Saeko Chiba (千葉 紗子, Chiba Saeko, born August 26, 1977) is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She grew up in Tokyo and married on her birthday in 2007. She is contracted to the Space Craft Produce.
Biography[]
Chiba took up ballet at a young age with ambitions of becoming part of Takarazuka Revue. However, having failed the entrance exam for Takarazuka Music School in her third year of middle-school, she joined the Minami Aoyama Shōjo Kageki Dan (南青山少女歌劇団, South Aoyama Female Opera Group, also called Nanshō for short) a stage group for teenage girls.
Having had several lead roles over the three years she spent with the troupe, Saeko was then cast in the lead voice acting role of Kotori Haruno in the Dreamcast game Kita e. Having had a taste of being a voice actress and deciding that she preferred voice acting to performing on stage, Saeko decided to pursue the career full-time. Some of her earlier roles are her voice acting debut as Tsubaki Sakura in Kare Kano, Kitsune no Akane in Angel Tales, and Elliot Chapman in Sci-Fi Harry. Saeko was famed for her long, straight, black hair and seemingly cold outward appearance which led to her being cast in various tsundere and 'cool-girl' roles. She then cut her hair short in the spring of 2005, which strangely coincided with the increasing diversity of her roles, as Saeko herself noted on the My-HiME fandisc interview. Saeko has pursued a singing career with Yuki Kajiura, who wrote music for some of the Nanshō stage shows, writing and producing almost all her material. Her first single was Koi no Kiseki, the theme song for the PlayStation game Meguri Aishite. She has since released nine singles and two albums, along with various character song and drama CDs. She has also performed theme songs for games such as Alundra 2 and Atelier Judie. Saeko was also part of the group tiaraway with fellow Nanshō member Yuuka Nanri. Originally recording and performing as 'Saeko Chiba & Yuuka Nanri' for Memories Off 2nd, the duo released three singles and an album before breaking up on March 6, 2005.
On February 17, 2011, Saeko gave birth to her first child, a daughter.
Dub Actors[]
| Actor | No. of Roles | Country |
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| Kim Mai Guest | 3 | 
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| Jessica Calvello | 2 |
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| Wendee Lee | 2 |
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| Wendy Morrison | 2 | 
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| Laura Bailey | 1 |
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| Leah Clark | 1 |
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| Stacey DePass | 1 |
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| Tricia Dickson | 1 |
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| Dorothy Elias-Fahn | 1 |
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| Michele Knotz | 1 |
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| Lea Lane | 1 |
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| Jamie Marchi | 1 |
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| Mary Morgan | 1 |
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| Peggy O'Neal | 1 |
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| Tara Platt | 1 |
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| Philece Sampler | 1 |
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| Carrie Savage | 1 |
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| Karen Strassman | 1 |
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| Kari Wahlgren | 1 |
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| Stephanie Young | 1 |
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Filmography[]
| Year | Character | Title | Dub Voice | Dub Country |
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| 1998-1999 | Tsubaki Sakura | His and Her Circumstances | Lea Lane | United States |
| 2001 | Akane the Fox | Angel Tales | Tricia Dickson | United States |
| 2002-2006 | Sayuki Manaka | Duel Masters | ¿? (Season 1) | United States |
| Peggy O'Neal (Seasons 2-3) | ||||
| 2002-2003 | Kyoko | Heat Guy J | Kari Wahlgren | United States |
| 2003 | Hajime Yagi | The World of Narue | Michele Knotz | United States |
| 2003 | Maya Orihara | Ultra Maniac | Philece Sampler | United States |
| 2004 | Ritsuko Kubel Kettenkrad | Genshiken | Jessica Calvello | United States |
| 2004-2005 | Ritsuko Kubel Kettenkrad | Kujibiki Unbalance | Jessica Calvello | United States |
| 2005 | Dokuro Mitsukai | Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan | Wendee Lee | United States |
| 2005 | Priscilla | Gun X Sword | Carrie Savage | United States |
| 2005-2006 | Yūko Murai (ep. 21) | Hell Girl | Mary Morgan | United States |
| 2005-2007 | Yoshiko Sagisaka | Karas | Dorothy Elias-Fahn | United States |
| 2005 | Chika Itou | Strawberry Marshmallow: Episode 0 | Wendy Morrison | Canada |
| 2005 | Strawberry Marshmallow | Canada | ||
| 2005-2006 | Oruha | Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE | Stephanie Young | United States |
| 2006-2007 | Nina Einstein | Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion | Kim Mai Guest | United States |
| 2006-2008 | Liza | D.Gray-man | Jamie Marchi | United States |
| 2006-2007 | Corona | Spider Riders | Stacey DePass | Canada |
| 2007 | Reina Ishikawa | Nodame Cantabile | Tara Platt | United States |
| 2008 | Oren | Blade of the Immortal | Karen Strassman | United States |
| 2008 | Nagisa Chiba | Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 | Laura Bailey | United States |
| Nina Einstein | Kim Mai Guest | |||
| 2008 | Ruby Tojo | Rosario + Vampire | Leah Clark | United States |
| 2019 | Nina Einstein | Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection | Kim Mai Guest | United States |
| 2019 | Nan | Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition | Wendee Lee | United States |