Jessica Calvello

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Jessica Calvello is an American voice actress and production assistant known for her extensive work in anime dubbing. She was born on August 8, 1973, in Webster, Texas. Calvello has contributed her voice to a wide range of anime series and films, working with numerous studios including ADV Films, Sentai Filmworks, Funimation, Central Park Media, and NYAV Post, among others. In addition to her voice work, she has also taken on roles as a production assistant for various projects.

Calvello holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting from Southwest Texas State University and has experience as a stage actress, including being a company member of the Emerging Artists Theatre and performing in an Off-Off Broadway production. Her career in voice acting spans several decades, with some of her most recognized roles including Excel in Excel Saga, Nanael in the Queen's Blade series, Kanako Miyamae in Maria Holic, and Zoe Hange in the global phenomenon Attack on Titan. She is also known for voicing Saori Takabe in the Girls und Panzer franchise, Black Rabbit in Problem children are coming from another world, aren't they?, and Haqua du Lot Herminium in The World God Only Knows. A particularly notable achievement in her career was being personally cast by Go Nagai, the creator of the Cutie Honey franchise, to voice the titular character Honey Kisaragi in New Cutie Honey, a role she considers her most cherished and honored accomplishment.

Her filmography includes a diverse array of characters across many genres and series. Beyond the roles mentioned, Calvello's work encompasses Tsukino Miyazawa in His and Her Circumstances, Utano Tadano in Life Lessons with Uramichi-Oniisan, Pipimi in Pop Team Epic, Suigintou in Rozen Maiden: Zurückspulen, and Ekitoku Chouhi in the various Ikki Tousen series. She has also appeared in dubs for live-action productions and provided voices for video games such as Street Fighter V and web series like Team Four Star's Hellsing Ultimate Abridged.

Early in her career, Calvello faced a significant challenge while voicing the high-energy title role in Excel Saga. The role was extremely demanding on her voice, and after an agreement for vocal rest was not adhered to during production, she sustained a vocal injury and was ultimately replaced in the role. She has since recovered and continued to build a substantial and varied career in voice acting. She is also known to use pseudonyms for some roles, including Zoe Fries and Syndi Snackwell.
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