Katie Ashley

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Katie Ashley is the professional alias of Sherry Lynn, a prominent American voice actress known for her extensive work in anime dubbing, animated television series, and video games. Born in Tacoma, Washington, she has been active in the voice acting industry since the 1970s. The name Katie Ashley is one of several pseudonyms she has used throughout her career, alongside others such as Katie Evans and Roberta Kim.

Her career is distinguished by a high volume of roles, particularly in anime produced during the 1990s and 2000s. She has voiced a wide array of characters, often in productions dubbed by studios like Animaze. Among her many credits are the specific roles listed by the user. She provided the voice for Yukiko Horie in the series Apocalypse Zero. In the Black Jack franchise, she is credited as the voice of Pinoko in later OVA episodes. She voiced the character D, also known as Dee Sanada, in the series Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure and its specials. Her role as Eriko in The Legend of Black Heaven is also well-documented. Additionally, her work includes the character Letz in the English dub of the Mobile Suit Gundam movie trilogy.

Beyond these examples, Lynn's prolific career under the Katie Ashley alias and her real name includes major roles in numerous other anime. She is well known for voicing Sasami Masaki Jurai in the various Tenchi Muyo! franchises, Cheza in Wolf's Rain, and Sakura Matou in the early English adaptation of Fate/stay night. She also frequently contributed additional voices for Studio Ghibli films dubbed by Disney, such as Kiki's Delivery Service and Princess Mononoke.

Her voice acting extends into Western animation and video games. She has voiced characters for Pixar films like Toy Story (as Mom), A Bug's Life, and Monsters, Inc.. In the video game industry, she is recognized for her performances as Peppita Rossetti in Star Ocean: Till the End of Time, Shelinda in Final Fantasy X and X-2, and MOMO in Xenosaga Episode I.

Throughout her decades-long career, Katie Ashley has worked with many of the same voice directors and studios. Her collaborations with directors like Joe Romersa, who directed the English adaptation of Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure, are a testament to her standing in the voice acting community. Her ability to portray a vast spectrum of characters, from young girls to androids and video game heroines, has made her a ubiquitous and respected talent in the field of animation dubbing.
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