Cristina Vee
Quick Facts
Biography
Cristina Valenzuela (born July 11), known by her stage name Cristina Vee, is an American actress who provides voices for English dubs of anime and video game productions. Some of her voice roles include Louise in The Familiar of Zero, Nanoha Takamachi in the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series, Mio Akiyama in K-On!, Nagisa Saitō in Squid Girl, Homura Akemi in Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Rei Hino / Sailor Mars in the Viz Media dub of Sailor Moon, the Honoka sisters in Knights of Sidonia, Hawk from The Seven Deadly Sins, and Killua Zoldyck in Hunter × Hunter. In animation, she provides the voice of Marinette, aka Ladybug, in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir. On screen, she is the co-host for AnimeTV with Johnny Yong Bosch, and the second live portrayal of Haruhi Suzumiya in The Adventures of the ASOS Brigade after Patricia Ja Lee.
Career
Anime shows
Vee was raised in Norwalk, California. When she was younger she wanted to become an animator, but after watching Sailor Moon, she was inspired to go into voice acting. She had attended Anime Expo multiple times as a fan, and participated in their AX Idol voice-over contest. In 2004, she joined a voice-over panel where she helped work some of the equipment and then got a card from Wendee Lee to audition for several shows with Bang Zoom! Entertainment, including Samurai Champloo. Her first major role was Kanaria in Rozen Maiden. In 2008, she voiced the title character in Aika R-16: Virgin Mission, Louise in The Familiar of Zero and Nanoha in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha. She portrayed the live-action Haruhi Suzumiya in the promotional videos for the second The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya series, and performed as her at various events.
In 2011, she voiced the shy bassist Mio Akiyama in the school music comedy K-On! and Nagisa Saitō in the comedy Squid Girl. That year, she starred in the anime feature film Tekken: Blood Vengeance, attending American anime conventions with the Japanese writer Dai Sato to promote the film. In 2012, she voiced Homura Akemi in Puella Magi Madoka Magica. In 2013, she voiced Princess Yo in Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan and Red Hood in the Ikki Tousen series. In 2014, she voiced Morgiana in Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, the Honoka sisters in Knights of Sidonia, and Mini-dora in the Bang Zoom dub of the 2005 Doraemon series. She was chosen to voice Sailor Mars in Viz's re-dub of Sailor Moon and the new Sailor Moon Crystal series. In 2015, she voiced Noel Vermillion in BlazBlue Alter Memory, Ruri in Durarara!!x2, Compa in Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation, and Hawk in The Seven Deadly Sins, the last of which was released as a Netflix original series. On March 19, 2016, it was announced that she would voice Killua Zoldyck in the Viz Media English dub of the 2011 anime adaptation of Hunter × Hunter.
Animation projects
Vee has been involved in various animation projects. In March 2012, she started a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to produce an animated music video in conjunction with Cybergraphix Animation and Studio APPP. The main character of the video, "Cristina Veecaloid", was designed by Skullgirls creative director Alex Ahad, Her character was later named Milky and was made into an iOS game called Veecaloid Pop released in 2015. She is also involved in voice casting and directing the Skullgirls video game and web series. The game was nominated at the 40th Annie Awards. She landed the English voice role of title character Marinette Dupain-Cheng aka Ladybug in the CGI animated series Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, which premiered on Nickelodeon in December 2015. Executive producer Jared Wolfsen said that Vee and the other English dub voice actors brought a lot of energy to their characters, and that Vee herself is just like Ladybug: sweet and kind, and so fun to watch.
Video games and hosting
Vee has been involved in voice-overs for video games, mostly with English localizations of Japanese titles produced by Atlus USA, NIS America and dubbed by Bang Zoom. Some of her major roles include Noel in BlazBlue, Riven the Exile in League of Legends, Four in Drakengard 3, Compa in the Hyperdimension Neptunia series and the title character of the Shantae series.
In addition to being a live-action Haruhi Suzumiya, Vee has appeared on screen on various web series, television shows and events. She was a host on Anime TV where she reviewed shows and interviewed people, and appeared on Funimation On Demand and Crunchyroll. She was a live-action host of IGN's IPL4 and IPL5 League of Legends video game tournaments in Las Vegas. She is a frequent guest at many anime conventions throughout the United States and worldwide.
Personal life
Vee lives in the Los Angeles area. Outside of voice acting, Vee got into singing when she was asked to do some in fandubs. She has uploaded several renditions of anime songs on YouTube, logging over 2 million hits.
Filmography
Anime
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2005 | Planetes | Additional voices | ||
2005 | Immortal Grand Prix | Sage Rublev | Ep. 24 | |
2006 | Haré+Guu | Rachel | as Cristina Valenzuela | |
2006 | Destiny of the Shrine Maiden | Misaki | as Cristina Valenzuela | |
2007–11 | Rozen Maiden | Kanaria, others | Traumend, Ouverture as Cristina Valenzuela First major anime role | |
2008 | Tweeny Witches | Melissa | ||
2008 | Aika R-16: Virgin Mission | Aika Sumeragi | ||
2008 | Familiar of Zero, TheThe Familiar of Zero | Louise | ||
2008–09 | Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha | Nanoha Takamachi | Also A's | |
2009 | Blade of the Immortal | Machi | ||
2011–13 | K-On! | Mio Akiyama | 2 TV series, movie, and live-action promotional material | |
2011 | Squid Girl | Nagisa Saito | ||
2012–15 | Puella Magi Madoka Magica | Homura Akemi | Also Movie | |
2013 | Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan – Demon Capital | Princess Yō | ||
2013 | Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne | Grania, Sachi Nogami | ||
2013 | Accel World | Mana Itosu | ||
2013 | B-Daman CrossFire | Rory | ||
2013 | Pokémon Origins | Nidoran, Cubone | Grouped under Cast | |
2013 | Fate/Zero | Sakura Matou | ||
2013 | Tamagotchi Friends | Kiramotchi, Julietchi, Amakutchi, Yukinkotchi | ||
2013–14 | Ikki Tousen | Red Hood / Female Genpou Saji | Great Guardians, Xtreme Xecutor series | |
2014 | Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic | Morgiana | ||
2014 | Bleach | Riruka Dokugamine | First dubbing role at Studiopolis | |
2014–15 | Knights of Sidonia | Honoka sisters | as Cristina Valenzuela | |
2014–15 | Doraemon | Mini-dora | Bang Zoom dub based on 2005 anime version | |
2014 | Sushi Ninja | The Princess | web series shorts produced by Genco for Daisuki.net | |
2014 | Blood Lad | Mamejiro | ||
2014–present | Sailor Moon | Rei Hino / Sailor Mars | Viz dub | |
2014–15 | Kill la Kill | Rei Hououmaru | Also OVA | |
2015 | Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals | Various | ||
2015–16 | Durarara!!x2 | Ruri Hijiribe | ||
2015 | Wanna be the Strongest in the World | Moe Fukuoka | First Anime role recorded at OkraTron 5000/Funimation | |
2015 | Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation | Compa | ||
2015 | BlazBlue Alter Memory | Noel Vermillion, Lambda-11, Nu-13 | ||
2015–16 | Aldnoah.Zero | Rayet Areash | ||
2015–16 | Naruto Shippuden | Sukui | Eps. 307-308 and 313 | |
2015 | Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works | Sakura Matou | ||
2015 | One Piece | Mao | Ep. "Feudal Era Side Story – Boss Luffy Appears Again" Funimation dub | |
2015 | The Seven Deadly Sins | Hawk | ||
2015–present | Sailor Moon Crystal | Rei Hino / Sailor Mars | ||
2016 | Love Live! | Kotori Minami | ||
2016 | Your Lie in April | Koharu Seto | ||
2016 | Cyborg 009 VS Devilman | Miki, Sophie | OVA series as Cristina Valenzuela | |
2016 | Ajin: Demi-Human | Izumi Shimomura | ||
2016–present | Hunter × Hunter | Killua Zoldyck | 2011 series | |
2016 | One-Punch Man | Mosquito Girl | Ep. "The Lone Cyborg" | |
2016 | Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans | Lafter Frankland, Young Gaelio Bauduin | ||
2016 | Charlotte | Konishi | ||
2016 | The Asterisk War | Camilla Pareto | ||
2016 | Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School | Monaca Towa | ||
2016 | Tales of Zestiria the X | Velvet Crowe |
Animation
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2011 | Mix Master: Final Force | Sunny | ||
2015–present | Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir | Marinette / Ladybug | ||
2017 | Steven Universe | Jay-Ten, Little Voice | Ep. "The Zoo" |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2011 | Tekken: Blood Vengeance | Alisa Bosconovitch | Limited theatrical release | |
2015 | The Laws of the Universe Part 0 | Additional voices | Background schoolgirls Limited theatrical release | |
2016 | Digimon Adventure tri. | Meiko Mochizuki | Limited theatrical release | |
2017 | Sailor Moon R: The Movie | Sailor Mars | Viz dub Limited theatrical release |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2008 | One Missed Call | Ritsuko, Mimiko | Live-action dub | |
2011 | Yohan: The Child Wanderer | Various characters | Live-action dub | |
2012 | Little Big Panda | Yung Fu | ||
2013 | My Fair Princess (Return of the Pearl Princess) | Xia Ziwei ("Rose") | Live-action dub | |
2014 | Pokémon: Mewtwo: Prologue to Awakening | Anna | ||
2014 | Lego Friends | Tanya | ||
2014 | Lalaloopsy Girls: Welcome to L.A.L.A Prep School | Spot Splatter Splash | ||
2015 | Tiger and Bunny: The Rising | Kasha Graham | ||
2015 | Lupin III: Jigen's Gravestone | Fujiko Mine | In production | |
2016 | Strike Witches: The Movie | Shizuka Hattori | as Cristina Valenzuela |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2008 | Eternal Poison | Eriel | ||
2008 | Luminous Arc 2 | Sadie, Alice | ||
2009 | Avalon Code | Sylphy | ||
2009 | Rune Factory Frontier | Cinnamon, Minerva | ||
2009–15 | BlazBlue series | Noel Vermillion, Nu-13, Saya, Lambda-11, Mu-12, others | ||
2009 | Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers | Various characters | ||
2009 | League of Legends | Riven the Exile | ||
2010 | Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love | Anri Yoshino | ||
2010 | Heroes of Newerth | Holly Polly, Hachina | ||
2010 | Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow | Kluke | ||
2010 | Ys Seven | Sigroon | PSP version | |
2011 | Oregon Trail, TheThe Oregon Trail | Female Voices | Official Facebook App | |
2011 | Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? | Carmen Sandiego | Official Facebook App | |
2011–present | Hyperdimension Neptunia series | Compa, Croire | ||
2011 | Ar tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel | Saki, Sakia, Sarapatra, Filament | ||
2011 | Dynasty Warriors series | Lian Shi | Starting with Dynasty Warriors 7 | |
2011 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky | Kloe | ||
2011 | Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland | Cecilia | Also Atelier Totori Plus | |
2011 | Dragon Nest | Kiwi | ||
2012 | Skullgirls | Cerebella | Also voice and casting director | |
2012 | Loren The Amazon Princess | Theme Song Performance | ||
2012 | Onimusha Soul | Sexy Silvia | ||
2012 | Atlantica Online | Rin the Puppeteer | ||
2012 | Maplestory | Mercedes, Aria (anime cutscenes), Luminous (female) | ||
2012 | Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time | Frayne, Leona, Meline, D-LM | ||
2012 | Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?! | Singers | 3DS version | |
2012 | Planetside 2 | Soldier (Terran Republic) | ||
2013 | Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk | Wilbell | Also Atelier Ayesha Plus | |
2013 | Ragnarok Online 2 | Custom female voice, NPCs | ||
2013 | Soul Sacrifice | Minotaurus | ||
2013 | Time and Eternity | Towa | ||
2013 | Valhalla Knights 3 | Veronica, various | ||
2013 | Guided Fate Paradox, TheThe Guided Fate Paradox | Mysiel | ||
2013 | Ys: Memories of Celceta | Karna, Bani | ||
2014 | Earth Defense Force 2025 | Citizen (Female) C | ||
2014 | Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky | Wilbell | Also Atelier Escha & Logy Plus | |
2014 | Witch and the Hundred Knight, TheThe Witch and the Hundred Knight | Nezaria | ||
2014 | Ragnarok Odyssey | Custom voices | Also Ace | |
2014 | Demon Gaze | Pinay, Venus | ||
2014 | Mugen Souls Z | Supra | ||
2014 | Drakengard 3 | Four | ||
2014 | Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart | Compa | As DLC | |
2014 | Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars | Serina | ||
2014 | Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed | Custom female voices | ||
2014 | Tales of Xillia 2 | Nova | ||
2014 | Fairy Fencer F | Pippin, Lola | ||
2014 | Ar Nosurge | Ion | ||
2014 | Shantae and the Pirate's Curse | Shantae | ||
2015 | Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea | Wilbell | ||
2015 | Final Fantasy Type-0 HD | Cinque | ||
2015 | Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 | Additional Voices | ||
2015 | Veecaloid Pop | Milky | iOS | |
2015 | Runbow | Shantae | ||
2015 | Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls | Monaca Towa | ||
2015 | Xenoblade Chronicles X | Female Avatar (Peppy) | As Cristina Valenzuela | |
2015 | Elsword | Rena | ||
2016 | SMITE | Amaterasu | ||
2016 | Cat Girl Without Salad: Amuse-Bouche | Kebako, Squiddle | VO Director and Producer | |
2016 | Street Fighter V | Enero | Joined via "A Shadow Falls" DLC | |
2016 | Shantae: Half-Genie Hero | Shantae, others | Also Theme Song Performance ("Dance Through the Danger"), Credited under "Characters voiced by" | |
2017 | Tales of Berseria | Velvet Crowe |
Other dubbing
Title | Role | Notes | Refs |
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Violetta | Violetta | English dub of Argentinian telenovela | |
Kizumonogatari | Kissshot, Hanekawa | Audiobook |
Live action
Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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The Adventures of the ASOS Brigade season 2 | Haruhi Suzumiya | Extensive material for TV series | |
Anime TV | Various roles Host | Season 1 Seasons 2-3 | |
Funimation on Demand Recaps | Host | ||
IGN Pro League 4: League of Legends tournament | Host | ||
IGN Pro League 5: League of Legends tournament | Host | ||
Crunchyroll demos and promotions |