Allison Keith-Shipp is an American voice actress who is best known for her English-dubbing work with

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movies and television series as ''

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'', in which she voiced the character

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. Keith was introduced to voice acting by

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when they were in an

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together, and began with the part of Gamera in ''

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'';Horn 1998 she cites Sakura in ''

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'' as her favorite character. She has a bachelor's degree in theater from the

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, and a teacher's certification. She used to live in New York and Los Angeles doing occasional work for

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and

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. In 2009, she reprised her role as Misato Katsuragi for the

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films for

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, and has been doing voice work for

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Personal life

Keith is married to Todd Shipp, and they have two children. Outside of voice acting, she has worked as a teacher, and

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Filmography

Anime

Film

References

* 2008 "Allison Keith Interview", Carl Horn, ''

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'' 6:3. A two-page interview {{DEFAULTSORT:Keith, Allison Living people 1974 births 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses American child actresses American voice actresses Place of birth missing (living people) People from Houston University of Houston alumni Actresses from New York City Actresses from Los Angeles