Hymke de Vries is a Dutch voice actress, actress, and director born on April 11, 1962. She graduated from the acting program at the Toneelacademie Maastricht in 1987 and began her on-screen television career in 1989 with the drama series Spijkerhoek. Her contributions to the field of dubbing and voice work were recognized in 2014 when she won the Zilveren Koe, or Silver Cow, award for her significant impact on the quality of dubbing in the Netherlands.

As an anime voice actor, Hymke de Vries is known for several prominent roles in animated films and series dubbed into Dutch. She provides the voice for the character Oma Stippen in the Dutch version of the Studio Ghibli film Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea. She is also known for her work on the series Shin Chan. Beyond these specific anime titles, her extensive voice acting career includes roles in numerous other animated productions. She has voiced characters in feature films such as Finding Dory, Trolls, Monsters University, Zootropolis, Incredibles 2, Toy Story 4, and the sequel Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget. Her television voice work includes roles in popular series like SpongeBob, Winx Club, W.I.T.C.H., Totally Spies, Miss Spider, and Galactic Football.

She has also taken on significant roles in the Star Wars universe, voicing Hera Syndulla in the Dutch version of Star Wars Rebels. In addition to acting, Hymke de Vries has worked extensively as a dubbing director. Her directing credits for dubbing include series such as Zooo Genant, The Elephant Princess, and various titles in The Wild Chicks series. She was also the director for multiple episodes of the television series Kinderen geen bezwaar. Her versatility extends to narration and audiobooks, having recorded Dutch-language versions of works by authors including Isabel Allende, M.J. Arlidge, and a biography of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. She is also active as a teacher, specializing in breathing technique, voice use, and text interpretation.