Bettina Kenney
Description
Bettina Kenney is a German-born voice actor and performer known for her extensive work in dubbing, animation, and video games. She has built a career defined by linguistic versatility and a wide vocal range, working across numerous genres and formats.
Kenney spent part of her childhood in England, an experience that contributed to her fluency in multiple languages. Her performance background is rooted in physical training as a competitive gymnast, dancer, singer, and musician before she pursued higher education in the performing arts at the London Studio Centre. She further honed her voice acting skills in the United States, training under renowned voice actors such as Nancy Cartwright and Debi Derryberry.
Within the anime and animation dubbing industry, Kenney has provided German voices for a variety of characters. She is known for voicing Tamara in the 2018 anime television series Sirius the Jaeger. Her other anime dubbing credits include the role of Malet in the animated film Seven Days War and the character Rebecca Scarlet in the long-running series Black Clover.
Her voice acting portfolio, however, extends far beyond anime, encompassing over 500 television shows and films. This includes voicing additional characters for major international productions such as Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the Angry Birds Movie, and the Monster Family films. She is also a familiar voice in the dubbing of numerous live-action series, lending her talents to popular shows like Star Trek: Discovery, Black Mirror, Twin Peaks, GLOW, Orange Is the New Black, Lucifer, and various installments of the CSI and NCIS franchises.
In addition to character work, Bettina Kenney's voice is featured in documentaries, national and international commercials, and e-learning modules. Her professional activities also include directing audiobooks, translating and adapting scripts, and writing dialogue books.
Kenney spent part of her childhood in England, an experience that contributed to her fluency in multiple languages. Her performance background is rooted in physical training as a competitive gymnast, dancer, singer, and musician before she pursued higher education in the performing arts at the London Studio Centre. She further honed her voice acting skills in the United States, training under renowned voice actors such as Nancy Cartwright and Debi Derryberry.
Within the anime and animation dubbing industry, Kenney has provided German voices for a variety of characters. She is known for voicing Tamara in the 2018 anime television series Sirius the Jaeger. Her other anime dubbing credits include the role of Malet in the animated film Seven Days War and the character Rebecca Scarlet in the long-running series Black Clover.
Her voice acting portfolio, however, extends far beyond anime, encompassing over 500 television shows and films. This includes voicing additional characters for major international productions such as Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the Angry Birds Movie, and the Monster Family films. She is also a familiar voice in the dubbing of numerous live-action series, lending her talents to popular shows like Star Trek: Discovery, Black Mirror, Twin Peaks, GLOW, Orange Is the New Black, Lucifer, and various installments of the CSI and NCIS franchises.
In addition to character work, Bettina Kenney's voice is featured in documentaries, national and international commercials, and e-learning modules. Her professional activities also include directing audiobooks, translating and adapting scripts, and writing dialogue books.
All Characters
- GermanAnime overview: Sirius the Jaeger
- GermanAnime overview: Seven Days War