Kristi Reed

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Kristi Reed (born 3 September 1971) is a casting director, voice director and writer [1] [2] based in Los Angeles, CA. [3] [4]

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Early life and Career

Kristi Reed is a voice director TV series, films, and shorts and video games. [5] She started her career at Bang Zoom! Entertainment in 2002 and 2015 began working on projects at Cartoon Network.

Chris Nee, Kristi Reed, and Jeremy Blacklow co-founded The Rainbow Project, [6] a non-profit LGBT organization, which honors queer presentation in children's media with the Velma Awards. [7] [8] [9]

Kristi has been nominated for an Emmy five times and in 2022 won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice Directing for an Animated Series for Centaurworld. [10] [11] [12]

In 2025, Kristi Reed served as a voice director on the show StuGo. [13]

Filmography

She is best known for Over the Garden Wall, [14] Infinity Train (2019) [15] and Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts (2020) [16]

As a Voice Director

References

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  7. White, Abbey (December 10, 2024). "'Heartstopper,' 'Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur,' Among Inaugural Winners of The Velma Awards (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on December 22, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
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  15. "Infinity Train". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
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  18. "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-09-21.
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