Jessica Smolins
Description
Jessica Smolins is an actress known for her work in English-language dubs of anime series and original video animations, with her on-screen career appearing to span from the late 1990s to the early 2000s. Her professional activities during this period were primarily focused on voice acting for productions localized for the North American market.
Smolins's career includes a notable concentration of voice work for anime distributed by ADV Films, a prominent company in the early 2000s for releasing anime in the West. Several of her roles were in science fiction and fantasy genres.
Her most readily documented roles include voicing the characters Lorry and Roll in the 2001 original video animation MazinKaiser. In the same year, she provided the voice for Herba in the television series Final Fantasy: Unlimited. In 2002, she voiced the character Jenny Matel in the comedy OVA Cosplay Complex. Earlier in her career, in 1999, she was cast as Sakura in the television series Eden's Bowy. Additionally, she voiced Soletta Orihime in the English version of Sakura Wars 2.
In her voice roles, Smolins worked alongside a recurring group of voice actors based in Texas, where much of ADV Films' production took place. This network of collaborators included Lainie Ferrante, Edwin Neal, Ken Webster, Robert Newell, Samantha Inoue-Harte, and Brian Jepson, among others. This pattern of casting suggests she was a consistent presence within the localized voice acting community of that era. While her known filmography is limited to a handful of credits, these roles represent a contribution to the English-language adaptations of several anime titles released during a significant period of growth for the medium in the West.
Smolins's career includes a notable concentration of voice work for anime distributed by ADV Films, a prominent company in the early 2000s for releasing anime in the West. Several of her roles were in science fiction and fantasy genres.
Her most readily documented roles include voicing the characters Lorry and Roll in the 2001 original video animation MazinKaiser. In the same year, she provided the voice for Herba in the television series Final Fantasy: Unlimited. In 2002, she voiced the character Jenny Matel in the comedy OVA Cosplay Complex. Earlier in her career, in 1999, she was cast as Sakura in the television series Eden's Bowy. Additionally, she voiced Soletta Orihime in the English version of Sakura Wars 2.
In her voice roles, Smolins worked alongside a recurring group of voice actors based in Texas, where much of ADV Films' production took place. This network of collaborators included Lainie Ferrante, Edwin Neal, Ken Webster, Robert Newell, Samantha Inoue-Harte, and Brian Jepson, among others. This pattern of casting suggests she was a consistent presence within the localized voice acting community of that era. While her known filmography is limited to a handful of credits, these roles represent a contribution to the English-language adaptations of several anime titles released during a significant period of growth for the medium in the West.
All Characters
- EnglishAnime overview: MazinKaiser
- EnglishAnime overview: MazinKaiser
- EnglishAnime overview: Cosplay Complex
- EnglishAnime overview: Sakura Wars 2