Linda Young

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Linda Young
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Young at Animazement 2017
Born
OccupationVoice actress
Years active1997–present
Children John Burgmeier

Linda Chambers-Young is an American voice actress who voices characters in Japanese anime series. Her most notable roles are Frieza in Dragon Ball Z [1] and Baba in Dragon Ball [2] as well as Genkai in Yu Yu Hakusho . [3] [4] [5]

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Her son John Burgmeier works alongside her. [6]

Dubbing roles

Anime

Video games

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