Mari Devon

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Mari Devon
Born (1959-10-10) October 10, 1959 (age 65)
Other namesJane Alan
OccupationVoice actress
Years active1981–2020

Mari Devon (born October 10, 1959) is an American retired voice actress, best known as the voice of Togemon from Digimon Adventure , Renamon from Digimon Tamers , [1] Tammy Nobi from Doraemon 2005 , [2] Haruka Urashima from the Love Hina series, [3] Yayoi Matsunaga from Nightwalker , [4] Maria Tachibana from Sakura Wars , [5] and Tokimi from Tenchi Muyo Ryo Oki . [6] Devon has reprised her role as Togemon in Digimon Adventure Tri , [7] [8] [9] and Tammy in Stand by Me Doraemon . [10] [11]

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Filmography

Animation

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992–1995 Batman: The Animated Series Summer Gleeson22 episodes [12]
1996 Freakazoid! TammyEpisode: "Hero Boy" [12]
1999 Batman Beyond Miss WinstonEpisode: "Black Out" [12]
2002 The Zeta Project ComputerEpisode: "Quality Time" [12]
2009 Batman: The Brave and the Bold WomanEpisode: "Trials of the Demon!" [12]

Anime

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982 Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie Catherine Flower [12]
1991 Mobile Suit Gundam F91 Leahlee Edaberry, Leah Mariba
1998 Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero Summer GleesonDirect-to-video [12]
2001 Sakura Wars: The Movie Maria Tachibana
2001 Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers Renamon, Kyubimon, Taomon [12]
2002 Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomon Renamon [12]
2004The Nutcracker and the MousekingNanny [12]
2004 Howl's Moving Castle Honey
2012 A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise Woman [12]
2013Leo the LionLeo's Mother [12]
2013 The Magic Snowflake Shaman [12]
2014 Stand by Me Doraemon Tamako Nobi
2015 Digimon Adventure tri. Togemon
2018 The Son of Bigfoot Mildred, Reporter [12]
2019 The Queen's Corgi Elizabeth II [12]

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996The Adventures of Batman & Robin Activity CenterSummer Gleeson
1997 Carmen Sandiego Word Detective Carmen Sandiego
1998 Carmen Sandiego Math Detective Carmen Sandiego
1998 Cardinal Syn Syn [12]
2002 Digimon Rumble Arena Renamon, Sakuyamon [12]
2007 Digimon World Data Squad Renamon, Kyubimon, Taomon [12]

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