Amanda Winn-Lee
Description
Amanda Winn-Lee is an American voice actress, ADR director, and script writer recognized for her extensive work in English-language dubs of anime and video games, particularly during the 1990s and early 2000s. She is a graduate of Wesleyan University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. Her career in the voice-over industry began shortly after she met representatives from ADV Films, a company that was at the forefront of distributing anime in the United States at the time.
Winn-Lee is most prominently known as the original English voice of the enigmatic pilot Rei Ayanami in the iconic series Neon Genesis Evangelion and its associated films, including The End of Evangelion. Her association with the franchise extended beyond performance; she also served as the ADR director, script writer, and producer for the English versions of the films The End of Evangelion and Evangelion: Death and Rebirth. For years, she worked extensively with ADV Films before co-founding her own dubbing company, Gaijin Productions, LLC, with her husband, voice actor Jason Lee.
Her voice work from this era encompasses a wide range of notable lead and supporting characters. These include the fiery bounty hunter Rally Vincent in Gunsmith Cats, the determined Mimiru in.hack//SIGN, the title character Yohko Mano in Devil Hunter Yohko, Momiji Fujimiya in Blue Seed, and Gally in the ADV Films dub of Battle Angel. She also took on leading roles in the English versions of the high-energy feature Dead Leaves, as Pandy, and the Read or Die OVA, as Nancy Makuhari, for which she also provided ADR direction.
In addition to her anime roles, Winn-Lee has contributed her voice to numerous video games. She portrayed Konoko, the protagonist of Bungie's game Oni, and has voiced characters in the Persona series, including Yukiko Amagi in Persona 4 and its anime adaptation, and Ichiko Ohya in Persona 5. Her other game credits include Magnolia Arch in Bravely Second: End Layer and Maria Torres in Trauma Team.
A significant event in her career involved her signature role of Rei Ayanami. When the new Rebuild of Evangelion films were initially licensed for U.S. release, Winn-Lee was not asked to reprise the role, with Brina Palencia being cast for the first three films. However, in a notable turn of events, Winn-Lee returned to voice Rei for a new English dub produced by the Dubbing Brothers studio for the worldwide Amazon Prime release of the entire Rebuild of Evangelion film series in 2021. This included the final film, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, marking her return to the character after many years.
Winn-Lee is most prominently known as the original English voice of the enigmatic pilot Rei Ayanami in the iconic series Neon Genesis Evangelion and its associated films, including The End of Evangelion. Her association with the franchise extended beyond performance; she also served as the ADR director, script writer, and producer for the English versions of the films The End of Evangelion and Evangelion: Death and Rebirth. For years, she worked extensively with ADV Films before co-founding her own dubbing company, Gaijin Productions, LLC, with her husband, voice actor Jason Lee.
Her voice work from this era encompasses a wide range of notable lead and supporting characters. These include the fiery bounty hunter Rally Vincent in Gunsmith Cats, the determined Mimiru in.hack//SIGN, the title character Yohko Mano in Devil Hunter Yohko, Momiji Fujimiya in Blue Seed, and Gally in the ADV Films dub of Battle Angel. She also took on leading roles in the English versions of the high-energy feature Dead Leaves, as Pandy, and the Read or Die OVA, as Nancy Makuhari, for which she also provided ADR direction.
In addition to her anime roles, Winn-Lee has contributed her voice to numerous video games. She portrayed Konoko, the protagonist of Bungie's game Oni, and has voiced characters in the Persona series, including Yukiko Amagi in Persona 4 and its anime adaptation, and Ichiko Ohya in Persona 5. Her other game credits include Magnolia Arch in Bravely Second: End Layer and Maria Torres in Trauma Team.
A significant event in her career involved her signature role of Rei Ayanami. When the new Rebuild of Evangelion films were initially licensed for U.S. release, Winn-Lee was not asked to reprise the role, with Brina Palencia being cast for the first three films. However, in a notable turn of events, Winn-Lee returned to voice Rei for a new English dub produced by the Dubbing Brothers studio for the worldwide Amazon Prime release of the entire Rebuild of Evangelion film series in 2021. This included the final film, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, marking her return to the character after many years.
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