Melora Harte
Description
Melora Harte is an American voice actress with a career spanning over four decades, primarily known for her work in English-language dubs of anime and live-action productions. Active in the industry since 1982, she has provided voices for a wide array of characters and has also contributed significantly behind the scenes as a writer, adapter, and director for numerous animated series.
Harte was born on October 29, 1943, in Los Angeles, California. In addition to her performance work, she has worked under the occasional pseudonym Marylin Lane. She is married to fellow voice actor Steve Kramer, and the two have frequently collaborated on various projects.
Her career is distinguished by a number of prominent voice roles in classic and influential anime series. In the Tenchi Muyo! franchise, she voiced the character Seto Kamiki Jurai in Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki OVA 3 and Tenchi Muyo! GXP. She is also recognized for her role as Musica in the seminal series Robotech. Harte's work in the science fiction and fantasy genres includes voicing Rally Cheyenne in Silent Möbius and Afura Mann in El-Hazard. She played the role of Parsley in the 1992 English version of the hybrid live-action/anime film Twilight of the Cockroaches.
Harte's filmography includes several other notable credits from the early days of English anime localization. She voiced Cindy in the Streamline Pictures dub of Megazone 23 Part II and Eimi Haneoka, the mother character, in the series Saint Tail. She also provided the voice for Sharon Apple in Macross Plus and has had roles in major films such as Akira, where she voiced Kiyoko in the Streamline dub. Beyond anime, her voice can be heard in live-action projects like Power Rangers Zeo, where she voiced the villain Archerina.
Beyond performing, Melora Harte has had an extensive and impactful career in anime production. She frequently worked on the writing and adaptation of English scripts, contributing to a vast number of series. Her credits as a writer include Tenchi in Tokyo, Vampire Princess Miyu, Samurai Pizza Cats, and the Saban-produced adaptations of various fairy tales. She also served as a voice director and co-director on several projects, including Honeybee Hutch and Saint Tail, and worked as a casting director for titles such as Gatchaman.
Harte was born on October 29, 1943, in Los Angeles, California. In addition to her performance work, she has worked under the occasional pseudonym Marylin Lane. She is married to fellow voice actor Steve Kramer, and the two have frequently collaborated on various projects.
Her career is distinguished by a number of prominent voice roles in classic and influential anime series. In the Tenchi Muyo! franchise, she voiced the character Seto Kamiki Jurai in Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki OVA 3 and Tenchi Muyo! GXP. She is also recognized for her role as Musica in the seminal series Robotech. Harte's work in the science fiction and fantasy genres includes voicing Rally Cheyenne in Silent Möbius and Afura Mann in El-Hazard. She played the role of Parsley in the 1992 English version of the hybrid live-action/anime film Twilight of the Cockroaches.
Harte's filmography includes several other notable credits from the early days of English anime localization. She voiced Cindy in the Streamline Pictures dub of Megazone 23 Part II and Eimi Haneoka, the mother character, in the series Saint Tail. She also provided the voice for Sharon Apple in Macross Plus and has had roles in major films such as Akira, where she voiced Kiyoko in the Streamline dub. Beyond anime, her voice can be heard in live-action projects like Power Rangers Zeo, where she voiced the villain Archerina.
Beyond performing, Melora Harte has had an extensive and impactful career in anime production. She frequently worked on the writing and adaptation of English scripts, contributing to a vast number of series. Her credits as a writer include Tenchi in Tokyo, Vampire Princess Miyu, Samurai Pizza Cats, and the Saban-produced adaptations of various fairy tales. She also served as a voice director and co-director on several projects, including Honeybee Hutch and Saint Tail, and worked as a casting director for titles such as Gatchaman.
All Characters
- EnglishAnime overview: Tenchi Muyo! Ryo Ohki: Final Confrontations
- EnglishAnime overview: Yaruki Manman
- EnglishAnime overview: Megazone 23 Part II
- EnglishAnime overview: Saint Tail
- EnglishAnime overview: Twilight of the Cockroaches