cast at its panel at the 2014 Anime Expo in Los Angeles. Stephanie has been cast to voice Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon in Viz's redub of the first anime series,[9] as well as Crystal.

In February 2, 2017, upon the release of Fire Emblem Heroes, Sheh went on to voice Tharja from Fire Emblem: Awakening. She later went on to voice later iterations of Tharja and another character named Rhajat from Fire Emblem Fates.[10]

Filmography

Anime

List of voice performances in anime
Year Title Role Crew Role, Notes Source[11][12]
2001I'm Gonna Be An Angel!Silky, othersDebut anime role
as Jennifer Sekiguchi in some episodes		[13]
2002I My Me! Strawberry EggsFujio HimejimaAs Jennifer SekiguchiCA
2003FLCLMamimi Samejima, variousAs Jennifer Sekiguchi[13][14]
2004Marmalade BoyYayoi Takase, ChrisAs Jennifer SekiguchiCA
2005Daphne in the Brilliant BlueYukari Hanaoka, variousAs Lulu ChiangCA
2005Zatch Bell!Penny, Shion Hibiki CA
2005Tenjho TengeAya NatsumeAs Tiffany HsiehCA
2005Girls Bravo seriesKirie KojimaAs Lulu Chiang[15][16]
2005DearSNatsuki IkuharaAs Jennifer SekiguchiCA
2005–09NarutoHinata Hyuga[14][17]
2005Mars DaybreakMegumi HigashiharaCA
2005–06Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte CristoHaydeeAs Jennifer SekiguchiCA
2005–06Immortal Grand PrixBella DeMarco, Yuri JinTV seriesCA
2005Samurai ChamplooKozaEps. "Misguided Miscreants (Part 1)"; "Misguided Miscreants (Part 2)"
As Jennifer Sekiguchi		CA
2006–07Haré+Guu seriesGuuAs Jennifer Sekiguchi[18]
2006Boys Be...Yumi KazamaAs Jennifer Sekiguchi[19][20]
2006Destiny of the Shrine MaidenHimeko KurusugawaAs Jennifer Sekiguchi[21]
2006–07Eureka SevenEureka CA
2006Gun X SwordWendyAs Jennifer SekiguchiCA
2006MÄRDaydream Fairy CA
2006–12BleachOrihime Inoue[14]
2006–07Fate/stay nightIllyasviel von Einzbern, News reporterAs Jennifer SekiguchiCA
2007The Melancholy of Haruhi SuzumiyaMikuru AsahinaCA
2008Lucky StarAkira Kogami[17]
2008Gurren LagannKinon Bachika [22]
2010–14Mobile Suit Gundam UnicornAudrey BurneAlso ADR director[23][24][25]
2010–17Naruto ShippudenHinata Hyuga[26]
2010–11Eden of the EastMicchon[17]
2011–12K-On!Yui Hirasawa2 TV series, and live-action promotional material[27][28]
2012–13Blue ExorcistKuroAlso OVA[29]
2012–13Tiger & BunnyKriem [30]
2013KNeko [31]
2014–15Knights of SidoniaShizuka HoshijiroAs Alexi Shi[32][33]
2014–presentSailor MoonUsagi Tsukino / Sailor MoonViz dub[9]
2014–15Kill la KillNui Harime [34][35]
2015Magi: The Kingdom of MagicScheherazade [36]
2015The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chanMikuru Asahina [37]
2015Hyperdimension Neptunia: The AnimationHistoire, Abnes [38]
2015Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade WorksIllyasviel von Einzbern [39]
2015–presentSailor Moon CrystalUsagi Tsukino / Sailor Moon [40]
2015Little Witch AcademiaLotte Yanson, Jasminka Antonenko [41][42]
2016Your Lie in AprilNagi Aiza[43]
2016Cyborg 009 VS DevilmanFrançoise Arnoul / Cyborg 003OVA series[44]
2016Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak AcademyMikan TsumikiDespair Arc[45]
2016–17ErasedKayo Hinazuki[46]
2016Sengoku Basara: End of JudgementKasuga [47]
2017Mobile Suit Gundam SEEDLacus ClyneNYAV Post dub[48]
2018TerraformarsNina Yuzik, Erica Nakanojo, Joyce, Rachel [49]
Digimon Data SquadMegumi ShirakawaResume

Animation

List of voice performances in animation
Year Title Role Crew Role, Notes Source[11]
2008Three DeliverySue Yee [17]
2011Scooby-Doo! Mystery IncorporatedMai LiEpisode: "Dragon's Secret"Resume
2012Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-LotShare, Secret, Laugh-a-Lot, Baby Tugs Bears [17]
2012DC Nation Shorts: Batman of ShanghaiCatwoman [50]
2013–presentMonster HighJinafire Long [17]
2013–14The Legend of KorraZhu Li Moon, Rohan, others [17][51]
2014ClarenceDebbie, othersEpisode: "Clarence's Millions"[52]
2014Judge Dredd: SuperfiendVienna [53]
2015Miles from TomorrowlandPo Po[17]
2015Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!Bond KuroEpisode: "Screama Donna"[17]
2015–presentDC Super Hero GirlsKatana [54]
2015Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat NoirVarious characters [55]
2017 The Loud HouseBeatrix, Belle, Beau Jr.Episode: "Future Tense"[17]

Films

List of voice performances in feature films
Year Title Role Notes Source[11]
2015The Laws of the Universe Part 0NatsumiLimited theatrical release[17]
2016Only YesterdayAikoLimited Theatrical release[56]
2017Sailor Moon R: The MovieSailor MoonLimited theatrical release[57]
2017Your Name.Mitsuha MiyamizuADR Director, Casting Director
Limited theatrical release		 [58][59]
2018Big Fish & BegoniaChunLimited theatrical release[60][61]
2018Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel I. - Presage Flower' Illyasviel von Einzbern[17]
List of voice performances in direct-to-video and television films
Year Title Role Notes Source[11]
2005Digimon Tamers: Battle of AdventurersMinami[17]
2005Street Fighter Alpha: GenerationsSayaka[17]
2013K-On! The MovieYui Hirasawa[17]
2013KhumbaCheerleader Zebra [17]
2014Patema InvertedKahoAlso ADR Director[62]
2015009 Re:Cyborg001/Ivan Whisky [17]
2016Barbie: Spy SquadRenee [17]
2016DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the YearKatana [17]
2016Strike Witches: The MovieGertrud Barkhorn[63]
2017K: Missing KingsNeko[64]
2017DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic GamesKatana [17]
2017Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Brain Drain Katana [17]

Video games

List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role Crew Role, Notes Source[11]
2004Shadow Hearts: CovenantAnastasia [17]
2006–presentNaruto seriesHinata Hyūga [17]
2006Valkyrie Profile 2: SilmeriaSilmeria Valkyrie [17]
2006Tales of the AbyssNatalia Resume[17]
2007Project SylpheedMay CrichtonResume[65]
2007Eternal SonataSerenade [17]
2007Resident Evil: The Umbrella ChroniclesRebecca Chambers Resume
2008Devil May Cry 4Kyrie [17]
2008Star Ocean: First DepartureErys Jerand [17]
2009Terminator SalvationResistance Soldier [17]
2009MagnaCarta 2Celestine [17]
2009BayonettaMotion capture for CerezaResume
2009Tekken 6Julia ChangCutscenes only
2010BioShock 2Mlle Blanche[17]
2010Trauma TeamTomoe Tachibana [66]
2012Ninja Gaiden 3Canna, Omitsu [17]
2013Anarchy ReignsRin Rin, Fei Rin, Ai Rin, Stela Fitzgerald[17]
2013Fire Emblem AwakeningTharja, Kjelle[17]
2013Disney Princess Palace PetsPetit, Treasure[17]
2013Killer Is DeadMika, A Girl (Moon River)As Jennifer Sekiguchi[17]
2014Bravely DefaultAiryTweet[17]
2015Stella GlowPopo Tweet[17]
2015Til Morning’s LightErica [67][68][69]
2016World of Final FantasySherlotta[17]
2016Skylanders: ImaginatorsEmber Tweet[70]
2017Fire Emblem HeroesTharja, Beruka, Rhajat[17]
2017.hack//G.U.: Last RecodeTabby[17]
TBAIndivisibleRazmi[17]

Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 "more than just an actor". Stephanie Sheh official website. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
    2. 1 2 3 "INTERVIEW: Voice Actress and Director Stephanie Sheh". Defective Geeks. September 28, 2011.
    3. ↑ "Update 21: Boom! Boom! Creator Features almost too good to be true! · Implosion: ZERO_DAY". kickstarter.com. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
    4. ↑ "Anime News Service - June 9–29 Anime News". Anime News Service. June 29, 2001.
    5. ↑ "Anime Tourist Interview: Behind the Scenes of FLCL". Anime Tourist. 2002. Archived from the original on March 28, 2002.
    6. ↑ "Spotlight: Speaking with Stephanie Sheh". Siliconera. September 8, 2006.
    7. ↑ http://www.stephaniesheh.com
    8. ↑ Ohanesian, Liz (September 30, 2011). "We Heart Performing for Japan Reunites Cowboy Bebop Cast and More". LA Weekly. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
    9. 1 2 "New Sailor Moon Dub Cast Revealed at Anime Expo". Anime News Network. July 5, 2014.
    10. ↑ "INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS CO., LTD". intsys.co.jp. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
    11. 1 2 3 4 5 Stephanie Sheh's old resumes
      • "Resume". Stephanie Sheh official website. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012.
      • "Resume". Stephanie Sheh official website. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014.
      • "Resume". Stephanie Sheh official website. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017.
    12. ↑ Stephanie Sheh's listings in Crystal Acids English Voice Acting and Production Database:
      • "Stephanie Sheh". crystalacids.com. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
      • "Jennifer Sekiguchi". crystalacids.com. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
      • "Lulu Chiang". crystalacids.com. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
      • "Tiffany Hsieh". crystalacids.com. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
    13. 1 2 "Anime Tourist Interview: Behind the Scenes of FLCL". Anime Tourist. 2002. Archived from the original on March 28, 2002.
    14. 1 2 3 Bruno, Adam (October 30, 2009). "Interview: VO Actress/Anime Producer Stephanie Sheh". Gaming Dead. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
    15. ↑ "Bravo in the Mansion!". Girls Bravo. Season 1. Episode 4 – via Hulu.
    16. ↑ Santos, Carlo (October 12, 2005). "Girls Bravo". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 26, 2015. Lulu Chiang is similarly high-spirited in her role as Kirie, playing the uptight foil to Fukuyama.
    17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 "Behind The Voice Actors - Stephanie Sheh". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
    18. ↑ "Hare+Guu – Cast – Guu". Hare+Guu (squarespace). Retrieved July 6, 2014.
    19. ↑ "Cherry Blossoms". Boys Be... Episode 1. Manga Entertainment. 2006. Event occurs at 22:45 character credit. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
    20. ↑ Harris, Jeff (June 9, 2008). "Boys Be DVD Box Set Review". IGN. p. 2.
    21. ↑ "Secret Love Shell". Destiny of the Shrine Maiden. Episode 3. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Voice Cast.
    22. ↑ "Bandai Entertainment's Gurren Lagann Dub Cast Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
    23. ↑ "Gundam Unicorn Anime's English Dubbing Cast Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
    24. ↑ "English Gundam UC on Amazon, Other Gundam to Get Streams". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
    25. ↑ Finnegan, Erin (March 14, 2011). "Shelf Life – The Last Unicorn". Retrieved December 1, 2015. The dub is solid, with Steve Cannon giving an admirable emotional performance as Banagher
    26. ↑ Post, iTech (November 15, 2016). "'Your Name' English-Dubbed Trailer Released For US, UK Screenings; Makoto Shinkai Awarded 'Hit Maker Of The Year'". itechpost.com. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
    27. ↑ Beveridge, Chris (August 1, 2010). "Bandai Dubs K-On, Announces Partial Cast". Mania.com. Archived from the original on August 3, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
    28. ↑ Manry, Gia (July 1, 2010). "Bandai Entertainment Industry Panel". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
    29. ↑ "Aniplex's Blue Exorcist TV Series to Debut on TOONAMI™ On February 22nd". Anime News Network. February 10, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
    30. ↑ "Tiger & Bunny English Dub Main Cast List". Facebook. August 15, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
    31. ↑ "Viz Media Announces K TV Anime's Dub Cast". June 14, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
    32. ↑ "Commencement". Knights of Sidonia. Season 1. Episode 1. April 11, 2014. Netflix.
    33. ↑ "Netflix Announces 'Knights of Sidonia' Second Anime Season". The Fandom Post. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
    34. ↑ Aniplex Live Show September 2014
    35. ↑ "I'm Not Your Cute Woman". Kill la Kill. Episode 11. Aniplex. April 19, 2015. Adult Swim.
    36. ↑ "Magi: The Kingdom of Magic English Dub Casts Johnny Yong Bosch, Stephanie Sheh". Anime News Network. February 14, 2015.
    37. ↑ "The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan English Dub Reunites Haruhi Cast". Anime News Network. May 28, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
    38. ↑ Lee, Michelle (March 6, 2015). "Hyperdimension Neptunia Cast and Release Date". Funimation Blog. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
    39. ↑ "Aniplex USA Details Fate/stay night UBW, Durarara!! 2xSho Release Details". Anime News Network. July 2, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
    40. ↑ "Viz Media Reveals More English Dub Cast for Sailor Moon R Anime". April 3, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
    41. ↑ Little Witch Academia. 2013. Event occurs at closing credits Cast (English) – via Netflix.
    42. ↑ Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade. 2015. Event occurs at closing credits Cast (English) – via Netflix.
    43. ↑ "Erica Lindbeck, Max Mittelman Star in Your Lie in April English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. January 15, 2016.
    44. ↑ "Netflix Streams Cyborg 009 vs. Devilman Anime in 190 Countries, 20 Languages". Anime News Network. April 1, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
    45. ↑ "Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School Broadcast Dub Cast Announcement". Funimation. July 28, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
    46. ↑ "Ben Diskin, Michelle Ruff Star as Satoru in Erased English Dub". Anime News Network. June 29, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
    47. ↑ "Rift". Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement. Episode 1 – via Funimation.com.
    48. ↑ "Sunrise to Release Gundam SEED, Destiny with New English Dub". Anime News Network. August 11, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
    49. ↑ "Viz Media Reveals English Dub Cast for Terraformars Anime". Anime News Network. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
    50. ↑ "Film Friday: #Batman of Shanghai". September 4, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
    51. ↑ The Legend of Korra Season 4 Episode 12
    52. ↑ "Clarence's Millions". Clarence. Season 1. Episode 5. April 28, 2014. Cartoon Network.
    53. ↑ "First Look at Unofficial 'Dredd' Spinoff Web Series 'Superfiend'". /Film. October 21, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
    54. ↑ Fontana, Shea [@SheaFontana] (November 7, 2015). "@ArkhamHQ16 Katana is @stephaniesheh, Supergirl is @anaisaimee and Ivy is @tarastrong" (Tweet). Retrieved November 30, 2015 – via Twitter.
    55. ↑ "The Bubbler". Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. Season 1. Episode 1. December 6, 2015. Event occurs at Closing credits, Additional Voices. Nickelodeon.
    56. ↑ Only Yesterday (film). 2016.
    57. ↑ Mammano, Michael S. (January 18, 2017). "Sailor Moon R: The Movie Premiere Was Immersive Experience For Fans". Den of Geek. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
    58. ↑ "Your Name". Funimation. April 1, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
    59. ↑ Bertschy, Zac (May 11, 2017). "Interview: Michael Sinterniklaas and Stephanie Sheh on Your Name". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
    60. ↑ Films, Funimation. "Big Fish & Begonia | Funimation Films". www.funimationfilms.com. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
    61. ↑ "Shout!, Funimation Bring 'Big Fish & Begonia' to the Big Screen". Animation World Network. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
    62. ↑ Patema Inverted. Cinedigm (DVD). 2013.
    63. ↑ "Cast Announcement Time: Strike Witches: The Movie!". Funimation Blog. July 27, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
    64. ↑ "Viz Reveals English Dub Cast for K: Missing Kings Film (Update 2)". Anime News Network. October 7, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
    65. ↑ Project Sylpheed beginning of closing credits
    66. ↑ AtlusUSA (December 21, 2009). Trauma Team Behind the Scenes: Meet the Voice Actors (YouTube).
    67. ↑ Tyrrel, Brandin (October 14, 2014). "Technology: Amazon gets serious about video games". IGN. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
    68. ↑ Fekete, Bob (October 14, 2014). "Amazon Game Studios Announce Four New Games [VIDEO]". iDigitalTimes. IBT Media. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
    69. ↑ Tierney, Adam. "The spookiest postmortem: WayForward's Til Morning's Light". Gama Sutra. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
    70. ↑ Sheh, Stephanie [@stephaniesheh] (October 27, 2016). ""@ACwhite1138: @stephaniesheh are you in skylanders?" yup Ember" (Tweet). Retrieved July 16, 2016 – via Twitter.

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    Linda Ballantyne    		 Voice of Sailor Moon
    2014–present    		 Succeeded by
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