Megan Hollingshead

Megan Hollingshead
Megan Hollingshead
	Hollingshead in 2020
Born	San Fernando Valley, CA, U.S.
Other names	Karen Thompson; Kelli Kassidi
Occupation	Voice actress
Years active	1993–present
Agent	AVO Talent Agency
Notable credits	Bleach; as Rangiku Matsumoto; Eureka Seven; as Hilda; Ergo Proxy; as Re-l Mayer; Pokémon; as Nurse Joy; Valkyrie Profile; as Lenneth Valkyrie; Yu-Gi-Oh!; as Mai Valentine
Children	2
Website	www.meganhollingshead.com

Megan Hollingshead, also known as Karen Thompson or Kelli Kassidi^[3] is an American voice actress, best known for her roles as Nurse Joy in Pokémon, Mai Valentine in Yu-Gi-Oh!, Shizune in Naruto, Caster in Fate/stay night, Rangiku Matsumoto in Bleach, and Re-l Mayer in Ergo Proxy.

Career

Best known for her anime dubbing work, Megan's most famous roles include Nurse Joy, Cassidy in the first 6 seasons of the Pokémon anime series and Mai Valentine in the first 3 seasons of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters. She also lent her voice to the Enix role-playing game series Valkyrie Profile as Lenneth. During the start of Pokémon's 7th season, she left New York City to relocate to her new residence in Los Angeles, and continue her voice acting career, voicing characters such as Shizune in Naruto and Naruto Shippuden, Rangiku Matsumoto and Nemu Kurotsuchi in Bleach, Hilda in Eureka Seven, Villetta Nu in the Code Geass series, and Re-l Mayer in Ergo Proxy. Megan's theatre résumé is as extensive, if less so, with roles in performances of The Duchess of Malfi, Baptizing Adam, Spacegrrrls, and Vinegar Tom, to name but a few. Megan studied acting at the William Esper Studio, and is a founding member of the Adirondack Theatre Festival. She serves as a yoga instructor in her spare time. Hollingshead currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee with her family.

List of voice performances in anime
Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)^[4]^[1]
1998–2004, 2020–present	Pokémon	Nurse Joy, Cassidy, Duplica, others		^[5]
2001–2004	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters	Mai Valentine
2001	Boogiepop Phantom	Various characters
2002	His and Her Circumstances	Kano Miyazama
2003	Sonic X	Scarlet Garcia
2003	Shaman King	Jenny, Sharona
2003	Fighting Foodons	Rose Marinade
2003	Tama and Friends	Various characters
2003	Ultimate Muscle	Trixie, Helga
2004	Paranoia Agent	Various characters	First role since relocating to Los Angeles.
2004	Rumiko Takahashi Anthology	Various characters
2004	Gravitation	Various characters
2005	Samurai Champloo	Koiko
2005	Daphne in the Brilliant Blue	Gloria
2005	Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo	Teresa, Marie
2005	Mars Daybreak	Dr. Sala
2005	Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars	Setsuna
2005	Girls Bravo	Maharu, Ebi		^[1]
2005	DearS	Neneko		^[1]
2005	Idaten Jump	Vaugnnie C, others
2006	Ergo Proxy	Re-L Mayer
2006	IGPX	Judy
2006	Ghost in the Shell	Various characters
2007–2014	Bleach	Rangiku, Nemu		^[1]
2007–2009	Naruto	Shizune, Tonton
2007	Higurashi When They Cry	Mion Sonozaki, Shion Sonozaki
2008	Lucky Star	Gotoza-sama		^[5]
2008	Gurren Lagann	Adiane		^[5]
2008	Eureka Seven	Hilda
2008–2009	Code Geass	Villetta Nu
2015–2016	Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works	Caster		^[1]
2021	Shaman King	Tao Ran		^[5]
2022–present	Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War	Rangiku, Nemu

List of voice performances in animation
Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)^[4]^[1]
2003	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Sydney, Dr. Ellen		^[4]
2003	Cubix	Raska


Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source^[4]^[1]
1999	Pokémon: The First Movie	Nurse Joy		^[4]
2003	Pokémon Heroes	Annie, others		^[4]
2004	Pokémon: Jirachi—Wish Maker	Diane		^[4]
2006	Patlabor: The Movie	Shinobu Nagumo	Bandai dub	^[5]
2006	Patlabor 2: The Movie	Shinobu Nagumo	Bandai dub	^[5]
2009	Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers	Hilda		^[5]
2015	The Last: Naruto the Movie	Shizune		^[5]
2018	Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower	Caster		^[5]
2021	Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire	Sherilyn Tan		^[5]

List of voice performances in game
Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)^[4]^[1]
2000	Valkyrie Profile	Lenneth Valkyrie, Lorenta		^[6]
2004	Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum	Mai Valentine
2005	Romancing Saga	Sif	Uncredited^[a]	Resume
2006	Time Crisis 4	Elizabeth Conway	As Karen Thompson	^[7]
2006	Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria	Lenneth Valkyrie		^[5]
2007	Eternal Sonata	Viola	as Karen Thompson	^[5]
2007	Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles	Ada Wong		^[1]
2009	Star Ocean: Second Evolution	Celine Jules	as Allison Hollingshead	^[5]
2009	Undead Knights	Sylvia		^[8]
2009	Brütal Legend	Battle Nuns		^[5]
2010	Final Fantasy XIII	Cocoon Inhabitants		^[9]
2010	Valkyria Chronicles II	Edy Nelson		^[5]
2010	Megamind	Roxanne Ritchi		^[5]
2011	Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution	Autarch Kayleth		^[5]
2011	Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact	Shizune		^[5]
2011	Saints Row: The Third	Kiki DeWynter		^[5]
2012	Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations	Shizune		^[5]
2012	Guild Wars 2	Glenna		^[1]
2013	Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3	Shizune		^[5]
2014	Drakengard 3	Five		^[1]
2014	Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed	Shion Kasugai	Uncredited	^[1]
2017	Fire Emblem Heroes	Sigrun, Ylgr, Yune		^[1]
2023	Fire Emblem Engage	Eve		^[5]

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^ Tri-Ace. Valkyrie Profile (PlayStation). Enix. Scene: Closing credits, Cast.
^ Nex Entertainment. Time Crisis 4. Namco Bandai Games. Scene: Closing credits, English Voice Talent.
^ Team Tachyon; Now Production. Undead Knights. Tecmo. Scene: Ending credits, 4:26 in, Cast.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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