Cherami Leigh facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Cherami Leigh
Leigh in 2024
Born	Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1994–present
Agent	Abrams Artists Agency
Spouse(s)	Jon Christie ​ (m. 2014)​
Children	1

Cherami Leigh is an American actress. She is famous for using her voice in many English versions of anime shows and video games.

Early life

Cherami Leigh started acting when she was just six years old. When she was nine, she began studying a special acting method called the Meisner technique. As a child actress, she appeared in several movies and TV shows. She played Gretchen in Finding North and Marcia in Temple Grandin. She also played a young LeAnn Rimes in Holiday in Your Heart. You might have seen her in The President's Man or on Walker, Texas Ranger many times.

She went to Hebron High School in Carrollton, Texas. Later, she studied theater at Collin College in Plano, Texas.

Career

Before becoming a full-time actress, Cherami worked for Radio Disney as a DJ. She also did voice-overs for commercials on ABC Radio for ten years! In 2013, she moved to Los Angeles to focus more on her acting career. There, she continued her voice work and started taking on more roles where she appeared on screen.

Voice Acting

Cherami Leigh is well-known for her amazing voice acting in many popular anime series. Some of her most famous anime roles include:

• Lucy Heartfilia in Fairy Tail
• Asuna Yuuki in Sword Art Online
• Sailor Venus in the Viz Media version of Sailor Moon
• Sarada Uchiha in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
• Elizabeth Midford in Black Butler
• Road Kamelot in D.Gray-man
• Kazari Uiharu in A Certain Magical Index and A Certain Scientific Railgun
• Yoshika Miyafuji in Strike Witches
• Eucliwood Hellscythe in Is This a Zombie?
• Mika Shimotsuki in Psycho-Pass
• Ilia Amitola in RWBY
• Kotaro Satо̄ in Kotaro Lives Alone

She has also voiced many characters in video games. Her video game roles include:

• Rottytops in the Shantae series
• Gaige the Mechromancer in the Borderlands games
• Makoto Niijima in Persona 5
• The Female V in Cyberpunk 2077 – for this role, she was even nominated for a BAFTA Award!
• Minerva in The Walking Dead: The Final Season
• Rhea in Fire Emblem: Three Houses
• Ulala in the Space Channel 5 series

Live-Action Roles

Besides her voice work, Cherami has also acted in front of the camera. She played a young LeAnn Rimes in the movie Holiday in Your Heart. She has also appeared in popular TV shows like Bones, Friday Night Lights, Longmire, and Shameless.

Personal life

Cherami Leigh married her fellow actor, Jon Christie, on April 13, 2014. They had been dating since 2010. On October 8, 2023, Cherami and Jon welcomed their daughter into the world.

Awards and nominations

See also

In Spanish: Cherami Leigh para niños