Carol Jacobanis
Description
Carol Jacobanis is an American voice actress known for her extensive work in English dubs of Japanese anime, primarily through New York-based recording studios. Her career has been closely associated with studios such as Headline Studios, Central Park Media, TAJ Productions, 4Kids Entertainment, NYAV Post, and DuArt Film and Video. In addition to voice acting, she has appeared in live-action television and film projects and was the lead singer of the New York-based musical group Primrose Hill in the mid to late 1990s, also making guest appearances at the Loser's Lounge concert series.
Jacobanis has built a substantial filmography encompassing a wide variety of anime roles. She is recognized for portraying Petty Officer Harumi Nakagawa in The Irresponsible Captain Tylor, Maho Izawa in His and Her Circumstances, and Saki Kasukabe in Genshiken. Her work also includes roles such as Serika Kurusugawa in To Heart, Akira E. Ferrari in the Aria series, including Aria the Animation and Aria the Avvenire, and Paife in The Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye. She voiced Bathyscaphe in The World of Narue, Hamako Shihonmatsu in Animation Runner Kuromi 2, and Anego in Magical Witch Punie-chan. In the revolutionary girl anime Utena, she contributed voices as Aiko Wakiya, a Shadow Girl, and Mari Hozumi, sometimes under the pseudonym Summer Pepper. She also provided voices for the English adaptation of Pokémon starting from its third season, playing characters like Arielle, Ellen, and Lola in Pokémon Chronicles.
Beyond these notable credits, Jacobanis has voiced characters in a wide range of other series. Her filmography includes roles in Boogiepop Phantom, Comic Party, Gall Force, Gokusen, Gravitation, Harlock Saga, IkkiTousen: Dragon Destiny (credited as Janet Baywood), Labyrinth of Flames, Magical DoReMi, Mew Mew Power, Munto, The Ping Pong Club, Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars, and Shootfighter Tekken. She also voiced Headmistress Griffin in the 4Kids Entertainment dub of Winx Club and its video game adaptation. Her voice work extends to video games, such as Airforce Delta Strike.
In addition to her anime voice work, Jacobanis has maintained an active career in other areas of performance and media. Her live-action appearances include roles in television series such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Gossip Girl, and A Crime to Remember, as well as parts in numerous films. She has also worked in live-action dubbing for projects like Beautiful Target and Zero Woman: The Hunted. Jacobanis continues to work as a professional voice actor, with a professional profile highlighting her work across animation, video games, audiobooks, and various forms of advertising and narration, noting her ability to deliver honest, powerful storytelling.
Jacobanis has built a substantial filmography encompassing a wide variety of anime roles. She is recognized for portraying Petty Officer Harumi Nakagawa in The Irresponsible Captain Tylor, Maho Izawa in His and Her Circumstances, and Saki Kasukabe in Genshiken. Her work also includes roles such as Serika Kurusugawa in To Heart, Akira E. Ferrari in the Aria series, including Aria the Animation and Aria the Avvenire, and Paife in The Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye. She voiced Bathyscaphe in The World of Narue, Hamako Shihonmatsu in Animation Runner Kuromi 2, and Anego in Magical Witch Punie-chan. In the revolutionary girl anime Utena, she contributed voices as Aiko Wakiya, a Shadow Girl, and Mari Hozumi, sometimes under the pseudonym Summer Pepper. She also provided voices for the English adaptation of Pokémon starting from its third season, playing characters like Arielle, Ellen, and Lola in Pokémon Chronicles.
Beyond these notable credits, Jacobanis has voiced characters in a wide range of other series. Her filmography includes roles in Boogiepop Phantom, Comic Party, Gall Force, Gokusen, Gravitation, Harlock Saga, IkkiTousen: Dragon Destiny (credited as Janet Baywood), Labyrinth of Flames, Magical DoReMi, Mew Mew Power, Munto, The Ping Pong Club, Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars, and Shootfighter Tekken. She also voiced Headmistress Griffin in the 4Kids Entertainment dub of Winx Club and its video game adaptation. Her voice work extends to video games, such as Airforce Delta Strike.
In addition to her anime voice work, Jacobanis has maintained an active career in other areas of performance and media. Her live-action appearances include roles in television series such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Gossip Girl, and A Crime to Remember, as well as parts in numerous films. She has also worked in live-action dubbing for projects like Beautiful Target and Zero Woman: The Hunted. Jacobanis continues to work as a professional voice actor, with a professional profile highlighting her work across animation, video games, audiobooks, and various forms of advertising and narration, noting her ability to deliver honest, powerful storytelling.
All Characters
- EnglishAnime overview: The World of Narue
- EnglishAnime overview: To Heart
- EnglishAnime overview: Aria the OVA ~Arietta~
- EnglishAnime overview: Genshiken
- EnglishAnime overview: Magical Witch Punie-chan
- EnglishAnime overview: The Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye
- EnglishAnime overview: Animation Runner Kuromi 2
- EnglishAnime overview: His and Her Circumstances
- EnglishAnime overview: The Irresponsible Captain Tylor
- EnglishAnime overview: Aria the Avvenire