Maggie O'Connor
Description
Maggie O'Connor is the professional pseudonym for Colleen O'Shaughnessey, an established American voice actress with a extensive career in anime dubbing, animation, and video games. She has been active in the voice acting industry since 1990 and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in musical theatre from the University of Michigan.
O'Connor has portrayed a wide array of characters across numerous English-language adaptations of popular anime series. One of her most recognized roles in this field is Artesia Som Deikun, also known as Sayla Mass, in the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise. She provided the English voice for this character across multiple installments of the prequel series, including Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin and its television compilation, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin – Advent of the Red Comet. Her other significant anime credits include Sora Takenouchi in Digimon: Digital Monsters, Ino Yamanaka and Konohamaru Sarutobi in the Naruto series, Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck in Bleach, and Mary Hunt in My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!.
Beyond anime, O'Connor is widely known for her work in Western animation and video games. She is particularly famous for voicing Miles "Tails" Prower in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise since 2010, a role she has reprised in numerous animated series, video games, and the live-action/CGI hybrid Sonic the Hedgehog films. Her other prominent roles include Jazz Fenton in Danny Phantom and Janet Van Dyne, the Wasp, in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. In the video game industry, her performances include Genis Sage in Tales of Symphonia and KOS-MOS in Xenosaga Episode II.
Throughout her career, O'Connor has been part of a consistent circle of voice actors frequently featured in English dubs of major anime productions, often collaborating with colleagues such as Keith Silverstein, who voiced her on-screen brother, Char Aznable, in the Gundam: The Origin series. Her body of work reflects a longstanding and prolific career, marking her as a significant figure in English-language voice acting for anime and related media.
O'Connor has portrayed a wide array of characters across numerous English-language adaptations of popular anime series. One of her most recognized roles in this field is Artesia Som Deikun, also known as Sayla Mass, in the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise. She provided the English voice for this character across multiple installments of the prequel series, including Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin and its television compilation, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin – Advent of the Red Comet. Her other significant anime credits include Sora Takenouchi in Digimon: Digital Monsters, Ino Yamanaka and Konohamaru Sarutobi in the Naruto series, Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck in Bleach, and Mary Hunt in My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!.
Beyond anime, O'Connor is widely known for her work in Western animation and video games. She is particularly famous for voicing Miles "Tails" Prower in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise since 2010, a role she has reprised in numerous animated series, video games, and the live-action/CGI hybrid Sonic the Hedgehog films. Her other prominent roles include Jazz Fenton in Danny Phantom and Janet Van Dyne, the Wasp, in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. In the video game industry, her performances include Genis Sage in Tales of Symphonia and KOS-MOS in Xenosaga Episode II.
Throughout her career, O'Connor has been part of a consistent circle of voice actors frequently featured in English dubs of major anime productions, often collaborating with colleagues such as Keith Silverstein, who voiced her on-screen brother, Char Aznable, in the Gundam: The Origin series. Her body of work reflects a longstanding and prolific career, marking her as a significant figure in English-language voice acting for anime and related media.
All Characters
- EnglishAnime overview: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin: Advent of the Red Comet