Carrie Keranen (born c. 1975 or 1976)[5] is an American voice actress. She is best known for her work with 4Kids Entertainment, Bang Zoom! Entertainment, DuArt Film and Video, NYAV Post, Studiopolis and Funimation. Her roles include Satsuki Kiryuin in Kill La Kill, Casca in Berserk,[6] and Alya Césaire in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir. In her live-action work, she has played Piper Tate in Untitled Web Series About a Space Traveler Who Can Also Travel Through Time.
Carrie Keranen | |
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Born | 1975 or 1976 (age 47–48) Oak Park, Michigan, U.S.[1] |
Other names | |
Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Occupation(s) | Voice actress, production manager, producer, voice director |
Years active | 2001–present |
Keranen grew up in Oak Park, Michigan.[1][7] She had always been involved in acting, including high school plays, but in an interview with Everything Geek Podcast, she said she was more active in sports.[8] She attended University of Michigan,[9] and originally intended to major in international business with a specialization in Japanese but would be drawn back into doing plays and subbing in for major roles there.[8] She graduated with a BA in theatre and linguistics,[9][10][11] and after visiting Europe, moved to New York City to pursue acting.[8] She worked on various acting jobs and did stand-up comedy. In 2003, she was a waitress at Rocco's which was featured in The Restaurant, a reality television series about the launch of celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito's eatery.[12] The series was broadcast on NBC for two seasons.
Keranen's first voice-over audition for 4Kids was April O'Neil in the 2003 TV series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. She landed supporting roles, and also landed some guest and supporting voices on the Pokémon TV series. When fellow voice actress Tara Sands moved from New York to Los Angeles, she auditioned to voice match Sands' character Mokuba Kaiba in Yu-Gi-Oh!. On her way out of the audition, Keranen started pitching another voice actress for the part, but director Eric Stuart later told her that she was the right person for the role and that he even vouched for her to play the part. That was her first major role as a lead male character. Later in the same season, she also got to voice Kisara, which she said was more typical of the characters and used her natural voice. She also voiced Mina Simington, which she described as "type A but not in a forceful way" and would totally get into something if she had the chance.[8]
In 2010, she moved to Los Angeles, California, to continue working on other projects. She had a recurring role as Kate Harper in the Fringe TV series, and is a member of the Sacred Fools Theater Company.[13] On July 23, 2011, she and fellow voice actress Cristina Vee were panelists at Comic-Con for Namco Bandai's preview of the Tekken: Blood Vengeance film.[14]
In 2014, Keranen voiced Satsuki Kiryuin, the student council president and antagonist in the anime series Kill la Kill, which ran on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.[1] In 2016, she provided the voice of Alya Césaire, Marinette Dupain-Cheng's best friend, in the French cartoon Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, which ran on Nickelodeon. She attended San Diego Comic-Con 2016 with the cast and the original creator, Thomas Astruc.[15]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[9][10][16][17] |
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2001 | Magic User's Club | Miki Mizusawa | [18] | |
2002 | Berserk series | Casca | [19] | |
2004–15 | Pokémon | Various characters | Debut roles with 4Kids | [4][8] |
2004 | Gokusen | Kumiko Yamaguchi | As Caroline Lawson | [2][16][17][4] |
Shrine of the Morning Mist | Seiko Rikishi | CA | ||
2005 | Mew Mew Power | Mimi | [4] | |
Midori Days | Beniko Iwasaki | [4] | ||
Piano | Ms. Saito | As Evelyn Lanto | [4] | |
2005–07 | Ah! My Goddess series | Lind, Hikari the Flash | Production manager (season 1) Voice production manager (season 2) As Caroline Lawson or Evelyn Lanto |
[17][20][21] |
2005–06 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters | Mokuba Kaiba, Kisara | Season 5 As Caroline Lawson |
[17][4][8][22][23] |
2007 | Cutie Honey | Honey Kisaragi | Live-action dub | CA |
Phoenix | Hinaku | Press[17] | ||
2008 | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's | Mina Simington, Misty Tredwell | Tweet[8][24] | |
2009 | Kurokami: The Animation | Shizuka | CA | |
2010 | Slayers series | Ozzel | Revolution and Evolution-R | [25] |
2012–15 | Puella Magi Madoka Magica | Mami Tomoe | Also movie | [26][27] |
2013 | Fate/Zero | Maiya Hisau | Press[27] | |
Queen's Blade Rebellion | Luna Luna | As Evelyn Lanto | [28] | |
2014 | Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic | Yamraiha | Press[17] | |
Toradora! | Yuri Koigakubo | Press,[17][27] Tweet[29] | ||
2014–15 | Kill la Kill | Satsuki Kiryuin | Also OVA | [1] |
2014–16 | Naruto Shippuden | Pakura | Tweet[30] | |
2015 | Yuki Yuna is a Hero | Teacher | [31][32] | |
Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation | Rom | [33] | ||
Sailor Moon | Avocadora, Sailor Galaxia | Press[17] | ||
Aldnoah.Zero | Femianne | [34] | ||
Durarara!!x2 | Mimizu (Earthworm) | Ep. "Mouth of Honey, a Needle in the Heart" | [35] | |
The Seven Deadly Sins | Guila | Tweet[36] | ||
2016 | Your Lie in April | Hiroko Seto | [18][37] | |
Tales of Zestiria the X | Lailah | [18] | ||
Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak Academy | Mahiru Koizumi | Despair Arc | [38] | |
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans | Carta Issue | [39] | ||
2016 | Erased | Akemi Hinazuki | [40][18] | |
2017 | Hunter x Hunter | Baise, Female Operator (Ep. 38), PC Voice (Ep. 42) | 2011 series | [41][42] |
2018 | Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan | Remi Kakiyasu | ADR Director | [43][44] |
2019 | Neon Genesis Evangelion | Misato Katsuragi | ADR Director Netflix re-dub |
[45][46] |
2020 | Gundam Seed | Murrue Ramius | ADR Director HD Remastered dub |
[47] |
2021 | Gundam Seed Destiny | [47] | ||
2021–2022 | Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon | Zero / Otsuyu | [18] | |
2022 | Bastard!! Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy | Sean Ari | Netflix dub | [48] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[9][10] |
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2004–06 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Ananda, Angel (Season 7), others | Press[49][8][50] | |
2006–08 | Kappa Mikey | Mitsuki | As Evelyn Lanto | [3][4][51] |
2007 | Ellen's Acres | Ellen's Mom | As Evelyn Lanto | [4] |
2009–2012 | Huntik | Narrator | Press,[17] Tweet[52] | |
2015–present | Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir | Alya Césaire / Rena Rouge / Scarabella | 5 seasons | [15] |
2016 | Mr. Pickles | Lisa Gabagoolie | Ep. "Fish?" | [53] |
2017–18 | OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes | Yellow Technique, Giant Robot | [54] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[9][10] |
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2009 | Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life | Sheena, Kiko | As Evelyn Lanto Credited under "Featuring" |
Press,[17] Tweet[55] |
2011 | Tekken: Blood Vengeance | Ling Xiaoyu | [18] | |
2012 | First Squad | Zena | As Evelyn Lanto | [4] |
2012–14 | Berserk: The Golden Age series | Casca | As Carolyn Keranen | [18] |
2014 | Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison | Ryūzetsu | [56] | |
Time of Eve: The Movie | Sammy | As Elizabeth Boyle | [57][58] | |
2015 | The Last: Naruto the Movie | Tenmonkata, Kunoichi | [18] | |
2017 | Sailor Moon R: The Movie | Xenian Flower | Viz Media dub | [59] |
K: Missing Kings | Seri Awashima | Replacing Tara Platt | [60] | |
2019 | Evangelion Death (True)2 | Misato Katsuragi | ADR Director Netflix re-dub |
[45] |
The End of Evangelion | [45] | |||
2023 | Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie | Alya Césaire | English dub |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[9][10] |
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2004 | Red Dead Revolver | Annie Stoakes, Bargirls, Natalie Kelley | Press[49][18] | |
2009–17 | League of Legends | Luxanna Crownguard (Lux), Emelia LeBlanc (LeBlanc) | Press[49][61] | |
2010 | Shira Oka: Second Chances | Kiku | In-game credits[62] | |
2011–present | Hyperdimension Neptunia series | Red, Rom, Vert | Replaced Tara Platt as Vert since Megadimension Neptunia VII | Press[17] |
2013 | Killer Is Dead | Moon River, Natalia | [18] | |
2014 | D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die | Peggy Young | [18] | |
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair | Mahiru Koizumi | Press,[49] Tweet[63] | ||
2015 | Tales of Zestiria | Lailah | Press[17][64] | |
Star Wars Battlefront | Female Rebel | Press,[17] Tweet[65] | ||
Xenoblade Chronicles X | Irina | [18] | ||
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel | Sara Valestein | [18] | ||
2016 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II | Sara Valestein | [18] | |
2017 | Fire Emblem Heroes | Gunnthrá, L'Arachel | Post-launch role | [18] |
Persona 5 | Caroline, Justine, Lavenza | Uncredited for Lavenza | [18] | |
2018 | Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight | Caroline, Justine, Lavenza | Tweet[18][66] | |
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle | System No. XX | Tweet[67] | ||
2019 | Judgment | Amane | [68] | |
Daemon X Machina | Guns Empress | [18] | ||
2020 | Persona 5 Royal | Caroline, Justine, Lavenza | Uncredited for Lavenza | [18] |
Genshin Impact | Ying'er | Tweet[69] | ||
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV | Sara Valestein | [18] | ||
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin | Myrthe | [18] | ||
2021 | Persona 5 Strikers | Lavenza | [18] | |
2023 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie | Sara Valestein | [70] | |
Persona 5 Tactica | Lavenza | [71] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[10][11] |
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2003–04 | The Restaurant | Herself (Waitress) | 2 seasons | [12][72] |
2009 | Fringe | Kate Harper | Episode: "Inner Child" | [73] |
2012–present | Untitled Web Series About a Space Traveler Who Can Also Travel Through Time | Piper Tate | Web series | [74] |