Meredith McCoy | |
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| Born | Meredith Rae Thompson Fort Worth,Texas, U.S. |
| Other names | Meredith Thompson Meredith Mauldin |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
Musical artist | |
Meredith Rae Mauldin (néeThompson), known professionally by her stage nameMeredith McCoy, is an American actress and singer best known as the English voice ofAndroid #18 in the Japanese animeDragon Ball series as dubbed byFunimation. She also voicedKagura Sohma inFruits Basket (2001),Maria Ross inFullmetal Alchemist, andAtsuko Urameshi inYu Yu Hakusho.
McCoy was bornMeredith Rae Thompson.[3] She is the step-daughter of the late Jaan Kalmes, a long-timeradio personality in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and Rebecca Kalmes. She has 3 brothers (Andy, Paul and Isaac) and 2 sisters (Caroline and Elizabeth).[4]
McCoy graduated from Collin County Community College and attended with fellow voice actorLaura Bailey.[5] In 2005, McCoy married Michael Mauldin, a former Texas Senate candidate and executive director of worship ministry UpperRoom.[6] She and Mauldin have three children together: Ellia, Jonathan and Noah.[7]
McCoy's voice acting career began asAndroid #18 in the anime,Dragon Ball Z. She has also been the voice for several other anime characters including Kagura Sohma inFruits Basket, Maria Ross inFullmetal Alchemist, Kari Simmons inCase Closed and Lu Li Chang inBlue Gender.[8]
McCoy has also acted in several films including:Graduation Day (2003),Saving Jessica Lynch (2003),The Deadbeat Club (2004),Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story (2006) andThe Imposter (2008). McCoy was also featured in theKenny Chesney music video for "There Goes My Life".
McCoy began her singing career as part of the singing group, Paper Dolls.[9] She has sung with the Cary Richards orchestra, traveled all over the U.S. withVince Vance and the Valiants, and has performed with Ricky Derek's Night 'Oh' Cabaret. She performed with Corner Pocket, a six-piece jazz/swing band based inDallas, Texas, as a lead female vocalist and released their album, On Cue.[1]
In 2008, McCoy released her debut album, Releasing Angels.[10] Her song, Empty, was featured in the film,The Imposter.[9] McCoy was featured on the opening theme song ‘Believe’ for the Funimation English dub of One Piece, Episodes 48-116. She has also been featured on several of The Upper Room's albums as a featured singer and previously sang with The Glory of Zion International Worship Team.[11]
The song is written and sung by Meredith Mauldin who plays Sydney in the movie.
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