Joana Amorim
Description
Joana Amorim is a Portuguese actress, singer, and voice actress known for her work in dubbing animation and series into European Portuguese. Her career began with formal musical training, including classical singing at the Conservatory of Music of Porto and musical theater at the Academy of Music of Vilar do Paraíso, supplemented by workshops in London. Before establishing herself in voice work, she appeared in stage musical productions such as Phantom of the Opera in Concert, The Little Mermaid, Peter Pan, and Música no Coração.
In the realm of anime and animation dubbing, Joana Amorim is recognized for several prominent roles. She voices the character of Koko in the twenty-third Pokémon feature film, Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle, which was released on Netflix in its Portuguese-dubbed version in October 2021. She also performs the lead role of Liko in the ongoing television series Pokémon Horizons: The Series. Her other significant anime voice credits include Romin Kassidy in Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens, the title character in O Principezinho e os Seus Amigos, and Debbie, the mother of the title character, in the animated superhero series Invincible. Additional roles include Soleil in Pokémon Journeys: The Series, Mentol in Adventure Time: Distant Lands, and Ruby Studebaker in Zokie of Planet Ruby.
Her voice work extends to numerous other animated productions. She has provided voices for characters in series such as Docinho de Morango: Aventuras na Cidade dos Morangos, O Imparável Yellow Yeti, Gatas Mágicas, and Academia de Ginástica: Uma Segunda Oportunidade. Her dubbing portfolio also includes live-action series, with roles such as Imogen Heaney in Heartstopper, Harper in Gen V, Roscoe in Reacher, and a role in Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
In terms of recurring professional collaborations, Joana Amorim frequently works with the Portuguese dubbing studios Somnorte and Cinemágica. She has worked alongside voice actress Raquel Rosmaninho multiple times, most notably in the Pokémon franchise, where Rosmaninho voices the character Ash Ketchum. Her notable achievements include securing the lead role of Liko in Pokémon Horizons, marking her as a central performer in one of the longest-running and most widely distributed anime franchises in the Portuguese market. Her transition from a background in classical and theatrical singing to a prolific career in voice acting demonstrates the range of her performance skills.
In the realm of anime and animation dubbing, Joana Amorim is recognized for several prominent roles. She voices the character of Koko in the twenty-third Pokémon feature film, Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle, which was released on Netflix in its Portuguese-dubbed version in October 2021. She also performs the lead role of Liko in the ongoing television series Pokémon Horizons: The Series. Her other significant anime voice credits include Romin Kassidy in Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens, the title character in O Principezinho e os Seus Amigos, and Debbie, the mother of the title character, in the animated superhero series Invincible. Additional roles include Soleil in Pokémon Journeys: The Series, Mentol in Adventure Time: Distant Lands, and Ruby Studebaker in Zokie of Planet Ruby.
Her voice work extends to numerous other animated productions. She has provided voices for characters in series such as Docinho de Morango: Aventuras na Cidade dos Morangos, O Imparável Yellow Yeti, Gatas Mágicas, and Academia de Ginástica: Uma Segunda Oportunidade. Her dubbing portfolio also includes live-action series, with roles such as Imogen Heaney in Heartstopper, Harper in Gen V, Roscoe in Reacher, and a role in Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
In terms of recurring professional collaborations, Joana Amorim frequently works with the Portuguese dubbing studios Somnorte and Cinemágica. She has worked alongside voice actress Raquel Rosmaninho multiple times, most notably in the Pokémon franchise, where Rosmaninho voices the character Ash Ketchum. Her notable achievements include securing the lead role of Liko in Pokémon Horizons, marking her as a central performer in one of the longest-running and most widely distributed anime franchises in the Portuguese market. Her transition from a background in classical and theatrical singing to a prolific career in voice acting demonstrates the range of her performance skills.
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- PortugueseAnime overview: Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle