Laurence Dourlens is a French actress, born on April 5, 1967, in Colmar, France, who has built an extensive career primarily in the field of dubbing. Raised in Monaco, she moved to Paris at the age of seventeen to pursue acting. She transitioned to dubbing work in the 1990s, a period in which she became a prominent and highly active voice in the French entertainment industry.

Dourlens is best known for providing the French voice for a wide array of characters in numerous acclaimed American television series. Her work in this area is prolific, with regular voice roles including Melissa George in Alias, Grey's Anatomy, and The Good Wife; Jorja Fox in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; Joely Richardson in Nip/Tuck and The Tudors; Tia Carrere in Sydney Fox, l'aventurière; Erin Daniels in The L Word; and Cassidy Freeman in Smallville and Longmire. This body of work in television dubbing represents a significant portion of her professional achievements.

In addition to her live-action dubbing, Dourlens has also contributed her voice to animated films, particularly in the realm of Japanese anime, which have been localized for a French-speaking audience. Her filmography in this area includes the role of Athena in the 1988 animated film Appleseed. She voiced the character Zakuro in the 1993 film Ninja Scroll. She also lent her voice to the 2008 animated horror film Dead Space: Downfall as Alissa Vincent.

A notable example of her anime voice work is the character Dr. Atsuko Chiba, the brilliant psychotherapist and dream detective also known by her dream-world alter ego Paprika, in the 2006 film Paprika. This role places her voice in a critically acclaimed and visually influential science fiction film directed by Satoshi Kon. Another significant early anime role was Riquinni Nonderaiko, the pious and idealistic young woman who inspires the protagonist, in the 1987 landmark film Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise. This film was the debut production of the renowned studio Gainax and is noted for its ambitious world-building and detailed animation. These roles demonstrate her involvement in bringing key characters from important anime productions to French audiences.