Céline Duhamel
Description
Céline Duhamel is a French actress who is primarily known for her extensive work in dubbing, providing the French-language voices for numerous characters in animated series, films, and video games. Her career is rooted in performance, with early training that saw her win first prize at the Interconservatoires de Paris at the age of fifteen, followed by studies in various acting courses and performing arts disciplines including dance and stage combat.
Duhamel's voice acting work spans a wide variety of animated productions. In anime, her roles have included Nehelenia and Bunny's mother in the fifth season of Sailor Moon, as well as several characters in the long-running series One Piece, such as Mama and an unnamed aunt. Her work also extends to other animation styles; for example, she voiced the character Raava in the French dub of the American animated series The Legend of Korra and took on the role of the Narrator for the film Buddha: The Great Departure.
Beyond animation, a significant portion of Duhamel's voice work involves dubbing live-action performances for French audiences. She is perhaps best known for being the regular French voice of actress Kelly Rutherford, whom she has dubbed in series such as Melrose Place, Threat Matrix, and notably as Lily van der Woodsen in all 121 episodes of Gossip Girl. She has also been the voice for Maeve Quinlan in series like The Bold and the Beautiful and 90210.
In the realm of video games, Céline Duhamel has lent her voice to several prominent titles. She is well-recognized for her role as the asari justicar Samara in the Mass Effect series, appearing in both Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3. Her other notable video game credits include Aveline in Dragon Age II, Philippa Eilhart in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, and Dr. Catherine Halsey in Halo: Reach and Halo 4. This body of work demonstrates a recurring collaboration with game developers like BioWare and a versatility across different genres of interactive media.
In addition to her voice work, Duhamel is an accomplished stage actress, having performed in the hit French musical Le Roi Soleil, where she played Anne of Austria and La Voisin, and in theatrical productions of Les Liaisons dangereuses. She is also active as an author and adapter for the stage.
Duhamel's voice acting work spans a wide variety of animated productions. In anime, her roles have included Nehelenia and Bunny's mother in the fifth season of Sailor Moon, as well as several characters in the long-running series One Piece, such as Mama and an unnamed aunt. Her work also extends to other animation styles; for example, she voiced the character Raava in the French dub of the American animated series The Legend of Korra and took on the role of the Narrator for the film Buddha: The Great Departure.
Beyond animation, a significant portion of Duhamel's voice work involves dubbing live-action performances for French audiences. She is perhaps best known for being the regular French voice of actress Kelly Rutherford, whom she has dubbed in series such as Melrose Place, Threat Matrix, and notably as Lily van der Woodsen in all 121 episodes of Gossip Girl. She has also been the voice for Maeve Quinlan in series like The Bold and the Beautiful and 90210.
In the realm of video games, Céline Duhamel has lent her voice to several prominent titles. She is well-recognized for her role as the asari justicar Samara in the Mass Effect series, appearing in both Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3. Her other notable video game credits include Aveline in Dragon Age II, Philippa Eilhart in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, and Dr. Catherine Halsey in Halo: Reach and Halo 4. This body of work demonstrates a recurring collaboration with game developers like BioWare and a versatility across different genres of interactive media.
In addition to her voice work, Duhamel is an accomplished stage actress, having performed in the hit French musical Le Roi Soleil, where she played Anne of Austria and La Voisin, and in theatrical productions of Les Liaisons dangereuses. She is also active as an author and adapter for the stage.
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