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'' series, and her extensive

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dubbing of various

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, animated films, and video games, including the critically acclaimed English adaptation of the television series '' Cowboy Bebop''.

Career

McGlynn's voice roles in anime include Lieutenant Matilda in the 1981 film '' Mobile Suit Gundam I'', Motoko Kusanagi from '' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'',

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, Mei Terumi, Katsuyu and Koharu Utatane from the ''

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'' series, Cornelia li Britannia from ''

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'' and the most recent role of Queen Metalia on '' Sailor Moon Crystal''. She also does voice acting in video games such as

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and Mary Shepherd-Sunderland in the HD collection version of ''

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'' and Nina Williams from the ''

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'' series. She also works in cartoons as she voiced Dr. Maheswaran in ''

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'' and voice directed '' Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero''. McGlynn also contributed to the ''Silent Hill'' movie adaptation and ''

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''. She has also had several movie roles. From 2015 to 2017, she was also a guest star for a ''

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'' web series titled ''

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'' (15 Episodes). She was a Guest of Honor at

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2007,

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. McGlynn won the 2007 American Anime Award for Best Actress for her role as Major Motoko Kusanagi in '' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex''. She won a Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) award in 2008 for Best Director for her work on ''Naruto''.

Personal life

McGlynn was married to actor

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, but divorced him in 2012. She is currently married to voice actor

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. She has an identical twin sister named Melissa.

Filmography

Anime

Animation

Film

Video games

Live action

Notes

References

External links

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Mary Elizabeth McGlynnMelissa Williamson
at Crystal Acids Voice Actor Database * *

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