Carrie Beth Keranen (born January 16, 1976)[1] is an American voice actress, production manager, producer, voice director and writer known for her work with 4Kids Entertainment, DuArt Film & Video, Bang Zoom! Entertainment, NYAV Post, Studiopolis, and VSI Los Angeles.
She's known for voicing Casca in Berserk, Mami Tomoe in Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Mokuba Kaiba's second voice in Yu-Gi-Oh!, Ryuzetsu in Naruto Shippūden The Movie: Blood Prison and Sheena in Pokémon: Arceus & the Jewel of Life.
Biography[]
Keranen was born in Traverse City and grew up in Oak Park, Michigan. 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. After graduating from Berkley High School in 1994[2] she attended the University of Michigan, 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. She graduated with a BA in Theatre and Linguistics, 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. The series was broadcast on NBC for two seasons.
Keranen's first voice-over audition for 4Kids Entertainment was April O'Neil in the 2003 TV series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Although she did not get that lead part, 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 she started pitching another voice actress for the part, but the 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 boy. 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 which she described as "type A but not in a forceful way" and would totally get into something if she had the chance.
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. On July 23, 2011, she and fellow voice actress Cristina Valenzuela were panelists at Comic-Con for Namco Bandai's preview of the Tekken: Blood Vengeance film.
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. In 2016, she provided the voice of Alya, Marinette's best friend, in the French animated series 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.
Filmography[]
Live-Action Dubbing[]
TV Series[]
- Cable Girls (2017-2020) - Ángeles Vidal
- Baby (2018-2020) - Vanessa, Additional Voices
- Carlo & Malik (2018) - Dr. Palardi (ep. 3), Woman (ep. 3), Veronica's Step-Mother (ep. 7)
- Diablero (2018-2020) - Additional Voices
- Home for Christmas (2019) - Anne
- Perfect Life (2019-2021) - Patricia, Julia, Additional Voices
- Biohackers (2020-present) - Additional Voices
- JU-ON: Origins (2020) - Chie Masaki, Additional Voices
- As the Crow Flies (2022-2024) - Muge
- Gudetama: An Eggcellent Adventure (2022) - Kana (ep. 10), Additional Voices
Miniseries[]
- Patria (2020) - Additional Voices
Films[]
- Cutie Honey (2004) - Honey Kisaragi/Cutie Honey
- Veteran (2015) - Miss Bong
- The Influence (2019) - Sara
Documentaries[]
- Broken Idol: The Undoing of Diomedes Diaz (2022) - Additional Voices
Animation Dubbing[]
Animated Series[]
- Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir (2015-present) - Alya Césaire, Mrs. Michelle
- Lastman (2016) - Additional Voices
Animated Specials[]
- Miraculous World (2020-2023) - Alya Césaire
Anime Dubbing[]
Anime Series[]
- Sailor Moon (1992-1993) - Iguana (ep. 5), Kazuko Tadashita (ep. 21), Saeko Yamamoto / Blizzar (ep. 38) (Viz Dub)
- Sailor Moon R (1993-1994) - Utonberino (ep. 55), Amanju (ep. 57), Fake Sailor Moon (ep. 58), Avogadora (ep. 66), Cake Girl (ep. 76), Elementary Teacher (ep. 81), News Anchor (ep. 86) (Viz Dub)
- Sailor Moon S (1994-1995) - Toden (ep. 99), Maya Tohno (ep. 103), Elza Gray (ep. 106) (Viz Dub)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995-1996) - Misato Katsuragi (Netflix Redub)
- Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (1996-1997) - Sailor Galaxia
- Berserk (1997-1998) - Casca
- Pokémon Chronicles (1998-2002) - Dora (ep. 15)
- Magical DoReMi (1999-2000) - Additional Voices
- Magic User's Club! (1999) - Miki Mizusawa
- Yu-Gi-Oh! (2000-2004) - Mokuba Kaiba (eps. 185-224), Kisara
- Sadamitsu the Destroyer (2001) - Mitsuko Takasugi
- Shaman King (2001-2002) - Marion Phauna
- Mew Mew Power (2002-2003) - Mimi
- Pokémon Advanced Generation (2002-2006) - Victoria Winstrate (ep. 46), Girl (ep. 52), Julie (ep. 53), Millie (ep. 83), Mary (ep. 87), Nancy (ep. 95), Female Student (ep. 95), Nicky (ep. 107)
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (2002-2003) - Murrue Ramius, Narrator, Additional Voices (NYAV Post Dub)
- Samurai Deeper Kyo (2003) - Maid (ep. 16)
- Sonic X (2003-2006) - Earthia
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (2004-2005) - Murrue Ramius, Narrator (NYAV Post Dub)
- Ninja Nonsense: The Legend of Shinobu (2004) - Izumi
- Phoenix (2004) - Hinaku
- Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (2004-2008) - Additional Voices
- Ah! My Goddess (2005) - Lind
- Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy (2006) - Lind, Hikari the Flash (ep. 19)
- Pokémon Diamond & Pearl (2006-2010) - Leona (ep. 63), Maria (eps. 128-129)
- Naruto Shippūden (2007-2017) - Pakura, Keiri (ep. 336), Naori Uchiha (ep. 338)
- The Slayers Revolution (2008) - Ozel, Uncooperative Person (ep. 3), Waitress (ep. 4), Cruise Waitress (ep. 7), Rich Girl (ep. 7)
- Toradora! (2008-2009) - Yuri Koigakubo, Sakura Kano
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011) - Mami Tomoe
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (2008-2011) - Mina Simington (eps. 3-64), Misty Tredwell
- Toradora! (2008-2009) - Yuri Koigakubo, Sakura Kano
- Kurokami: The Animation (2009) - Shinobu Nanase, Shizuka (ep. 1), Announcer (ep. 23), Yuko (ep. 23)
- The Slayers Evolution-R (2009) - Ozel, Blind Boy (ep. 9), Cat Owner (ep. 10)
- K-ON!! (2010) - Mifuyu Matsumoto, Kawakami
- Fate/Zero (2011-2012) - Maiya Hisau
- Hunter x Hunter (2011-2014) - Baise, Female Operator (ep. 38), PC Voice (ep. 42)
- Lagrange - The Flower of Rin-ne (2012) - Yurikano
- Glitter Force Doki Doki (2013-2014) - Marmo
- Hyperdimension Neptunia (2013) - Rom
- Kill la Kill (2013-2014) - Satsuki Kiryuin
- A Lull in the Sea (2013-2014) - Manaka's Mother
- Pokémon XY (2013-2016) - Beatrice (ep. 63), Additional Voices
- Aldnoah.Zero (2014-2015) - Femieanne
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders (2014-2015) - Malena (eps. 32-33)
- The Seven Deadly Sins (2014-2021) - Guila
- Your Lie in April (2014-2015) - Hiroko Seto
- K: Return of Kings (2015) - Seri Awashima
- The Testament of Sister New Devil (2015) - Shella, Chika Sakaki
- Durarara!!x2 (2015-2016) - Earthworm
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans (2015-2016) - Carta Issue
- The Testament of Sister New Devil BURST (2015) - Shella
- Bungo Stray Dogs (2016-2019) - Ichiyō Higuchi, Elise, Gran (ep. 11)
- Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School (2016) - Mahiru Koizumi
- Tales of Zestiria: The Cross (2016-2017) - Lailah
- Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (2017-present) - Buntan Kurosuki, Buntan's Mother (ep. 30)
- Persona 5: The Animation (2018) - Caroline, Justine
- Dragon Pilot: Hisone & Masotan (2018) - Remi Kakiyasu
- Back Street Girls: Gokudols (2018) - Additional Voices
- To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (2019) - Miglieglia
- Dino Girl Gauko (2019-2020) - Kinpika's Mom, Candy Lady (ep. 24), Ichiro's Mom (ep. 33), Penguin Goalie (ep. 35), Female Townsperson (ep. 36)
- Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story (2020-2022) - Mami Tomoe
- Cagaster of an Insect Cage (2020) - Additional Voices
- Great Pretender (2020) - Dyshana (ep. 6), Additional Voices
- Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (2020-2022) - Zero
- Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! (2021) - Ichiyō Higuchi, Elise
- Shaman King (2021-2022) - Marion Phauna, Teruko Amano, Jane Diethel (ep. 14), Zria Gagarik (eps. 22-23, 34)
- Tokyo Revengers (2021-present) - Emma
- Platinum End (2021) - Mimimi Yamada, Fuyuko Kohinata (eps. 11-12)
- Bastard!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- (2022-2023) - Sean Ari, Kall-Su (young)
- Case Closed: The Culprit Hanzawa (2022) - Ikumi Soda, Additional Voices
- Berserk: The Golden Age Arc - Memorial Edition (2022) - Casca
- Good Night World (2023) - Hana Kamuro, Manaha (ep. 6)
Anime Shorts[]
- Let's Go! Tamagotchi (2007) - Kuchipatch, Ms. Perfect, Mimitchi
- Pokémon Generations (2016) - Emma (ep. 17)
OVAs & Specials[]
- Domain of Murder (1992) - Mama
- Lunatic Night (1996-1997) - Estelle
- Square of the Moon (2002-2003) - Izumi Kagura
- Maison Plaisir (2002) - Kiriko
- Slave Market (2002) - Myra
- Temptation (2003) - Miku Mikuni
- Freedom (2006-2008) - Additional Voices
- Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (2010-2014) - Additional Voices
Anime Films[]
- Sailor Moon R: The Promise of the Rose (1993) - Xenian Flower, Glycina, Campanula, Dahlian, Minako's Classmate B (Viz Dub)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (1997) - Misato Katsuragi (Netflix Redub)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997) - Misato Katsuragi (Netflix Redub)
- Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (2004) - Additional Voices
- Tamagotchi: The Movie (2007) - Kuchipatchi, Ms. Perfect, Bagubagutchi
- First Squad: The Moment of Truth (2009) - Zena
- Pokémon the Movie: Arceus & the Jewel of Life (2009) - Sheena
- K-ON! (2011) - Kawakami
- Naruto Shippūden The Movie: Blood Prison (2011) - Ryuzetsu
- Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I: The Egg of the King (2012) - Casca
- Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II: The Battle for Doldrey (2012) - Casca
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings (2012) - Mami Tomoe
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 2: Eternal (2012) - Mami Tomoe
- Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III: The Advent (2013) - Casca
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 3: Rebellion (2013) - Mami Tomoe
- Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2017) - Hanuki
- Children of the Sea (2019) - Students, Additional Voices
- KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson (2019) - Sylvia
- Case Closed: The Scarlet Bullet (2021) - Ikumi Soda
- The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed By Light (2021) - Guila
- Sailor Moon Cosmos (2023) - Sailor Galaxia
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom (2024) - Murrue Ramius
Video Game Dubbing[]
- Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland (2010) - Melvia Siebel
- Hyperdimension Neptunia (2010) - RED
- Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2 (2011) - Rom/White Sister
- Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair (2012) - Mahiru Koizumi
- Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory (2012) - Rom/White Sister
- Hyperdimension Neptunia: Producing Perfection (2013) - Rom/White Sister
- Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 (2013) - Rom/White Sister
- Ar nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star (2014) - Kanon
- Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2: SISTERS GENERATION (2014) - Rom/White Sister, RED
- Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3: V GENERATION (2014) - Rom/White Sister, RED
- Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed (2014) - Rom/White Sister
- Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven (2014) - Narrator
- Omega Quintet (2014) - Ayumi
- Megadimension Neptunia VII (2015) - Rom/White Sister, Vert/Green Heart/NEXT Green (replacing Tara Platt), Dark Green
- MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune vs Zombies (2015) - Vert/Green Heart, Rom/White Sister
- Tales of Zestiria (2015) - Lailah
- God Wars: Future Past (2016) - Queen Tsukuyomi
- Persona 5 (2016) - Caroline, Justine, Lavenza
- Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online (2017) - Vert, Green Heart, Rom
- Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (2017) - Mahiru Koizumi
- Fire Emblem Heroes (2017-present) - Gunnthrá, L’Arachel
- NieR: Automata (2017) - Additional Voices
- Judgment (2018) - Amane
- Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight (2018) - Caroline, Justine, Lavenza
- Super Neptunia RPG (2018) - Vert/Green Heart
- Pokémon Masters (2019-present) - Lucy
- Kill la Kill: IF (2019) - Satsuki Kiryuin
- Shenmue III (2019) - Additional Voices
- Genshin Impact (2020) - Ying'er, Hanyuuda Chizuru
- Persona 5 Strikers (2020) - Lavenza
- Neptunia: Sisters vs Sisters (2022) - Rom/White Sister, Vert/Green Heart
- Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution (2023) - Vert/Green Heart, Rom/White Sister
Voice Director[]
- 1899
- 1983
- 30 Coins
- Baby
- Biohackers
- Diablero (Season 2)
- Dragon Pilot: Hisone & Masotan
- Élite (Seasons 2, 7-8)
- Home for Christmas
- Illang: The Wolf Brigade
- Millennium Actress (assistant)
- Mirage
- Modern Love Tokyo (ep. 7)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion (Netflix Redub)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (Netflix Redub)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (Netflix Redub)
- Off Track
- Patria
- Samantha!
- Sisyphus
- Super Drags
- Veneno
- Children of the Sea
- The Deer King
- Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2
- Freedom
- Maesetsu! Opening Act
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (NYAV Post Dub)
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (NYAV Post Dub)
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom
Others
Writer[]
- Baby
- Biohackers
- Neon Genesis Evangelion (Netflix Redub)
Others
References[]
- ↑ Hinds, Julie (August 6, 2003). "Waitress dishes out about 'Restaurant' life". The Roanoke Times. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times/141369173/.
- ↑ https://www.classmates.com/siteui/people/carrie-keranen/574623441
External Links[]
- Carrie Keranen on the Internet Movie Database.
- Carrie Keranen on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia.
- Carrie Keranen on Behind The Voice Actors.