Deborah Morese is an Italian voice actress born in Milan on November 5, 1980, who has built an extensive career lending her voice to characters in anime, western animation, and video games for the Italian market. Her career is rooted in performance, having made her theatrical debut with the stable company of Piero Mazzarella. In the 1990s, she became a familiar face on Italian television as a host of the morning cartoon program Ciao Ciao on Italia 1, working alongside puppeteer Davide Garbolino, with whom she would later share a microphone in the recording studio. Morese's approach to voice acting is deeply informed by her background in live performance. She considers training as an actor a fundamental prerequisite for a career in dubbing, emphasizing that the skills honed on stage are invaluable in the recording booth. She is known for her immersive and emotionally connected style, allowing herself to be transported by the scenes she dubs, a method she feels is essential for bringing authenticity to her characters. Her filmography is extensive and features many prominent anime roles. She is known for voicing several main characters in long-running and internationally successful series. In the Pokémon franchise, she is the Italian voice of Serena, the protagonist in Pokémon the Series: XY and its associated movies, a role she found to be a wonderful surprise and one that resonated with her personally. In the world of My Hero Academia, she voices the popular character Tsuyu Asui, also known as Froppy, a role for which she received positive recognition from fans. Another significant and recurring role is that of Aiz Wallenstein in the Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? franchise, including its main series, the spin-off Sword Oratoria, and the film Arrow of the Orion. Beyond these, her anime credits demonstrate a wide vocal range. She has taken on roles as varied as the powerful Quinella in Sword Art Online: Alicization, the childlike Suika in Dr. Stone: New World, the energetic Marin Kitagawa in My Dress-Up Darling, and the regal Chibiusa in the historic dub of Sailor Moon. Her body of work also includes voicing Tiff in Kirby: Right Back At Ya!, Milim Nava in That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, and Hitomi Shizuki in Puella Magi Madoka Magica. In addition to her prolific anime work, Morese is a highly active voice in the video game industry, bringing characters to life for an Italian audience. Her extensive list of video game credits includes major roles such as Abigail "Fetch" Walker in the Infamous series, Symmetra in Overwatch, Astra in Valorant, Sarah Miller in The Last of Us, Cassie Drake in Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, and Jote in Final Fantasy XVI. She is also a prominent voice in western animation, known for roles like Princess Luna and Diamond Tiara in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Pacifica Northwest in Gravity Falls, and Beth Oblong in The Oblongs. Throughout her career, Morese has frequently collaborated with a consistent group of fellow Italian voice actors, including Davide Garbolino, Valentina Pallavicino, Jacopo Calatroni, and Simone Lupinacci, forming a recognizable ensemble in many major anime dubs. Her ability to portray a wide spectrum of characters, from determined heroines and comedic sidekicks to powerful villains, has established her as a versatile and respected figure in the world of Italian dubbing.