Sylvia Zaradic
Description
Sylvia Zaradic is a Canadian voice actress based in Vancouver, British Columbia, with a career spanning over three decades in voice-over, live theatre, and vocal coaching. She began her voice-over career in the late 1990s, frequently working with Ocean Productions on English-language adaptations of anime series and in video games.
Zaradic is known for several prominent anime roles. She voiced the acrobatic martial artist Kodachi Kuno in the later seasons of the classic series Ranma ½. In the Galaxy Angel franchise, she consistently provided the voice for the character Major Mary across multiple installments, including Galaxy Angel A, Galaxy Angel S, and Galaxy Angel X. Her other notable anime credits include Sora in the film Escaflowne: The Movie, the Water Goddess in Inuyasha, Lieutenant Matilda in Mobile Suit Gundam, Reiko Ichikawa in Infinite Ryvius, and Wasp in Project ARMS. She has also lent her voice to various characters in series such as Brain Powered, Star Ocean EX, and Starship Operators.
Beyond anime, Zaradic's voice acting work extends to western animation and video games. She voiced Cherry Jubilee in the animated series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and Ocean Breeze in Being Ian. Her video game credits include characters in Kessen for the PlayStation 2 and Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs. Zeon. A significant career highlight was serving as the English-speaking announcer at the Whistler Medals Plaza during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
Throughout her career, Zaradic has maintained a recurring collaboration with the Vancouver voice acting community, often working alongside peers from The Ocean Group. In addition to her performance work, she is an accomplished vocal coach and director, having been a faculty member at Capilano University's School of Performing Arts. She continues to coach singers and voice actors from her home studio in East Vancouver.
Zaradic is known for several prominent anime roles. She voiced the acrobatic martial artist Kodachi Kuno in the later seasons of the classic series Ranma ½. In the Galaxy Angel franchise, she consistently provided the voice for the character Major Mary across multiple installments, including Galaxy Angel A, Galaxy Angel S, and Galaxy Angel X. Her other notable anime credits include Sora in the film Escaflowne: The Movie, the Water Goddess in Inuyasha, Lieutenant Matilda in Mobile Suit Gundam, Reiko Ichikawa in Infinite Ryvius, and Wasp in Project ARMS. She has also lent her voice to various characters in series such as Brain Powered, Star Ocean EX, and Starship Operators.
Beyond anime, Zaradic's voice acting work extends to western animation and video games. She voiced Cherry Jubilee in the animated series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and Ocean Breeze in Being Ian. Her video game credits include characters in Kessen for the PlayStation 2 and Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs. Zeon. A significant career highlight was serving as the English-speaking announcer at the Whistler Medals Plaza during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
Throughout her career, Zaradic has maintained a recurring collaboration with the Vancouver voice acting community, often working alongside peers from The Ocean Group. In addition to her performance work, she is an accomplished vocal coach and director, having been a faculty member at Capilano University's School of Performing Arts. She continues to coach singers and voice actors from her home studio in East Vancouver.
All Characters
- EnglishAnime overview: Galaxy Angel A
- EnglishAnime overview: Galaxy Angel S
- EnglishAnime overview: Galaxy Angel X
- EnglishAnime overview: Brain Powered
- EnglishAnime overview: Escaflowne: The Movie
- EnglishAnime overview: Ranma ½