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Cathy Weseluck
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Weseluck at the 2012 Summer BronyCon Convention
Nationality Canadian
Occupation
Years active 1986–present

Cathy Weseluck is a talented Canadian actress and comedian. She often works with a group called Ocean Productions in Vancouver, British Columbia. You might know her voice from popular shows like Death Note, where she played Near, or as Cybersix in Cybersix. She's also famous for voicing Spike in Discovery Family's My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.

Her Early Life

Cathy Weseluck has family roots from Russia. Her relatives came from areas that were once part of the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union, which is now the country of Belarus.

Her Amazing Career

Radio Days

Before she became a voice actress, Cathy Weseluck worked at CBC Radio. She was an associate producer, which means she helped put radio shows together. One day, a host encouraged her to try voice acting. Her very first voice job was for a radio advertisement for the Vancouver Centre Mall.

Voice Acting Roles

Cathy Weseluck has lent her voice to many cartoon and anime series. She has played characters like Mirai Yashima in Mobile Suit Gundam and Dorothy Catalonia in Gundam Wing. She was also Near in Death Note and Cybersix in Cybersix.

You might also recognize her voice as Shampoo in Ranma 1⁄2 and Kagome's mother in Inuyasha. She also voiced Kid Trunks, Chiaotzu, and Puar in Dragon Ball Z. A big role for her is voicing Spike and other characters in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.

Other Cool Work

Besides being a voice actress, Cathy Weseluck also directs voices for shows and teaches others how to do voice acting. She helped with the singing in My Little Pony Tales and was a casting coordinator for Animated Classic Showcase. She also directed the voices for the English version of Spiff and Hercules and helped cast actors for The Authentic Adventures of Professor Thompson.

Filmography

Web Productions

  • #TweetIt: Featuring My Little Pony Staff and Bronies – Herself

Anime Characters

  • Beyblade Burst - Jin Aizawa
  • Black Lagoon – Garcia Lovelace
  • Cybersix – Cybersix (Adrian Seidelman)
  • Dragon Ball Z (Ocean Dub) – Chiaotzu, Puar, Kid Trunks, Android 19, Marron, Erasa, Bra
  • Death Note – Near/Nate River
  • Gintama° – Young Katsura Kotaro
  • Hamtaro – Snoozer, Laura's Mom, Omar
  • Hikaru no Go – Yuki Mitani, Hikaru's Mom
  • Mobile Suit Gundam and Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack – Mirai Yashima
  • Mobile Suit Gundam Wing – Catherine Bloom, Dorothy Catalonia
  • Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz – Catherine Bloom, Dorothy Catalonia
  • Mobile Suit Gundam 00 – Kati Mannequin, Revive Revival
  • Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. Individual Eleven – Tachikoma
  • Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. Laughing Man – Tachikoma
  • Inuyasha – Kagome's mother/Mrs. Higurashi, Ayumi
  • Inuyasha: The Final Act - Kagome's mother/Mrs. Higurashi, Ayumi
  • Powerpuff Girls Z – Ken Utonium, Bubbles' Grandmother
  • Ranma ½ – Shampoo, Azusa Shiratori
  • Transformers: Armada – Boy at Carnival
  • World Trigger – Yuma Kuga
  • Yashahime - Mrs. Higurashi/Grammy

Animated Shows

Live-Action Roles

Video Game Voices

  • Devil Kings – Hornet
  • Kessen – Okatsu
  • Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space – Mirai Yashima
  • Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Zeta Gundam – Mirai Yashima
  • Mobile Suit Gundam: Journey to Jaburo – Mirai Yashima
  • My Little Pony – Spike
  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer's Magical Sleigh Ride – Rudolph

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Cathy Weseluck para niños

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