Janice Kawaye

Janice Kawaye
Born 1970 (age 45–46)[1]
Occupation Voice actress
Agent CESD[2]
Home town Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Janice Kawaye is an American voice actress known for her roles as Ami in the cartoon Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi which aired on Cartoon Network in the 2000s,[3] Jenny, the title character in My Life as a Teenage Robot, and Gi in Captain Planet and the Planeteers. She also voices Ayane in the Ninja Gaiden video game series.

Filmography

Animation

List of voice performances in animation
Year Title Role Notes Source
1987 Dorothy Meets Ozma of Oz Dorothy Gale As Hiromi Kawaye [4]
1988 Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw Tammy [5]
1990–96 Captain Planet and the Planeteers Gi [6][7]
1994 Bump in the Night Little/Big Robot, others [8]
1989–90 The Karate Kid Taki [9]
2001 Invader Zim Sara, others [8][6]
2003 My Life as a Teenage Robot Jenny, others [8][10]
2004 Megas XLR Various characters [8]
2004 Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi Ami Onuki, others [8][3][6]
2006 Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo Nya-Nya, Timoko [8]
2006 Class of 3000 Kim and Kam Chin [11][6][12]
2010 Young Justice Asami "Sam" Koizumi [8]
All Grown Up! Kioko, Julia [6]

Anime

List of voice performances in anime
Year Title Role Notes Source
2006 Bleach Yuzu Kurosaki [6]

Video games

List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes Source
2004 Ninja Gaiden Ayane [8]
2007 Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots Jenny/XJ-9 [8]
2008 Ninja Gaiden II Ayane [8]
2010 Valkyria Chronicles II Cosette Coalhearth [8]
2012 Ninja Gaiden 3 Ayane [8]

Live action

List of acting performances in film and television
Year Title Role Notes Source
1984 Night of the Comet Sarah [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA's "My Name Could Be Anne," 1986 – Photo". UCLA Library Digital Collections. Retrieved April 22, 2016. Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds., From left, Don Cheadle, Kelly Chan, Janice Kawaye and Richard Coca during a tense racial confrontation in the Ensemble Studio Theatre's docudrama "My Name Could Be Anne."; Contributor: Kawaye, Janice, 1970- --Performances (subject), Becker, David (photographer)
  2. ↑ "CESD – Animation – Women". Voicebank.net. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Considine, J.D. (November 14, 2004). "Big in Japan, but Made in the U.S.A.". New York Times.
  4. ↑ Simpson, Paul (2013). A Brief Guide To OZ: 75 Years Going Over The Rainbow. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 9781472110367. Search "Janice Kawaye"
  5. ↑ McCall, Douglas L. (2005). Film Cartoons: A Guide to 20th Century American Animated Features and Shorts. McFarland. p. 59. ISBN 9780786424504.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Notable Alumni" (PDF). Arts High Foundation. Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. December 2013.
  7. ↑ Terrace 2008, p. 161
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Behind The Voice Actors - Janice Kawaye". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 19, 2016. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
  9. ↑ Terrace 2008, p. 555
  10. ↑ Terrace 2008, p. 732
  11. ↑ Heffernan, Virginia (November 2, 2006). "Hey, Kids, a Hip-Hop Star Has Savvy Advice for You". New York Times. p. E10.
  12. ↑ Terrace 2008, p. 191
  13. ↑ Hughes, Howard (2014). Outer Limits: The Filmgoers' Guide to the Great Science-fiction Films. I.B. Tauris. p. 225. ISBN 9781780761664.
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