Sandy Fox

Sandy Fox
Fox at the 2013 Phoenix Comicon.
Born Sandra Marie Fox
(1963-07-13) July 13, 1963
Monroeville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Residence Studio City, California, U.S.
Other names Marie Danielle[1][2]
Occupation Voice actress
Years active 1991–present
Agent Abrams Artists
Home town Swissvale, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Spouse(s)
Lex Lang (m. 2004)
Website sandyfox.com

Sandra Marie Fox (born July 13, 1963)[3][4] is an American voice actress who has had numerous roles in various animated cartoon, anime and video games. She portrayed the live-action Betty Boop and has provided her voice for Universal Studios and King Features Syndicate for much of their promotional activities and related media and merchandise since 1991.[5] She began voice acting on various animated shows such as The Simpsons, King of the Hill and Futurama. Her first major roles in anime were as Kiyoko in the Animaze dub of Akira and Lady Aska in Magic Knight Rayearth.[6] Other anime characters include Mina and Momiji in Naruto, Sumomo in Chobits, Tachikoma in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, and Paiway in Vandread. In video game franchises, she provides the English voice of Mistral and A-20 in the .hack series, Peashy in Hyperdimension Neptunia, and Flonne in Disgaea. In cartoons, she voices Harmony in Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi and Mipsy Mipson in As Told by Ginger. In 2014, she was announced as the voice of Chibiusa/Black Lady/Sailor Chibi Moon in the Viz Media dubs of Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon Crystal.[7]

Early life and career

Fox was born in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Swissvale. She performed in musicals in high school, and worked at Kennywood amusement park during some of the summers.[5] In the 1980s, she worked for the Walt Disney Company in Orlando where she would voice characters such as Snow White, Mickey and Minnie for some of their attractions and parades, as well as participate in their live stage shows. She was working as a hostess at a Bennigan's Irish pub when she was asked to audition with the 1920s-themed jazz band The Cocoanut Manor Orchestra as their singer. She sang with the group for 11 years, performing songs done by singers Helen Kane and Annette Henshaw, the former was an inspiration for the Betty Boop character.[5][8] In 1988, she joined the Orlando Magic's inaugural dance team,[4][9] and was part of the Magic Girls for three years.[10] She auditioned and then landed the position as the official Betty Boop for Universal Studios. In 1991, she started working full-time at their Hollywood park and on national and worldwide tours, visiting shows such as Good Morning America and The Rosie O'Donnell Show. In 1998, she voiced Betty Boop for "The Toon Lagoon Betty Boop" attraction at Universal Studios' Islands of Adventure in Orlando.[8] In 2012, she joined a Lancome promotion in Paris as the voice of Betty Boop in their commercials.[5][8]

Voice-over career

Fox was inspired to go into voice acting after having taken a voice-over workshop in 1990 with Sue Blu, a Los Angeles-based animation director and producer. After moving to Los Angeles for the Betty Boop gig, she voiced supporting and background characters for The Simpsons, mostly with kids voices and loop groups, which she did for three years. She also voiced characters for the related productions Futurama and King of the Hill.[5][9][11] One of her first anime roles was Sakura in Ninja Cadets.[12] She voiced Lady Aska, a major character in the second season of Magic Knight Rayearth, a series in which she also rewrote lyrics and sang the theme songs.[2][13][14] She voiced Kyoko in the Pioneer/Animaze dub of Akira. She voiced supporting character T-AI in a 2001 version of Transformers: Robots in Disguise. She voiced Paiway, the ship's nurse in Vandread. In 2003, she voiced the title characters in Omishi Magical Theater Risky Safety and Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan, as well as Sumomo in Bang Zoom's dub of Chobits.[15] In his review of Mao-chan, Ryan Mathews of Anime News Network wrote that "Bang Zoom picked the perfect actress to play the lead role. [Fox], the owner of perhaps the cutest "little girl" voice in anime dub acting, is her usual adorable self as M.A.O."[16] In 2004, she voiced Maya in Burn-Up Scramble and Tachikoma in the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series. For 2005–06, she would get involved in the Naruto series as Momiji and Mina an the Di Gi Charat series as Piyoko. In 2007, she and Lex Lang hosted a Voice Actor Boot Camp at Bang Zoom! Entertainment to help up and coming voice actors get into the business.[2] In 2014, when Viz Media announced they were redubbing Sailor Moon and dubbing its new Sailor Moon Crystal series, Fox was chosen to voice Chibiusa, also known as Sailor Chibi Moon and Black Lady.[17]

In video games, she voiced Mistral and A-20 in the .hack video game series, Flonne in various incarnations of Disgaea and Marona in Phantom Brave. She voiced Peashy in the Hyperdimension Neptunia series.[6]

Personal life and other ventures

Fox is married to fellow voice actor Lex Lang.[18] They live in Studio City, California.[19] In 1998 they co-founded the Love Planet Foundation, a non-profit organization which creates educational materials for children on the importance of recycling, world water awareness, and the preservation of the planet.[20] They also created Love Planet Productions, which includes several multimedia projects such as anime presentation shows, toddler shows and products, and Zen programming.[21] In 2006, they founded a bottled spring water business called H2Om Water with Intention, which has received recognition as a sponsor at several events including Sting's Rainforest Foundation Carnegie Hall Concert and the Elevate Film Festival.[5][22][23] Fox and Lang are Deepak Chopra meditation instructors.[24]

Filmography

Anime

List of voice performances in anime
Year Title Role Notes Source[25]
1998Battle Athletes seriesVarious charactersOAV
1999Fist of the North StarLynn
1999Serial Experiments LainMyu-Myu
1999Cowboy BebopBowhead, Orphan, Pinky
1999Fushigi YûgiChiriko
2000Ninja CadetsSakuraOAV, first major role
2000Flint the Time DetectiveTalen the Pink Squirrel
2000GestaltSuzu the Dark ElfOAV
2000Magic Knight Rayearth seriesLady Aska, Hikari, Hikaru's Friend AAlso theme songs[2][6][26]
2000Dual! Parallel Trouble AdventureKazuko Yotsuga
2001NightwalkerGuni
2001Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS TeamChild, Sweeter TwinOAV
2001Hand Maid MayMiyuki Zin
2001Vampire Princess MiyuDaughter, KayoTV series, Eps. 4,7
2001Saint TailVarious charactersGrouped under Additional Voices[27]
2001Transformers: Robots in DisguiseT-AI[18]
2002Vandread seriesCeltic Midori, Paiway Underberg[18]
2002Love HinaMoé
2002ShinzoEste
2002eX-DriverGirl A, StudentOAV
2002Hello Kitty's ParadiseLacey the Raccoon, Jodie
2003.hack//SIGNA-20, Mistral[1]
2003Argento SomaHarriet "Hattie" Bartholomew
2003Ai Yori AoshiAkiko, Chararin, Utsume, others
2003ChobitsSumomoAlso OAV, specials[15]
2003Rurouni KenshinTheme song performance: "Freckles"[2]
2003Please Teacher!Maho Kazami, MarieOAV and TV series[18]
2003GeneshaftTiki Musicanova[2]
2003Omishi Magical Theater Risky SafetyRisky[28]
2003Android Kikaider: The AnimationAdditional Voices
2003Love Hina AgainKuro, Moe, StudentOAV
2003Heat Guy JMonica Gabriel, others
2003Mao-chanMao Onigawara[16]
2004.hack//Legend of the TwilightMireille
2004Rave MasterReina (young)
2004Angel TalesKurumi the Hamster[29]
2004Burn Up Scramble!Maya Jinguu
2004Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone ComplexTachikomaAlso 2nd GIG, Tachikomatic Days shorts[18]
2004Please Twins!MarieOAV and TV series
2005Hanaukyo Maid Team: La VeriteCynthia Landlavizar / Grace
2005Saiyuki ReloadSeika, Shion, Sibling's motherEps. 1,13
2005Ultra ManiacLuna
2005Scrapped PrincessCin[30]
2005Kyo Kara Maoh!Yuri (Young)
2005Di Gi CharatPyocola
2005NarutoMomiji, Mina[17][18]
2005Mars DaybreakShie
2005.hack//UnisonMistralOAV
2005Leave it to Piyoko!Pyocola Analogue III / Piyoko
2006Haré+GuuMarie[31]
2006Immortal Grand PrixAmymicroseries
2006Kannazuki no MikoNekoko[32]
2006KarasAmefurikoOAV
2006Saiyuki Reload GunlockKid, DaughterEps. 10,13,14
2006Green GreenSanae Minami
2006DisgaeaFlonne[18][33]
2007MÄRLoco
2008BleachRitz[18]
2009Naruto ShippūdenNahoEp. 196
2011Durarara!!Haruna Niekawa
2015–presentSailor MoonChibiusaViz Media dub[7]
2015Aldnoah.ZeroEddelrittuo[18][34]
2016Sailor Moon CrystalChibiusa[7]
2017Mobile Suit Gundam SEEDHaroNYAV Post dub[35]
2018Granblue Fantasy The AnimationVyrn[36]

Film

List of voice performances in direct-to-video films and specials
Year Title Role Notes Source[11][25]
1998The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus RockDinah[1]
2000Catnapped! MeekoAnimaze dub
2001Akira KyokoAnimaze dub[6][18][37]
2004Mobile Suit Gundam F91 Kochun Hein, Leah MaribaBandai/Bang Zoom dub
2005ArkJejune[1]
2009Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Togusa's DaughterAnimaze dub
List of voice performances in feature films
Year Title Role Notes Source[11][25]
2012Wreck-It RalphAdditional Voices[18]
2014MaleficentFairies and creatures[18]
2016Robinson Crusoe
aka The Wild Life		Epi [38][39]
2017Sailor Moon R: The MovieChibiusaViz Dub
Limited theatrical release		[40][41]

Animation

List of voice performances in animation
Year Title Role Notes Source[11]
1991–94The SimpsonsVarious characters[5][9]
1995Klutter! Sandee Heap
1998Toonsylvania Darla Dolly[42]
1998Mad Jack the PirateMagic Pink Fairy, others[43]
2000As Told by Ginger Mipsy Mipson[1][18]
2004–06Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumiHarmony
My Life as a Teenage RobotMelody
1999–2005Jay Jay the Jet PlaneTracy, Tuffy, and SnuffyAs Marie Danielle
LeapFrog learning seriesLily, PennySome early titles as Marie Danielle[44]
FuturamaVarious characters[18]
King of the HillVarious characters[18]

Video games

List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes Source[11]
1998Brave Fencer MusashiPrincess FilletAs Marie Danielle[1][2]
2003–04.hack video game seriesMistral, A-20Infection, Mutation, Outbreak and Quarantine[1]
2003Disgaea: Hour of Darkness Flonne[37][45]
2003Phantom BraveMarona[46]
2005Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome[13]
2006Rumble Roses XXAigle, Great Khan[37]
2006Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny[13]
2006Tales of the AbyssTamara, Mieu[13]
2006.hack//G.U. vol.1//RebirthAsta[1]
2007Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm[13]
2010Disgaea InfiniteFlonne[47]
2011Disgaea 4: A Promise UnforgottenFlonne
2012Rise of the Dragonian Era[13]
2013Pac-Man and the Ghostly AdventuresCyli[6][48]
2013Hyperdimension Neptunia seriesPeashy (Yellow Heart)Starting with Victory, then Re;birth1 and Re;Birth2[6]
2015Bravely Second: End LayerMinette[49]


Other appearances

List of appearances on television and film
Year Title Role Notes Source[11]
2002Whammy! The All-New Press Your LuckContestantFinalist in the Whammy:Press Your Luck Tournament of Champions[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Behind The Voice Actors - Sandy Fox". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 23, 2015. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Voice Actor Boot Camp" (Press release). Bang Zoom! Entertainment. August 18, 2006. Retrieved September 24, 2015 – via Anime News Network.
  3. 1 2 "About Sandy Fox". SandyFox.com. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "17 Dancers Will Star In Magic Show". Orlando Sentinel. October 19, 1988. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Regina, Steven. "Sandy Fox/Lex Lang". The Swerve Magazine. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 DesignFluxx, LLC. "Welcoming voice actresses, Sandy Fox and Cristina Vee, to AX 2015~! - Anime Expo®". Anime Expo®. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 "Sailor Moon R English Dub Casts Sandy Fox as Chibi Usa, Veronica Taylor as Sailor Pluto". Anime News Network. April 3, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 "Betty Boop Comes to Life in a New Film for Lancôme Paris" (Press release). Lancome. PRWeb. August 24, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 Dawson, Greg (September 9, 1991). "Anchors, The Big Time And Chatfests All Over". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Sandy Fox". The Fruit Cake Follies. Archived from the original on 2007-11-23. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Entertainment". SandyFox.com. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  12. ↑ Campbell, Joanna (August 4, 2015). "Otakon Interview: Sandy Fox, Voice Of Betty Boop, Olive Oil, Hello Kitty & More". Mix 106.5. CBS Radio. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Phoenix Comicon - Sandy Fox". Phoenix Comicon. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  14. ↑ Loveridge, Lynzee (May 4, 2013). "8 Horrible Anime Dub Opening Songs - The List - Anime News Network". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  15. 1 2 "Adventures in Voice Acting » Workshops". adventuresinvoiceacting.com. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  16. 1 2 Mathews, Ryan (2004-03-02). "Mao-chan, Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi - The Dub Track - Anime News Network". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  17. 1 2 "Voice Actors Sandy Fox, Lex Lang to Participate in Otakon 2015". Anime News Network. May 28, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Voice Actors Sandy Fox, Lex Lang to Participate in Otakon 2015". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
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  20. ↑ "The Love Planet Foundation". loveplanetfoundation.org. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Projects". loveplanetproductions.com. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  22. ↑ "H2Om Joins Film Festival to 'Elevate' Consciousness in Hollywood" (Press release). Elevate Film Festival and H20m. July 22, 2006. Retrieved September 24, 2015 – via BevNET.com.
  23. ↑ "Gear awards – Waters(Flavored/Enhanced) Winners". ShapeYou.com. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Meditation". SandyFox.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  25. 1 2 3 "Anime". SandyFox.com (Sandy Fox's official website). Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  26. ↑ Loveridge, Lynzee (May 4, 2013). "8 Dubious Anime Dub Opening Songs - The List". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  27. ↑ "I Hate Wedding Veils!". Saint Tail – Volume 2 (DVD). Episode 4. Tokyopop. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Language Cast.
  28. ↑ "ADV to Distribute Risky Safety". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  29. ↑ Terrace 2008, p. 45
  30. ↑ Scrapped Princess. Episode 24. Event occurs at Closing credits, English dub cast.
  31. ↑ "A Big, Black, Hard, Shiny, Smelly, Noise-Making Creature". Hare+Guu. Episode 9. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Voice Cast.
  32. ↑ "Secret Love Shell". Destiny of the Shrine Maiden. Episode 3. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Voice Cast.
  33. ↑ Browning & Picart 2010, p. 117
  34. ↑ "Aniplex USA to Release 1st Aldnoah.Zero Season 1 On BD/DVD with Dub, Sub". Anime News Network. June 6, 2015.
  35. ↑ "Sunrise to Release Gundam SEED, Destiny with New English Dub". Anime News Network. August 11, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  36. ↑ "Aniplex US English Trailer with Cast Announcements". AniplexUS. March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  37. 1 2 3 "Sandy Fox". Crystal Acids. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  38. ↑ Shearer, Andrew (September 14, 2016). "Mini Movie Reviews". Online Athens. Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  39. ↑ Debruge, Peter (March 26, 2016). "Film Review: 'The Wild Life'". Variety. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  40. ↑ Sailor Moon R: The Movie tweets from the Viz premiere:
    • Sandy Fox [@SandyFoxWorld] (January 14, 2017). "Sailor #MoonMovie premier LA #sailormoonPremiere #sailormoon" (Tweet). Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Twitter.
    • Sandy Fox [@SandyFoxWorld] (January 14, 2017). "Chibiusa approves! It was a great night! @Sailor_Moon_NA #MoonMovie #sailorMoon #sailormoonmoviepremiere" (Tweet). Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Twitter.
  41. ↑ Mammano, Michael S. (January 18, 2017). "Sailor Moon R: The Movie Premiere Was Immersive Experience For Fans". Den of Geek. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  42. ↑ Terrace 2008, p. 1096
  43. ↑ Terrace 2008, p. 637
  44. ↑ "Leap Frog Scout & Friends: Phonics Farm". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  45. ↑ Browning & Picart 2010, p. 230
  46. ↑ Browning & Picart 2010, p. 228
  47. ↑ "Sandy Fox joins Ireland Comic Con's voice actor line-up". MCM ComicCon. July 17, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  48. ↑ Monkey Bar Games. Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures. Bandai Namco Entertainment. Scene: Closing credits, 0:58 in, English Voice Talent.
  49. ↑ Valentine, Rebekah (March 30, 2016). "Bravely Second's Voice Cast Is Full Of Shining Stars". App Trigger. FanSided. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
Bibliography
  • Browning, John Edgar; Picart, Caroline Joan (2010). Dracula in Visual Media:Film, Television, Comic Book and Electronic Game Appearances, 1921-2010. McFarland. ISBN 0786433655.
  • Terrace, Vincent (2008). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2d ed.). McFarland. ISBN 9780786486410.
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Stephanie Beard		 Voice of Chibiusa
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