Mary Elizabeth McGlynn

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Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
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McGlynn at the 2018 Phoenix Comic Fest
Born (1966-10-16) October 16, 1966 (age 58)
Other namesMelissa Williamson [2] [3]
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • voice director
Years active1981–present
Spouses
  • (m. 1988;div. 2012)
  • (m. 2017)
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
LabelsKonami Music Entertainment
Website www.maryemcglynn.com

Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (born October 16, 1966) [4] is an American actress, singer, and voice director. She is known for her work in the Ghost in the Shell series, voicing Motoko Kusanagi and working as an ADR director on several entries. She is also known for her involvement in music production in multiple games from the Silent Hill series, and her extensive English-language dubbing of various anime, animated films, and video games, including the English adaptation of the television series Cowboy Bebop .

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Career

McGlynn's voice roles in anime include Lieutenant Matilda in the Mobile Suit Gundam I (1981), Motoko Kusanagi ( Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex ), Kurenai Yuhi, Mei Terumi, Katsuyu, and Koharu Utatane (from the Naruto series), Cornelia li Britannia ( Code Geass ), and the most recent, Queen Metalia on Sailor Moon Crystal .

She does voice acting in video games such as Maria and Mary Shepherd-Sunderland in the HD collection version of Silent Hill 2 and Nina Williams from the Tekken series. She has worked in cartoons, with roles such as Dr. Maheswaran in Steven Universe and Steven Universe Future , Abigail Brand in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes , Dynamite Watkins and Miss Quantum on OK KO! Let's Be Heroes , Governor Arihnda Pryce in Star Wars Rebels and Coach Brunt in Carmen Sandiego . In addition to her experiences with directing English dubs of anime shows, she also served as a dialogue and voice director for Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure , Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero , She-Ra and the Princesses of Power , Dogs in Space , and Dragon Age: Absolution . She contributed to the Silent Hill movie adaptation and Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME . She has had several movie roles. From 2015 to 2017, she was also a guest star for a Dungeons and Dragons web series titled Critical Role (15 Episodes). [5]

She was a Guest of Honor at Anime Expo 2007, Long Beach. [6]

McGlynn won the 2007 American Anime Award for Best Actress for her role as Major Motoko Kusanagi in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex . [7] [8]

She won a Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) award in 2008 for Best Director for her work on Naruto. [9]

Personal life

McGlynn was married to actor Daran Norris, but divorced him in 2012. [10] As of 2017, she is married to voice actor Steve Blum, whom she directed in various voiceover productions starting with Cowboy Bebop and remained close since then. [11] She has an identical twin sister named Melissa. [12]

Filmography

Anime

List of dubbing performances in anime
YearTitleRoleCrew role, notesSource [13]
1985 Fist of the North Star Yuria [14]
1992 Sailor Moon Flau, Queen Metallia Viz dub [15]
Bastard!! Thunder Empress Arshes Nei
1997 Street Fighter II V Dr. Hannah, NewscasterAs Melissa WilliamsonCA
Tokyo Revelation Various characters
1997–99 El-Hazard series Queen Diva CA [16]
1998 Outlaw Star HildaPress [3] [14]
Battle Athletes LahrriCA
Fushigi Yūgi NurikoPress [2] [3]
1998–99 Cowboy Bebop Julia ADR director, as Melissa WilliamsonPress [2] [3] [17] [18]
1999 Rurouni Kenshin ShuraAs Melissa WilliamsonCA [14]
2000 Sol Bianca: The Legacy FebCA
2000-01 Digimon Adventure 02 Floramon, Cody's Mother [14] [15]
2002 Vandread Jura Basil Elden As Melissa WilliamsonCA
X Kanoe
Samurai Girl Real Bout High School Mian Cubie
Digimon Tamers Various charactersADR director, story editorPress [2] [19]
Digimon Frontier Ophanimon, Salamon [20]
2002-03 Witch Hunter Robin Jean (doll), Mamoru Kudō, additional voices [14] [15]
2003 Wolf's Rain Lady JaguaraADR directorPress [2] [18] [21]
Reign: The Conqueror CassandraAs Melissa WilliamsonCA
.hack//SIGN HelbaPress [2]
Geneshaft Sofia Galgalim, Lily PorterCA
2003-04 Gungrave MilandaAs Melissa Williamson [14] [15]
2003–06 Naruto Kurenai Yūhi, othersADR director
SJPA Award for Best Director
Press [2] [18]
2004–07 Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series Major Motoko Kusanagi American Anime Award for Best ActressPress [2] [21] [22] [23]
2007 Digimon Data Squad Sarah Damon, SayuriCA
2008 Code Geass Cornelia li Britannia Press [2]
2008-09 Stitch! DeliaVoice director [14] [15]
2009 Kurokami Mikami Houjou
2009-10 Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Briggs Doctor, Doctor's WifeAs Lucy Todd
2009–12 Bleach Zabimaru (Baboon), Ikumi UnagiyaPress [2]
2009–16 Naruto: Shippuden Kurenai Yūhi, othersADR director
2010-11 Marvel Anime Marsh, Shehla, Riko Nirasaki, Crowd MemberVoice director, assistant director [14] [15]
2011 Digimon Fusion Pickmons, Queen, Shakkoumon, othersVoice director, story editorPress [2] [19] [14]
2012 Persona 4: The Animation Naoto Shirogane [2] [19] [14]
2013 Tenkai Knights Mrs. Dalton (Toxsa's Mother, Ep. 19, uncredited)ADR directorPress [2]
2013-2015 Ghost in the Shell: Arise Lieutenant Colonel Kurutsu
2014–15 Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers Voice director
2015 Glitter Force Brooha, Queen Euphoria, Ms. Mason [24] [25]
2015-16 Sailor Moon Crystal Queen Metallia [14] [15]
2016–17 God Eater Tsubaki Amamiya
2019 Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Kurenai Yūhi, Mei Terumī [26]
2020–22 Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045 Motoko Kusanagi Voice director [14]

Animation

List of voice performances in animation
YearTitleRoleNotesSource [13]
2006-09 The Replacements Mrs. Zubeck, Mrs. Kelpman3 episodes [14]
2012 The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Abigail Brand
2014–17 Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero Dialogue DirectorPress [2]
2014–18 Steven Universe Priyanka Maheswaran, othersPress [2] [14] [27]
2016–18 Star Wars Rebels Governor Arihnda Pryce, othersTweet [28] [29]
2017–19 OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Dynamite Watkins, Miss Quantum, additional voicesTweet [30] [31] [14]
2017–20 Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure Dialogue Director
Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz Voice director
2018–2018 Bunnicula Casting Director & Voice Director (season 3)
2018–2020 She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Horned GoonVoice directorPress [2] [14]
Star Wars Resistance Freya Fenris, additional voices [14]
2019 Green Eggs and Ham Voice director (8 episodes)
2019–2021 Carmen Sandiego Coach Brunt [14]
2019–2022 Dragons: Rescue Riders Svetlana the SlyVoice director
2020 Steven Universe Future Priyanka MaheswaranEpisode: "Growing Pains"
Chico Bon Bon: Monkey with a Tool Belt Voice director
2020–2022 Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous Voice director (16 episodes)
Doug Unplugs Voice director
2021–2023 Dogs in Space
DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms
2022 Bugs Bunny Builders
Big City Greens Voice director (15 episodes)
Dragon Age: Absolution Voice director
2022- The Legend of Vox Machina Zahra Hydris [14]
2023-2023 Shape Island
Dew Drop Diaries Angel [14]

Film

List of voice performances in direct-to-video and television films
YearTitleRoleCrew role, notesSource [13]
1997ArmageddonQueen HeraAs Melissa WilliamsonCA
1999 Black Jack Jo Carol Brane
Princess Mononoke SingerCA
2000 Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust CarolinePress [2]
2001 Ah! My Goddess: The Movie Urd As Melissa WilliamsonPress [3]
Metropolis Public Announcement VoiceADR script writerPress [2]
2002 Cowboy Bebop the Movie: Knockin' on Heaven's Door Chris RileyADR director [19]
2003 Sakura Wars: The Movie Kanna Kirishima As Melissa WilliamsonCA
2004 Appleseed ADR directorPress [2]
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Major Motoko Kusanagi [32]
2007 Stan Lee's The Condor Valeria / Taipan [14]
2008 Resident Evil: Degeneration Rani's aunt
2009 Naruto Shippuden the Movie Voice director [33]
2010 Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower Queen Seram [15]
2011 Tekken: Blood Vengeance Nina Williams As Charlotte Bell [14]
2013 Iron Man: Rise of Technovore Voice director [15]
2014 Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods Policewoman [14]
2015 Ghost in the Shell: Arise Kurutsu [34]
The Last: Naruto the Movie Mei Terumi, Head Maid, Kurenai Yuhi, KatsuyuVoice director [14]
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie Kurusu
2017 Resident Evil: Vendetta Zack White

Video games

List of voice performances in video games
YearTitleRoleNotesSource [13] [35]
2000 Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption Ecaterina [36]
2001 The Bouncer EchidnaAs Melissa Williamson [14]
Phase ParadoxRenee Hearn, Nash Lynyrd [37]
2002 Digimon Rumble Arena Gatomon, Takato, Magnadramon [14]
2003–04 .hack seriesHelba, Emma WielantInfection, Mutation, Outbreak, Quarantine
2003–12 Silent Hill seriesSinger
Voice director
[2]
2004 Seven Samurai 20XX Zwei [38]
2005 Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War Singer (The Journey Home) [39]
2006 Rumble Roses XX Evil Rose, Noble RoseCA
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII Rosso [14]
Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra Doctus
2006–07 .hack//G.U. seriesBordeaux, Toru Uike, News Announcer
2007 Supreme Commander General Samantha Clarke
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
2008 Devil May Cry 4 Echidna Website
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows Spider-Woman [14]
2009 Afro Samurai The PolecatsCA
Magna Carta 2 Keitin [14]
Tekken 6 Nina WilliamsWebsite
2010 Final Fantasy XIII Nora Estheim [14]
Alpha Protocol SIE [2] [14]
2011–present Naruto seriesKurenai Yuhi, Shima, Katsuyu, Tsunade, Mei Terumi [14]
2012 Street Fighter X Tekken Nina WilliamsWebsite
Darksiders II Uriel, Nephilim (Whispers) 5, Human Soul 3 [14]
Resident Evil 6 Enemies
Dishonored Singer (Honor For All) [40]
Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth Maria Hill, Veranke Website [14]
2013 Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn HydaelynWebsite
Marvel Heroes Jessica Jones, Moondragon [14]
2014 Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Female CrusaderPress [2] [14]
Spider-Man Unlimited Silver Sable [14]
Digimon All-Star Rumble Gatomon, Angewomon
World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor Tyrant Velhari
2015 Resident Evil: Revelations 2 Alex WeskerWebsite
Heroes of the Storm JohannaPress [2]
Kholat Singer (Farewell) [41]
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Praetor TalisPress [2] [14]
Xenoblade Chronicles X Avatar (Female Mature)Grouped under Avatars [42]
2016 Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault Online Major Motoko Kusanagi [14]
Hitman Dalia Margolis
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens Sausage Vendor
God Eater Resurrection Tsubaki AmamiyaWebsite
Tekken 7: Fated Retribution Nina WilliamsUncredited [a]
World of Warcraft: Legion Aegwynn, Delas Moonfang [14]
2017 Star Trek: Bridge Crew Lieutenant Koharu Mori
2018 Artifact Prellex
2019 Mortal Kombat 11 Cetrion Tweet [43]
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order Valkyrie [14]
2020 World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Remornia
Resident Evil: Resistance Alex Wesker
2023 Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical Persephone [44]
Mortal Kombat 1 Female Scorpion [45]
Mortal Kombat: Onslaught Cetrion [46]
2024 Tekken 8 Nina Williams [14]
Clock Tower: Rewind Singer (Intro)Tweet
2025 Date Everything! Airyn, Isolde [14]

Audio books

List of voice performances in Audio books
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2020The World of Critical RoleNarrator [47]

Live action

List of acting performances in television and film
YearTitleRoleCrew role, notesSource
1992 Down the Shore BrigitteEpisode: "A Tale of Two Houses"
1993 Quantum Leap Sue Anne WintersEpisode: "Memphis Melody"
1994 Walker, Texas Ranger Merrilee SummersEpisode: "Right Man, Wrong Time"
1995 Xena: Warrior Princess PandoraEpisode: "Cradle of Hope"
1996 Murder, She Wrote Karen ReisnerEpisode: "Mrs. Parker's Revenge"
1997 Sister, Sister Dr. WilcoxEpisode: "Two's Company" [48]
1998 Star Trek: Voyager DaelenEpisode: "Vis a Vis"
2006 Silent Hill Singer [2]
2008 Adventures in Voice Acting Herself [49]
2011Julia X 3DSinger [2]

Notes

  1. English voice actors were not listed in the closing credits for this title.

References

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  43. McGlynn, Mary Elizabeth [@MaryEMcGlynn] (April 23, 2019). "Cat's out of the bag! I can finally confirm that I'm playing the Elder God, Cetrion in #MK11 Let's build and destroy some worlds together! @MortalCombat #Cetrion" (Tweet). Retrieved April 23, 2019 via Twitter.
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