American voice actress
Kate Higgins
Higgins in 2024
Other names Kate Davis Alma mater Auburn University Occupations Voice actress singer jazz pianist Years active 1991–present Agent William Morris Agency Musical career Genres Jazz Instruments Member of Auburn Knights Upper Structure Musical artist
Website www .katehiggins .com
Kate Higgins is an American voice actress, singer and jazz pianist. She is best known for her voice-acting roles ofSakura Haruno inNaruto ,Miles "Tails" Prower in the video game seriesSonic the Hedgehog ,Frankie Stein inMonster High ,Pauline inSuper Mario ,Barbie inBarbie: Life in the Dreamhouse , and asPurah inThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom andHyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity .
Higgins attendedAuburn University where she studied music with jazz artist Bob Richardson.[ 1] She would often play classical piano in her mother's Opelika restaurant, The Greenhouse.[ 1] Higgins was a member of the band the Auburn Knights and has played shows at various bars and lounges.[ 1] She graduated in 1991 with a degree in music and moved toLos Angeles to pursue her music career.[ 2] [ 1]
Voice acting career [ edit ] Higgins first worked oncommercials with singing after graduating, then landed a small voice-acting job as a singing cartoon squirrel.[ 1] She was then approached to be a voice-over actress to dobumpers for theDisney Channel in 1998.[ 3] [ 1] Since then Higgins's major voice roles have been in English-language adaptations of Japanese anime, and she is best known as the voice ofSakura Haruno inNaruto and Talho Yuuki inEureka 7 .[ 1] She has also voicedCC inCode Geass andSaber in the originalFate/stay night .[ 1] Between 2010 and 2013, Higgins voicedTails in the video game seriesSonic the Hedgehog .[ 4] [ 1] In 2014, Higgins was cast asAmi Mizuno / Sailor Mercury in the Viz English dub ofSailor Moon .[ 1] She is the current voice ofPrincess Aurora since 2010, aDisney Princess character originally seen inWalt Disney ’sSleeping Beauty .[ 1] She also played the voice ofFrankie Stein inMonster High and Briar Beauty inEver After High .[ 1] She also starred asBarbie inBarbie: Life in the Dreamhouse in 2012. Since the release ofSuper Mario Odyssey in 2017, she has been the voice ofPauline in theMario franchise.[ 1]
Higgins is a trainedjazz pianist . In 2002, she released her first jazz album,The Tide is Low . Her second jazz album isStealing Freedom . She is also in a band called Upper Structure.[ 5]
List of dubbing performances in anime Year Title Role Notes Source[ 6] 1999 Cowboy Bebop Various Resume 2002 I'll CKBC Sumire Yoshikawa Marmalade Boy Meiko Akizuki As Kate Davis 2002 –2003Great Teacher Onizuka Chikako Shirai, Mayuko Asano Overman King Gainer Meey Laujin 2004 Initial D Simone (Sayuki) Tokyopop dubGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Children, Girl CA[ 7] Here Is Greenwood Miya Igarashi Media Blasters dubHanaukyo Maid Team Sanae Yashima Resume Tenjho Tenge Emi Isuzu Tsukihime Hisui 2005 Scrapped Princess Zefiris CA[ 7] Zatch Bell! Megumi Oumi ,Kolulu , LailaPlanetes Eldegard Rivera Mars Daybreak Ester Ein Astrada Immortal Grand Prix Jessica Darlin Gad Guard Mimi Resume Grenadier Ai 2005 –2009Naruto Sakura Haruno [ 8] 2006 Kannazuki no Miko Otoha Kisaragi [ 9] Karas Homura CA[ 7] GunXSword Vivian Ep. 10 Fate/stay night Saber [ 10] [ 11] Samurai Champloo Yoshiko Resume 2006 –2007Eureka Seven Talho Yūki [ 8] 2006 –2014Bleach Karin Kurosaki ,Nanao Ise ,Retsu Unohana , Lilynette GingerbuckCA[ 7] 2007 Digimon Data Squad Miki Kurosaki CA[ 7] 2008 Lucky Star Nanako Kuroi , Hikage Miyakawa[ 8] 2008 –2009Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion seriesC.C. CA 2009 –2019Naruto: Shippuden Sakura Haruno [ 8] 2011 Marvel Anime: Wolverine Yukio Resume 2013 -2014Tenkai Knights Wakamei Dalton, Mrs. Jones (Ceylan's Mother, Ep. 30) Main Role [ 8] 2014 –2019Sailor Moon Ami Mizuno / Sailor Mercury Viz dub[ 12] 2015 –2016Glitter Force Chloe/Glitter Breeze Saban dub[ 13] [ 14] [ 15] 2015 –2017Sailor Moon Crystal Ami Mizuno / Sailor Mercury Viz dub [ 16] 2017 Code Geass: Akito the Exiled C.C. [ 17] 2018 Twin Star Exorcists Subaru Mitejima [ 18] 2019 -presentBoruto: Naruto Next Generations Sakura Uchiha [ 19] [non-primary source needed ] 2022–present Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Nanao Ise, Retsu Unohana/Yachiru Unohana CA[ 7]
List of voice performances in animation Year Title Role Notes Source[ 6] 2001 –2002Jackie Chan Adventures Simone Ep. "The Return of the Pussycat"; "The Chosen One" [ 20] [ 21] 2003 –2004All Grown Up! Leslie, Phonetic Kid Pilot episode and Ep. "Coup DeVille"; "Runaround Susie" [ 8] 2006 Dibo the Gift Dragon Annie Lead role and singing Resume 2007 –2008Animalia Allegra 2009 Wolverine and the X-Men Scarlet Witch ,Pixie [ 22] [ 23] 2010 Gnomes and Trolls Fawn [ 8] 2010 –2013Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated Mayor Janet Nettles, Additional voices 2010 –2016Monster High seriesFrankie Stein , Lilith Van Hellscream2012 , 2014The Legend of Korra Toph Beifong (Adult)Ep. "Out of the Past"; "Old Wounds" [ 24] [ 25] 2013 Sofia the First Princess Aurora [ 8] 2013–2016 Ever After High seriesBriar Beauty, Baba Yaga 2014 –presentBlaze and the Monster Machines Starla Main role [ 26] 2015 Fresh Beat Band of Spies Rainbow Raspberry, Loudmouth Lemon, Yi Haw [ 8] [ 27] [ 28] 2016 Regular Show Computer, Mary Stone, Natalie Williams, Fi, Icai Ep. "Alpha Dome"; "Ice Tape" [ 8] 2016 –2018Bunnicula Becky, Barbara 2016 –2019The Powerpuff Girls Maylyn, Additional voices 6 episodes 2017 The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show Belle Starr Ep. "Return of the Guapos Part 2"; "Return of the Guapos Part 3" Enchantimals SeriesFelicity Fox and Flick Pickle and Peanut Additional voices Ep. "Wet Wedding/Tweenage Lupinus" 2017 –2019Star vs. the Forces of Evil White Baby Unicorn 5 episodes [ 8] 2021 Sonic Colors: Rise of the Wisps Miles "Tails" Prower Short Animation [ 29] The Patrick Star Show Additional voices 2021 –presentKamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years Narlene [ 30] SpongeBob SquarePants Narlene, Additional voices 4 episodes
List of voice performances in direct-to-video and television films Year Title Role Notes Source[ 6] 2007 –presentNaruto filmsSakura Haruno [ 8] 2009 Happily N'Ever After 2 Goldilocks The Pinky:st. Movie Karen Batgirl: Year One Barbara Gordon /Batgirl Audiobook edition Barbie: A Fairy Secret Taylor 2012 Back to the Sea Little Fish 2013 Iron Man: Rise of Technovore Pepper Potts Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright Meg Gale, Cathy 2013 –2017Alpha and Omega filmsKate, Stinky, Lilly [ 8] [ 31] 2014 Axel: The Biggest Little Hero Gaga [ 32] 2015 Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love Yoshi [ 8] [ 33] 2016 Norm of the North Elizabeth [ 8] 2016 –2018Digimon Adventure tri. Gatomon , Meicoomon, Meicrackmon Vicious Mode, Angewomon, Nyaromon, Salamon, Raguelmon, Magnadramon[ 34] [ 35] 2017 Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Mrs. Bucket [ 8] 2020 Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Gatomon , Angewomon,Mimi Tachikawa [ 36] 2022 Drifting Home Girl Students 2023 Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning Gatomon, Mother
List of voice performances in video games Year Title Role Notes Source[ 6] 2004 EverQuest II Various characters Resume 2005 Destroy All Humans! Rural Female [ 8] 2006 Rumble Roses XX Candy Cane (Rebecca Walsh), Becky CA[ 7] Tales of the Abyss Arietta the Wild [ 8] 2006 –presentNaruto seriesSakura Haruno [ 8] Dead or Alive seriesTina Armstrong , Momijistarting fromXtreme 2 [ 8] [ 44] [ 7] 2007 Armored Core 4 P. Dam, Meno Lou In-game credits[ 45] Project Sylpheed Natalie Kong In-game credits[ 46] Digimon World Data Squad Miki Kurosaki, Manami Nitta, Runaway D [ 8] .hack//G.U. Vol. 3//Redemption Natsume English dub SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis Additional Voices 2008 Culdcept Saga Rilara Resume Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed Additional Voices [ 8] The World Ends with You Uzuki Yashiro, Raimu "Rhyme" Bito Ninja Gaiden 2 Momiji , YobaValkyria Chronicles Cordelia gi Randgriz, Martha Lipponen, Freesia York English dub [ 4] Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon Faire/Sunnywood Females [ 8] 2009 MadWorld Naomi, RinRin English dub [ 4] [ 8] MagnaCarta 2 Rue [ 8] 2010 Final Fantasy XIII Cocoon Inhabitants [ 47] Resonance of Fate Additional voices [ 48] Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love Subaru Kujo (uncredited) [ 49] Valkyria Chronicles 2 Cordelia gi Randgriz [ 8] Final Fantasy XIV Various characters Sonic Free Riders Miles "Tails" Prower ,Wave the Swallow [ 4] Sonic Colors Miles "Tails" Prower 2011 Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together Female narrator [ 50] [ 51] Sonic Generations Miles "Tails" Prower, Classic Miles "Tails" Prower [ 4] Kinect Disneyland Adventures Princess Aurora Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games Miles "Tails" Prower [ 4] 2012 Dragon's Dogma Madeleine [ 8] Ninja Gaiden 3 Momiji Resident Evil 6 Deborah Harper Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Miles "Tails" Prower [ 4] Tales of Graces f Asbel Lhant (child), Pascal [ 8] 2013 Fire Emblem Awakening Lissa Marvel Heroes Scarlet Witch ,Jocasta Sonic Lost World Miles "Tails" Prower [ 4] Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games 2014 Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z Momiji [ 8] Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Savannah [ 8] Broken Age Bottled Water Maiden, Anastasia, Yarn Pal No. 2 2015 Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition Lady [ 52] Disney Infinity 3.0 Joy [ 53] Xenoblade Chronicles X Avatar (Female, Joker) Grouped under Avatars [ 54] 2016 Lego Marvel's Avengers Thor Girl [ 8] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Wave the Swallow [ 4] 2017 Fire Emblem Heroes Serra, Lissa As Kate Davis [ 8] Clicker Fran Fran Agents of Mayhem MAYHEM Crew member Super Mario Odyssey Pauline As Kate Davis [ 8] [ 55] [ 56] .hack//G.U. Last Recode Natsume Vol. 3//Redemption – reboot [ 8] 2018 World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth Archmage Tamuura Mario Tennis Aces Pauline DLC Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2019 Devil May Cry 5 Lady [ 8] Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order Scarlet Witch Mario Kart Tour Pauline 2020 Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise Galena Clarkson, Emma Sanders Falcon Dash Shahed[ 8] Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Purah As Kate Davis 2021 Neo: The World Ends with You Uzuki Yashiro [ 8] Mario Golf: Super Rush Pauline As Kate Davis Sonic Colors: Ultimate Miles "Tails" Prower [ 29] Psychonauts 2 Sam Boole Blaze and the Monster Machines: Axle City Racers Starla [ 8] 2022 Mario Strikers: Battle League Pauline As Kate Davis 2023 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon V.VI Maeterlinck, additional voices English dub [ 8] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Pauline Update 3.0.0 2024 Disney Speedstorm Joy Listed under "Featuring the Voice Talents Of" [ 8] Marvel Rivals Scarlet Witch
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