Erica Schroeder

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Erica Schroeder is an American voice actress with a career spanning over two decades, known for her extensive work in English dubs of anime, animation, and video games. Born on April 27, 1975, she began her voice acting career in 2002 and has since lent her voice to hundreds of characters, sometimes using the stage name Bella Hudson. She is married to composer Kenneth Kacmar and is the mother of voice actress Madigan Kacmar.

Schroeder has been a prominent figure in the dubs of several major long-running franchises. She has had a long association with the Pokémon anime, where her roles have included voicing Bianca, several incarnations of Nurse Joy, the legendary pixies Uxie, Azelf, and Mesprit, and taking over the role of Jessie's Wobbuffet in Pokémon Journeys: The Series. Her film work within the franchise includes playing Margo in Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us and voicing Serena's Pancham and an Eevee in various specials. She is also closely associated with the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise, having voiced Mai Valentine in the fourth season of the original series, Akiza Izinski in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, Dark Magician Girl across multiple series, and other characters in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX and Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal. In the early 4Kids Entertainment dub of One Piece, she provided the voice of the main protagonist, Monkey D. Luffy.

Schroeder has frequently collaborated with various dubbing studios, including 4Kids Entertainment, NYAV Post, and Funimation (now Crunchyroll). This has led to a diverse and prolific filmography. She voiced the dual roles of Lyserg Diethel and Matilda Matisse in both the 2004 and 2021 adaptations of Shaman King. Her other notable anime roles include Lloyd Belladonna in Suppose a Kid From the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town, Vera Rustamova in Deep Insanity: The Lost Child, Natsumi Kurobe in My Senpai Is Annoying, Veronica in Arte, Yang in Battle Game in 5 Seconds, Sae in The Deer King, Torako Kise in Okko's Inn, Yuriko Yamagiwa in Psychic School Wars, Nagako Aoki in Mai Mai Miracle, Kelly Stownar in Emma: A Victorian Romance, Youshi in Giant Robo, and Anya in Aria the Avvenire.

Beyond anime, her voice is widely recognized in video games, most notably as Blaze the Cat in the Sonic the Hedgehog series from 2005 to 2010, a role for which she is frequently credited as Bella Hudson. Her game credits also include Wave the Swallow in the Sonic Riders series, Devos in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, and Nocticula in Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous. Her work in Western animation includes voicing characters in Winx Club, 44 Cats, and the lead roles of Cheese and Cat in Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese.
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