Sue Beth Arden

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Sue Beth Arden is the professional alias used by the American actress Philece Sampler for a portion of her extensive voice work in anime dubs. Sampler, who was active in the entertainment industry from 1978 until her passing in 2021, built a career that spanned live-action television and voice acting for both animation and video games. She initially gained recognition for her roles on American soap operas, including Renée DuMonde on Days of Our Lives and Donna Love Hudson on Another World, before transitioning more fully into voice acting.

Under the name Sue Beth Arden, she contributed her voice to numerous English-language adaptations of anime series and films, particularly those produced in the late 1990s and 2000s. Her work in this period is notably associated with the Los Angeles-based voice actor pool frequently used by studios like Bang Zoom! Entertainment. Two of the roles specifically credited to Sue Beth Arden are Jerusha in the series Wild Arms - Twilight Venom and Spinel Sun in the theatrical short Leave it to Kero! Theatrical Version, which is a companion piece to the second Cardcaptor Sakura movie. In Wild Arms - Twilight Venom, she provided the voice for the character Jerusha. In the Cardcaptor Sakura franchise, her work as the voice of the small form of Spinel Sun in the Leave it to Kero! short added to the rich tapestry of the series' English-language cast.

Beyond these specific credits, Philece Sampler, using her own name or other aliases like Sue Beth Arden, had a prolific and varied voice acting career. She was known for her wide vocal range, which allowed her to portray a diverse array of characters, from young boys to elderly women. Some of her most recognized roles include Mimi Tachikawa and Cody Hida in the various Digimon series, Misao Makimachi in Rurouni Kenshin, Beauty in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, and the elderly Toph Beifong in The Legend of Korra. Her filmography includes hundreds of credits in shows such as Bleach, Last Exile, Lucky Star, and many others, demonstrating a sustained and significant contribution to the field of anime dubbing in North America.
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