Meredith Rae Mauldin (née Thompson), known professionally by her stage name Meredith McCoy, is an American actress and singer best known as the English voice of Android #18 in the Japanese anime ''

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'' series as dubbed by

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. She also voiced Kagura Sohma in '' Fruits Basket (2001)'', Maria Ross in ''

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'', and Atsuko Urameshi in ''

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''.

Biography

McCoy was born Meredith Rae Thompson. She is the step-daughter of the late Jaan Kalmes, a long-time

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in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and Rebecca Kalmes. She has 3 brothers (Andy, Paul and Isaac) and 2 sisters (Caroline and Elizabeth). McCoy graduated from Collin County Community College and attended with fellow voice actor

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. In 2005, McCoy married Michael Mauldin, a former Texas Senate candidate and executive director of worship ministry UpperRoom. She and Mauldin have three children together: Ellia, Jonathan and Noah.

Acting

McCoy's voice acting career began as Android #18 in the anime, ''

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''. She has also been the voice for several other anime characters including Kagura Sohma in

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, Maria Ross in ''

'', Kari Simmons in ''

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'' and Lu Li Chang in ''

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''. McCoy has also acted in several films including: ''Graduation Day'' (2003), '' Saving Jessica Lynch'' (2003), ''The Deadbeat Club'' (2004), ''Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story'' (2006) and '' The Imposter'' (2008). McCoy was also featured in the

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Music

McCoy began her singing career as part of the singing group, Paper Dolls. She has sung with the Cary Richards orchestra, traveled all over the U.S. with Vince Vance and the Valiants, and has performed with Ricky Derek's Night 'Oh' Cabaret. She performed with Corner Pocket, a six-piece jazz/swing band based in

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, as a lead female vocalist and released their album, On Cue. In 2008, McCoy released her debut album, Releasing Angels. Her song, Empty, was featured in the film, '' The Imposter''. McCoy was featured on the opening theme song ‘Believe’ for the Funimation English dub of One Piece, Episodes 48-116. She has also been featured on several of The Upper Room's albums as a featured singer and previously sang with The Glory of Zion International Worship Team.

Filmography

Anime

* ''

'' – Lu Li Chang, Su Li Chang * ''

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'' – Yoko (Ep. 5-6) * ''

'' – Kari Simmons (Ep. 6), Mazy Mitchel (Ep. 43), Suzu Mikami (Ep. 63-64) * ''

'' – Launch * ''

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'' – Android #18 * ''

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'' – Android #18 * ''

'' – Android #18, Launch * '' Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods'' – Android #18 * '' Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F''' – Android #18 * '' Fruits Basket (2001)'' – Kagura Sohma, Mai Gotou * ''

'' – Maria Ross, Kyle (Ep. 9) * '' Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood'' – Maria Ross * ''

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'' – Karen (Ep. 4) * ''

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'' – Patricia (Ep. 8) * ''

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'' – Patricia (Ep. 5, 7) * ''

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'' – Bonita * ''

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'' – Jackie O * ''

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'' –

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* ''

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'' – Hitomi * ''

'' – Atsuko Urameshi, Sasuga

Live action

* ''Graduation Day'' – Maddie * '' Saving Jessica Lynch'' – Beth * ''Midnight Clear'' – Caroler Gretchen * '' The Imposter'' (2008) – Sydney

Video games

* ''

'' series – Android 18 (2002-2009, 2015–present), Launch * ''

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'' - Additional voices * '' Spikeout: Battle Street'' - Additional voices

Discography

;Studio Albums * ''Releasing Angels'' (2007) – debut studio album ;Albums with Vince Vance & The Valiants * ''We Don't Run'' (2003) ;Albums with CornerPocket * ''On Cue'' (2004) ;Albums with The Glory of Zion International Worship Team * ''Freed to Enter the Glory Realm'' (2010) * ''Descending into Triump'' (2010) * ''Contending for a New Beginning'' (2010) ;Albums with The Upper Room * ''God You Are'' (2014) * ''Live from Upper Room'' (2016) * ''Center of Your Love'' (2017) * ''Moments'' (2018) * ''To the One. Joy.'' (2018) ;Anime song covers * '' Android #18'' – character song found on '' Dragon Ball Z American Soundtrack : Android 18 – The Android Sagas'' * ''Daydream Generation'' – 5th ending theme song for ''

'' * ''Believe'' – 2nd opening theme song for ''

One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual chapte ...

'' * ''For Fruits Basket'' – English dub of opening theme song for '' Fruits Basket (2001)''

References

External links

Official Corner Pocket Site
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