Trina Nishimura is an American voice actress who has worked primarily with

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. She is known for the voice of

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on ''

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'' and Kurisu Makise on '' Steins;Gate.''

Early life and career

At age 3, her family moved to

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and began doing plays and performing at the community theater at age 9, and continued acting through high school. She graduated from Amarillo High School, and later got her Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of North Texas at Denton. She originally intended to go to law school, but was asked by a friend of hers in Amarillo to try auditioning for

. Her first voice acting role was in ''

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'' as Namiko. She voices Nadie in the girls with guns series ''

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'', and Mari Illustrious Makinami in '' Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance''. In the hit anime ''Attack on Titan'', she voices the lead female character Mikasa Ackerman.

Personal life

Nishimura is in a relationship with Dallas-based chef Justin Holt, who opened a

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restaurant called Salaryman in September 2019. The restaurant was closed down in November 2020 when Holt was diagnosed with

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Filmography

Trina Nishimura & Bryce Papenbrook (40617044410)

Anime

Film

Other voice-over roles

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nishimura, Trina Living people Actresses from Sacramento, California American actresses of Japanese descent American bartenders Amarillo High School alumni American voice actresses Place of birth missing (living people) People from Amarillo, Texas University of North Texas alumni Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women