Karen Strassman

Karen Strassman is an American actress who has provided English language voices for Japanese anime shows, animation, and video games. Some of her major roles are Kallen Stadtfeld in the Code Geass series, Miyuki Takara in Lucky Star, Nina Fortner in Monster, Rider in Studio Deen's Fate/stay night, Suigintou the first Rozen Maiden doll in Rozen Maiden, Sawako Yamanaka in K-On!, Sola-Ui Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri in Fate/Zero, Momo Hinamori and Soi Fon in Bleach, as well as Sky in the Shantae series and Rouge the Bat in the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

In live-action productions, she portrayed Jolene in the television show Weeds.

Early life and education Strassman enjoyed acting at a young age, and was involved in school plays. When she was 20, she had moved to France to study psychology and theatre at CNSAD in Paris. She provided voice over work in French for Air France, Euro-star, Disneyland Paris, and for audio tours of The Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay. As a dialect coach, she worked with Lancôme advertising.

Personal life Strassman is a naturalized French citizen; she is also fluent in French.

Filmography Anime + List of voice performances in anime Year Title Role Notes Source Rurouni Kenshin Itsuko Katsu Resume Great Teacher Onizuka Mizuki Yokoyama, Naoko Izumi Resume Cosmo Warrior Zero Helmatier Resume I My Me! Strawberry Eggs Miho's Mother, Teacher, Jun Ohmono, Girl in Car Resume Babel II – Beyond Infinity Ryoko Kirishima Resume –03 X Satsuki Yatouji Resume Chobits Yuzuki Gun Frontier Sinunora As Kirsty Pape Mirage of Blaze Maiko Asaoko As Mia Bradly Resume Heat Guy J Phia Oliveira, others As Mia Bradly Resume The Twelve Kingdoms Yuka Sugimoto As Kirsty Pape The Big O Various characters Haibane Renmei Nemu As Kirsty Pape Figure 17 Orudina As Mia Bradly Witch Hunter Robin Various characters Resume Last Exile Delphine Eraclea As Mia Bradly Gad Guard Catherine Flobér Resume Requiem from the Darkness Resume Stellvia Ren Renge As Mia Bradly Resume Lunar Legend Tsukihime Aoko Aozaki Resume Paranoia Agent Mrs. Kamohara As Kirsty Pape Resume Burn-Up: Scramble Warriors Commander As Mia Bradly Resume Submarine 707R Yuu As Mia Bradly, OVA Resume Please Twins! Kikuchi Resume Hanaukyo Maid Team La Verite Mariel As Mia Bradly Rumiko Takahashi Anthology Matsuko Kogure As Kirsty Pape Overman King Gainer Jaboli Mariela As Mia Bradly Daphne in the Brilliant Blue Millie Resume Koi Kaze Shoko Akimoto, others Kyo Kara Maoh! Cecilie von Spitzweg, Gisela von Christ, others As Mia Bradly Resume Scrapped Princess Steyr, Fafal Tenjho Tenge Makiko Nagi As Mia Bradly, also Ultimate Fight Resume Planetes Sia's Mother Resume Grenadier Fuuka Shirato As Mia Bradly Resume Fafner in the Azure Chizuru Tomi As Mia Bradly Resume Mermaid Forest Nae, others As Kirsty Pape Resume DearS Ren As Mia Bradly Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo Mercédès de Morcerf Resume Immortal Grand Prix Fantine Valjean TV series Resume Bottle Fairy Chiriri As Mia Bradly Di Gi Charat Petit Charat Also Leave It to Piyoko, Upchuck Bazooka, as Mia Bradly –06 Samurai Champloo Osuzu Episode: "Hellhounds for Hire", as Mia Bradly Press, Resume Gun X Sword Fasalina Resume Ergo Proxy Various characters As Kirsty Pape Resume Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Various characters Resume Fate/stay night Rider Resume Paradise Kiss Yukino Koizumi –07 Haré+Guu Ravenna As Mia Bradly –14 Bleach Soifon, Momo Hinamori Press, Lucky Star Miyuki Takara Gurren Lagann Kiyoh Bachika –09 Code Geass series Kallen Stadtfeld Ah My Buddha Sumi Ikuina Resume Monster Nina Fortner / Anna Liebert –12 K-On! Sawako Yamanaka 2 TV series Press Puella Magi Madoka Magica Kazuko Saotome Press, Persona 4: The Animation Nanako Dojima Blue Exorcist Michelle Neuhaus Tweet Fate/Zero Sola-Ui Nuada-Re , Asako Press Toradora! Yasuko Takasu Nominated – BTVA Anime Award for Best Female Supporting Vocal Performance in an Anime Television Series/OVA Kill la Kill Omiko Hakodate Ep. 2 Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet Striker –15 Knights of Sidonia Eiko Yamano Coppelion Yukiko Kawabata Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Casval Rem Deikun Sword Art Online II Oosawa Sachie, Urd Ep. 14–17 –16 Durarara!!×2 Emilia, others Love Live! Director Minami 2016–17BerserkCasca 2016 series Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day Irene Honma 2018 Skip Beat! Shoko Aki Kickstarter-funded, released to sponsors in 2017 Cells at Work!Narrator –19 Hunter × Hunter Palm Siberia 2011 series Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Yoshie Shimamura

Animation + List of voice performances in animation Year Title Role Notes Source All Grown Up Luca, German Woman Ep. "O Bro, Where Art Thou?" Family Guy Girl Thanksgiving episode –12 Winx Club Nebula Nickelodeon dub; seasons 3-4 Resume Monsuno Jinja, Medea, Charlemagne, various characters –15 Clay Kids Carol Hero Factory Natalie Breez Ever After High Bunny Blanc, Queen of Hearts, Ashlynn Ella Netflix seriesEp. "Spring Unsprung" Enchantimals Fanci Flamingo –24 Droners Flora, Gavinda Teach Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild Genovan, Ebbi Netflix original animated film High Guardian Spice Elodie The Loud House Astrid Bjorklundson Episode: "Too Cool for School"

Feature films + List of voice performances in feature films Year Title Role Notes Source

Direct-to-video and television films + List of voice performances in direct-to-video and television films Year Title Role Notes Source K-On: The Movie Sawako Yamanaka The Rose of Versailles Narrator

Foreign shows dubbing in English + List of English-language dubbings of foreign language shows Year Title Country Dubbed from Role Live Actor Source The Break Belgium The Psychiatrist Jasmina Douieb

Video games + List of voice performances in video games Year Title Role Notes Source Lost Eden Eve , Komalla Grouped under Voices Dark Earth Kalhi The Shadow of Zorro Agatha, Maid, Senora Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War Kei Nagase Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria Richelle, Sylphide As Kirsty Pape Armored Core 4 Anjou, Mary Shelley In-game credits Odin Sphere Gwendolyn Uncredited Warriors Orochi Additional voices Uncredited Resume Warriors Orochi 2 Additional voices Uncredited Resume Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon Uncredited Resume Dead or Alive Paradise Helena Douglas Mimana Iyar Chronicle Uncredited Resume Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love Diana Caprice Uncredited Valkyria Chronicles II Juliana Everhart Fallout New Vegas Ghouls Fire Emblem Awakening Olivia, Anna Killer Instinct Aria Earth Defense Force 2025 Tactics Officer Ultra Street Fighter IV Poison Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Nanako, Aigis Lego Ninjago: Nindroids Lloyd Garmadon, P.I.X.A.L. Mortal Kombat X Kitana, Mileena Persona 4: Dancing All Night Nanako Dojima Facebook -16 Lego Dimensions Lloyd Garmadon, P.I.X.A.L, Clara Clayton, Auntie Em, Elliott Taylor Credited as "Voiceover Talent" Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Rouge the Bat Sonic Forces Rouge the Bat Team Sonic Racing Rouge the Bat Relayer Chairman Xoth, additional voices Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes Anna Sonic Dream Team Rouge the Bat The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak Citizens Shadow Generations Rouge the Bat 2025Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive EditionMurderess

Live-action roles + List of acting performances Year Series Role Notes Source Desperate Housewives Sobbing Woman Episode: "How About a Friendly Shrink?" Resume Big Time Rush The Correction Officer Episode: "Big Time Photo Shoot" Resume Criminal Minds Martha Porter Episode: "Exit Wounds" Weeds Jolene Lie with Me Deanna O'Shannon Resume Betas Scarlet Episode: "Strange Magic" Resume Days of Our Lives Screaming Mom Episode #1.12508 Resume The Red Thunder Short film by Alvaro Ron for Cadillac ATS Coupe Workaholics Paula Episode: "Ditch Day" Tweet Silicon Valley Hooli Lead Counsel Episodes: "Binding Arbitration" and "Two Days of the Condor" Tweet I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance is Mine Lynne Creepshow Leslianne Dowd Episode: "Times is Tough in Musky Holler" Resume CSI: Vegas Prudence Perlmutter Episode: "In the White Room"