Marion Sawatzki
Description
Marion Sawatzki is a German actress and voice actress known for her extensive work in dubbing international films and television series for the German-language market. Born on January 22, 1957, in Bad Kreuznach, Germany, she has built a substantial career lending her voice to a wide array of characters across animation, live-action television, and video games.
In the world of anime, Sawatzki is perhaps best recognized for her role as the voice of Faye Valentine in the German dub of the 2001 film Cowboy Bebop: The Movie. In this space Western adventure, she provided the German voice for the charismatic and resourceful bounty hunter, a character originally voiced in Japanese by Megumi Hayashibara.
Beyond this prominent role, her voice acting portfolio includes other significant animated characters. She is notably the German voice of Turanga Leela in the animated science fiction series Futurama, taking over the role from the original English voice actor Katey Sagal. She also voiced Jean Grey, also known as Phoenix, in the German version of the X-Men animated series for its third through fifth seasons. Additional animation work includes voice roles in series such as South Park and Darkwing Duck.
Sawatzki has also worked extensively in live-action dubbing, providing German voices for actresses including Roma Downey as Monica in Touched by an Angel - known in German as Ein Hauch von Himmel - and Tawny Kitaen as Deianeira in several Hercules television films. Her work with Downey represents a recurring collaboration, as she also dubbed the actress in other productions like Mordmotiv: Rache and Schon wieder Flitterwochen. Other regular dubbing credits include Carolyn Scott in the series Immer Ärger mit Newton and Mary Gross in Sabrina - Total Verhext!.
In the field of video games, Sawatzki has contributed her voice to major titles. She voiced the character Tyrande Whisperwind in the German version of Warcraft III and its expansion. She also provided voices for multiple characters in the action role-playing game Jade Empire.
In the world of anime, Sawatzki is perhaps best recognized for her role as the voice of Faye Valentine in the German dub of the 2001 film Cowboy Bebop: The Movie. In this space Western adventure, she provided the German voice for the charismatic and resourceful bounty hunter, a character originally voiced in Japanese by Megumi Hayashibara.
Beyond this prominent role, her voice acting portfolio includes other significant animated characters. She is notably the German voice of Turanga Leela in the animated science fiction series Futurama, taking over the role from the original English voice actor Katey Sagal. She also voiced Jean Grey, also known as Phoenix, in the German version of the X-Men animated series for its third through fifth seasons. Additional animation work includes voice roles in series such as South Park and Darkwing Duck.
Sawatzki has also worked extensively in live-action dubbing, providing German voices for actresses including Roma Downey as Monica in Touched by an Angel - known in German as Ein Hauch von Himmel - and Tawny Kitaen as Deianeira in several Hercules television films. Her work with Downey represents a recurring collaboration, as she also dubbed the actress in other productions like Mordmotiv: Rache and Schon wieder Flitterwochen. Other regular dubbing credits include Carolyn Scott in the series Immer Ärger mit Newton and Mary Gross in Sabrina - Total Verhext!.
In the field of video games, Sawatzki has contributed her voice to major titles. She voiced the character Tyrande Whisperwind in the German version of Warcraft III and its expansion. She also provided voices for multiple characters in the action role-playing game Jade Empire.
All Characters
- GermanAnime overview: Cowboy Bebop: The Movie