Wendee Lee | |
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| Wendee Lee in 2008 | |
| Other names | Wendee Swan Wendee Day Elyse Floyd |
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| Years active | 1981–present |
Wendee Lee is an American voice actress, writer, and director. [1]
Lee studied dance and theater and later became a full-time dancer in her teens. According to her interview on the Magic Knight Rayearth DVDs, she started doing voices at school and got in trouble for it. [2]
Lee's first anime voice role was in Harmony Gold production Robotech in the 1980s, where she voiced Vanessa Leeds, one of the operators aboard the SDF-1 Macross. [3] She also worked with Streamline on several anime productions including Dragon Ball . [4] She would continue dance and work part-time as a make-up artist, choreographer, and dance instruction. [3]
Lee's major voice roles in anime include Kei in the Pioneer dub of Akira , Faye Valentine on Cowboy Bebop , Myōjin Yahiko in Rurouni Kenshin , Takeru "T.K." Takaishi on Digimon Adventure , Haruhi Suzumiya on The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and Konata Izumi on Lucky Star . She has also worked as an ADR director on Bleach , Love Hina and Outlaw Star and a casting director on The Night B4 Christmas. In 2014–2015, she voiced Queen Serenity in the Viz Media re-dub of the classic Sailor Moon series and the new Sailor Moon Crystal series. [5] [6]
In 2023, Lee was embroiled in controversy after a decision by Viz Media and Studiopolis to not move forward with Anairis Quiñones as Yoruichi Shihōin, with the role in Bleach being reprised by Lee. [7] [8]
Professional wrestler AJ Lee adopted the latter part of her ring name in honor of Lee. [9]
| Year | Series | Role | Crew role, notes | Source [10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Swiss Family Robinson: Flone of the Mysterious Island | Anna | CA | |
| 1985 | Robotech | Vanessa Leeds | Macross Saga | Press [11] |
| 1988 | Little Women | Sallie Gardiner, Patty | CA | |
| 1989 | Dragon Ball | Bulma | As Wendee Swan | |
| 1990 | Zillion | Amy | ||
| 1991 | Zillion: Burning Night | Amy | ||
| 1992 | Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water | Nadia | Streamline dub | [12] |
| Fight! Iczer One | Iczer One | As Wendee Swan | CA | |
| 1993 | Doomed Megalopolis | Yukiko Tatsumiya | ||
| 1994 | Moldiver | Agent Elizabeth | As Wendee Day OVA | |
| Dirty Pair OVAs | Yuri | Streamline Pictures dub "Flight 005 Conspiracy", "Project Eden", "Affair of Nolandia", short | [12] | |
| 1995 | Phantom Quest Corp | Ayaka Kisaragi | As Wendee Day OVA | CA |
| El-Hazard | Various characters | OVA | ||
| 1997 | Super Pig | Penny Round | ADR voice director and script writer | [12] |
| 1998 | Fushigi Yûgi | Yui Hongo | CA | |
| Battle Athletes | Tomoe Mido | OVA | ||
| 1999 | Tenchi in Tokyo | Kiyone | ||
| Cowboy Bebop | Faye Valentine | Press [13] | ||
| 1999–2003 | Digimon: Digital Monsters | T.K. Takaishi, Mako, Jaarin Wong, others | ADR voice director and script writer on Digimon Adventure | Press [13] [14] |
| 2000 | Brigadoon: Marin to Melan | Marin Asagi, Lolo, others | CA | |
| 2001 | Outlaw Star | Twilight Suzuka, others | ADR voice director | |
| Rurouni Kenshin | Myōjin Yahiko, Komagata Yumi | as Elyse Floyd | ||
| Magic Knight Rayearth | Umi Ryuuzaki, Princess Emeraude | Also Rayearth 2 | ||
| Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket | Chris | [15] | ||
| 2001–02 | Mon Colle Knights | Batch, Ms. Loon, Lovestar | [12] | |
| 2001–03 | The Big O | Angel, others | CA | |
| 2002 | Adventures of Mini-Goddess | Urd | [16] | |
| 2002 | Love Hina | Kaolla Su, Tama-chan | Also Specials "Love Hina Again", "Christmas Special", "Spring Special" ADR voice director and script writer | [17] [18] [19] |
| Kurogane Communication | Trigger, Angela, Lillith | ADR voice director and script writer | CA | |
| Shinzo | Queen Rusephine, others | Also script writer | ||
| Samurai Girl: Real Bout High School | Ryoko Mitsurugi | [20] | ||
| Ys | Sarah Toba | [12] | ||
| 2003 | Wild Arms: Twilight Venom | Loretta Oratorio | ADR voice director and script writer | |
| Ai Yori Aoshi | Tina Foster, others | |||
| .hack//Sign | BlackRose | [12] | ||
| Chobits | Takako Shimizu | [21] | ||
| Great Teacher Onizuka | Azusa Fuyutsuki, others | |||
| Ys II: Castle in the Heavens | Maria Messe, Tarf Hadal | [12] | ||
| Omishi Magical Theater: Risky Safety | Lani, Moe's Mother | Also voice ADR director and script writer | ||
| Mao-chan | Yuriko Ozora | ADR voice director and script writer | ||
| 2004 | Marmalade Boy | Rumi Koishikawa, Chigusa, others | [22] | |
| Stellvia of the Universe | Chiaki Katase | ADR voice director and script writer | [23] | |
| Witch Hunter Robin | Miho Karasuma | |||
| 2004–14 | Ikki Tousen series | Goei | Series Battle Vixens, Great Guardians, Xtreme Xecutor | |
| 2005 | Scrapped Princess | Senes, Diana | ||
| Planetes | Fee Carmichael | |||
| Grenadier | Rushuna Tendo | ADR director and ADR writer | [24] | |
| Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki | Little Girl Kagato, Kiyone Masaki | OVA3 | CA | |
| DearS | Mitsuka Yoshimine | |||
| 2005–09 | Naruto | Moegi, Neji Hyuga (young), Tsubaki, others | Also related specials and movies | |
| 2006 | Boys Be... | Jyunna Morio | Ep. 11 | [25] |
| 2006–07 | Haré+Guu | Weda | [26] [27] | |
| 2006–14 | Bleach | Yoruichi Shihōin, Tatsuki Arisawa, Ururu Tsumugiya, others | ADR voice director | [12] [14] |
| 2007 | The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya | Haruhi Suzumiya | [13] [28] [29] | |
| MÄR | Dorothy | |||
| 2008 | Lucky Star | Konata Izumi, Haruhi Suzumiya (cameo) | [13] | |
| 2009–17 | Naruto: Shippuden | Moegi, Yugito Nii, Yugao Uzuki, others | ||
| 2012 | Persona 4: The Animation | Sayoko Uehara | [12] | |
| 2012–present | Blue Exorcist | Shura Kirigakure, Rin Okumura (child), Supermarket Manager (Ep. 1) | [13] [14] [30] | |
| 2013 | Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan: Demon Capital | Saori Maki, Natto-Kozo, Keijoro | [12] | |
| Fate/Zero | Natalia Kaminski | [14] | ||
| 2014 | Blood Lad | Neyn | [31] [32] | |
| 2014–15 | Knights of Sidonia | Captain Kobayashi | [33] [34] | |
| Doraemon | Sue's Mom, others | ADR voice director | [35] | |
| Sailor Moon | Queen Serenity, DD Girls | Viz Media dub | [5] [6] | |
| 2015 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | Lisa Lisa | [12] | |
| Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin | Kycilla Zabi | [36] [37] [38] | ||
| The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan | Haruhi Suzumiya | [39] | ||
| Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation | Blanc | First role recorded at Funimation/OkraTron 5000 | [40] | |
| BlazBlue: Alter Memory | Takamagahara | [41] | ||
| A Lull in the Sea | Akira Shiodome, Tsumugu's mother | ADR voice director | [42] | |
| 2015–16 | Durarara!!×2 | Kasane Kujiragi | [43] | |
| 2015–17 | Sailor Moon Crystal | Queen Serenity | Viz Media dub | [6] |
| 2016 | Your Lie in April | Saki Arima | [44] | |
| March Comes In like a Lion | Misaki, Young Rei Kiriyama | Also director | [45] | |
| 2016–18 | Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans | Amida Arca | [46] [47] | |
| 2017 | Dragon Ball Super | Bulma | Bang Zoom! dub for Toonami Asia | [48] |
| Berserk | Luca | 2016 series | [49] | |
| 2018 | Beyblade Burst Turbo | Koji Konda | ||
| 2019 | One-Punch Man | Do-S | ||
| 2019–23 | Boruto: Naruto Next Generations | Moegi | Tweet [50] | |
| 2021 | Cells at Work! Code Black | ADR director | [51] | |
| Adachi and Shimamura | Adachi's Mom | [52] | ||
| Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song | Archive | ADR director | [53] [54] | |
| Kageki Shojo!! | Aika Shion | [12] | ||
| Maesetsu! Opening Act | Ms. Hirano | |||
| Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon | Joka | Viz Media dub | [5] [6] [12] | |
| 2022 | Bastard!! Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy | Arshes Nei, Baba (season 1) | [55] | |
| Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War | Tatsuki Arisawa, Menoly Mallia, and Yoruichi Shihōin | [12] |
| Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source [10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | Wisdom of the Gnomes | Bruna | [12] | |
| 1999–present | Family Guy | Various | ||
| 2004–05 | Megas XLR | Kiva Andru, others | [12] | |
| 2009 | Superman: Red Son | Wonder Woman | Motion comic | [12] |
| 2015 | Ever After High | Lizzie Hearts | Netflix series Ep. Spring Unsprung | [56] |
| Popples | Sunny | |||
| 2021 | High Guardian Spice | Angie | [57] | |
| Heaven Official's Blessing | Ling Wen | Chinese donghua English dub | [58] | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source [10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Kiki's Delivery Service | Senior Witch, others | Streamline dub | CA |
| 1993 | Ninja Scroll | Kagero | ||
| 1999 | Perfect Blue | Rumi | [59] | |
| 2000 | Digimon: The Movie | Young TK, Little Girl 1, Party Girl 1, Kokomon | CA | |
| 2001 | Akira | Kei | Pioneer/Animaze dub | |
| Sakura Wars: The Movie | Sakura Shinguji | CA | ||
| 2002 | Cowboy Bebop: The Movie | Faye Valentine | ||
| 2009 | Twice as Dead | Alice | [60] | |
| 2011 | The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya | Haruhi Suzumiya | ||
| 2013 | Blue Exorcist: The Movie | Shura Kirigakure, Rin Okumura (Young) | Limited theatrical release | |
| 2015 | The Laws of the Universe Part 0 | Voice Director Limited theatrical release | [61] [62] | |
| 2016 | Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV | Sylva Via Fleuret | Limited theatrical release | [12] |
| 2018 | Cinderella and the Secret Prince | Witch | ||
| 2020 | NiNoKuni | Evermore Knight | Also English dubbing director | |
| 2021 | Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire | Conan Edogawa | ||
| Violet Evergarden: The Movie | Clara Magnolia | |||
| Sailor Moon Eternal Part 2 | Queen Serenity | [12] | ||
| Stand by Me Doraemon 2 | Nurse | Also English dubbing director | ||
| 2022 | Belle | Nakai | [63] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source [10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–95 | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers | Scorpina (voice) | As Wendee Swan | [71] [72] [12] |
| 1998 | Power Rangers in Space | Alpha 6 | [12] | |
| Run Lola Run | Lola | [73] | ||
| 1999 | Power Rangers Lost Galaxy | Alpha 6 | [12] | |
| 2004 | Alive! | Yurika Saegusa | [74] | |
| Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source [10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Adventures in Voice Acting | Herself | [95] |
Other roles (including David "Solid Snake" Hayter as Bernard and Wendee Lee as Al's next-door-neighbor and Federation pilot Chris turn in solid performances.