Kayleigh Grace Clementine McKee (born January 14, 1994) is an American voice actress, known for her work on

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dubs for IYUNO-SDI and

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. Some of her noteworthy roles include Matthias Hildesheimer in ''

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'' and

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in ''

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''.

Biography

McKee was born in

Macomb, Illinois Macomb is a city in and the county seat of McDonough County, Illinois, United States. It is situated in western Illinois, southwest of Galesburg. The city is about southwest of Peoria and south of the Quad Cities. A special census held in 2 ...

, on January 14, 1994. She grew up in

Galesburg, Illinois Galesburg is a city in Knox County, Illinois, United States. The city is northwest of Peoria. At the 2010 census, its population was 32,195. It is the county seat of Knox County and the principal city of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical ...

, and graduated from Abingdon High School in nearby

Abingdon, Illinois Abingdon is a city in Knox County, Illinois, Knox County, Illinois, United States, west of Peoria, Illinois, Peoria. It is part of the Galesburg, Illinois, Galesburg Galesburg micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city was first ...

. McKee's dad was a fan of anime and tabletop role-playing games like ''

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''; he introduced McKee to the medium. She later got involved with theater. Being

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, she was inspired by the actions of

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, a transgender singer. This eventually motivated McKee to purse a career voice acting in anime.

Filmography

Anime series

Film

Video games

References

External links

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