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Wendee Lee
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Lee in 2008
Other names Wendee Swan
Wendee Day
Elyse Floyd
Occupation
  • Voice actress
  • director
  • writer
Years active 1981–present

Wendee Lee is a talented American voice actress, writer, and director. She is famous for giving voices to many characters in popular animated shows and video games.

Early Life and Training

Wendee Lee loved to dance and act from a young age. She studied dance and theater. As a teenager, she became a full-time dancer. She even got into trouble at school sometimes for doing funny voices!

Her Amazing Career

Wendee Lee started her voice acting journey in the 1980s. Her very first role in an anime show was in Robotech. There, she voiced a character named Vanessa Leeds. She also worked on other anime shows like Dragon Ball. Besides voice acting, she continued to dance. She also worked part-time as a makeup artist, dance teacher, and choreographer.

Wendee Lee has voiced many characters you might know. Some of her most famous anime roles include Kei in Akira. She was also the voice of Faye Valentine in Cowboy Bebop. You might also recognize her as Myōjin Yahiko in Rurouni Kenshin. She voiced Takeru "T.K." Takaishi in Digimon Adventure. She also brought to life Haruhi Suzumiya in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and Konata Izumi in Lucky Star.

Besides acting, Wendee Lee has worked as an ADR director. This means she helps guide other voice actors in the recording studio. She directed shows like Bleach, Love Hina, and Outlaw Star. She was also a casting director for "The Night B4 Christmas". From 2014 to 2015, she voiced Queen Serenity in the new English versions of Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon Crystal.

Voice Roles in Anime Shows

Here are some of the anime shows where Wendee Lee has lent her voice:

List of English dubbing performances in anime
Year Series Role Notes Source
1985 Robotech Vanessa Leeds Macross Saga Press
1989 Dragon Ball Bulma As Wendee Swan
1992 Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water Nadia Streamline dub
1999 Tenchi in Tokyo Kiyone
1999 Cowboy Bebop Faye Valentine Press
1999–2003 Digimon: Digital Monsters T.K. Takaishi, Mako Also ADR voice director Press
2001 Outlaw Star Twilight Suzuka Also ADR voice director
2001 Rurouni Kenshin Myōjin Yahiko As Elyse Floyd
2001 Magic Knight Rayearth Umi Ryuuzaki, Princess Emeraude Also Rayearth 2
2002 Love Hina Kaolla Su, Tama-chan Also ADR voice director
2003 .hack//Sign BlackRose
2006–14 Bleach Yoruichi Shihōin, Tatsuki Arisawa Also ADR voice director
2007 The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Haruhi Suzumiya
2008 Lucky Star Konata Izumi
2009–17 Naruto: Shippuden Moegi, Yugito Nii
2012–present Blue Exorcist Shura Kirigakure
2014–15 Sailor Moon Queen Serenity Viz Media dub
2015 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Lisa Lisa
2015–17 Sailor Moon Crystal Queen Serenity Viz Media dub
2016 Your Lie in April Saki Arima
2017 Dragon Ball Super Bulma Bang Zoom! dub
2022 Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Tatsuki Arisawa, Yoruichi Shihōin

Voice Roles in Movies

Here are some of the animated movies where Wendee Lee has voiced characters:

List of English dubbing performances in feature films
Year Title Role Notes Source
1990 Kiki's Delivery Service Senior Witch Streamline dub
1999 Perfect Blue Rumi
2000 Digimon: The Movie Young TK
2001 Akira Kei Pioneer/Animaze dub
2002 Cowboy Bebop: The Movie Faye Valentine
2011 The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya Haruhi Suzumiya
2013 Blue Exorcist: The Movie Shura Kirigakure Limited theatrical release
2021 Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire Conan Edogawa
2021 Sailor Moon Eternal Part 2 Queen Serenity
2022 Belle Nakai

Voice Roles in Video Games

Wendee Lee has also voiced characters in many video games:

List of English dubbing performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes Source
1999 Heroes of Might and Magic III Queen Catherine of Erathia
2001 Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix Hana
2002 Digimon Rumble Arena Young TK
2002 Neverwinter Nights Aribeth de Tylmarande
2002 Soulcalibur II Chai Xianghua
2003 .hack//Infection BlackRose
2008 World of Warcraft Alexstrasza
2013 Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory Blanc/White Heart Uncredited
2013 Fire Emblem Awakening Avatars
2014 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Akane Owari
2017 Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony Miu Iruma
2017 Nier: Automata Additional voices Also voice director
2019 Devil May Cry 5 Trish, Eva
2023 Fire Emblem Engage Lyn, Veronica

See also

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