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Karen Strassman
Strassman at the 2023 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Other names	Kirsty Pape Mia Bradly
Citizenship	United States and France
Occupation(s)	Actress, voice actress
Years active	1992–present
Website	karenstrassman.com

Karen Strassman is an American stage, television and voice actress who has provided English language voices for Japanese anime shows, animation, and video games. Some of her major roles are Kallen Stadtfeld in the Code Geass series, Miyuki Takara in Lucky Star, Nina Fortner in Monster, Rider in Studio Deen's Fate/stay night, Suigintou the first Rozen Maiden doll in Rozen Maiden, Sawako Yamanaka in K-On!, Sola-Ui Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri in Fate/Zero, Momo Hinamori and Soi Fon in Bleach, as well as Sky in the Shantae series and Rouge the Bat in the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

In live-action productions, she portrayed Jolene in the television show Weeds.

Early life and education

Strassman enjoyed acting at a young age, and was involved in school plays. When she was 20, she had moved to France to study psychology and theatre at CNSAD in Paris.

Career

In an interview with Slink FM, she said she picked psychology as a ways to earn a living in case theatre did not pan out. While there, she saw an advertisement calling for actors who could speak English. She got an apprenticeship with Studio VO/VF where she trained as a dialect coach. After a year, she was offered a paid position where she trained older French actors on how to act in English. She also taught kids, where she was recruited by two women who produced a magazine called Hi-Kids which would produce audio cassettes. It was there where she started doing voice-over.

She would later do French and English dubs, and got into video game voice-over. She provided voice over work in French for Air France, Euro-star, Disneyland Paris, and for audio tours of The Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay. As a dialect coach, she worked with Lancôme advertising.

Personal life

Strassman is a naturalized French citizen; she is also fluent in French.

Filmography

Anime

Animation

Feature films

Direct-to-video and television films

Foreign shows dubbing in English

Video games

Live-action roles

Notes

References

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21. "Hellsing V". Hellsing Ultimate. Episode 5. October 18, 2014. Adult Swim.
22. Karen Strassman (December 31, 2014). "Thanking a fan who brought up her role as Michelle in Blue Exorcist" (Tweet). Retrieved March 22, 2015 – via Twitter.
23. "Capture that VA! – 14 Karen Strassman (Paimon/Zainab)". Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic English official website. January 24, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
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33. "The Queen of the Lake". Sword Art Online II. Episode 15. Aniplex. July 18, 2015. Adult Swim.
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35. "Funimation Acquires Berserk Season 1 (2016) English Dub". Funimation - Blog!. March 20, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
36. "Aniplex USA Dubs anohana Anime Series, Announces Cast (Updated)". Anime News Network. April 15, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
37. "Promise × And × Reunion". Hunter × Hunter. Episode 86. Viz Media. March 3, 2018. Adult Swim.
38. Davis, Nina. "Skip Beat! Dub's Additional Cast, Staff, Backer Upgrades Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
39. "Update #39: Skip Beat rewards - shipping underway NOW!!!". Fandom Post Forums. October 30, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
40. Cells at work (2019) | Behind the Voice Actors. Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved on January 17, 2019.
41. Insektors Season 2 Episode 7 closing credits
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43. "Doorway to Huntik". Huntik: Secrets & Seekers. Season 2. Episode 1. April 21, 2013. CW4Kids.
44. "A Seeker Is Born". Huntik. Season 1. Episode 1.
45. Adam Fisher (February 19, 2015). ""@KarenStrassman Think of posting this on your facebook page saying Monsuno is available to watch on hulu? "" (Tweet). Retrieved March 23, 2015 – via Twitter.
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47. Clay Kids (January 1, 2015). "Thanks voice actors, including Strassman, that participated in their project" (Tweet). Retrieved March 22, 2015 – via Twitter.
48. "Big Mean Steve". Clay Kids. Episode 1.
49. "Invasion from Below". Hero Factory. Season 1. Episode 11. January 9, 2014. Hero Factory Online Game.
50. Karen Strassman (March 15, 2015). ""OK, for those of you going to see Disney's "Cinderella" in theaters, you'll probably get to hear me beforehand as... (link to Facebook post about her role as Ashlynn Ella in Ever After High)."" (Tweet). Retrieved March 23, 2015 – via Twitter.
51. "Spring Unsprung". Ever After High.
52. Khan, Iram (July 16, 2021). "Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild - Netflix Confirms Release In New Trailer". HITC. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
53. "Resident Evil: Vendetta". Cinemark Theatres. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
54. "Dolphin Cruise". Lego Friends. December 9, 2013. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021 – via YouTube.
55. "Stephanie's Surprise Party". Lego Friends. December 17, 2013. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021 – via YouTube.
56. "New Girl in Town". Lego Friends. January 1, 2014. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
57. Monster High: Boo York, Boo York (Netflix). 2015.
58. Marseille (Netflix). 2016.
59. The Break (Netflix). 2016.
60. ^ Osborn, Kristopher (February 27, 2013). "Behind the Voice: Karen Strassman Part 1". Destructoid. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
61. Cryo Interactive. Dune (PC). Virgin Interactive. Scene: Closing credits, Voices.
62. Cryo Interactive. Lost Eden (PC). Virgin Interactive. Scene: Closing credits, Voices.
63. "Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (2006 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
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65. FromSoftware. Armored Core 4. Sega. Scene: Ending credits, 2:28:06 in, Voice Cast.
66. North, Dale (July 7, 2008). "Anime Expo '08: Atlus' Shin Megami Tensei panel". Destructoid. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
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68. Strassman, Karen (January 30, 2015). "Karen thanks tweet about bring up her role in Trauma Center: New Blood" (Tweet). Retrieved March 23, 2015 – via Twitter.
69. Strassman, Karen (March 16, 2016). "Shura.  ;)" (Tweet). Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
70. Dead or Alive Paradise (manual) (PDF). Tecmo. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2011. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
71. Hong, William. "Sakura Wars: About Time, Damn it". Asia Pacific Arts. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
72. Capcom. Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes. Capcom. Scene: Ending credits, 0:18 in, CAST.
73. Osborn, Kris (March 5, 2013). "Behind the Voice: Karen Strassman Part 3". Destructoid. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
74. "Karen Strassman lending voice to Kerrigan in StarCraft II". VG247.com. August 12, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
75. "Niantic Project Characters: Dr. Devra Bogdanovich".
76. "Ingress, starring POCers Karen Strassman... – Point of Contact Booking – Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
77. Sandlot (February 18, 2014). Earth Defense Force 2025. D3 Publisher. Scene: Closing credits, 2:45 in, Voice Cast.
78. Capcom, Dimps. Ultra Street Fighter IV. Capcom. Scene: Closing credits, Cast.
79. "Persona Q (3DS) Review". Brutal Gamer. February 3, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015. I also enjoyed the performance given by Karen Strassman as Nanako and Aigis. Seriously, pulling off an emotionally attached Anti-Shadow Suppression Weapon while being extremely cute is quite a feat.
80. Brian Chard (April 14, 2015). "Huge thanks to the stellar MKX voice actors: Troy @TroyBakerVA (Shinnok/EBlack/Fujin), Ronald M. Banks (Quan Chi); Ashly Burch (Cassie)..." (Tweet). Retrieved April 21, 2015 – via Twitter.
    Chard, Brian (April 14, 2015). "Michal McConnohie (Kano); Jamieson Price (Anncr, Ermac); Karen Strassman (Mileena/Kitana); Tara Strong (Ferra/Li Mei); Parry Shen (Takeda)." (Tweet). Retrieved April 21, 2015 – via Twitter.
81. Grey Griffin (April 20, 2015). ""The lovely Karen Strassman had to take over the story lines when I had my baby...but the ass kicking is ALL ME!"" (Tweet). Retrieved April 21, 2015 – via Twitter.
82. Karen Strassman (August 31, 2015). "Persona and Nanako fans... Here's a lil' trailer for you.. (video with Nanako)". Karen Strassman Fan Page / Facebook. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
83. "Bio". Karen Strassman. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
84. ""Akiba's Beat" Trailer Introduces an Assortment of Helper Maids". Crunchyroll. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
85. "The Red Goddess".
86. "Delighted to be back as Helena!!". Twitter. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
87. Acquire. Akiba's Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed. Xseed Games. Scene: Ending credits, 1:52:12 in, English Cast.
88. "Vydija / Succubus".
89. Kadokawa Games. Relayer. Clouded Leopard Entertainment. Scene: Ending credits, 14:08 in, EN CAST; 14:35 in, EN Other VOICE CAST.
90. "Master Detective Archives: Rain Code (2023 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
91. "Karen Strassman – Acting Resume" (PDF). Karen Strassman. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
92. "Adventures in Voice acting". Spotlight Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
93. "Karen Strassman on Weeds". All Taste Explosion Radio Network. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
94. The Red Thunder. YouTube. January 24, 2015. Archived from the original on January 24, 2015.
95. "Alum's film 'The Red Thunder' finalist in Make Your Mark competition". Daily Bruin. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
96. "EGEDA US". egeda-us.com. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
97. Karen Strassman (March 4, 2015). "Karen thanks a fan for tweeting a picture of her as Paula" (Tweet). Retrieved March 22, 2015 – via Twitter.
98. Strassman, Karen (February 17, 2015). "Excited and a little squeamish to announce that I will probably be Guest-Starring on Workaholics (Comedy Central) this Wednesday night". Karen Strassman Fan Page / Facebook. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
99. Karen Strassman (June 14, 2015). "Last ep of SILICON VALLEY tonight. You won't see me as much as the previous episode, but I'll popping up here..." (Tweet). Retrieved August 7, 2015 – via Twitter.
100. I Spit on Your Grave: Vengeance Is Mine (2015) – R.D. Braunstein | Cast and Crew. AllMovie. Retrieved on May 9, 2016.
101. Strassman, Karen (January 22, 2005). "I've been having a blast shooting AVENGING ANGEL with the beautiful and talented Sarah Butler, and honored to be collaborating with such an amazing cast and crew". Karen Strassman Fan Page / Facebook. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
102. "(#209) "In the White Room"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved November 30, 2022.

Book references

• Terrace, Vincent (2008). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2d ed.). McFarland. ISBN 9780786486410.

External links

• Official website
• Karen Strassman at IMDb
• Karen Strassman at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

• Living people
• American expatriate actresses in France
• American film actresses
• American people of Danish descent
• French people of Danish descent
• American stage actresses
• American television actresses
• American video game actresses
• American voice actresses
• Actresses from Washington, D.C.
• 20th-century American actresses
• 21st-century American actresses
• Actresses from Los Angeles
• Naturalized citizens of France