Megan Hollingshead, also known as Karen Thompson or Kelli Kassidi is an American

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, best known for her roles as Nurse Joy in ''

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'', Mai Valentine in '' Yu-Gi-Oh!'', Shizune in ''

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'', Caster in '' Fate/stay night'',

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in '' Bleach'', and Re-l Mayer in '' Ergo Proxy''.

Career

Best known for her

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dubbing work, Megan's most famous roles include Nurse Joy, Cassidy in the first 6 seasons of the ''

'' anime series and Mai Valentine in the first 3 seasons of '' Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters''. She also lent her voice to the Enix

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series '' Valkyrie Profile'' as Lenneth. During the start of Pokémon's 7th season, she left

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to relocate to her current residence in

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, and continue her voice acting career, voicing characters such as Shizune in ''

'' and ''

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'',

and

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in '' Bleach'',

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in '' Eureka Seven'', Villetta Nu in the ''

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'' 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

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instructor in her spare time.

Filmography

Anime

Animation

Film

Video games

Notes

References

External links

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Megan Hollingshead
at the CrystalAcids Anime Voice Actor Database * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hollingshead, Megan 1968 births American video game actresses American voice actresses Living people Actresses from New York City American stage actresses 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Los Angeles