Amy Birnbaum

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Amy Birnbaum
Born (1975-04-14) April 14, 1975 (age 49)
Alma mater Tufts University (BA)
OccupationVoice actress
Years active1997–present
Children2

Amy Birnbaum (born April 14, 1975) [1] is an American voice actress, who works on the properties of 4Kids Entertainment.

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Career

She has done many voiceovers for cartoons, mainly dubbing for English versions of anime. Her works can be found in anime dubs such as Pokémon , Yu-Gi-Oh! , Kirby: Right Back at Ya! , Magical DoReMi , and G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 . Overall, Birnbaum is best known for voicing Téa Gardner in Yu-Gi-Oh! , and Charmy Bee in the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series from 2005 to 2009 starting with Sonic X .

Personal life

Birnbaum is married and has two children. [2] She is a graduate of Tufts University.

Filmography

Film and television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999–2006 Pokémon film seriesMax, Melody, Molly Hale, Dundee, Additional voices
2001 Night on the Galactic Railroad TadashiEnglish dub [1]
2016 Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions Téa Gardner

Anime

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Magic Knight Rayearth Umi Ryuzaki (OVA)English dub
1998–2006 Pokémon DJ Mary, Max (Seasons 6–8), Additional voices [3]
1999–2000 Magical DoReMi Additional voices
2001–2002 Shaman King Lilly of the Lily Five, Lady Nyorai
2000–2004 Yu-Gi-Oh! Téa Gardner (Anzu Mazaki), Bonz (Ghost Kotsuzuka) [4]
2001–2004 Cubix: Robots for Everyone Chip [3]
2002–2006 Kirby: Right Back at Ya! Kirby, Spikehead, Mabel [2]
2003–2005 F-Zero: GP Legend Lucy Liberty [3]
2003–2006 Sonic X Charmy Bee, Cosmo, Helen, Froggy [3]
2005–2006 G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 Scarlett, Baroness (Second voice)
2007 One Piece Miss Father's Day 4Kids dub

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 I Spy Spooky Mansion Skelly The Skeleton
2004 Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum Téa Gardner [1]
2005 Shadow the Hedgehog Charmy Bee
2010I Spy FantasyPrincess [1]
2016 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links Téa Gardner, Bonz [1]

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References

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