Christina Kelly

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Christina Kelly
Born
Christina Marie Kelly

(1991-11-13) November 13, 1991 (age 32)
Education University of Houston
Lady Bird Johnson High School
OccupationVoice actress
Years active2015–present

Christina Marie Kelly [1] (born November 13, 1991) is an American voice actress who provides voices for English dubs of anime series.

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Biography

Kelly was born in Newport Beach, California on November 13, 1991. [1] She attended the University of Houston School of Theatre and Dance, [1] where she has appeared in shows such as The Miser , Blood Wedding , Ring Round the Moon , and Zombie Prom: The Musical. [2] She graduated with a BFA in acting in 2015.

In 2015, Kelly began voice acting with Sentai Filmworks while still attending the University of Houston. Her first lead role was Satone Shichimiya in the hit series Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions -Heart Throb- . She had only been voice acting for four months when she landed the lead role of Mine in the action anime Akame ga Kill! , which would appear on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block. She was also the voice of Koko Kaga in the romantic-comedy, Golden Time . Her talent became noted by directors from Dallas, which led her to land the role of Yamato in Kancolle, a dub produced by Funimation.

Kelly has appeared on stage at Unity Theatre and The Catastrophic Theatre in Houston, Texas.

Dubbing roles

Anime

YearWorkRoleNotesReference
2015 Akame ga Kill! Mine [3]
2015 Nobunaga the Fool Kitsuno [4]
2015 Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions -Heart Throb- Saotone Shichimiya [5]
2015 Hamatora Hajime [6]
2015 Black Bullet Kisara Tendo [7]
2015 Brynhildr in the Darkness Kitsuka Hatta [8]
2016 Log Horizon 2 Kawara [9]
2016 Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon Ersha [10]
2016 Girls und Panzer der Film Pepperoni [11]
2016 My Love Story!! Kojima [12]
2017 Land of the lustrous Padparadscha [13]
2017 Utawarerumono: The False Faces Atuy [14]
2017 KanColle: Kantai Collection Yamato [15]
2017 Himouto! Umaru-chan Sylphynford Tachibana [16]
2017 Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma Alice Nakiri [17]
2017 Flying Witch Akane Kowata [18]
2018 UQ Holder! Magister Negi Magi! 2 Akira Okouchi, Zazie RainydaySentai Filmworks dub [19]
2018 Real Girl Iroha Igarashi [20]
2018 Revue Starlight Claudine Saijo [21]
2019 Waiting in the Summer Ichika Takatsuki [22]
2019 My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected Yumiko Miuraalso Season 2 [23]
2019 How Clumsy you are, Miss Ueno Yomogi [24]
2019 Golden Time Koko Kaga [25]
2020 Saint Seiya Mermaid Thetis [26] [27]
2020 BanG Dream! Sāya YamabukiSeason 2 [28]
2020 Grisaia: Phantom Trigger Thanatos [29]
2020 The Pet Girl of Sakurasou Nanami Aoyama [30]
2020 The Demon Girl Next Door Mikan Hinatsuki [31]
2020 Wasteful Days of High School Girls Hisui "Majo" Kujyō [32]
2020 Shirobako Kyōko Suzuki [33]
2020 Rifle Is Beautiful Karen Sakashita [34]
2021 Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki Minami "Mimimi" Nanami [35]
2021 Mother of the Goddess' Dormitory Atena Saotome [36]
2021 Dropout Idol Fruit Tart Hoho Kajino [37]
2021 Kakegurui Mary SaotomeSentai Filmworks dub [38]
2022 My Isekai Life Slime [39]
2022 Chainsaw Man Michiko Tendo [40]
2022 The Eminence in Shadow Alpha [41]
2023 Akiba Maid War Shiipon [42]
2023 Ningen Fushin: Adventurers Who Don't Believe in Humanity Will Save the World Tiana [43]
2023 Oshi no Ko Miyako [44]
2023 Farming Life in Another World Lamulias [45]
2023 One Piece Ulti
2023 Phantom of the Idol Kasenjiki [46]

Video games

YearWorkRoleNotesReference
2021 Monark Nozomi Hinata [23]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResult
20154th Annual Behind the Voice Actors (BTVA) Anime Dub AwardsBreakthrough Voice Actress of the YearNominated [47]

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