Jamie Marchi
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Jamie Lynn Marchi (/ˈmɑːrki/; born October 8, 1977)[1] is an American voice actress, ADR director and script writer. She has provided a number of voices for English-language versions of anime and video games. She is known for her role as Masane Amaha in Witchblade, Mari Ohara in Love Live! Sunshine!!, Mimi in Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne, Mitsuko Kongo in A Certain Scientific Railgun, Charlotte E. Yeager in Strike Witches, Haruna Saotome in Negima!, Rias Gremory in High School DxD, Panty Anarchy in Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, and Junko Enoshima in Danganronpa.
Jamie Marchi | |
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.jpg) Marchi at Animate! Des Moines in 2024 | |
| Born | Jamie Lynn Marchi October 8, 1977 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Oklahoma |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Agent | Kim Dawson Agency[2] |
| Spouse |
Sean T. Perez
(m. 1999; div. 2005) |
Early life
Marchi was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, to Susan Kay Hester (née Taylor, born 1951).[3] Her stepfather, Michael Hester (1957–2016), worked as a bio-medical engineer.[3][4] She graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a bachelor's degree in theater,[5][6] and started her professional acting career in 2000.[7]
Career
Marchi got her start in voice acting in Fruits Basket as Motoko Minagawa, and has worked on and voiced for a number of American adaptations of Japanese anime series, which include Black Cat as Rinslet Walker, Soul Eater as Elizabeth "Liz" Thompson, Sekirei as Uzume, Heaven's Lost Property as Mikako Satsukitane, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt as Panty Anarchy, A Certain Scientific Railgun as Mitsuko Kongo, Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne as Mimi, Strike Witches as Charlotte E. Yeager, Freezing as Rana Linchen, High School DxD as Rias Gremory, Witchblade as Masane Amaha and Death Parade as Chiyuki. She also writes the anime dub scripts and directs other Funimation actors.[5]
On October 2, 2011, Marchi made her first debut role for Fox Broadcasting Company as Background Vocals Singer in Family Guy episode Seahorse Seashell Party.
In April 2013, Marchi joined The Funimation Show web series as a co-host.[8]
On September 3, 2015, Marchi made her debut role for Sentai Filmworks as Neko Kuroha in Brynhildr in the Darkness.[9]
On November 3, 2017, Marchi made her first non-anime role as Green Guts in Cartoon Network's OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes.[10][11]
Legal issues
On February 8, 2019, in response to the accusations of sexual harassment being launched at voice actor Vic Mignogna, Marchi, along with voice actress Monica Rial, tweeted their support for those speaking out against Mignogna, and shared their own alleged experiences of being sexually harassed by the actor.[12][13][14] On April 19, she was named in a lawsuit, along with Rial, Ron Toye and Funimation, filed by Mignogna on grounds of defamation and tortious interference.[15] On September 6, 2019, the civil case against her was dismissed and Mignogna was required to pay all of her legal fees.[16] In February 2022, Marchi and Rial began a monthly podcast about the case.[17]
Personal life
Marchi's younger brother, Jean-Luc Hester, is also a voice actor.[3][4][18]
Marchi married fellow actor Sean T. Perez on August 8, 1999.[19][20] They divorced on November 22, 2005.[21] She has two step-daughters.[22][23][24]
Filmography
Anime
Animation
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[135] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes | Green Guts | Ep. "Back in Red Action" | [136][137] |
Film
| Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source[25][26] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound | Lotta Cash | CA | |
| 2011 | Heaven's Lost Property the Movie: The Angeloid of Clockwork | Mikako Satsukitane | Resume | |
| 2012 | Mass Effect: Paragon Lost | Liara T'Soni | Facebook[62] | |
| 2012 | Fafner in the Azure: Heaven and Earth | Rina Nishio | [62] | |
| 2013 | Wolf Children | Mrs. Hotta | [62] | |
| 2014 | As the God's will | Hanako | [62] | |
| 2016 | Harmony | Tuan Kirie | [62] |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[138] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine | Sharon Shu | [62] | |
| 2011 | Orcs Must Die | The Elemental Weaver | Resume | |
| 2011 | The Gunstringer | Resume | ||
| 2012 | SMITE | Freya | [62] | |
| 2013 | The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct | Sheila, Shelley | [62] | |
| 2012 | Borderlands 2 | Ellie, Rox Shepard, Sam | [139][140] | |
| 2014 | Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! | Doctor Spara, Ghostly Apparition | [141] | |
| 2016 | Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 | Time Patroller Female (Voice 11) | [62] | |
| 2017 | Orcs Must Die! Unchained | Midnight | [62] | |
| 2019 | Borderlands 3 | Ellie | [142] | |
| 2021 | Tales of Luminaria | Vanessa Morax | [143] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Role | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1st Annual Behind the Voice Actors (BTVA) Voice Acting Awards | Best Female Vocal Performance in an Anime Title in a Supporting Role | Mikako Satsukitane (Heaven's Lost Property) | Won[144] |
| 2012 | 1st Annual BTVA Anime Dub Awards | Voice Actress of the Year | — | Won[145] |
| Best Female Supporting Vocal Performance in an Anime Television Series/OVA | Uzume (Sekirei: Pure Engagement) | Won[146][147] | ||
| Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in an Anime Television Series/OVA | Panty (Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt) | Nominated[147][note 1] | ||
| 2nd Annual BTVA Voice Acting Awards | Best New Vocal Interpretation of an Established Character | Dr. Liara T'Soni (Mass Effect: Paragon Lost) | Nominated[148] | |
| 2013 | 2nd Annual BTVA Anime Dub Awards | Voice Actress of the Year | — | Nominated[149] |
| Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in an Anime Television Series/OVA | Rias Gremory (High School DxD) | Won[150] | ||
| 2014 | 3rd Annual BTVA Anime Dub Awards | Voice Actress of the Year | — | Nominated[151][note 1] |
| Best Female Supporting Vocal Performance in an Anime Television Series/OVA | Cana Alberona (Fairy Tail) | Won[152] | ||
| 2015 | 4th Annual BTVA Anime Dub Awards | Voice Actress of the Year | — | Nominated[153][note 1] |
| Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in an Anime Television Series/OVA | Chiyuki (Death Parade) | Nominated[154] | ||
| 2016 | 5th Annual BTVA Anime Dub Awards | Voice Actress of the Year | — | Nominated[155] |
| Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in an Anime Television Series/OVA | Ayame Kajo (Shimoneta) | Nominated[156] | ||
| Best Female Supporting Vocal Performance in an Anime Television Series/OVA | Five (Terror in Resonance) | Nominated[156] | ||
| Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in an Anime Movie/Special | Tuan Kirie (Harmony) | Won[157] | ||
| 2017 | 6th Annual BTVA Anime Dub Awards | Voice Actress of the Year | — | Nominated[158] |
| Best Female Supporting Vocal Performance in an Anime Television Series/OVA | Nygglatho (WorldEnd) | Nominated[159] |
Notes
- Marchi was voted the People's Choice (subscriber's poll) for this award.
References
External links
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