Lara Curci
Description
Lara Curci is an American voice actress known for her extensive work in anime dubs and video games. She is also widely recognized by her primary professional name, Lara Cody, and has worked under other names including Deanna Morris and L.C. Curci. Her career in voice acting began around 1980, and she has been active for several decades. She is married to musician Freddy Curci.
Curci's body of work is heavily concentrated in English-language adaptations of anime series and films, particularly those produced during the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. One of her earliest and most prominent roles was providing the voice of Kim Young in the iconic series Robotech. She was a regular voice for the character Kei in various adaptations of the Dirty Pair franchise, including the television series, films, and original video animations produced by Streamline Pictures. Other notable anime credits from this era include roles in Streamline Pictures dubs of acclaimed films such as Kei in Akira, Sheeta in Castle in the Sky, and Ket in Kiki's Delivery Service.
In later years, her voice work spanned a wide variety of popular series. She voiced Hiyori Sarugaki in the long-running series Bleach, Rika Harada in Honey & Clover, Ulrike in Kyo kara Maoh!, and characters in the Tenchi Muyo! franchise, including Tenchi in Tokyo, Tenchi Muyo! GXP, and Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki. As Lara Curci, she is specifically credited with the role of Pepper, the gentle apprentice wind fairy, in the English adaptation of the anime series A Little Snow Fairy Sugar and its Summer Special OVA.
Beyond anime, Curci has a significant presence in the video game industry. She is perhaps best known to gamers for her role as Rosemary, often called Rose, in the critically acclaimed titles Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. Her other video game credits include Mitsuki Konishi in The World Ends with You, Rani in Orphen: Scion of Sorcery, and various roles in the Kessen series. She also contributed voice work to western animated productions, such as the film Rover Dangerfield and the television series Road Rovers.
Curci's body of work is heavily concentrated in English-language adaptations of anime series and films, particularly those produced during the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. One of her earliest and most prominent roles was providing the voice of Kim Young in the iconic series Robotech. She was a regular voice for the character Kei in various adaptations of the Dirty Pair franchise, including the television series, films, and original video animations produced by Streamline Pictures. Other notable anime credits from this era include roles in Streamline Pictures dubs of acclaimed films such as Kei in Akira, Sheeta in Castle in the Sky, and Ket in Kiki's Delivery Service.
In later years, her voice work spanned a wide variety of popular series. She voiced Hiyori Sarugaki in the long-running series Bleach, Rika Harada in Honey & Clover, Ulrike in Kyo kara Maoh!, and characters in the Tenchi Muyo! franchise, including Tenchi in Tokyo, Tenchi Muyo! GXP, and Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki. As Lara Curci, she is specifically credited with the role of Pepper, the gentle apprentice wind fairy, in the English adaptation of the anime series A Little Snow Fairy Sugar and its Summer Special OVA.
Beyond anime, Curci has a significant presence in the video game industry. She is perhaps best known to gamers for her role as Rosemary, often called Rose, in the critically acclaimed titles Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. Her other video game credits include Mitsuki Konishi in The World Ends with You, Rani in Orphen: Scion of Sorcery, and various roles in the Kessen series. She also contributed voice work to western animated productions, such as the film Rover Dangerfield and the television series Road Rovers.
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- EnglishAnime overview: A Little Snow Fairy Sugar Summer Special
- EnglishAnime overview: A Little Snow Fairy Sugar