Caitlynn French

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Caitlynn French
Born
Caitlynn Lindsay Shae French [1]

(1989-05-08) May 8, 1989 (age 34) [2] [3] [1]
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. [1]
Alma mater Southwestern College
OccupationVoice actress
Years active2006–present
Spouse
Justin Brasfield
(m. 2014)
[4]
RelativesShaelynn French (sister)

Caitlynn Lindsay Shae French [1] (born May 8, 1989) [3] [1] is an American voice actress known for her work on English adaptations of Japanese anime shows and films associated with Media Blasters and Sentai Filmworks. Some of her major voice roles include Shiro in No Game No Life , Tina Sprout in Black Bullet , Miyu Edelfelt in Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya , Hana Isuzu in Girls und Panzer , Naru Sekiya in Hanayamata , Ai Astin in Sunday Without God , Matsurika Shinoji in Maria Holic , Chiaki Kurihara from Bodacious Space Pirates , Mei Tachibana in Say "I love you" , Kanna Makino in Tamako Market , and Leviathan in Leviathan The Last Defense .

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Biography

French was born in Fort Worth on May 8, 1989 [1] and raised in Derby, Kansas. Along with her younger sister Shaelynn, she was drawn into the performing arts. [4] As a high school student at Derby High School, French performed in musicals and stage plays such as West Side Story , Seussical and The People Vs. Maxine Lowe. She later attended Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas and earned a degree in Theater Performance there in 2011. [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions the Movie: Rikka Takanashi RevisionFemale clerk
2014 Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace Chiaki Kurihara
2014 Tamako Love Story Kanna Makino
2015 Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Past Sakura Inami
2015 Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Future
2015 Girls und Panzer der Film Hana Isuzu
2017 No Game No Life: Zero Schwi Dola

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Intrigue in the Bakumatsu – Irohanihoheto Additional VoicesEpisode: "A Foul Star in the Sky"
2009 Kampfer Ryouka YamakawaGuest role (5 episodes)
2009–2010 Armed Librarians: The Book of Bantorra Qumola, Woman A, Additional VoicesRecurring role (27 episodes)
2009
2011
Maria Holic Matsurika ShinojiMain role (24 episodes)
2011 Rio: Rainbow Gate! Ille AdamsRecurring role (13 episodes)
2011 Mayo Chiki! Kureha SakamachiMain role (13 episodes)
2011–2012 Majikoi! Angel Itagaki, Additional VoicesRecurring role (9 episodes)
2012 Shining Hearts: Shiawase no Pan KagyuaGuest role (4 episodes)
2012 Bodacious Space Pirates Chiaki KuriharaMain role (20 episodes)
2012–2013 AKB0048 Suzuko KanzakiMain role (25 episodes)
(Includes Next Stage)
2012 The Ambition of Oda Nobuna Maeda InuchiyoRecurring role (12 episodes)
2012 Say I Love You Mei TachibanaMain role (13 episodes)
2012–2013 Girls und Panzer Hana IsuzuMain role (12 episodes)
2012–2014 Little Busters! Mio NishizonoMain role (Season 1)
Recurring role (Refrain & EX)
(28 episodes)
2013 Tamako Market Kanna MakinoMain role (12 episodes)
2013 Little Busters! Midori NishizonoGuest role (2 episodes)
2013 My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected Minami SagamiGuest role (4 episodes) [5]
2013 Leviathan: The Last Defense LeviathanMain role (13 episodes)
2013 Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East Princess Yana, Additional VoicesGuest role (6 episodes)
2013 The World God Only Knows Tsukiyo Kujo, VulcanusGuest role (7 episodes)
2013 Golden Time ChinamiGuest role (20 episodes)
2013 Beyond the Boundary Sakura InamiRecurring role (10 episodes)
2013–2014 Sunday Without God AiMain role (13 episodes)
2013–2016 Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA Miyu EdelfeltMain role (30 episodes)
(Includes 2wei! nd 2wei Herz!)
2014 My Neighbor Seki: The Master of Killing Time SakuraGuest role (5 episodes)
2014 Black Bullet Tina SproutMain role (10 episodes)
2014 No Game No Life ShiroMain role (12 episodes)
2014 Hanayamata Naru SekiyaMain role (12 episodes)
2014–2015 Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon ChrisRecurring role (20 episodes)
2016–2017
2020
God ComplexKebechet, NikeGuest role (5 episodes)
2017 Just Because! Additional Voices
2017 My Girlfriend is Shobitch Guest role (6 episodes)
2018 Hakumei and Mikochi KoharuEpisode: “"A Ladder in the Tree/The Metropolitan Lifestyle/Photo of a Smile"
2019 7 Seeds HotaruGuest role (3 episodes)
2020 BanG Dream! Additional voicesSeason 2 [6]
2020 The Pet Girl of Sakurasou Mashiro ShiinaMain Role [7]
2020 Fragtime Misuzu MoritaniMain Role [8]

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016Lucid9: Inciting IncidentAiri Hiraga
2016Backstage PassTrina
2017Valentine Panic!Leia

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References

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  2. Burke, David (June 28, 2018). "Derby native returns to festival as anime star". The Wichita Eagle.
  3. 1 2 Caitlyn French [@CaitlynnFrenchV] (May 9, 2021). "Thank you all so much for all the birthday wishes and love.
    Over half a year of an intense program for a new day job in the midst of a socially isolating pandemic, it's easy to feel irrelevant.
    I mean technically I am, but still, y'all show love anyways.
    ♥ Thank you. ♥"
    (Tweet). Retrieved September 30, 2021 via Twitter.
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