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Cristina Vee
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Vee at GalaxyCon San Jose in 2024
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Cristina Danielle Valenzuela
July 11, 1987 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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| Alma mater | California State University, Long Beach |
| Occupation | Voice actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Cristina Danielle Valenzuela (born July 11, 1987), known as Cristina Vee, is an American voice actress. She uses her voice for English versions of anime shows, animated cartoons, and video games.
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About Cristina Vee
Early Life and School
Cristina Vee was born on July 11, 1987. She grew up in Norwalk, California, near Los Angeles. Her family has roots from Tepehuan, Spanish, and Lebanese cultures.
When she was in middle school and high school, Cristina loved music. She played in the Norwalk All City band. She was also very interested in acting and animation. Her friends even called her "Sailor Moon girl." She helped start the first anime club at John Glenn High School.
Cristina studied theatre arts at California State University at Long Beach. She graduated in 2007. Her professor, Hugh O'Gorman, supported her dream of becoming an actress.
How Cristina Became a Voice Actress
When Cristina was younger, she first wanted to be an animator. But after watching the TV show Sailor Moon, she decided to become a voice actress at age 12. By the time she was 16, she had already been doing voice acting online for four years.
Cristina often went to Anime Expo as a fan. She even joined their voice-over contest called AX Idol. In 2004, she helped at a voice-over panel. There, she met Wendee Lee, who invited her to try out for roles. This led to her first big role as Kanaria in Rozen Maiden.
Cristina's Voice Acting Roles
Voice Acting in Anime
Cristina Vee has voiced many popular anime characters. In 2008, she was the voice of Louise in The Familiar of Zero. She also voiced Nanoha in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha. She even played the live-action version of Haruhi Suzumiya for some special videos and events.
In 2011, Cristina voiced Mio Akiyama in the music comedy K-On!. She also voiced Nagisa Saitō in Squid Girl. That same year, she was Alisa Bosconovitch in the anime movie Tekken: Blood Vengeance. She traveled to anime conventions to promote the film.
A big role for her was Homura Akemi in Puella Magi Madoka Magica in 2012. In 2014, she became the voice of Sailor Mars in the new English version of Sailor Moon. She also voiced Sailor Mars in the newer Sailor Moon Crystal series. Cristina said that her voice for Rei (Sailor Mars) in Crystal was more serious.
Other anime roles include Noel Vermillion in BlazBlue Alter Memory (2015). She also voiced Hawk in The Seven Deadly Sins, which is on Netflix. In 2016, she voiced Killua Zoldyck in Hunter × Hunter. More recently, in 2021, she voiced Vivy in Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song.
Voice Acting in Animation
Cristina Vee has worked on many animated shows and projects. In 2015, she started voicing Marinette Dupain-Cheng, also known as Ladybug. This was for the English version of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir. This popular show first aired on Nickelodeon. It is now available on Netflix, Disney+, and Disney Channel.
The show's producer, Jared Wolfsen, said that Cristina brings a lot of energy to Ladybug. He also mentioned that Cristina is sweet and kind, just like her character. In 2021 and 2024, Cristina voiced Verosika Mayday in the animated web series Helluva Boss. She appeared in episodes like "Spring Broken" and "Ozzie's."
In June 2023, it was announced that she would voice Tere and Toñita. These characters are in the animated series Primos. This show premiered in July 2024 on Disney Channel.
Voice Acting in Video Games
Cristina Vee has voiced many characters in video games. Most of these are English versions of Japanese games. Some of her main roles include:
- Noel Vermillion in BlazBlue
- Velvet Crowe in Tales of Berseria
- Riven the Exile in League of Legends
- Four in Drakengard 3
- Compa in Hyperdimension Neptunia
- 13-Amp and 5-Volt in the WarioWare series
- Marnie in Pokémon Masters EX
- The main character Shantae and her enemy Risky Boots in the Shantae series
- Bennett and Xingqiu in Genshin Impact
- Hoshimi Miyabi in Zenless Zone Zero
Cristina also helped direct and produce voices for the video game Indivisible. This game raised over $1.5 million from fans.
Other Projects and Hosting
Besides voice acting, Cristina Vee has appeared on screen. She was a host on Anime TV, where she reviewed shows. She also interviewed people for Funimation On Demand and Crunchyroll. She hosted video game tournaments for IGN, like IPL4 and IPL5 League of Legends events. Cristina is a frequent guest at many anime conventions around the world.
Music Career
Cristina Vee is also a professional singer. She has sung theme songs for video games. These include "Dance Through the Danger" for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero (2016). She also sang "Rise and Shine Shantae" for Shantae and the Seven Sirens (2019). She performed "Until I'm Broken" for the game Loren the Amazon Princess (2012).
She has recorded several songs for the mobile game Arknights. These include "Boiling Blood" (2019) and "ALIVE" (2021). She also sang "Spark for Dream" (2022) and "Water Quench" (2023). In 2023, she sang the English ending theme for Digimon Adventure:, called "KUYASHISAWA TANE."
Cristina has shared many anime song covers on YouTube. In 2015, she released an EP (a short album) called Menagerie. She worked on this with DJ Bouche. In 2017, she released a cover of Charlie Puth's song "Attention" with YouTuber Nathan Sharp. She also signed with an independent record label called Give Heart Records. In April 2024, Cristina released a cover of "Whatever It Takes." This song is from the animated series Hazbin Hotel. She sang it with Sofia Gomez and Tre Watson.
Filmography
See also
In Spanish: Cristina Valenzuela para niños
