Amanda Winn
Description
Amanda Winn-Lee is an American voice actress, ADR director, and script writer, primarily recognized for her extensive work in English dubs of anime productions during the 1990s and 2000s. She was born on November 14, 1972, in Houston, Texas, and is a graduate of Wesleyan University. Early in her career, she was often credited simply as Amanda Winn.
Her career began in the early 1990s in Houston, closely associated with ADV Films, a major anime distributor at the time. One of her first roles was providing the voice of Reimi in the 1991 original video animation Burn Up!. Another significant early role was as the protagonist Saki Asamiya in the English dub of the Sukeban Deka OVA, also from 1991, where her performance was noted for its hard edge and comedic timing. These early parts helped establish her as a prominent figure in the emerging English-language anime dubbing industry.
Winn-Lee is perhaps most famous for her portrayal of the enigmatic Rei Ayanami in the groundbreaking series Neon Genesis Evangelion and its associated films, Death and Rebirth and The End of Evangelion. Beyond acting, she took on substantial production roles for the Evangelion films, serving as the ADR director, script writer, and producer for their English-language versions. She also voiced the character Yui Ikari in the films. Her other notable anime voice roles include Rally Vincent in Gunsmith Cats, Momiji Fujimiya in Blue Seed, Yohko Mano in Devil Hunter Yohko, Mimiru in.hack//SIGN, and Pandy in Dead Leaves.
In addition to her on-screen work, Winn-Lee co-founded her own dubbing company, Gaijin Productions, LLC, with her husband, voice actor Jason C. Lee. Through this company and her continued collaboration with ADV Films, she frequently worked as a director and script writer. Her directing credits include the English versions of the Read or Die OVA and Dead Leaves, where she also performed leading roles. Her work was characterized by frequent collaborations with a consistent group of Houston-based voice actors, including Tiffany Grant, Kurt Stoll, and Spike Spencer, among others.
Winn-Lee's career also expanded into video game voice acting. She provided the voice for Konoko, the protagonist of the Bungie video game Oni. In later years, she became a recurring voice in the Persona series of role-playing games, notably as Yukiko Amagi in Persona 4 and its various adaptations, and as Ichiko Ohya in Persona 5.
After a period of semi-retirement to focus on her family, Winn-Lee returned to voice acting. In a notable development, she reprised her iconic role as Rei Ayanami for a new English dub of the Rebuild of Evangelion films, produced for their release on Amazon Prime, more than two decades after first voicing the character.
Her career began in the early 1990s in Houston, closely associated with ADV Films, a major anime distributor at the time. One of her first roles was providing the voice of Reimi in the 1991 original video animation Burn Up!. Another significant early role was as the protagonist Saki Asamiya in the English dub of the Sukeban Deka OVA, also from 1991, where her performance was noted for its hard edge and comedic timing. These early parts helped establish her as a prominent figure in the emerging English-language anime dubbing industry.
Winn-Lee is perhaps most famous for her portrayal of the enigmatic Rei Ayanami in the groundbreaking series Neon Genesis Evangelion and its associated films, Death and Rebirth and The End of Evangelion. Beyond acting, she took on substantial production roles for the Evangelion films, serving as the ADR director, script writer, and producer for their English-language versions. She also voiced the character Yui Ikari in the films. Her other notable anime voice roles include Rally Vincent in Gunsmith Cats, Momiji Fujimiya in Blue Seed, Yohko Mano in Devil Hunter Yohko, Mimiru in.hack//SIGN, and Pandy in Dead Leaves.
In addition to her on-screen work, Winn-Lee co-founded her own dubbing company, Gaijin Productions, LLC, with her husband, voice actor Jason C. Lee. Through this company and her continued collaboration with ADV Films, she frequently worked as a director and script writer. Her directing credits include the English versions of the Read or Die OVA and Dead Leaves, where she also performed leading roles. Her work was characterized by frequent collaborations with a consistent group of Houston-based voice actors, including Tiffany Grant, Kurt Stoll, and Spike Spencer, among others.
Winn-Lee's career also expanded into video game voice acting. She provided the voice for Konoko, the protagonist of the Bungie video game Oni. In later years, she became a recurring voice in the Persona series of role-playing games, notably as Yukiko Amagi in Persona 4 and its various adaptations, and as Ichiko Ohya in Persona 5.
After a period of semi-retirement to focus on her family, Winn-Lee returned to voice acting. In a notable development, she reprised her iconic role as Rei Ayanami for a new English dub of the Rebuild of Evangelion films, produced for their release on Amazon Prime, more than two decades after first voicing the character.
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- EnglishAnime overview: Sukeban Deka