Occupation Voice actress Agent The Osbrink Agency Role Film actress | Years active 1998–present Name Michelle Ruff | |
Full Name Michelle Suzanne Ruff Born September 22 Detroit, Michigan Other names Georgette RoseSophie Roberts Notable credit(s) Bleachas Rukia KuchikiChobitsas ChiThe Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiyaas Yuki Nagato Family Georgette Rose (mother) Residence Los Angeles, California, United States |
Michelle Ruff | Talking Voices (Part 1)
Michelle Suzanne Ruff (born September 22) is an American voice actress. She is known for her work in anime and video games. In her early voicework career, she used her mother's name, Georgette Rose, as a pseudonym. Some of her notable roles include: Chi in Chobits, Rukia Kuchiki in Bleach, Aoi Sakuraba in Ai Yori Aoshi, Elie in Rave Master, Yoko Littner in Gurren Lagann, and Yuki Nagato in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. In the more recent Resident Evil games, she voices Jill Valentine. She also voices Cream the Rabbit in the Sonic The Hedgehog video games.
Contents
- Michelle Ruff Talking Voices Part 1
- Voice Connections Johnny Yong Bosch Michelle Ruff
- Career
- Films
- Video games
- References
Voice Connections - Johnny Yong Bosch & Michelle Ruff
Career
Ruff grew up in Michigan and graduated from Michigan State University. While she was there, she worked at a talent agency and attended a radio audition, which marked her first venture into the voiceover business. In Chicago, she studied with Second City, Players Workshop and Improv Olympic.
After moving to Los Angeles, she worked with some directors on looping and voice work for films and TV shows. In an Anime Dream interview, Ruff credits Richard Epcar, Steve Kramer and Michael Sorich for training her to dub anime. In the Digimon series, she was referred by director Mary Elizabeth McGlynn to audition for Lopmon and Antylamon in the third season, and in the fourth season she landed the lead part of Zoe. Ruff said that it was her first show that made it to TV, and a show that let her "work my acting muscle". She played tomboy-ish characters Miyao in Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran and Kiki Rosita in Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team.
In 2007, Ruff received two nominations for the American Anime Awards, one for Best Actress for her work in Bleach and Lupin the 3rd, and one for Best Actress in a Comedy for Lupin the 3rd, but lost to Mary Elizabeth McGlynn and Debi Derryberry, respectively. In 2009, the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA), who organizes the Anime Expo) gave her an SPJA Industry Award for Best Voice Actress (English) for her work as Rukia Kukichi in the Bleach movie Memories of Nobody.