Saffron Henderson

Saffron Henderson (born September 25) is a Canadian voice actress and singer who often works with Ocean Productions in numerous anime dubs.

Career

Henderson tends to be cast as mature and flirtatious women, young boys and teenage girls, as well as foreign women and motherly figures. Her best known roles are Kid Goku and Kid Gohan in '' Dragon Ball'' and '' Dragon Ball Z'', Shenhua in ''Black Lagoon'', Sachiko Yagami in '' Death Note'', Lucrezia Noin in '' Gundam Wing'' and Oxnard in ''Hamtaro''. She's the daughter of Bill Henderson, the lead guitarist and singer of the Canadian rock band Chilliwack, and has a younger sister named Camille, who is also a singer.

Henderson has appeared in live-action work roles, (including a brief appearance in ''The Fly II'' as Veronica Quaife replacing Geena Davis who had starred in the first film), the romantic comedy ''Cousins'' as Terri Costello, and '' Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan'' as rocker J.J. who is killed by Jason Voorhees with her own guitar.

Henderson has also provided backing vocals on several albums, including for ex Free/Bad Company vocalist Paul Rodgers' 1999 album ''Electric''.

In an interview with Toon Zone, Henderson said that, if she weren't an actress, she would have been a psychologist in order to help people with diabetes, from which she suffers. She mentions Peter Sellers as an influence and that she worked as a showgirl in Spain when she was seventeen.Web Archive
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Voice roles

* '' .hack//Roots'' – Midori
* ''A Christmas Adventure... From a Book Called Wisely's Tales'' – Rachael, Cupid
* ''Adventures from the Book of Virtues'' – Julie
* ''Animated Classic Showcase'' – Various Characters
* '' Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow'' – Lumina
* '' Billy the Cat'' – Nelson
* ''Black Lagoon'' series – Shenhua, Frederica Sawyer/Sawyer the Cleaner, Mami
* '' Brandy and Mr. Whiskers'' – Additional Voices
* ''Cardcaptors'' – Vicky (episode 14)
* ''Class of the Titans'' – Padma
* '' Death Note'' – Sachiko Yagami
* '' Dragon Ball'' (BLT Productions/FUNimation dub) – Goku (episodes 1–13 and movie 1)
* '' Dragon Ball Z'' (FUNimation/Saban Entertainment dub) – Gohan (episodes 1–67 (edited into 53 episodes) and movie 3 (edited into 3 episodes))
* '' Dragon Ball Z'' (FUNimation/Pioneer dub) – Gohan (movies 1–3)
* '' Dragon Ball Z'' (Westwood Media/AB Groupe dub) – Gohan (episodes 108–165)
* ''Dragon Ball Z Kai'' (Ocean Productions dub) – Gohan
* ''Fat Dog Mendoza'' – Gothic Girl, Cissy Poole
* ''Galaxy Express 999'' (movie) – Tetsuro Hoshino
* '' Adieu Galaxy Express 999'' – Tetsuro Hoshino
* ''Generation O!'' – Baby Powder
* ''The Girl Who Leapt Through Time'' – Kazuko Yoshiyama
* '' G.I. Joe Extreme'' – Additional Voices
* ''Hamtaro'' – Oxnard, Maria
* ''Inuyasha'' – Sōta Higurashi, Eri (First voices, later replaced with Rebecca Shoichet)
* '' Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time'' – Sōta Higurashi, Eri
* '' Inuyasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass'' – Sōta Higurashi, Eri
* ''Joon Joon and Friends'' – King Pow, Josh Josh, Hannah Tatsuma
* ''Key the Metal Idol'' – Miho Utsuse, Beniko Komori
* ''Kleo the Misfit Unicorn''
* '' Kong: The Animated Series'' – Lua
* ''Maison Ikkoku'' – Kentaro Ichinose
* ''Master Keaton'' – Natalya
* '' MegaMan NT Warrior'' – Manuela
* '' Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space'' – Yuki Nakasato
* '' Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'' – Aisha
* ''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'' – Lucrezia Noin
* ''Monster Rancher'' – Sandra, Eared Mew, Pink Suezo, Furred Suezo
* ''My Little Pony: Dancing in the Clouds'' – Sky Wishes
* ''My Little Pony: Friends Are Never Far Away'' – Sky Wishes
* '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' – Auntie Lofty (S09E12), Teddie Safari, Daring Do Collector (Trade Ya!)
* ''My Scene Goes Hollywood'' – Audra
* ''Naruto'' – Kurenai Yuhi (Episode 3, later replaced with Mary Elizabeth McGlynn)
* ''Nana'' – Junko Saotome
* '' Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island'' – Queen of the Myrmecs, Crab Follower #1, Crab Refugee #1, Crab Refugee #3
* ''Nilus the Sandman'' – Polly, Sugar
* '' Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation'' – Vam-Mi
* ''Pocket Dragon Adventures'' – Princess Betty Bye Bell
* ''Powerpuff Girls Z'' – Brandy
* ''Ranma ½'' – Tsubasa Kurenai (TV series), Kogane Musashi, additional voices
* '' RoboCop: Alpha Commando'' – Kudzu Bodine
* '' Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths and Legends'' – Nema Perrera
* '' Saber Marionette J'' – Edge, Bloodberry
* ''Sabrina, the Animated Series'' – Additional Voices
* ''Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century'' – Lois St. Clair
* ''Trouble Chocolate'' – Almond
* '' Tara Duncan: The Evil Empress'' – Tara Duncan
* ''The Adventures of Corduroy''
* '' The Deep'' – Agnes De-Krester
* ''The Little Prince'' – Ilnios (The Planet of Bubble Gob)
* ''The Vision of Escaflowne'' – Yukari Uchida, Eriya, Celena Schezar, Naria (Bandai Entertainment dub)
* ''Troll Tales'' – Rude
* ''Trouble Chocolate'' – Almond, Green Tea
* ''Ultimate Book of Spells'' – Additional Voices
* '' Walter Melon'' – Additional Voices
* ''What About Mimi?'' – Mary Beth, Mrs. Grindstone
* ''World Trigger'' – Yōtarō Rindō, Yuu Kunichika
* '' X-Men: Evolution'' – Callisto
* ''Zatch Bell!'' – Sherry Belmont (episodes 1–85)
* ''Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles'' – Sherry Belmont
* ''Zatch Bell! Mamodo Fury'' – Sherry Belmont
* '' Zoids: New Century Zero'' – Naomi Fluegel

Singing roles

* ''Rainbow Fish'' (backing vocals, main title)
* ''The Bitsy Bears'' (main title)

References

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Living people
Actresses from Vancouver
Canadian child singers
Canadian film actresses
Canadian television actresses
Canadian rock singers
Canadian video game actresses
Canadian voice actresses
Musicians from Vancouver
20th-century Canadian actresses
21st-century Canadian actresses
20th-century Canadian women singers
21st-century Canadian women singers
Canadian people of Scottish descent
1965 births