Federica Simonelli

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Federica Simonelli is an Italian voice actor known for her extensive work in the dubbing of anime series, animated films, and video games for the Italian market. Born in Milan in 1990, her early involvement in a production at the Piccolo Teatro di Milano sparked an interest in acting, leading her to study various forms of performance before focusing on voice acting, a field in which she felt most at home.

Simonelli has built a substantial career lending her voice to a wide array of characters in popular anime series. She is the Italian voice of Kiyoko Shimizu in the Haikyu!! anime series, including Haikyu!! To The Top and Haikyu!! VS Akaten. In the My Hero Academia franchise, she voices both the pro-hero Pixie-bob and the spirited student Nejire Hado. She also plays the role of Tione Hiryute in the Sword Oratoria spin-off of the Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? series.

Her voice can be heard in numerous other major productions, including as Arrow in Fire Force, Eosinophil in Cells at Work!, Rio Nakamura in Assassination Classroom and its spin-off Koro Sensei Quest!, Narberal Gamma in the Overlord franchise and its chibi spin-off Ple Ple Pleiades, and as Kirisame and Mirai Shishiō in Dr. Stone: New World. She also voiced the character Sharon in the film Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle. Beyond the roles listed by the user, her film work includes voicing Uta, the protagonist of the highly successful One Piece Film: Red, and Sakura Kinomoto in the new series Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card, a character she felt a personal connection to from her youth. Additional prominent anime roles include Shinobu Kocho in Demon Slayer, Alfa in The Eminence in Shadow, and Akira Asai in Call of the Night.

In addition to animation, Simonelli is active in dubbing for live-action series and films. Her television work includes voicing Charlie Murphy's character Makee in the Halo series and providing the Italian voice for Genoveva in the long-running soap opera Una Vita. In film, she has dubbed actors such as Lili Reinhart and Emilija Baranac in various productions.

Simonelli has also established a significant presence in the video game industry. She voiced the protagonist Laura Kearney in the interactive horror game The Quarry, a performance that earned her a nomination for the Musa d'Oro award in the video game category. Her other game credits include the characters Vantage in Apex Legends, Neon in Valorant, and Zeri in League of Legends. In her approach to dubbing, she emphasizes understanding the character's context and emotions to deliver a performance that matches the original portrayal, as she found particularly important and challenging for her role in The Quarry.
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