Lisa Ortiz facts for kids
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Lisa Ortiz is an American voice actress and voice director. She is famous for her work in English anime shows. You might know her as Lina Inverse from Slayers or Amy Rose from Sonic X. She also voiced Amy Rose in many Sonic the Hedgehog video games from 2005 to 2010.
Since 2016, Lisa Ortiz has been a voice director for the English version of Pokémon. She also voiced some characters in the first season of Pokémon. In 2021, she played Tao Jun again in the Netflix anime Shaman King. She also voices Serenity Wheeler in Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters and Mindy in Yu-Gi-Oh GX.
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Lisa Ortiz's Career Journey
Lisa Ortiz has worked with many different companies that create voiceovers for shows and games. Some of these include SDI Media, NYAV Post, and 4Kids Entertainment. Her very first big voice acting role was playing Gym Leader Sabrina in the popular Pokémon anime series.
In 2002, Lisa shared a fun story about how she started in voice acting. Her brother borrowed her car without asking! To get it back, she met a friend who then invited her to try out for a voice role in Record of Lodoss War. This unexpected event led her to her amazing career.
Lisa Ortiz is also the President of a company called Noise of O Productions, LLC. This company helps with audio for games and animated shows. She has directed voices for games like Modern Combat 5 and shows like Super 4.
Lisa Ortiz's Voice Roles
Lisa Ortiz has lent her voice to many different characters in anime, animated shows, movies, and video games. Here are some of her most well-known roles:
Anime Characters
Lisa Ortiz is especially known for her work in English anime dubs. She has voiced characters in many popular series:
- Lina Inverse in The Slayers (1995–2009)
- Deedlit in Record of Lodoss War (1990–1991, 1998–1999)
- Tony Tony Chopper in the 4Kids dub of One Piece (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)
- Mindy and other roles in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (2004–2006)
- Oshawott, Korrina, Litten, and others in Pokémon (2011–2024)
- Burnin in My Hero Academia (2021–present)
Animated Shows
She has also voiced characters in many animated TV series:
- Musa, Icy, Digit, and Mitzi in Winx Club (4kids run) (2004–2007)
- Mrs. Whirlm and Betty Bunnycomb in Viva Piñata (2006–2009)
- Lulu, Unda, and Servant of Water in Chaotic (2006–2010)
- Jumpy, Gaby, Astricat, and others in 44 Cats (2018)
Movie Roles
Lisa Ortiz has also voiced characters in animated movies:
- Shiori Takatsuki and Shadow Girl E-ko in Adolescence of Utena (1999)
- 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 Characters
You can hear Lisa Ortiz's voice in many video games too:
- Amy Rose in Sonic the Hedgehog games (2005–2010)
- Icy and Musa in Winx Club: Video Game (2006)
- Oshawott in PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond (2011)
- Izanami and Divine Dragon Bellona in Smite (2014)
- Noembelu in Street Fighter V (2016)
- Eremiya in Fire Emblem Heroes (2017)
- Bai Yi and Joan in Path to Nowhere (2022)
Other Appearances
- Herself in Adventures in Voice Acting (Live action)
- Amy Rose in Sonic and Tails R (Web series)
- Amy Rose in One Real Sonic (Web series)
Lisa Ortiz as a Voice Director
Besides acting, Lisa Ortiz also works as a voice director. This means she helps other voice actors perform their roles and makes sure the voices sound great for the show or game. Some of the projects she has directed include:
- Modern Combat 5: Blackout
- Norm of the North
- Pokémon (Season 19 and movies from Movie 18 onwards)
- Psychic School Wars
