Kari Wahlgren

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caption = Kari Wahlgren in 2007
birthname = Kari K. Wahlgren
birth_date = 1977 (age 31)
birth_place = Hoisington, Kansas, U.S.
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occupation = Voice Actor
alias = Kara Wahlgreen, Kari Walgren, Kari Whalgren, Kay Jensen, Jennifer Jean
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URL = http://www.kariwahlgren.net

Kari K. Wahlgren (born in 1977 in Hoisington, Kansas) is an American voice actress who has provided English language voices for dozens of anime titles and video games.

She was interviewed in "Adventures in Voice Acting".

Her first name Kari is often mispronounced as Carrie. Under an American accent, the name rhymes with "sorry".

Filmography

* "Neverland" - Tink (Tinkerbell)

Animation voice acting

* "" - Silver
* "Ben 10" - Charmcaster (episodes "Tough Luck", "A Change of Face", "Don't Drink the Water", "Ben 10 vs. the Negative 10"), Grey Matter Gwen (episode "Gwen 10"), Toddler Hex (episode "Don't Drink the Water")
*"Donkey Kong Country-Baby Donkey Kong
* "The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy" - Hariel/Kid #3 (episode "Nergal's Pizza/Hey, Water You Doing?"), Velma Green the Spider Queen (movie "")
* "Kim Possible"- Electronique (episode "Stop Team Go")
* "Legion of Super-Heroes" - Saturn Girl, Triplicate Girl/Duo Damsel, Infectious Lass, Shrinking Violet, Ayla Ranzz
* "Lil' Bush" - Lil' Hillary, Lil' Condi (upcoming Season 2 episodes) [http://www.kariwahlgren.net/news.html]
* ' (2008 DVD prequel to "The Little Mermaid" and ') - Attina
*"The PJs-The H.U.D. Woman
* "The Secret Saturdays" - (guest spots for upcoming episodes)
* "Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!" - Nova
* "Tak and the Power of Juju" - Jeera
* "Wolverine and the X-Men" - Emma Frost

Anime roles

Roles under the name of Kari Wahlgren

* "Blood+" - Saya Otonashi, Diva
* "" - Sakura Kinomoto
* "Digimon Data Squad" - Relena
* "Eureka Seven" - Anemone
* "FLCL" - Haruko Haruhara
* "Hellsing Ultimate" - Rip Van Winkle
* "Immortal Grand Prix" - Michiru Satomi, Luca
* "Last Exile" - Lavie Head
* "Lucky Star" - Kagami Hiiragi
* "Mars Daybreak" - Rosetta
* "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" - Tsuruya, Kyon's Sister, Mai Zaizen
* "Naruto" - Mikoto Uchiha, Tayuya, Young Kimimaro, Hana Inuzuka
* "" - Koyuki Kazehana/Yukie Fujikaze
* "Rave Master" - Remi
* "" - Ariel
* "Samurai Champloo" - Fuu Kasumi
* "Scrapped Princess" - Pacifica Casull
* "Steamboy" - Scarlett O'Hara
* "Tenchi Muyo! OVA 3" - Noike Kamiki Jurai, Airi Masaki, Misaki Jurai, Mitoto Kuramitsu, Minaho Masaki
* "Witch Hunter Robin" - Robin Sena
* "Wolf's Rain" - Cher Degre
* "Zatch Bell!" - Additional Voices
* "Yukikaze" - Captain Edith Foss

Roles under the name of Kay Jensen

* "Ai Yori Aoshi" and "Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi" - Chika Minazuki
* "Angel Tales" - Momo the Monkey
* "Chobits" - Yumi, Kotoko
* "Figure 17" - Tsubasa Shiina
* "Gatekeepers 21" - Miu Manazuru
* "Gungrave" - Mika Asagi
* "Heat Guy J" - Kyoko Milchan; Princess (Ep 14)
* "Marmalade Boy" - Anju Kitahara
* "Someday's Dreamers" - Yume Kikuchi

Roles under the name of Jennifer Jean

* "Gad Guard" - Arashi Shinozuka
* "Immortal Grand Prix" (microseries only) - Liz Ricarro, Luca
* "Mobile Suit Gundam F91" - Annamarie Bourget

Roles under other names

* "Lunar Legend Tsukihime" - Kohaku (as "Lean Allen")
* "Please Twins! (Onegai Twins)" - Miina Miyafuji (as "Jan Irving")
* "Tenchi Muyo! GXP" - Airi Masaki, Sasami Masaki Jurai, Karen, Yoshiko Yamada, Mitoto Kuramitsu, Minaho Masaki, Mrs. Kaunaq, Mashisu Kuramitsu (as "Renee Emerson")

Notable video game roles

* ".hack//G.U. vol. 1//Rebirth" - Shino, Kaede
* ".hack//G.U. vol. 2//Reminisce" - Shino, Kaede
* ".hack//G.U. vol. 3//Redemption" - Shino, Kaede
* "" - Aurica Nestmile (uncredited)
* "Armored Core 4" - Fiona Jarnefeldt
* "ATV Offroad Fury 4" - Voice over and Motion Capture talent
* "" - Willow Rosenberg
* "Dead Head Fred" - Additional Voices
* "Dead or Alive Xtreme 2" - Kasumi, Niki
* "Devil May Cry 3" - Lady (Mary) (voice segments only) (uncredited)
* "Devil May Cry 4" - Lady (Mary) (voice segments only) (uncredited)
* "Dirge of Cerberus - Final Fantasy VII" - Shelke Rui
* "Drakengard" - Furiae (uncredited)
* "" - Mio Amakura
* "Final Fantasy XII" - Princess Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca "Ashe"
* "" - Princess Ovelia Atkascha
* "From Russia with Love" - Tatiana Romanova
* "Grandia III" - Hect (uncredited)
* "Guild Wars Nightfall" - Tahlkora, Additional Voices
* "" - Gwen, Additional Voices
* "Haunted Apiary" - Janissary James
* "Jeanne d'Arc" - Jeanne d'Arc
* "Justice League Heroes" - Zatanna
* "Kirby 64-Ribbon
* "" - Teresa Faust (as Kay Jenson)
* "" - Teliko Friedman
* "" - Enemy Soldiers
* "Ninja Gaiden II" - Sonia
* "No More Heroes" - Jeane
* "Phantom Brave" - Castile
* "Prince of Persia" - Elika
* "Project Sylpheed" - Ellen Bernstein [http://www.kariwahlgren.net/news.html]
* "Rogue Galaxy" - Lilika
* "" - Fuu Kasumi (as Kay Jensen)
* "Soulcalibur III" - Setsuka (uncredited)
* "" - Karin Koenig (as Jennifer Jean)
* "Spider-Man 3" - Mary-Jane Watson
* "" - Mirage Koas (uncredited)
* "" - Serra Keto
* "Tales of Legendia" - Melanie (uncredited)
* "Tales of Symphonia" - Raine Sage (as Kari Whalgren)
* "" - Ruby, Arias
* "" - Febronia, Pellegri (uncredited)
* "" - 100-Series Realian, Febronia, Pellegri
* "" - Febronia, Pellegri, 100-Series Realian
* "Yakuza" - Additional Voices

References

* "Portrait of a Voiceover Actress" [interview] by Ray Sidman, "Comic Buyers Guide", #1631 (August 2007), pp. 36-38.

External links

* [http://www.kariwahlgren.net Official website]
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* [http://ps3.ign.com/articles/713/713614p1.html IGN Interview (June 20, 2006) with Kari Wahlgren: Giving Voice to Games]
* [http://www.squarehaven.com/news/?id=1173/ Not Afraid to Be Strong: A Conversation with Kari Wahlgren (Jan 6, 2007)]
* [http://www.uffsite.net/interview2.php Unofficial Final Fantasy Website: Interview with Kari Wahlgren]
* [http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/videos/26660/Will_Work_For_Games_Voice_Over_Artist.html G4TV "Will Work for Games" Interview with Kari Wahlgren (June 27, 2008)]