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Cristina Vee

Cristina Danielle Valenzuela[1](born July 11, 1987), known professionally asCristina Vee,is an American voice actress. She provides voices forEnglish dubsofanime,animation,and video games.

Cristina Vee
Vee atGalaxyConRichmond in 2024
Born
Cristina Danielle Valenzuela

(1987-07-11)July 11, 1987(age 37)
Los Angeles,California,U.S.
Alma materCalifornia State University, Long Beach
OccupationVoice actress
Years active2005–present
Websitewww.cristinaveeEdit this at Wikidata

Vee's roles in anime includeLouiseinThe Familiar of Zero,Nanoha Takamachiin theMagical Girl Lyrical Nanohaseries,Mio AkiyamainK-On!,Noel Vermillion/Mu-12,Nu-13,Saya,andLambda-11in theBlazBlueseries,Nagisa SaitōinSquid Girl,Homura AkemiinPuella Magi Madoka Magica,Compa and Croire inHyperdimension Neptunia,Rei Hino / Sailor Marsin theViz Mediadub ofSailor Moon,theHonoka sistersinKnights of Sidonia,Hawk fromThe Seven Deadly Sins,Darkness inKonoSuba,Thoma inThe Promised Neverland,Meiko Mochizuki inDigimon Adventure tri.,Killua ZoldyckinHunter × Hunter,Yuko Tani inGodzilla: Planet of the Monsters,Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle,andGodzilla: The Planet Eater,Vivy inVivy: Fluorite Eye's Song,Robyn Hill inRWBY,Sakura MatouinFate/stay night: Heaven's Feel,Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works,andFate/Zero.

Vee has also voiced video game roles, such as thetitular characterand her arch-nemesis Risky Boots in theShantaeseries, Velvet Crowe inTales of Berseria,Riven inLeague of Legends,BennettandXingqiuinGenshin Impact,5-Volt in theWarioWareseries, and Cerebella inSkullgirls.She is the voice of the Rito warrior Tulin in the English version ofThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.She also plays a minor role as the voice of Vibrio in the gameVitamin Connection.In animation, she voicesMarinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug in the English dub ofMiraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir.She was the co-host ofAnimeTVwithJohnny Yong Bosch[2]and portrayedHaruhi Suzumiyain the live-actionThe Adventures of the ASOS Brigade.She also voicesVerosika Maydayin the adult animated web seriesHelluva Bossand Fwench Fwy inChikn Nuggit.[3]

Early life and education

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Vee was born on July 11, 1987. She is of Tepehuan, Spanish, and Lebanese descent.[4][5][6]She grew up inNorwalk, CA,near Los Angeles and attended public schools there.[7]One of her early interests was music, and Cristina participated in the Norwalk All City band while in middle school and high school.[7]But because of her passion for acting and animation specifically, her classmates called her "Sailor Moongirl, "and Vee would go on to co-found the first anime club atJohn Glenn High School.[7]

Cristina studied theatre arts and graduated fromCalifornia State University at Long Beachin 2007 where she took classes with Professor Hugh O'Gorman, who supported her career goals.[7][8][9]Vee has disclosed that she struggled for a period while in college: “Even though I loved studying theater and performing in shows, college was a really hard time for me. Because of depression and panic attacks, there were a couple of years where it was extremely hard for me to go to classes.”[7]

Career

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Anime

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When Vee was younger, she wanted to become an animator, but after watchingSailor Moon,she was inspired to become a voice actor.[10]She had attendedAnime Expomultiple times as a fan and participated in their AX Idol voice-over contest. In 2004, she joined a voice-over panel where she helped work some of the equipment and then got a card fromWendee Leeto audition for several shows withBang Zoom! Entertainment,[11][12]includingSamurai Champloo.Her first major role was Kanaria inRozen Maiden.[12]In 2008, she voiced the title character inAika R-16: Virgin Mission,Louise inThe Familiar of Zero,[13][14]and Nanoha inMagical Girl Lyrical Nanoha.She portrayed the live-actionHaruhi Suzumiyain the promotional videos for the secondThe Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiyaseries, and performed as her at various events.[15]

Vee atColossalCon2012

In 2011, she voiced the shy bassistMio Akiyamain the school music comedyK-On!andNagisa Saitōin the comedySquid Girl.[16]That year, she starred in theanimefeature filmTekken: Blood VengeanceasAlisa Bosconovitch,attending American anime conventions with the Japanese writerDai Satōto promote the film.[17]In 2012, she voicedHomura AkemiinPuella Magi Madoka Magica.[18]In 2013, she voiced Princess Yo inNura: Rise of the Yokai Clanand Red Hood in theIkki Tousenseries.[19][20]In 2014, she voiced Morgiana inMagi: The Labyrinth of Magicand the Honoka sisters inKnights of Sidonia.[21][22][23][24]She was chosen to voiceSailor Marsin Viz's re-dub ofSailor Moonand the newSailor Moon Crystalseries.[25]Vee described her voicing of Rei as different inCrystalbecause her character is more serious and regal compared to her character in the original series.[26]

In 2015, she voicedNoel VermillioninBlazBlue Alter Memory,Compa inHyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation,and Hawk inThe Seven Deadly Sins,the last of which was released as a Netflix original series.[27][28][29][30]In 2016, she provided the voice ofKillua Zoldyckin theViz MediaEnglish dub of the 2011 anime adaptation ofHunter × Hunter.[31][32]In 2021, she voiced Vivy in theBang Zoom! EntertainmentEnglish dub of the original anime seriesVivy: Fluorite Eye's Song.[33]

Animation projects

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Vee has been involved in several animation projects. In March 2012, she started aKickstartercrowdfundingcampaign to produce an animated music video in conjunction with Cybergraphix Animation andStudio APPP.[34]The main character of the video, "Cristina Veecaloid", was designed bySkullgirlscreative director Alex Ahad,[34]Her character was later named Milky and was made into an iOS game calledVeecaloid Popreleased in 2015.[35][36]In 2012, Vee was involved in voice casting and directing theSkullgirlsvideo game and web series. The game was nominated at the40th Annie Awards.[37]In 2015, Vee began voicingMarinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug in the English dub of the animated seriesMiraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir.The show premiered onNickelodeonin December 2015,[38][39]and has aired five seasons and 3 specials on Netflix and nowDisney+andDisney Channel.Executive producer Jared Wolfsen said that Vee and the other English dub voice actors brought a lot of energy to their characters, and that Vee herself is just like Ladybug – sweet and kind, and so fun to watch.[40]In 2021 and 2024, Vee voicedVerosika Maydayin the animated web seriesHelluva Boss,starring in the episodes "Spring Broken",Ozzie's"and"Apology Tour".

In June 2023, it was announced that she would voice Tere and Toñita in the animated seriesPrimos,which premiered in July 2024 on Disney Channel.[41][42]

Video games, hosting, and other projects

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Vee has been involved in voice-overs for video games, mostly with Englishlocalizationsof Japanese titles produced byAtlus USAandNIS America.Some of her major roles areNoel VermillioninBlazBlue,Velvet Crowe inTales of Berseria,Riven the Exile inLeague of Legends,Four inDrakengard 3,Compa inHyperdimension Neptunia,13-Amp and 5-Volt in theWarioWare series,Marnie inPokémon Masters EX,thetitle characterof theShantaeseries[22][43]and her arch-nemesis Risky Boots, as well asBennettandXingqiuinGenshin Impact.She has directed and produced the voices for the video gameIndivisible,which was crowdfunded with a total amount of $1.5 million on December 2, 2015.[44][45]

In addition to performing live asHaruhi Suzumiya,Vee has appeared on screen on various web series, television shows and events. She was a host onAnime TVwhere she reviewed shows and interviewed people, and appeared on Funimation On Demand andCrunchyroll.[2][46][47]She was a live-action host ofIGN's IPL4 and IPL5League of Legendsvideo game tournaments in Las Vegas.[10][48][49]She is a frequent guest at many anime conventions throughout the United States and worldwide.[50]

Music

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Vee is also a professional singer, and has performed the theme songs for twoShantaevideo games: "Dance Through the Danger" for 2016'sShantae: Half-Genie Heroand "Rise and Shine Shantae" for 2019'sShantae and the Seven Sirens.[51][52]She also performed the theme song "Until I'm Broken" for the 2012 visual novelLoren the Amazon Princess.[53]She performed multiple songs for the mobile gacha game Arknights: "Boiling Blood"[54]in 2019, "ALIVE"[55]in 2021 and "Spark for Dream"[56]in 2022. In 2023, she sang the English dub ending theme forDigimon Adventure:,"KUYASHISAWA TANE".[57]

Vee has uploaded several renditions of anime songs on YouTube.[12]In 2015, she released an EP calledMenageriewith DJ Bouche which was part of theViewster's Omakase subscription service.[58][59]She and YouTuber Nathan Sharp (NateWantsToBattle) released a cover ofCharlie Puth's song "Attention"in August 2017.[60]She also signed with an indie record label called Give Heart Records.[61]She also recorded a cover ofThe Living Tombstone's song "Animal" with 'The 8-Bit Big Band' in an arrangement byCharlie Rosen.In April 2024, Vee released a cover of "Whatever It Takes" from thePrime Videoanimated seriesHazbin Hotel(set in the same fictional universe asHelluva Boss), featuring content creator, cosplayer and voice actress Sofia Gomez and musician Tre Watson.[62]

Personal life

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Vee lives in the Los Angeles area.[63]In January 2018, she and musician/voice actor Nathan Sharp announced their engagement,[64]but Sharp later announced in August that the two had separated.[65]

In February 2024, she deactivated her Twitter account due to online harassment after she was falsely accused of being aZionist.[66]

Filmography

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Main article:Cristina Vee filmography

References

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  1. ^Vee, Cristina [@CristinaVee] (May 3, 2020)."-my first job was a skipper on the Jungle Cruise (I was 17)
    -I missed my last day of college to begin directing Skullgirls
    -my middle name is Danielle
    -I played drums for years
    -I taught myself how to play flute and read treble clef just so I could play Zelda ocarina music "    (Tweet).RetrievedJune 12,2020– viaTwitter.    [dead link‍]
  2. ^ab"AnimeTV hosted by Revision3".Revision3.2010. Archived fromthe originalon March 10, 2010.RetrievedMarch 15,2010.
  3. ^@chikn_nuggit (January 22, 2021)."NEW FWIEND!! Meet Fwench Fwy the dragon! Voiced by the incredible @CristinaVee!! 🍟🐉💕 #TikTok #animation"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
  4. ^@cristinavox (October 12, 2020)."Happy #indigenouspeoplesday!".RetrievedNovember 5,2023– viaInstagram.
  5. ^Vee, Cristina [@CristinaVee] (July 11, 2013)."I woke up to the sound of rain on my birthday, I couldn't have received a better gift:)"(Tweet).RetrievedMarch 18,2017– viaTwitter.[dead link‍]
  6. ^"Pacific Media Expo - Domestic Voice Actor: Cristina Vee".Pacific Media Expo.2009.Archivedfrom the original on March 15, 2016.RetrievedMarch 29,2017.
  7. ^abcde"The power of the voice".Daily Forty-Niner.October 2, 2022.RetrievedNovember 5,2023.
  8. ^"News - Theatre Arts - California State University, Long Beach".California State University at Long Beach.Alumni News section, Class of 2007. Archived fromthe originalon March 19, 2017.RetrievedMarch 18,2017.Christina Vee (Velenzuela) is the voice of the Ladybug on Nickelodeon's Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
  9. ^"Welcome to Backstage at the Beach!".Backstage at the Beach.Alumni news section. Archived fromthe originalon March 19, 2017.RetrievedMarch 18,2017– via Weebly.Christina Vee (Velenzuela) ('07) - Voice of the Ladybug on Nickelodeon's Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
  10. ^ab"League of Legends - Cristina Vee Interview".IGN.May 18, 2012.RetrievedMarch 5,2016.
  11. ^SirensSoul."US - Joie de Vivre LIFESTYLE".SirenSchool.Archived fromthe originalon June 21, 2015.RetrievedJune 30,2015.
  12. ^abcKi (July 27, 2009).Cristina Vee Interview.The Ki Anime Report.Archivedfrom the original on December 12, 2021.RetrievedNovember 18,2015– via YouTube.
  13. ^Kimlinger, Carl (January 10, 2009)."The Familiar of Zero".Anime News Network.RetrievedNovember 19,2015.Of the English leads, Cristina Valenzuela is the more fortunate, as Louise has Eiji Usatsuka's blindingly cute design to fall back on. Valenzuela also has the good sense to tone down Louise's wilder swings, creating a slightly more mature variation on the character.
  14. ^Bruno, Travis (April 22, 2014)."The Familiar of Zero: Season 1 Review – Capsule Computers".Capsule Computers.Australia.RetrievedMarch 29,2017.Only Louise, performed by Cristina Valenzuela is passable while every other character, including Saito's voice actor Jonathan Meza is terrible.
  15. ^Ohanesian, Liz (June 28, 2010)."The Fandom of Haruhi Suzumiya".RetrievedJune 20,2015.
  16. ^Sherman, Jennifer (September 10, 2011)."Squid Girl's English Cast Revealed by Media Blasters (Updated)".Anime News Network.RetrievedMay 5,2015.
  17. ^"Comic-Con International: A VIP Look at the Upcoming Entries in Na".Comic-con2011.sched.org. July 23, 2011. Archived fromthe originalon July 14, 2014.RetrievedJune 22,2014.
  18. ^Ohanesian, Liz (October 22, 2012)."How Puella Magi Madoka Magica Shatters Anime Stereotypes".LA Weekly.RetrievedNovember 19,2015.Christina Vee, the voice of intriguing transfer student Homura Akemi in the dub, says that her character is the most "complex" she has played yet and that kind of character depth is prevalent throughout the show.
  19. ^Ressler, Karen (April 4, 2013)."Neon Alley Reveals Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan: Demon Capital Dub Cast".Anime News Network.RetrievedNovember 16,2015.
  20. ^Lee, Michelle (October 11, 2013)."English Cast Announcement – Ikki Tousen: Great Guardians".Funimation Blog.
  21. ^"Cristina Vee Animethon Convention".Animethon.Archived fromthe originalon July 29, 2014.RetrievedAugust 10,2014.
  22. ^ab"Cristina Vee Sac-Anime Convention".Sac-Anime.Archived fromthe originalon June 27, 2015.RetrievedSeptember 6,2014.
  23. ^"Capture that VA! – 03 Cristina Vee (Morgiana)".Magi The Kingdom of Magic official English website.November 1, 2013. Archived fromthe originalon December 13, 2016.RetrievedNovember 19,2015.
  24. ^"Netflix Announces 'Knights of Sidonia' Second Anime Season".The Fandom Post.June 4, 2015.RetrievedJuly 8,2015.
  25. ^"New Sailor Moon Dub Cast Revealed at Anime Expo".Anime News Network.July 5, 2014.
  26. ^Ferris, Amanda (July 17, 2015)."'Sailor Moon Crystal' News: Will Usagi Defeat Wiseman? Show In Danger Of Being Cancelled ".Fashion & Style.Archived fromthe originalon March 18, 2017.RetrievedMarch 18,2017.
  27. ^Lee, Michelle (March 16, 2015)."BlazBlue Alter Memory Cast Announcement".Funimation Blog.RetrievedMarch 16,2015.
  28. ^Martin, Theron (June 24, 2015)."Review – Hyperdimension Neptunia [Limited Edition] –BD + DVD".Anime News Network.Curiously, Bang Zoom! Entertainment regulars Christine Marie Cabanos (as Nepgear) and Cristina Vee (as Compa) are make appearances in the cast.
  29. ^Lee, Michelle (March 6, 2015)."Hyperdimension Neptunia Cast and Release Date".Funimation Blog.RetrievedMarch 7,2015.
  30. ^Martin, Theron (November 20, 2015)."The Seven Deadly Sins".Anime News Network.RetrievedAugust 7,2016.Highlight performancess include Cristina Vee as the pig Hawk, Ben Diskin (Sai in Naruto Shippūden, Death Gun in Sword Art Online 2) as Ban, and Max Mittelman (Inaho in Aldnoah.Zero) as King, but really, even down to bit performances one would be hard-pressed to find even a mediocre delivery.
  31. ^"Viz Announces 2011-2014 Hunter x Hunter's English Dub Cast (Updated)".Anime News Network.March 19, 2016.RetrievedMarch 20,2016.
  32. ^"'Hunter X Hunter' Gets English Dub Premiere on Toonami ".animationmagazine.net.April 15, 2016.RetrievedMarch 18,2017.
  33. ^Friedman, Nicholas (May 27, 2021)."Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song- English Dub Announced, Cast & Crew Revealed".Funimation Blog.RetrievedSeptember 3,2022.
  34. ^abSaabedra, Humberto (March 6, 2012)."Voice Actress Cristina Vee Launches Kickstarter for Animated Music Video".Crunchyroll.RetrievedAugust 19,2014.
  35. ^"Voice Actress Cristina Vee's Mascot Makes Game Debut with Veecaloid Pop".Anime News Network.June 11, 2015.RetrievedDecember 29,2016.
  36. ^"Voice Actress Cristina Vee Launches Her First Ever Game, Veecaloid Pop, for iOS".Anime News Network(Press release). June 12, 2015.RetrievedDecember 29,2016.
  37. ^"Annie Awards Nominees".annieawards.org.RetrievedFebruary 16,2017.
  38. ^Lloyd, Robert (August 27, 2016)."'Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir,' a French turn on teenage superheroes ".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedApril 2,2017.
  39. ^Anders, Ella (July 2, 2015)."Part Magical Girl, Part Superhero; Ladybug Arrives State-Side in Fall".BSCkids.RetrievedMarch 6,2016.I recall seeing someone say that it is Sailor Moon meets Kim Possible. Considering both series are extremely well-done that is a great thing to hear and shows the great potential this series has. Moreover it is a fair enough stamen. More so when the voice of Mariette, Christina Vee, is also that of Sailor Mars in the new Viz Media dub of the classic anime.
  40. ^Kitsune, Krystal (December 24, 2015)."INTERVIEW WITH: Miraculous Ladybug executive producer, Jared Wolfson".The Kitsune Network.RetrievedMarch 22,2016.
  41. ^Dar, Taimar (June 13, 2023)."Disney unveils details and theme song for PRIMOS cartoon".ComicsBeat.Archivedfrom the original on June 13, 2023.RetrievedJune 17,2023.
  42. ^Milligan, Mercedes (June 26, 2024)."Disney TV Animation's 'Primos' Sets Premiere Date & Voice Cast".Animation Magazine.RetrievedJune 29,2024.
  43. ^"Cristina Vee is voicing Shantae in Pirate's Curse".Nintendo Everything. July 3, 2014.RetrievedAugust 19,2014.
  44. ^IndivisibleRPG (December 6, 2016)."Indivisible Full VO Stretch Goal: A Word From Cristina Vee".Archivedfrom the original on December 12, 2021.RetrievedMay 21,2017– via YouTube.
  45. ^Strom, Steven (December 2, 2015)."Skullgirls Dev's Indivisible Reaches Its $1.5 Million Crowdfunding Goal".IGN.Archivedfrom the original on December 5, 2015.RetrievedDecember 5,2015.
  46. ^"Cristina Vee's Resume".CristinaVee.Archived fromthe originalon December 5, 2013.RetrievedDecember 21,2015.
  47. ^Crunchyroll PS3 App Demo with Cristina Vee.September 5, 2012.Archivedfrom the original on December 12, 2021.RetrievedMarch 5,2016– via YouTube.
  48. ^CyberSportsNetwork (April 10, 2012).Cristina Vee at IPL4.Cyber Sports Network.Archivedfrom the original on December 12, 2021.RetrievedMarch 5,2016– via YouTube.
  49. ^GameSpot.Watch Christina Vee chats about IPL 5, cosplay contest, and more.Interviewed by Travis Gafford.RetrievedMarch 18,2017.
  50. ^Convention appearances can be found at:: Convention writeups from local newspapers include:
  51. ^McClusky, Kevin (December 17, 2016)."Review: Shantae: 1/2 Genie Hero".Destructoid.RetrievedAugust 23,2022.
  52. ^Moyse, Chris (July 5, 2019)."Check out Shantae 5's wild opening anime right here".Destructoid.Archivedfrom the original on July 27, 2019.RetrievedAugust 23,2022.
  53. ^"Until I'm Broken - Single".iTunes.May 3, 2012.RetrievedAugust 20,2012.
  54. ^Arknights EP - [Boiling Blood],July 8, 2020,retrievedSeptember 24,2023
  55. ^Arknights EP - [ALIVE],March 9, 2021,retrievedSeptember 24,2023
  56. ^Arknights EP - [Spark For Dream],August 19, 2022,retrievedSeptember 24,2023
  57. ^Vee, Cristina [@CristinaVee] (April 14, 2023)."We've come a long way from posting covers on YouTube 🥺❤️"(Tweet).RetrievedMay 9,2023– viaTwitter.[dead link‍]
  58. ^Simons, Roxy (October 25, 2015)."Viewster Announces Omakase Subscription Service".mymbuzz.Archived fromthe originalon March 24, 2017.RetrievedMarch 24,2017.
  59. ^"Viewster to Stream Meine Liebe, Saint Beast Anime".animenewsnetwork.RetrievedMarch 24,2017.
  60. ^"Watch Nathan Sharp Put a Fresh Twist on Charlie Puth's 'Attention': Premiere".fuse.tv.RetrievedNovember 16,2017.
  61. ^Records, Give Heart (October 27, 2017)."We're excited to announce that @CristinaVee will be joining the #GiveHeart family! Get ready for some rad music from her!".Twitter.@GiveHeartRecs.RetrievedNovember 1,2017.
  62. ^Whatever It Takes (feat. Sofia Gomez & Tre Watson),April 3, 2024,retrievedOctober 27,2024
  63. ^Residence tweets:
    *Vee, Cristina [@cristinavee] (August 29, 2012)."I'm moving out soon! Goodbye Norwalk, hello Eagle Rock! I'll be auctioning off some of my figures to help with the expense"(Tweet).RetrievedNovember 19,2015– viaTwitter.
    [dead link‍]*Vee, Cristina [@cristinavee] (October 2, 2012)."I am now a citizen of Eagle Rock!"(Tweet).RetrievedNovember 19,2015– viaTwitter.[dead link‍]
  64. ^Vee, Cristina [@CristinaVee] (January 6, 2018)."Nathan and I are so excited to announce that we are engaged Thank you guys for your support! I'm so incredibly happy!"(Tweet).RetrievedJanuary 7,2018– viaTwitter.[dead link‍]
  65. ^Sharp, Nathan [@natewantstobtl] (August 19, 2018)."Hey everybody. This is hard to post, but Cristina and I will be going our separate ways...."(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
  66. ^"Sailor Moon, Demon Slayer Voice Actor Forced Off Twitter After Death Threats".cbr.February 27, 2024.RetrievedMarch 1,2024.
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