American voice actress
Carrie Keranen
Born Other names Alma mater University of Michigan Occupation(s) Voice actress, production manager, producer, voice director Years active 2001–present
Carrie Keranen is an American voice actress. Her roles include Satsuki Kiryuin in Kill La Kill , Casca in Berserk ,[ 5] and Alya Césaire in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir . In her live-action work, she has played Piper Tate in Untitled Web Series About a Space Traveler Who Can Also Travel Through Time .
Early life and career
Keranen grew up in Oak Park, Michigan .[ 1] [ 6] She is of Finnish and Swedish descent through her father, who is half Finnish and half Swedish.[ 7] She had always been involved in acting, including high school plays, but in an interview with Everything Geek Podcast, she said she was more active in sports.[ 8] She attended University of Michigan ,[ 9] and originally intended to major in international business with a specialization in Japanese but would be drawn back into doing plays and subbing in for major roles there.[ 8] She graduated with a BA in theatre and linguistics,[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] and after visiting Europe, moved to New York City to pursue acting.[ 8] She worked on various acting jobs and did stand-up comedy. In 2003, she was a waitress at Rocco's which was featured in The Restaurant , a reality television series about the launch of celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito 's eatery.[ 12] The series was broadcast on NBC for two seasons.
Keranen's first voice-over audition for 4Kids was April O'Neil in the 2003 TV series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles . She landed supporting roles, and also landed some guest and supporting voices on the Pokémon TV series. When fellow voice actress Tara Sands moved from New York to Los Angeles, she auditioned to voice match Sands' character Mokuba Kaiba in Yu-Gi-Oh! . On her way out of the audition, Keranen started pitching another voice actress for the part, but director Eric Stuart later told her that she was the right person for the role and that he even vouched for her to play the part. That was her first major role as a lead male character. Later in the same season, she also got to voice Kisara , which she said was more typical of the characters and used her natural voice. She also voiced Mina Simington , which she described as "type A but not in a forceful way" and would totally get into something if she had the chance.[ 8]
In 2010, she moved to Los Angeles, California, to continue working on other projects. She had a recurring role as Kate Harper in the Fringe TV series, and is a member of the Sacred Fools Theater Company .[ 13] On July 23, 2011, she and fellow voice actress Cristina Vee were panelists at San Diego Comic-Con for Namco Bandai's preview of the Tekken: Blood Vengeance film.[ 14]
In 2014, Keranen voiced Satsuki Kiryuin , the student council president and antagonist in the anime series Kill la Kill , which ran on Cartoon Network 's Adult Swim .[ 1] In 2016, she provided the voice of Alya Césaire , Marinette Dupain-Cheng 's best friend, in the French cartoon Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir , which ran on Nickelodeon. She attended San Diego Comic-Con in 2016 with the cast and the original creator, Thomas Astruc.[ 15]
Filmography
Anime
List of voice performances in anime
Year
Title
Role
Notes
Source[ 9] [ 10] [ 16] [ 17]
2001
Magic User's Club
Miki Mizusawa
[ 18]
2002
Berserk series
Casca
[ 19]
2004 –15
Pokémon
Various characters
Debut roles with 4Kids
[ 4] [ 8]
2004
Gokusen
Kumiko Yamaguchi
As Caroline Lawson
[ 2] [ 16] [ 17] [ 4]
Shrine of the Morning Mist
Seiko Rikishi
CA
2005
Mew Mew Power
Mimi
[ 4]
Midori Days
Beniko Iwasaki
[ 4]
Piano
Ms. Saito
As Evelyn Lanto
[ 4]
2005 –07
Ah! My Goddess series
Lind , Hikari the Flash
Production manager (season 1) Voice production manager (season 2) As Caroline Lawson or Evelyn Lanto
[ 17] [ 20] [ 21]
2005 –06
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
Mokuba Kaiba , Kisara
Season 5 As Caroline Lawson
[ 17] [ 4] [ 8] [ 22] [ 23]
2007
Cutie Honey
Honey Kisaragi
Live-action dub
CA
Phoenix
Hinaku
Press[ 17]
2008
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
Mina Simington, Misty Tredwell
Tweet[ 8] [ 24]
2009
Kurokami: The Animation
Shizuka
CA
2010
Slayers series
Ozzel
Revolution and Evolution-R
[ 25]
2012 –15
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Mami Tomoe
Also movie
[ 26] [ 27]
2013
Fate/Zero
Maiya Hisau
Press[ 27]
Queen's Blade Rebellion
Luna Luna
As Evelyn Lanto
[ 28]
2014
Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
Yamraiha
Press[ 17]
Toradora!
Yuri Koigakubo
Press,[ 17] [ 27] Tweet[ 29]
2014 –15
Kill la Kill
Satsuki Kiryuin
Also OVA
[ 1]
2014 –16
Naruto Shippuden
Pakura
Tweet[ 30]
2015
Yuki Yuna is a Hero
Teacher
[ 31] [ 32]
Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation
Rom
[ 33]
Sailor Moon
Avocadora, Sailor Galaxia
Press[ 17]
Aldnoah.Zero
Femianne
[ 34]
Durarara!!
Mimizu (Earthworm)
Episode: "Mouth of Honey, a Needle in the Heart"
[ 35]
The Seven Deadly Sins
Guila
Tweet[ 36]
2016
Your Lie in April
Hiroko Seto
[ 18] [ 37]
Tales of Zestiria the X
Lailah
[ 18]
Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak Academy
Mahiru Koizumi
Despair Arc
[ 38]
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
Carta Issue
[ 39]
2016
Erased
Akemi Hinazuki
[ 40] [ 18]
2017
Hunter x Hunter
Baise, Female Operator (Ep. 38), PC Voice (Ep. 42)
2011 series
[ 41] [ 42]
2018–19
Bungo Stray Dogs
Ichiyou Higuchi, Elise
[ 18]
2018
Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan
Remi Kakiyasu
ADR Director
[ 43] [ 44]
2019
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Misato Katsuragi
ADR DirectorNetflix re-dub
[ 45] [ 46]
2020–22
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story
Mami Tomoe
[ 18]
2020
Persona 5: The Animation
Caroline, Justine, Lavenza
[ 18]
Great Pretender
Dyshana
[ 18]
Gundam Seed
Murrue Ramius
ADR Director HD Remastered dub
[ 47]
2021 –22
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon
Zero / Otsuyu
[ 18]
2021
Gundam Seed Destiny
Murrue Ramius
ADR Director HD Remastered dub
[ 47]
2021 –22
Shaman King
Teruko Amano, Zorya Gagarik, Marion Phauna
2021 series
[ 18]
2022
Bastard!! Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy
Sean Ari, Young Kall-Su
[ 48] [ 18]
2023
Berserk: Memorial Edition
Casca
[ 49]
2024
Konosuba -God's Blessing on this Wonderful World!
Sylvia
[ 50]
The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse
Guila
Episode: "Freezing, Burning Hearts"
[ 18]
Animation
Film
Video games
Live-action
References
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^ a b Gokusen . Episode 1. Media Blasters . Event occurs at Closing credits, Cast.
^ a b Keranen on Kappa Mikey:
^ a b c d e f g h i j Evelyn Lanto. "Evelyn Lanto Interview" . Kappa Mikey Fans (Interview). Interviewed by Kappa Lizzy. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved March 28, 2016 .
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^ "Ah! My Goddess - Ah! Living Under One Roof Together! ". Ah! My Goddess . Episode 5. Media Blasters.
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^ "Mokuba Kaiba" . yugioh.com . November 17, 2001. Retrieved March 28, 2016 .
^ Keranen, Carrie [@CarrieKeranen] (May 1, 2015). "@ED_Rider yes! I did both!!! I forgot about misty! I so rarely play bad guys" (Tweet ). Retrieved November 17, 2015 – via Twitter .
^ Slayers Revolution . Episode 10. Funimation.
^ "Anime Expo 2012 - Madoka Magica Panel" . animenewsnetwork.com . Retrieved July 14, 2016 .
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^ "Queen's Blade: Rebellion's English Dub Cast Confirmed" . animenewsnetwork.com . Retrieved July 14, 2016 .
^ Christine M. Cabanos [@ChristineMCVA] (January 14, 2015). "@CarrieKeranen enter Ms. Yuri!" (Tweet ). Retrieved May 12, 2015 – via Twitter .
^ Keranen, Carrie [@CarrieKeranen] (April 3, 2015). " "@rolaced: @CarrieKeranen Did you voice Pakura in the Naruto Shippuden Dub? She sounds like you but im just making sure" YES!!!" (Tweet ). Retrieved April 5, 2015 – via Twitter .
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^ Alex von David [@alexvondavid] (November 2, 2015). "On last week's ep. of @durararaUSA x2, @CarrieKeranen played Mimizu and @MaxMittelman played Shijima. Congrats, if you guessed 'em right!" (Tweet ). Retrieved November 29, 2015 – via Twitter .
^ Keranen, Carrie [@CarrieKeranen] (November 4, 2015). " "@TuyenDang1: @CarrieKeranen hey carrie were you in seven deadly sins anime on netflix?" Yes! I'm Guila, the Knight" (Tweet ). Retrieved November 29, 2015 – via Twitter .
^ "Erica Lindbeck, Max Mittelman Star in Your Lie in April English Dub Cast" . Anime News Network . January 15, 2016.
^ "Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School Broadcast Dub Cast Announcement" . Funimation . July 28, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2016 .
^ "Voice ". Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans . Episode 18. Sunrise. October 15, 2016. Event occurs at Closing credits. Adult Swim.
^ "Ben Diskin, Michelle Ruff Star as Satoru in Erased English Dub" . Anime News Network . June 29, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ "Reply × From × Dad ". Hunter × Hunter . Episode 38. Viz Media. February 11, 2017. Event occurs at Closing credits. Adult Swim.
^ "Wish × And × Promise ". Hunter × Hunter . Episode 39. Viz Media. February 18, 2017. Event occurs at Closing credits. Adult Swim.
^ "Dragon Pilot English Dub Credits" . Imgur (screenshot from Netflix) . Retrieved September 21, 2018 .
^ "It is Insane". Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan . Episode 1. USA: Netflix. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Language Cast.
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^ "Angel Attack ". Neon Genesis Evangelion . Episode 1. USA: Netflix. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Language Cast.
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^ "Bastard!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- (2022) – English Dub Cast" . Behind The Voice Actors . Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023 .
^ "Berserk: The Golden Age Arc" . www.crunchyroll.com . January 13, 2023.
^ "KONOSUBA Season 3 English Dub Reveals Cast and Crew, Release Date - Crunchyroll News" . www.crunchyroll.com . Retrieved August 31, 2024 .
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^ "Back in Red Action". OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes . Season 1. Episode 39. November 3, 2017. Cartoon Network.
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^ Okashi Studios. Shira Oka: Second Chances . Okashi Studios. Scene: Ending credits, 4:13 in, Voice Casting by NYAV Post. Credited as Evelyn Lantto.
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^ Keranen, Carrie [@CarrieKeranen] (June 8, 2018). "Get in the game! And listen to your announcer!!! https://t.co/4mUEYRVDpi" (Tweet ). Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Twitter .
^ Arem, Valerie [@ValerieArem] (June 18, 2018). "@RoyalKnight95 @CheramiLeigh @SarahAnneWillia It's all the original cast!" (Tweet ). Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Twitter .
^ "Judgment (2019 Video Game)" . Behind The Voice Actors . Retrieved May 17, 2022 .
^ Keranen, Carrie [@CarrieKeranen] (March 15, 2021). "I'm finally allowed to say that yes, yes I did!" (Tweet ). Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Twitter .
^ Romano, Sal (August 4, 2023). "Persona 5 Tactica details Yoshiki Kingdom, Yusuke, Makoto, Futaba, Haru, battle techniques, enemies, difficulty settings, Persona fusion, and day one DLC" . Gematsu . Retrieved August 5, 2023 .
^ "Granblue Fantasy: Relink (2024 Video Game)" . Behind The Voice Actors . Retrieved July 29, 2024 .
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^ Fringe Season 1 Episode 15 Closing Credits
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