Mela Lee

Mela Lee is an American voice actress based in Los Angeles who voices characters on a number of animated series, films, television shows and video games. She is best known as the voice of Jade in Mortal Kombat 11. In anime, she voices lead characters Rin Tosaka, in Fate/stay night as well as Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works and the film trilogy Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel; Yuki Cross in Vampire Knight; Shinku the fifth Rozen Maiden doll in Rozen Maiden; and Erica Karisawa in the Durarara!! series, which was broadcast on Adult Swim. In animation, she is the voice of Tikki in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, which airs on Disney Channel, Disney+ and Netflix, and Kikimora in The Owl House. In video games, she voices Lifeline in Apex Legends, Rena Ryūgū in Higurashi When They Cry, Rachel Alucard in the BlazBlue series, Tiki in the Fire Emblem series and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Sharon Kreuger and Scarlet in The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel series.

Mela Lee
Lee at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2024
Nationality	American
Education	Pepperdine University
Occupation	Voice actress
Website	melalee.com

Career

Lee first got into voice acting when she auditioned for Vampire Princess Miyu, but the director had her read for Saint Tail, and she was cast as the title character Meimi Haneoka, whom assumes the secret identity of Saint Tail.^[1] She would later land the vampire role of Yuki Cross in the Vampire Knight series and Rin Tosaka, the heroine of the Fate/stay night series. She also played the lead heroine in Rozen Maiden. Lee has also served as an ADR Voice Replacement specialist in over 100 projects, including Suicide Squad, Gotham, Detroit, Zero Dark Thirty, Atlanta, and The Good Wife.^[2]

In addition to voice acting, Lee is the lead singer, composer, and lyricist for her band Magnolia Memoir.^[1] She and fellow voice actress Erica Lindbeck host their own web series called Lindbeck and Lee with voice actor guests.^[3]

Filmography

Anime

List of English dubbing performances in anime

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source^[4]
2001	Saint Tail	Meimi / St. Tail		^[1]^[5]^[6]
2006	Immortal Grand Prix	Max Erlich		^[7]
	Kannazuki no Miko	Kyoko		^[8]
	Fate/stay night	Rin Tohsaka		^[9]^[10]^[11]
2007–11	Rozen Maiden series	Shinku	Also Trumend, Ouverture	^[12]
2007	Higurashi: When They Cry	Rena Ryugu		Press^[1]
2008	Gurren Lagann	Darry		^[13]
2008–09	Tweeny Witches	Eva		Resume
2009	Blade of the Immortal	Rin Asano		Press^[1]
2010–11	Vampire Knight series	Yuki Cross	Also Guilty	Press^[1]
2011	Durarara!!	Erika Karisawa		^[14]
2012	Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan series	Kana Ienaga	as Kayla Yesratsian	^[12]
2013	Fate/Zero	Rin Tohsaka
2015–16	Durarara!!×2	Erika Karisawa		^[15]
2015	BlazBlue Alter Memory	Rachel Alucard		^[16]
	Aldnoah.Zero	Orlane		^[17]
2015–16	Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works	Rin Tohsaka	TV series	^[18]
2018–20	The Seven Deadly Sins	Melascula		^[13]
2016; 2019	Hunter × Hunter	Canary, others	2011 series	^[19]^[20]^[21]
2016	The Asterisk War	Sylvia Ryuneheim		Press^[1]
	Erased	Misato Yanagihara		^[22]
2017	Mob Psycho 100	Rei Kurosaki		Tweet^[23]
	Berserk	Schierke	2016 series	^[24]
2018	Sword Gai: The Animation	Mina Haraya
	Fate/Extra: Last Encore	Rin Tohsaka
2019	Cannon Busters	Dex		Tweet^[25]
	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba	Kanata Ubuyashiki		Facebook^[26]
2019–20	Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia	Ishtar, Ereshkigal		^[27]
2021	Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon	Tamano		^[12]
2023	My Happy Marriage	Hana Kanao		^[12]

Animation

List of voice performances in animation

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source^[4]
2015–present	Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir	Tikki, Aurore/Stormy Weather, Penny Rolling/Troublemaker, Mirelle		^[28]
2018–19	Avengers: Black Panther's Quest	Princess Zanda		Website^[29]
	RWBY	Caroline Cordovin		^[30]
2020–present	The Loud House	Principal Rivers
2020–23	The Owl House	Kikimora
2021–24	The Ghost and Molly McGee	Atomic Pink lead singer, Linda
2022	Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles	Lady Fuwa, Kaiyo, Toshiko, Fumiko, Hana, Kana, Warbotto, and Sawaguchi
	Barbie: It Takes Two	Simone Roberts

Films

List of voice and English dubbing performances in feature films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source^[4]
2010	Alpha and Omega	Candy		^[12]
2018	Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower	Rin Tohsaka	English dub; Limited theatrical release	^[12]
2023	Suzume	Miki	English dub	^[31]
	Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie	Tikki

List of voice and English dubbing performances in direct-to-video and television films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source^[4]
2008	Strait Jacket	Minea	English dub	^[32]
2012	Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works	Rin Tohsaka
2014	Alpha and Omega 3: The Great Wolf Games	Agnes		^[12]
2015	Alpha and Omega: Family Vacation	Agnes		^[12]
	Madea's Tough Love	Old Lady		^[12]
2016	Alpha and Omega: The Big Fureeze	Agnes		^[12]
2017	Alpha and Omega: Journey to Bear Kingdom	Agnes		^[12]
2019	Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel II. lost butterfly	Rin Tohsaka	English dub	^[12]
2021	Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel III. spring song			^[12]
	Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire	Rechel Cheong		^[12]

Video games

List of voice and English dubbing performances in video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source^[4]
2009–present	BlazBlue series	Rachel Alucard	English dub	Press^[1]
2013	Fire Emblem Awakening	Tiki		Press^[12]
2014	Digimon All-Star Rumble	Biyomon, Hououmon		^[12]
2015	Xenoblade Chronicles X	Celica		^[12]
	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel	Sharon Kreuger, Scarlet		^[12]
2016	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II	Sharon Kreuger, Scarlet		^[12]
2017	Fire Emblem Heroes	Tiki		^[12]
	Fire Emblem Warriors	Tiki		^[12]
2018	BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle	Rachel Alucard		Tweet^[33]^[12]
	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Tiki		^[12]
2019	Apex Legends	Lifeline		^[12]
	Mortal Kombat 11	Jade		Tweet^[12]
	Pokémon Masters	Karen	English dub	Tweet^[12]
	Daemon X Machina	Sif, Ayer		^[12]
	Phantasy Star Online 2	Sukunahime	English dub	^[34]
2020	Granblue Fantasy Versus	Zeta		^[12]
	Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise	Aaliyah Davis		^[12]
	Guardian Tales	Miya		^[12]
	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV	Sharon Kreuger		^[12]
2021	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles	White-Haired Guide		^[35]
	I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and The Liar	The Fabricator		^[13]
2022	Rune Factory 5	Hina		^[12]
2023	Fire Emblem Engage	Tiki		^[12]
2023	Mortal Kombat: Onslaught	Jade		Tweet^[36]

Awards and nominations

In 2015, Lee was nominated for the BTVA Anime Dub Award for Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in an Anime Television Series/OVA for her role as Rin Tohsaka in Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works.^[37]

References

1. Bruno, Travis (February 25, 2011). "Interview with Mela Lee – Voice Actress". Capsule Computers. Australia.
2. "Resume". Mela Lee. Retrieved August 27, 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}
3. . melalee.com. June 9, 2016. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
4. "Bio". melalee.com. June 19, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
5. "I Hate Wedding Veils!". Saint Tail – Volume 2 (DVD). Episode 4. Tokyopop. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Language Cast.
6. "Mela Lee: Everything You Need to Know About the Apex Legends Voice Actor".
7. "IGPX STAFF & CAST". Production I.G. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
8. "Secret Love Shell". Destiny of the Shrine Maiden. Episode 3. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Voice Cast.
9. Martin, Theron (March 18, 2013). "Fate/stay night – Blu-ray Collection 2 – Review". Anime News Network.
10. Amith, Dennis (January 30, 2013). "Fate/stay night – Collection 1 (a J!-ENT Anime Blu-ray Disc Review)". J-Ent!.
11. "Aniplex USA Details Fate/stay night: UBW, Durarara!!×2 Shō Release Details". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
12. "Mela Lee (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved January 17, 2017. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
13. "Mela Lee". IMDb. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
14. Brusuelas, James (December 12, 2010). "Aniplex Announces Durarara English Cast". Animation World Network. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
15. "Durarara!!×2 English Dub to Premiere March 10". Anime News Network. March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
16. Lee, Michelle (March 16, 2015). "BlazBlue Alter Memory Cast Announcement". Funimation. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
17. "Aniplex USA to Release 1st Aldnoah.Zero Season on BD/DVD with Dub & Sub". Anime News Network. June 6, 2015.
18. "Aniplex USA Details Fate/stay night UBW, Durarara!! 2xSho Release Details". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
19. "The × Guard's × Duty". Hunter × Hunter. Episode 23. Viz Media. October 8, 2016. Event occurs at Closing credits. Adult Swim.
20. "A × Dangerous × Watchdog". Hunter × Hunter. Episode 22. Viz Media. October 1, 2016. Event occurs at Closing credits. Adult Swim.
21. "Arrival × At × The Arena". Hunter × Hunter. Episode 27. Viz Media. November 12, 2016. Event occurs at Closing credits. Adult Swim.
22. "Ben Diskin, Michelle Ruff Star as Satoru in Erased English Dub". Anime News Network. June 29, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
23. Lee, Mela [@TheMelaLee] (January 17, 2017). ""Rockin the #Tracksuit as #Rei in #MobPsycho100 /latest episodes @FUNimation @Crunchyroll #NotSoPsychicPowers #StillAdorbs #ImEveryWoman"" (Tweet). Retrieved January 31, 2017 – via Twitter.
24. "Funimation Acquires Berserk Season 1 (2016) English Dub - Funimation - Blog!". Funimation - Blog!. March 20, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
25. Lee, Mela [@themelalee] (August 16, 2019). "For each Beautifully Drawn Hero - a Beautifully Drawn #Villain - I play #Dex in #LeSeanThomas #CannonBusters for @netflixpic.twitter.com/5JkMdFHvYR" (Tweet). Retrieved August 18, 2019 – via Twitter.
26. "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba". www.facebook.com. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
27. @aniplexUSA (October 29, 2019). "Please welcome the cast! #fgo_ep7 Merlin: @robbiedaymond Ana: @melissafahn Ishtar: @theMelaLee ADR Director: @TonyOliverVA" (Tweet). Retrieved October 10, 2020 – via Twitter.
28. "SDCC 2016 Final Part: A Day Full of Miraculous Surprises and MORE". Comic Maven's Archives. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
29. "It's official! I'm a Disney Princess". Mela Lee. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
30. RWBY Volume 6, Chapter 8 "Dead End"
31. Mateo, Alex (March 21, 2023). "Makoto Shinkai's Suzume Film Reveals English Dub Cast with Lead Nichole Sakura". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
32. Strait Jacket (DVD). Manga Video. October 7, 2008. OCLC 244206876.
33. Lee, Mela [@TheMelaLee] (June 1, 2018). ""I'll be joining prior castmates and #RWBY June 5th in the new BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle !"" (Tweet). Retrieved June 5, 2018 – via Twitter.
34. PSO2 episode 3 staff credits
35. "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles (2021 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved December 1, 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
36. Cianciolo, Dominic [@domcianciolo] (October 18, 2023). "I knew I missed someone! The always wonderful @TheMelaLee returns as Jade in #mkonslaught! Sorry, Mela! 😁 #MortalKombat" (Tweet). Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Twitter.
37. "Mela Lee - Award Wins/Nominations". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 5, 2018.

External links

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