Megan Hollingshead

Megan Hollingshead
Hollingshead at Animate! Orlando in 2026
Born
San Fernando Valley, CA, U.S.[1]
Other names
  • Karen Thompson
  • Kelli Kassidi
OccupationVoice actress
Years active1993–present
AgentAVO Talent Agency[2]
Children2
Websitewww.meganhollingshead.com

Megan Hollingshead, also known as Karen Thompson or Kelli Kassidi,[3] is an American voice actress, best known for her roles as Nurse Joy in Pokémon, Mai Valentine in Yu-Gi-Oh!, Shizune in Naruto, Caster in Fate/stay night, 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, Cassidy in the first 6 seasons of the Pokémon anime series and Mai Valentine in the first 3 seasons of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters. She also lent her voice to the Enix role-playing game series Valkyrie Profile as Lenneth. During the start of Pokémon's 7th season, she left New York City to relocate to her new residence in Los Angeles, and continue her voice acting career, voicing characters such as Shizune in Naruto and Naruto Shippuden, 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 serves as a yoga instructor in her spare time. Hollingshead currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee with her family.

Filmography

Anime

List of voice performances in anime
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)[4][1]
1998–2004, 2020–2023PokémonNurse Joy, Cassidy, Duplica, others[5]
2001Boogiepop PhantomVarious characters
2001–2004Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel MonstersMai Valentine
2002His and Her CircumstancesKano Miyazama
2003Sonic XScarlet Garcia
Shaman KingJenny, Sharona
Mermaid ForestManaas Karen Thompson
Fighting FoodonsRose Marinade
Tama and FriendsVarious characters
Ultimate MuscleTrixie, Helga
2004Paranoia AgentVarious charactersFirst role since relocating to Los Angeles.
Rumiko Takahashi Anthology
Gravitation
2005Samurai ChamplooKoiko
Daphne in the Brilliant BlueGloria
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte CristoTeresa, Marie
Mars DaybreakDr. Sala
Shingu: Secret of the Stellar WarsSetsuna Subaru
Girls Bravo Maharu, Ebi [1]
DearS Neneko
Idaten JumpVaugnnie C, others
2006Ergo ProxyRe-L Mayer
IGPXJudy
Ghost in the ShellVarious characters
2007Higurashi When They CryMion Sonozaki, Shion Sonozaki
2007–2009NarutoShizune, Tonton
2007–2014 Bleach Rangiku, Nemu [1]
2008Lucky StarGotoza-sama[5]
Gurren LagannAdiane[5]
Eureka SevenHilda
2008–2009Code GeassVilletta Nu
2014–2015 Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works Caster [1]
2021 Shaman King Tao Ran [5]
2022–present Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Rangiku, Nemu

Animation

List of voice performances in animation
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)[4][1]
2003Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesSydney, Dr. Ellen[4]
CubixRaska

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Film

Year Title Role Notes Source[4][1]
1999 Pokémon: The First Movie Nurse Joy [4]
2003 Pokémon Heroes Annie, others
2004 Pokémon: Jirachi—Wish Maker Diane
2006 Patlabor: The Movie Shinobu Nagumo Bandai dub [5]
Patlabor 2: The Movie
2009 Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers Hilda
2014The Last: Naruto the MovieShizune
2017Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flowerCaster
2019Case Closed: The Fist of Blue SapphireSherilyn Tan


Video games

List of voice performances in game
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)[4][1]
1999Valkyrie ProfileLenneth Valkyrie, Lorenta[6]
2004 Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum Mai Valentine
2005Romancing SagaSifUncredited[a]Resume
2006Time Crisis 4Elizabeth ConwayAs Karen Thompson[7]
Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria Lenneth Valkyrie [5]
2007Eternal SonataViolaas Karen Thompson
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles Ada Wong [1]
2009Star Ocean: Second EvolutionCeline Julesas Allison Hollingshead[5]
Undead KnightsSylvia[8]
Brütal LegendBattle Nuns[5]
2010Final Fantasy XIIICocoon Inhabitants[9]
Valkyria Chronicles IIEdy Nelson[5]
MegamindRoxanne Ritchi
2011Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – RetributionAutarch Kayleth
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja ImpactShizune
Saints Row: The ThirdKiki DeWynter
2012Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm GenerationsShizune
Guild Wars 2 Glenna [1]
2013Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3Shizune[5]
2013Drakengard 3Five[1]
Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed Shion Kasugai Uncredited [1]
2017 Fire Emblem Heroes Sigrun, Ylgr, Yune [1]
2023Fire Emblem EngageEve[5]
2025 Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Mia

Notes

  1. ↑ Voice actor credits were not provided in this game

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Hollingshead, Megan. "Bio". meganhollingshead.com. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Sandie Schnarr Talent". Archived from the original on August 13, 2006. Retrieved August 13, 2006.
  3. ↑ "Megan Hollingshead". Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Resume: Megan Hollingshead". Archived from the original on July 24, 2009.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Megan Hollingshead (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  6. ↑ Tri-Ace. Valkyrie Profile (PlayStation). Enix. Scene: Closing credits, Cast.
  7. ↑ Nex Entertainment. Time Crisis 4. Namco Bandai Games. Scene: Closing credits, English Voice Talent.
  8. ↑ Team Tachyon; Now Production. Undead Knights. Tecmo. Scene: Ending credits, 4:26 in, Cast.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ "Final Fantasy XIII (2010 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
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