Lisa Ortiz facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
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Lisa Ortiz is an American voice actress and voice director. She is famous for lending her voice to many English versions of anime shows. You might know her as Lina Inverse from Slayers or Amy Rose from Sonic X. She also voiced Amy Rose in Sonic the Hedgehog video games for several years.
Since 2016, Lisa has been the voice director for the English version of Pokémon. This means she helps guide other voice actors. She also voiced some characters in the very first season of Pokémon. In 2021, she returned to voice Tao Jun in the new Shaman King anime on Netflix.
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Lisa Ortiz's Career Journey
Lisa Ortiz has worked with many different companies that create voiceovers for shows and movies. Her first big voice acting role was playing Gym Leader Sabrina in the popular Pokémon anime series.
How Lisa Started Voice Acting
At an event called Katsucon in 2002, Lisa shared a fun story about how she got into voice acting. Her brother borrowed her car without asking! When she went to get it back, she met a friend. This friend then invited her to try out for a voice role in a show called Record of Lodoss War. And that's how her amazing career began!
Lisa's Work Behind the Scenes
Besides acting, Lisa is also the President of Noise of O Productions, LLC. This company works on audio for different projects. She has directed voices for video games like Modern Combat 5 and animated shows such as Super 4.
Popular Voice Roles
Lisa Ortiz has voiced many characters that kids and teens love. Here are some of her most well-known roles in anime, cartoons, movies, and video games.
Anime Voice Roles
Lisa has brought many anime characters to life with her voice.
- Lina Inverse in The Slayers (1995–2009)
- Tony Tony Chopper in One Piece (4Kids dub, 1999–2003)
- Serenity Wheeler in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (2000–2001)
- Jun Tao and Soumei Tao in Shaman King (2001 TV series) (2002) and Shaman King (2021 TV series) (2021)
- Amy Rose in Sonic X (2003–2005)
- Oshawott, Korrina, Litten, and others in Pokémon (2011–2024)
- Burnin in My Hero Academia (2021–present)
Cartoon Voice Roles
She has also voiced characters in many popular cartoons.
- Babysix in Cubix: Robots for Everyone (2001)
- Jhanna in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)
- Musa, Icy, Digit, and Mitzi in Winx Club (4Kids run) (2004–2007)
- Mrs. Whirlm and Betty Bunnycomb in Viva Piñata (2006–2009)
- Jumpy, Gaby, Astricat, Sandy, Ginny, and others in 44 Cats (2018)
Movie Voice Roles
Lisa has also voiced characters in animated movies.
- Maetel in Galaxy Express 999: The Eternal Fantasy (1998)
- Ping in Impy's Island (2006) and Impy's Wonderland (2008)
- Rosa in Kikoriki. Team Invincible (2011)
- Sunny-kun in One Piece Film: Red (2022)
Video Game Voice Roles
You can hear Lisa's voice in many video games too.
- Tao Jun in Shaman King: Power of Spirit (2004)
- Amy Rose in Sonic the Hedgehog video games (2005–2010)
- Icy and Musa in Winx Club: Video Game (2006)
- Oshawott in PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond (2011)
- Noembelu in Street Fighter V (2016)
- Eremiya in Fire Emblem Heroes (2017)
- Bai Yi and Joan in Path to Nowhere (2022)
- Ether and Dolla in Goddess of Victory: Nikke (2022)
Voice Directing Work
As a voice director, Lisa helps other actors perform their roles. She has directed voices for many projects, including:
- Asphalt Overdrive
- Modern Combat 5: Blackout
- Norm of the North
- Pokémon (Season 19 and movies from Movie 18 onwards)
