Megan T. D. Hollingshead (born September 22, 1968 in San Fernando Valley, California, USA) is an American actress and voice actress. She is best known for her roles as Nurse Joy in Pokémon, Mai Valentine in Yu-Gi-Oh!, Shizune in Naruto, Caster in Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, Rangiku Matsumoto in Bleach, and Re-l Mayer in Ergo Proxy.
Career[]
Best known for her anime dubbing work, Megan's most famous roles include Nurse Joy and Cassidy in the first 6 seasons of the Pokémon anime series and Mai Valentine in the first 3 seasons of Yu-Gi-Oh!. She also lent her voice to the Enix role-playing game series Valkyrie Profile as Lenneth. In 2004, During the start of Pokémon's 7th season, she left New York City to relocate to Los Angeles, California and continue her voice acting career, voicing characters such as Shizune in Naruto and Naruto Shippūden, Rangiku Matsumoto and Nemu Kurotsuchi in Bleach, Hilda in Eureka Seven, Villetta Nu in the Code Geass series, and Re-l Mayer in Ergo Proxy. Megan's theatre résumé is as extensive, if less so, with roles in performances of The Duchess of Malfi, Baptizing Adam, Spacegrrrls, and Vinegar Tom, to name but a few. Megan studied acting at the William Esper Studio, and is a founding member of the Adirondack Theatre Festival. She also serves as a yoga instructor in her spare time.
On July 10, 2021, Megan and her family relocated from Los Angeles to Nashville, Tennessee.
Filmography[]
Live-Action Dubbing[]
TV Series[]
- Ultraman Tiga (1996-1997) - Megumi Iruma, Additional Voices
Films[]
- One Missed Call (2004) - Yukino, Voicemail
- The Neighbor No. Thirteen (2005) - Nozomi Akai
Animation Dubbing[]
Animated Series[]
- Funky Cops (2002-2004) - Receptionist (ep. 6), Additional Voices (4Kids Dub)
Anime Dubbing[]
Anime[]
- Sailor Moon (1992-1993) - Rie Goto (ep. 4), Akiko Yanagi (ep. 6), Mikan Shiratori (ep. 7), Derella (ep. 7), Hiromi Matsuno (ep. 21), Babu (ep. 21), Masked Woman (ep. 22), Grape (ep. 24) (Viz Dub)
- Sailor Moon R (1993-1994) - Garoben (flashback; ep. 89) (Viz Dub)
- Tama & Friends (1993-1994) - Additional Voices
- Sailor Moon S (1994-1995) - Tsutomu's Girlfriend (ep. 100), Cenicienta (eps. 101-102) (Viz Dub)
- Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (1996-1997) - Student (ep. 186)
- Pokémon (1997-2002) - Nurse Joy, Cassidy, Lily, Ghost of Maiden's Peak (ep. 20), Festivalgoers (ep. 20), Erika's Assistant #1 (ep. 26), Duplica (eps. 36, 174), Yas Gym Recruit (ep. 40), Boy #1 (ep. 42), Woman (ep. 42), James' Mother (ep. 46), Hotel Manager #4 (ep. 58), Stella (ep. 62), Worker #2 (ep. 62), Tourist #3 (ep. 84), Nurse School Instructor (ep. 129), Sonrisa (ep. 135), Judge #3 (ep. 135), Whitney (eps. 158-159), Marie (ep. 162), Dr. Anna (ep. 165), Suzie (ep. 169), Student #4 (ep. 176), Woman #1 (ep. 177), Woman #2 (ep. 177), Tamao (eps. 183, 226), Girl #4 (ep. 191), Women in Crowd (ep. 219), Mary (ep. 246), Clair (eps. 250-254), Additional Voices
- His and Her Circumstances (1998-1999) - Kano Miyazawa
- To Heart (1999) - Lemmy Miyauchi, Additional Voices
- Gravitation (2000-2001) - Noriko Ukai
- Yu-Gi-Oh! (2000-2004) - Mai Valentine (eps. 3-144), Synthetic Voice (eps. 9-10)
- Fighting Foodons (2001-2002) - Rose Marinade, Fruit Turtle, Two-Tailed Fox, Kima (eps. 25-26)
- Shaman King (2001-2002) - Sharona, Tao Jenny, Tao Ran
- Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars (2001) - Setsuna Subaru, Midori Nakajima
- Naruto (2002-2007) - Shizune, Tonton, Yoshino Nara, Uruchi Uchiha, Sexy Proprietress (ep. 137), Servant A (ep. 192)
- Pokémon Advanced Generation (2002-2006) - Nurse Joy (eps. 2-42), Team Magma Grunt #A (ep. 2), Caroline (ep. 3)
- Ultimate Muscle (2002-2004) - Trixie, Photo Pat
- Saiyuki Reload (2003-2004) - Additional Voices
- Samurai Deeper Kyo (2003) - Kosuke Anayama, Antera
- Sonic X (2003-2006) - Scarlet Garcia, Wendy (ep. 9), Julia (ep. 20)
- Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (2003-2005) - Additional Voices
- DearS (2004) - Neneko Izumi
- Bleach (2004-2012) - Rangiku Matsumoto, Nemu Kurotsuchi, Emilou Apache, Momone, Female Squad 6 Member (ep. 27), Kaname's Friend (ep. 53), Tosen's Friend (ep. 290), Michel Fan D (ep. 311), Woman (ep. 317), Daughter (ep. 342)
- Daphne in the Brilliant Blue (2004) - Gloria
- Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo (2004-2005) - Teresa (ep. 2), Michelle (ep. 6), Danglars House Maid #1 (ep. 6)
- Hanaukyo Maid Team: La Verite (2004) - Pedestrian B (ep. 9), Medical Dept. Maid (ep. 10), Security Dept. Maid (ep. 10), Maids (ep. 11), Food Dept. Maid (ep. 12)
- Phoenix (2004) - Female Robot (ep. 12), PA Voice (ep. 12), Air Car (ep. 13)
- Saiyuki Reload Gunlock (2004) - Additional Voices
- Samurai Champloo (2004-2005) - Woman #1 (ep. 18), Sara (eps. 20-21), Additional Voices
- Idaten Jump (2005-2006) - Bonnie C.
- IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix (2005-2006) - Judy Ballasteros, Skylark Coach (ep. 19)
- Paradise Kiss (2005) - Teacher Hamada
- When They Cry (2006) - Mion Sonozaki, Shion Sonozaki, Akane Sonozaki, Additional Voices
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (2006-2007) - Villetta Nu, Additional Voices
- Ergo Proxy (2006) - Re-l Mayer
- Fate/stay night (2006) - Bedivere (ep. 24)
- Ghost Slayers Ayashi (2006-2007) - Additional Voices
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2006-2009) - Takako Nakanishi
- The Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye (2006) - Mei Lin, Esmel (eps. 7, 13), Additional Voices
- Tokko (2006) - Saya Shindo
- Gurren Lagann (2007) - Adiane
- Lucky☆Star (2007) - Additional Voices
- Naruto Shippūden (2007-2017) - Shizune, Tonton, Yoshino Nara, Natsu Hyuga, News Reporter (ep. 10), Sari (ep. 31), Hot Springs Girl (ep. 36), Tamaki (ep. 121), Beautiful Woman (ep. 127), Waitress (ep. 129), Flashback Voice #5 (ep. 175), Waterfall Ninja #3 (ep. 178), Stone Ninja (ep. 190), Leaf Village Woman (ep. 220), Leaf Village Girl (ep. 281), Komushi's Mother (ep. 319), Woman B (eps. 418-419), Woman (ep. 427)
- Blade of the Immortal (2008) - Additional Voices
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 (2008) - Villetta Nu
- Durarara!! (2010) - Brown-Haired Ganguro Girl, Mairu Orihara (ep. 8)
- Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (2014-2015) - Caster
- Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (2017-present) - Shizune
- Hero Mask (2018-2019) - Julia Hurst (Netflix Dub)
- Pokémon Journeys: The Series (2019-2022) - Nurse Joy, Chrysa's Mother (ep. 57), Interviewer (ep. 74), Additional Voices
- Shaman King (2021-2022) - Tao Ran (eps. 12, 48), Rutherfor (eps. 48, 51), Jane Diethel (ep. 52)
- Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (2022-present) - Kanae Katagiri, Rangiku Matsumoto, Nemu Kurotsuchi, Emilou Apacci (eps. 2-3)
- Aim To Be A Pokémon Master (2023) - Nurse Joy (eps. 3, 8), Additional Voices
- Pokémon Horizons: The Series (2023-present) - Taillow's Trainer (ep. 4), Additional Voices
OVAs & Specials[]
- I Dream of Mimi (1997) - Kanako Shimada, Centris
- Pikachu Shorts (1998-2015) - Additional Voices
- Virgin Fleet (1998) - Satsuki Yukimizawa
- Geobreeders: Breakthrough (2000-2001) - Maya
- Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns (2000) - Luka Carson
- Space Travelers: The Animation (2000) - Tanner
- Ghost Talker's Daydream (2004) - Misaki Saiki
- Mirage of Blaze: Rebels of the River Edge (2004) - Dashi
- Fate/Grand Carnival (2021) - Carmilla, Mysterious Cat Y
- Pokémon - The Distant Blue Sky (2022) - Additional Voices
Anime Films[]
- Patlabor: The Movie (1989) - Shinobu Nagumo (Bandai Dub)
- The Weathering Continent (1992) - Barani Riasu
- Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993) - Shinobu Nagumo, Susan Rose (Bandai Dub)
- Pokémon: the First Movie (1998) - Nurse Joy
- Pokémon: The Movie 2000 (1999) - Villagers
- Pokémon Heroes (2002) - Annie
- Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker (2003) - Diane
- Naruto The Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (2005) - Ranke
- Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008) - Additional Voices
- Expelled from Paradise (2014) - Veronica Kulikova
- Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower (2017) - Caster
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection (2019) - Villetta Nu
- Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire (2019) - Sherilyn Tan
- Pokémon The Movie: Secrets of the Jungle (2020) - Nurse Joy, Additional Voices
Video Game Dubbing[]
- Eureka Seven vol.1: The New Wave (2005) - Kylee, Newscaster
- Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked (2006) - Witch/Snake Charmer Yuu
- Eureka Seven vol.2: The New Vision (2006) - Hilda, Kylee
- Time Crisis 4 (2006) - Elizabeth Conway
- Final Fantasy XIII (2009) - Nautilus Inhabitant
- God Eater Burst (2010) - Licca Kusunoki
- Akiba's Trip (2011) - SGV
- Final Fantasy XIII-2 (2011) - Nora Member
- Drakengard 3 (2013) - Five
- Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker (2015) - Makoto Sako
- Fire Emblem Heroes (2017-present) - Ylgr, Yune, Sigrun
- Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) - Additional Voices
Writer[]
External Links[]
- Megan Hollingshead at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Megan Hollingshead on the Internet Movie Database