Moneca Stori

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Moneca Stori
Born (1970-01-17) January 17, 1970 (age 53)
OccupationVoice actress / actress (formerly)
Years active1997–2018

Moneca Stori (born January 17, 1970) is a Canadian former voice actress known mostly for her role as the original voice of Kagome Higurashi in the English version of Inuyasha , [1] as well as her lead role of Laura Haruna from the long running Hamtaro series. [2] She began her career performing for thousands of children in theater for young audience productions and was also seen in the Vancouver TheatreSports' Jessie Award-winning production of Free Willy Shakespeare. Stori is currently retired as an actress. [3]

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