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Veronica Taylor
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Taylor in 2016
Born
Kathleen Charlotte McInerney
Nationality American
Alma mater Catholic University of America
Brandeis University
Occupation Voice actress
Years active 1996–present
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Veronica Taylor is an American voice actress. She is famous for lending her voice to many characters in English versions of Japanese animated shows, called anime.

Her most well-known role is Ash Ketchum from the Pokémon anime. She also voiced Ash's mom, Delia, for the first eight seasons. Veronica Taylor has also voiced Amelia Wil Tesla Seyruun in Slayers, Sailor Pluto in Sailor Moon, Nico Robin in the 4Kids version of One Piece, and April O'Neil in the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. She has also voiced characters in video games and narrated many audiobooks.

Early Life and Acting Dreams

Veronica Taylor, whose real name is Kathleen Charlotte McInerney, knew she wanted to be an actress from a young age. She was only five years old when she performed in her first play.

She studied acting at two universities: The Catholic University of America and Brandeis University. Before becoming a full-time voice actress, she even worked as a teacher for a year at Pigeon Forge High School.

Voice Acting Career

Before moving to New York, Veronica Taylor performed in many plays. She toured with different theater groups across the United States.

Her voice roles include some very famous characters. She voiced Ash Ketchum, his mother Delia, and May in the 4Kids English version of the Pokémon anime. She was also the voice of April O'Neil in the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles show. Other roles include Amelia Wil Tesla Seyruun in Slayers, Mangchi in Hammerboy, Nico Robin in the 4Kids version of One Piece, and Sailor Pluto in the Viz Media version of Sailor Moon.

Veronica Taylor has said that voicing Ash Ketchum was a huge responsibility for her. She felt it changed how she wanted to be in the world. Besides voice acting for animated shows, she has also narrated many audiobooks. These include books by popular authors like Judy Blume and the Warriors series.

Personal Life

Veronica Taylor has one daughter named Rena, who was born in 1998. She used to live in New York City, but she moved to Los Angeles, California in 2015.

She has strong connections to the Washington, D.C. area and Boston. She played women's soccer for the Catholic University Cardinals. She is also a fan of the Washington Commanders (football), Washington Capitals (hockey), and Boston Red Sox (baseball) sports teams. Her parents also went to Catholic University and toured with the same theater group she did.

Filmography

Film Roles

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1997 Art Of Fighting Yuri Sakazaki English dub
1998 Grave of the Fireflies Mother Central Park Media English dub
Yu Yu Hakusho: Poltergeist Report Botan, Yukina English dub
1999 Pokémon: The First Movie Ash Ketchum, Delia Ketchum English dub
2000 Pokémon: The Movie 2000 English dub
2001 Pokémon 3: The Movie English dub
Night on the Galactic Railroad Giovanni English dub
Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns Ash Ketchum English dub
2002 Pokémon 4Ever Ash Ketchum, Towa English dub
2003 Hammerboy Mangchi English dub
Jungle Emperor Leo Lyre English dub
Pokémon Heroes Ash Ketchum English dub
The Weathering Continent Lakushi English dub
2004 Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker Ash Ketchum, May English dub
2005 Kakurenbo: Hide and Seek Sorincha, Suku English dub
Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys Ash Ketchum, May English dub
2006 Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew English dub
2007 Ratatoing Maria English dub
2008 Impy's Wonderland Babu English dub
Little Spirit: Christmas In New York Younger Brother, Girl on Santa's Lap English dub
Mia and the Migoo Juliette English dub
2009 Turtles Forever 2003 April English dub
2010 Animals United The Mole English dub
2011 Rapunzel Mrs. B English dub
2012 The Dino King Speckles (young) English dub
2013 Axel: The Biggest Little Hero Gaga (young) English dub
2014 Ikki Tousen in Kyoto Gentoku Ryuubi English dub
Welcome To The Space Show Marie English dub
2017 Napping Princess Ikumi Morikawa English dub
2018 Sailor Moon S: The Movie Sailor Pluto/ Setsuna Meio Viz Media English dub
Sailor Moon SuperS: Black Dream Hole Viz Media English dub
2019 Dragon Ball Super: Broly Berryblue English dub
2021 Sailor Moon Eternal Super Sailor Pluto/ Setsuna Meio English dub
2024 Sailor Moon Cosmos Eternal Sailor Pluto/ Setsuna Meio English dub

Television Roles

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1996 Legend of Lemnear Lian English dub;
1996 The Slayers Amelia Wil Tesla Seyruun English dub, second voice
1998–2006 Pokémon Ash Ketchum, Delia Ketchum, May, additional voices English dub, seasons 1-8
1999 Slayers Next Amelia Wil Tesla Seyruun, Auntie Aqua English dub
2000 Irresponsible Captain Tylor Shia Has English dub
2001 Harlock Saga Emeraldas, Freya English dub
Ping Pong Club Rika Abe English dub
Slayers Try Amelia Wil Tesla Seyruun English dub
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Chris, Kenta English dub
Cubix Abby English dub
2002 Berserk Griffith (young) English dub
His and Her Circumstances Yukino Miyazawa English dub
Legend of Himiko Himiko Himejima English dub
Maetel Legend Emeraldas English dub
2003 Alien Nine Megumi Hisakawa English dub
Samurai Deeper Kyo Yuya Shiina English dub
2003–2009 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles April O'Neil, child Nanobot
2004 Arcade Gamer Fubuki Fubuki Sakuragasaki English dub
Munto Yumemi Hidaka English dub
Seven of Seven Nana Suzuki, other Nanas English dub
2004–2006 One Piece Nico Robin 4Kids English dub
2004–2009 Winx Club Princess Diaspro 4Kids English dub
2004 World of Narue Narue Nanase English dub
2005 Angel Sanctuary Kurai English dub
Genshiken Tokino Akiyama English dub
G.I. Joe Sigma 6 Scarlett Second voice
Piano Hitomi Nomura English dub
Mew Mew Power Ms. Rosbe English dub
2005–2008 Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Fonda Fontaine, Ms. Dorothy, Princess Rose English dub
2006–2010 Chaotic Skithia, Ajara
2006 GaoGaiGar: The King of Braves Mamoru Amami English dub
Munto 2: Beyond the Walls of Time Yumemi Hidaka, Toche English dub
Ninja Nonsense Miyabi English dub
Pokémon Chronicles Delia Ketchum, Ash Ketchum English dub
Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy Chihiro Fujumi, Nozomi the Clairvoyant English dub
Dinosaur King Max Taylor, Aki Taylor English dub
To Heart Aoi Matsubara English dub
2008–2011 Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Carly Carmine, Haluna, Ancient Fairy Dragon English dub
2009–2011 Huntik: Secrets & Seekers Scarlet Burne, Sandra Lambert
Angel's Friends Sai, Angelie English dub
2009 Ikki Tousen: Dragon Destiny Gentoku Ryuubi English dub
2010 Iron Man: Extremis Mallen's Mother, Mother
Slayers Evolution-R Amelia Wil Tesla Seyruun English dub
Slayers Revolution Amelia Wil Tesla Seyruun English dub
2011 Bakuman Aiko Iwase, Miyuki Azuki English dub
2011–2012 Tai Chi Chasers Tori English dub
2011–2015 Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL Jen, Ponta, Mira Tsukumo, Meredith English dub
2013 Ikki Tousen: Great Guardians Gentoku Ryuubi, Youjou Bashoku English dub
2014–2015 Astroblast! Sputnik English dub
2014 Ikki Tousen: Xtreme Xecutor Gentoku Ryuubi, Youjou Bashoku English dub
2014–2017 Super 4 Ruby English dub
2015 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Astraia Tor Deikun English dub
2015–2019 Sailor Moon Sailor Pluto/ Setsuna Meio, Katarina, Unazuki Furuhata, Akumuuda Viz Media English dub
2015–2016 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal Sailor Pluto/ Setsuna Meio English dub
2016 Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Ayame Yomogawa English dub
2017–2019 Dragon Ball Super Brianne de Chateau/ Ribrianne Funimation English dub
The Ollie & Moon Show Flight Attendant
Welcome to the Wayne Yelena Bishop, Computer
2018–2019 Aria Akari Mizunashi English dub
2019 Kung Fu Pork Choppers Hampton
2019–2022 Rilakkuma and Kaoru Tokio
2019 Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?! Pauline
2020 The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? Vilma
Great Pretender Miki Edamura
The God of High School Yu Mi-Ra
Akudama Drive Executioner Boss
2021 Jungledyret Hugo (TV Series) Rita the Fox
The Casagrandes Plane Computer
So I'm a Spider, So What? Ariel English dub
The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat Goddess/Venus English dub
2021–2022 Shaman King Tamao Tamamura, Iron Maiden Jeanne English dub, 2021 series
2021–2023 The Faraway Paladin Mary English dub
2022 In the Land of Leadale Mai Mai
2023 Digimon Adventure: Lopmon English dub

Video Game Roles

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2000 Valkyrie Profile Aelia, Freya, Jayle English dub
Pokémon Puzzle League Ash Ketchum
2003 Ape Escape 2 Jimmy American Dub, credited as Kathleen McInerny
2004 Trivial Pursuit DVD for Kids Bobby
2005 One Piece: Grand Battle Nico Robin English dub
2006 One Piece: Grand Adventure
One Piece: Pirates Carnival English dub
Sonic the Hedgehog Princess Elise She initially voiced Elise before being replaced with Lacey Chabert.
2007 Tekken 6 Leo Kliesen
2008 Insecticide Chrys Liszt
2009 Dissidia Final Fantasy Cosmos
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up April O'Neil
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles In Time Re-Shelled
2011 Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy Cosmos English dub
L.A. Noire Cynthia Graham
2016 Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Brianne de Chateau/ Ribrianne English dub
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links Carly Carmine; Dark Signer English dub
2017 Fire Emblem Heroes Micaiah, Manuela Casagranda English dub
2018 Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Narrator English dub
Dragon Ball Legends Brianne de Chateau/ Ribrianne English dub
Valkyria Chronicles 4 Crymaria Raven English dub
2019 Fire Emblem: Three Houses Manuela Casagranda English dub
2020 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Tsukasa Okino English dub
2021 Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139... Additional voices English dub
2022 Rune Factory 5 Simone, Julian English dub
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes Manuela Casagranda English dub
2023 Fire Emblem Engage Micaiah English dub
Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp Andy English dub

Audiobook Narration

Book Release Title Author Notes Ref.
2009 Fourth Apprentice Erin Hunter Warriors: Omen of the Stars series
2010 Fading Echoes
2010 Night Whispers
2010 Sign of The Moon
2019 Squirrelflight's Hope Warriors series (Super Edition)
2022 The Registration Madison Lawson The Elysian Files series
2024 The Registration Rewritten

Live-action Roles

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Adventures in Voice Acting Herself Documentary
2010–2021 Case Closed Conan Edogawa Voice, 1 episode

See also

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