Bennett Abara
Description
Bennett Abara is the professional name of American voice actress Amanda Celine Miller, who has been active in the industry since approximately 2009. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland with a degree in Theatre. Prior to 2024, she was widely known as Amanda C. Miller or Amanda Celine Miller before adopting the name Bennett Abara professionally.
Abara is best known for her role as Makoto Kino, the powerful and kind-hearted Sailor Jupiter, in the English dub of the Sailor Moon franchise. She first took on this role for the Viz Media re-dub of the classic 1990s Sailor Moon series, and has since voiced the character across multiple continuities, including Sailor Moon Crystal and the recent theatrical films Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal and Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos the Movie. A self-described longtime fan of the series, Abara has spoken about feeling a personal connection to the character, noting that both she and Makoto were the tallest in their class and possess a mix of tough and feminine qualities.
Another landmark role in her career is voicing the protagonist Boruto Uzumaki in the English adaptation of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations and its preceding film. Her extensive anime filmography also includes significant roles such as Takeru Aizawa in Squid Girl, Menchi in Hunter x Hunter, Ibuki Kajii in Coppelion, Ride Mass in Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, and Rafia in Aldnoah.Zero.
Beyond anime, Abara is highly recognized for her work in video games, particularly within the Danganronpa series where she provides the voices for multiple characters including the antagonistic Junko Enoshima, the protagonist Toko Fukawa, Mukuro Ikusaba, and Shirokuma. She is also known for her roles as Sully and Cherche in Fire Emblem Awakening, Jackass in NieR: Automata, and C-Sha in the Neptunia series. Her work in Western animation includes voicing Jo in Kid Cosmic, Flutterina in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, and Sheath in Marvel Rising: Chasing Ghosts.
In addition to performing, Abara works as a script writer and adapter for English dubs, contributing to series such as Tower of God, The God of High School, and Fena: Pirate Princess. For her voice work, she was selected as the Breakthrough Actress of the Year by Behind The Voice Actors in their annual Dub Anime Awards for 2014.
Abara is best known for her role as Makoto Kino, the powerful and kind-hearted Sailor Jupiter, in the English dub of the Sailor Moon franchise. She first took on this role for the Viz Media re-dub of the classic 1990s Sailor Moon series, and has since voiced the character across multiple continuities, including Sailor Moon Crystal and the recent theatrical films Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal and Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos the Movie. A self-described longtime fan of the series, Abara has spoken about feeling a personal connection to the character, noting that both she and Makoto were the tallest in their class and possess a mix of tough and feminine qualities.
Another landmark role in her career is voicing the protagonist Boruto Uzumaki in the English adaptation of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations and its preceding film. Her extensive anime filmography also includes significant roles such as Takeru Aizawa in Squid Girl, Menchi in Hunter x Hunter, Ibuki Kajii in Coppelion, Ride Mass in Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, and Rafia in Aldnoah.Zero.
Beyond anime, Abara is highly recognized for her work in video games, particularly within the Danganronpa series where she provides the voices for multiple characters including the antagonistic Junko Enoshima, the protagonist Toko Fukawa, Mukuro Ikusaba, and Shirokuma. She is also known for her roles as Sully and Cherche in Fire Emblem Awakening, Jackass in NieR: Automata, and C-Sha in the Neptunia series. Her work in Western animation includes voicing Jo in Kid Cosmic, Flutterina in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, and Sheath in Marvel Rising: Chasing Ghosts.
In addition to performing, Abara works as a script writer and adapter for English dubs, contributing to series such as Tower of God, The God of High School, and Fena: Pirate Princess. For her voice work, she was selected as the Breakthrough Actress of the Year by Behind The Voice Actors in their annual Dub Anime Awards for 2014.
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