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Cherami Leigh (born July 19, 1988) is an American actress. She has provided voices for a number of English-language versions of anime series and video games with
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. Some of her roles include Kazari Uiharu in ''
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'' for which she was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Performer in a Leading Role.


Biography

Leigh was born on July 19, 1988. She began acting at the age of six. Leigh studied the
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with Nancy Chartier from the age of nine. As a child actress, she played Gretchen in ''
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'', Marcia in ''
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in ''
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'', Stacy Anderson in ''The President's Man'' and appeared on ''
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'' multiple times. She attended Hebron High School in Carrollton. She studied theater at
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in
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. She also worked for
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as a DJ with voice-over promotions and commercials for ABC Radio for 10 years. In 2013, she moved to
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where she continued voice-work and began taking on live-action roles.


Personal life

Leigh married fellow actor Jon Christie on April 13, 2014, whom she had dated since 2010.


Filmography


Voice acting


Anime


Animation


Film


Other dubbing


Video games


Television


Live-action


Film


References


External links

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Cherami Leigh
at CrystalAcids Anime Voice Actor Database * {{DEFAULTSORT:Leigh, Cherami 1988 births Living people Actresses from Dallas Actresses from Los Angeles American child actresses American film actresses American radio personalities American television actresses American video game actresses American voice actresses Place of birth missing (living people) People from Carrollton, Texas Radio Disney DJs Radio personalities from Dallas American women radio presenters 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses