# Karen Strassman

Karen Strassman is an American stage, television and voice actress who has provided English language voices for Japanese anime shows, animation, and video games. Some of her major roles are Kallen Stadtfeld in the Code Geass series, Miyuki Takara in Lucky Star, Nina Fortner in Monster, Rider in Studio Deen's Fate/stay night, Suigintou the first Rozen Maiden doll in Rozen Maiden, Sawako Yamanaka in K-On!, Sola-Ui Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri in Fate/Zero, Momo Hinamori and Soi Fon in Bleach, as well as Sky in the Shantae series and Rouge the Bat in the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
In live-action productions, she portrayed Jolene in the television show Weeds.

## Early life and education

Strassman enjoyed acting at a young age, and was involved in school plays. When she was 20, she had moved to France to study psychology and theatre at CNSAD in Paris.

## Career

In an interview with Slink FM, she said she picked psychology as a ways to earn a living in case theatre did not pan out. While there, she saw an advertisement calling for actors who could speak English. She got an apprenticeship with Studio VO/VF where she trained as a dialect coach. After a year, she was offered a paid position where she trained older French actors on how to act in English. She also taught kids, where she was recruited by two women who produced a magazine called Hi-Kids which would produce audio cassettes. It was there where she started doing voice-over.
She would later do French and English dubs, and got into video game voice-over. She provided voice over work in French for Air France, Euro-star, Disneyland Paris, and for audio tours of The Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay. As a dialect coach, she worked with Lancôme advertising.

## Personal life

Strassman is a naturalized French citizen; she is also fluent in French.

## Filmography
### Anime

List of voice performances in anime :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
| 2001–02 | Funny Little Bugs | | | |
| 2002 | Rurouni Kenshin | Itsuko Katsu | | Resume |
| 2002 | Great Teacher Onizuka | Mizuki Yokoyama, Naoko Izumi | | Resume |
| 2002 | Cosmo Warrior Zero | Helmatier | | Resume |
| 2002 | I My Me! Strawberry Eggs | Miho's Mother, Teacher, Jun Ohmono, Girl in Car | | Resume |
| 2002 | Babel II – Beyond Infinity | Ryoko Kirishima | | Resume |
| 2002–03 | X | Satsuki Yatouji | | Resume |
| 2003 | Chobits | Yuzuki | | Resume |
| 2003 | Gun Frontier | Sinunora | As Kirsty Pape | Resume |
| 2003 | Mirage of Blaze | Maiko Asaoko | As Mia Bradly | Resume |
| 2003 | Heat Guy J | Phia Oliveira, others | As Mia Bradly | Resume |
| 2003 | The Twelve Kingdoms | Yuka Sugimoto | As Kirsty Pape | Resume |
| 2003 | The Big O | Various characters | | Resume |
| 2003 | Haibane Renmei | Nemu | As Kirsty Pape | Resume |
| 2003 | Figure 17 | Orudina | As Mia Bradly | Resume |
| 2003 | Witch Hunter Robin | Various characters | | Resume |
| 2003 | Last Exile | Delphine Eraclea | As Mia Bradly | |
| 2003 | Wild Arms: Twilight Venom | Maiden | | Resume |
| 2003 | Ai Yori Aoshi | Mayu Miyuki, others | Also Enishi | Resume |
| 2003 | Please Teacher! | Konoha Edajima | | Resume |
| 2004 | Space Pirate Captain Herlock: The Endless Odyssey | Mimeh | As Mia Bradly | Resume |
| 2004 | Texhnolyze | Servant | as Kirsty Pape | Resume |
| 2004 | Marmalade Boy | Suzu Sakuma | As Mia Bradly | Resume |
| 2004 | Angel Tales | Yuki the Snake | | |
| 2004 | Gad Guard | Catherine Flobér | | Resume |
| 2004 | Requiem from the Darkness | | | Resume |
| 2004 | Stellvia | Ren Renge | As Mia Bradly | Resume |
| 2004 | Lunar Legend Tsukihime | Aoko Aozaki | As Mia Bradly | Resume |
| 2004 | Paranoia Agent | Mrs. Kamohara | As Kirsty Pape | Resume |
| 2004 | Burn-Up: Scramble | Warriors Commander | As Mia Bradly | Resume |
| 2004 | Submarine 707R | Yuu | As Mia Bradly, OVA | Resume |
| 2004 | Please Twins! | Kikuchi | | Resume |
| 2005 | Hanaukyo Maid Team La Verite | Mariel | As Mia Bradly | Resume |
| 2005 | Rumiko Takahashi Anthology | Matsuko Kogure | As Kirsty Pape | Resume |
| 2005 | Overman King Gainer | Jaboli Mariela | As Mia Bradly | Resume |
| 2005 | Daphne in the Brilliant Blue | Millie | As Mia Bradly | Resume |
| 2005 | Koi Kaze | Shoko Akimoto, others | | Resume |
| 2005 | Kyo Kara Maoh! | Cecilie von Spitzweg, Gisela von Christ, others | As Mia Bradly | Resume |
| 2005 | Scrapped Princess | Steyr, Fafal | | Resume |
| 2005 | Tenjho Tenge | Makiko Nagi | As Mia Bradly, also Ultimate Fight | Resume |
| 2005 | Planetes | Sia's Mother | | Resume |
| 2005 | Grenadier | Fuuka Shirato | As Mia Bradly | Resume |
| 2005 | Fafner in the Azure | Chizuru Tomi | As Mia Bradly | Resume |
| 2005 | Mermaid Forest | Nae, others | As Kirsty Pape | Resume |
| 2005 | DearS | Ren | As Mia Bradly | Resume |
| 2005 | Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo | Mercédès de Morcerf | | Resume |
| 2005 | Immortal Grand Prix | Fantine Valjean | TV series | Resume |
| 2005 | Bottle Fairy | Chiriri | As Mia Bradly | Resume |
| 2005 | Di Gi Charat | Petit Charat | Also Leave It to Piyoko, Upchuck Bazooka, as Mia Bradly | Resume |
| 2005–06 | Samurai Champloo | Osuzu | Episode: "Hellhounds for Hire", as Mia Bradly | Press, Resume |
| 2006 | Gun X Sword | Fasalina | | Resume |
| 2006 | Ergo Proxy | Various characters | As Kirsty Pape | Resume |
| 2006 | Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | Various characters | | Resume |
| 2006 | Fate/stay night | Rider | | Resume |
| 2006 | Paradise Kiss | Yukino Koizumi | | Resume |
| 2006–07 | Haré+Guu | Ravenna | As Mia Bradly | |
| 2006–14 | Bleach | Soifon, Momo Hinamori | | Press, Resume |
| 2007 | Flag | Rowell Su-ming | | Resume |
| 2007 | Tales of Phantasia: The Animation | Mint Adenade | As Mia Bradly, OVA | Resume |
| 2007–11 | Rozen Maiden | Suigintou | As Mia Bradly, also Traumend, Ouverture | |
| 2008 | Blue Dragon | Valkyrie | | |
| 2008 | Lucky Star | Miyuki Takara | | |
| 2008 | Gurren Lagann | Kiyoh Bachika | | |
| 2008–09 | Code Geass series | Kallen Stadtfeld | | |
| 2009 | Ah My Buddha | Sumi Ikuina | | Resume |
| 2009 | Monster | Nina Fortner / Anna Liebert | | |
| 2011 | Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn | Loni Garvey | Vol. 4: "At the Bottom of the Gravity Well" | |
| 2011–12 | K-On! | Sawako Yamanaka | 2 TV series | Press |
| 2012 | Puella Magi Madoka Magica | Kazuko Saotome | | Press, Tweet |
| 2012 | Persona 4: The Animation | Nanako Dojima | | |
| 2012–14 | Hellsing Ultimate | Hienkel Wulf, others | | |
| 2013 | Blue Exorcist | Michelle Neuhaus | | Tweet |
| 2013 | Fate/Zero | Sola-Ui Nuada-Re , Asako | | Press |
| 2014 | Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic | Paimon, Zainab | | |
| 2014 | Toradora! | Yasuko Takasu | Nominated – BTVA Anime Award for Best Female Supporting Vocal Performance in an Anime Television Series/OVA | |
| 2014 | Kill la Kill | Omiko Hakodate | Ep. 2 | |
| 2014 | Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet | Striker | | |
| 2014–15 | Knights of Sidonia | Eiko Yamano | | |
| 2015 | Coppelion | Yukiko Kawabata | | |
| 2015 | Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin | Casval Rem Deikun | | |
| 2015 | Sword Art Online II | Oosawa Sachie, Urd | Ep. 14–17 | |
| 2015–16 | Durarara!!×2 | Emilia, others | | |
| 2016 | Love Live! | Director Minami | | |
| 2016–17 | Berserk | Casca | 2016 series | |
| 2017 | Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day | Irene Honma | | |
| 2018 | Skip Beat! | Shoko Aki | Kickstarter-funded, released to sponsors in 2017 | |
| 2018 | Cells at Work! | Narrator | | |
| 2018–19 | Hunter × Hunter | Palm Siberia | 2011 series | |
| 2020 | Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 | Yoshie Shimamura | | |
| 2020 | Yashahime | Mistress Three-Eyes, Old Lady | | |
| 2022 | Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War | Soifon, Momo Hinamori, Cyan Sun-Sun | | |
| 2023 | Gamera Rebirth | Nora Melchiorri | | |

### Animation

List of voice performances in animation :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
| 1994–95 | Insektors | Aelia | North American dub | |
| 2007 | All Grown Up | Luca, German Woman | Ep. "O Bro, Where Art Thou?" | |
| 2009–12 | Huntik: Secrets & Seekers | Zhalia Moon | | |
| 2009–present | The Adventures In THX Land | Kitana, Mileena | Current Seasons | |
| 2011 | Family Guy | Girl | Thanksgiving episode | |
| 2011–12 | Winx Club | Nebula | Nickelodeon dub; seasons 3-4 | Resume |
| 2012 | Monsuno | Jinja, Medea, Charlemagne, various characters | | |
| 2013–15 | Clay Kids | Carol | | |
| 2014 | Hero Factory | Natalie Breez | | |
| 2015 | Ever After High | Bunny Blanc, Queen of Hearts, Ashlynn Ella | Netflix series Ep. "Spring Unsprung" | |
| 2018 | Enchantimals | Fanci Flamingo | | |
| 2021 | Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild | Genovan, Ebbi | Netflix original animated film | |
| 2021 | High Guardian Spice | Elodie | | |
| 2023 | The Loud House | Astrid Bjorklundson | Episode: "Too Cool for School" | |

### Feature films

List of voice performances in feature films :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
| 2005 | Appleseed | Hitomi, Gilliam Knute | Geneon dub; limited theatrical release | Resume |
| 2017 | Resident Evil: Vendetta | | Limited theatrical release | |

### Direct-to-video and television films

List of voice performances in direct-to-video and television films :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
| 2002 | Gundress | | | Resume |
| 2003 | Sakura Wars: The Movie | Kasumi Fuji | As Kirsty Pape | Resume |
| 2006–11 | Juno Baby videos | Various characters | French version | Resume |
| 2008 | The Ruins | Additional Vine Vocal | Live-action dub | |
| 2008 | Bleach: Memories of Nobody | Soifon | | Resume |
| 2009 | Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion | Soifon | | Resume |
| 2011 | Bleach: Fade to Black | Soifon | | Resume |
| 2012 | Little Big Panda | Manchu | | |
| 2012–present | Lego Friends | Olivia | | |
| 2013 | K-On: The Movie | Sawako Yamanaka | | |
| 2014 | Monster High: Frights, Camera, Action! | Elissabat (Veronica Von Vamp) | | |
| 2015 | Monster High: Boo York, Boo York | Catty Noir | | |

### Foreign shows dubbing in English

List of English-language dubbings of foreign language shows :
| Year | Title | Country | Dubbed from | Role | Live Actor | Source |
| 2016 | Marseille | France | French | Vanessa d'Abrantes | Nadia Fares | |
| 2016 | The Break | Belgium | French | The Psychiatrist | Jasmina Douieb | |

### Video games

List of voice performances in video games :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
| 1992 | Dune | Chani | Grouped under Voices, Also Motion Capture | |
| 1995 | Lost Eden | Eve, Komalla | Grouped under Voices | |
| 1997 | Dark Earth | Kalhi | | |
| 1999 | Omikron: The Nomad Soul | Various characters | | |
| 2000 | Alice In Wonderland | Alice | Lexis Numérique game | |
| 2001 | The Shadow of Zorro | Agatha, Maid, Senora | | |
| 2004 | Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War | Kei Nagase | | |
| 2004 | EverQuest II games | Various characters | | Resume |
| 2004 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 | Various characters | Also motion capture | Resume |
| 2004 | World of Warcraft | Various characters | | Resume |
| 2006 | Suikoden V | Sialeeds | Uncredited | |
| 2006 | Rumble Roses XX | Miss Spencer, Mistress | Uncredited | |
| 2006 | Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII | Various characters | | |
| 2006 | Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria | Richelle, Sylphide | As Kirsty Pape | |
| 2006 | Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 | Helena Douglas | | |
| 2007 | Armored Core 4 | Anjou, Mary Shelley | | In-game credits |
| 2007 | Odin Sphere | Gwendolyn | Uncredited | |
| 2007 | Persona 3 | Aigis, Natsuki Moriyama | Also FES, Portable | |
| 2007 | Warriors Orochi | Additional voices | Uncredited | Resume |
| 2007 | Bleach: Shattered Blade | Soifon, Momo Hinamori | | Resume |
| 2007 | Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War | Additional voices | | Resume |
| 2007 | Trauma Center: New Blood | | | |
| 2008 | Final Fantasy IV | Rosa Farrell | | |
| 2008 | Soulcalibur IV | Shura | | |
| 2008 | Warriors Orochi 2 | Additional voices | Uncredited | Resume |
| 2008–12 | Persona 4 | Nanako Dojima, Izanami | Also Arena, Golden, Vol. 2 | |
| 2009 | League of Legends | Shyvana, Fiora, Elise, Zyra, Cassiopeia | | Resume |
| 2009 | Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles | Alexia Ashford | | |
| 2009 | The Saboteur | Veronique, Franziska, Francine, Gisella | Also motion capture | |
| 2009 | Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers | Additional voices | | |
| 2010 | Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon | | Uncredited | Resume |
| 2010 | Dead or Alive Paradise | Helena Douglas | | |
| 2010 | Mimana Iyar Chronicle | | Uncredited | Resume |
| 2010 | Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love | Diana Caprice | Uncredited | |
| 2010 | Valkyria Chronicles II | Juliana Everhart | | |
| 2010 | Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes | Magoichi Saica | | |
| 2010 | Fallout New Vegas | Ghouls | | |
| 2010 | Sonic Free Riders | Rouge the Bat | | |
| 2010 | Sonic Colors | Rouge the Bat | DS version | |
| 2011 | Mortal Kombat | Kitana, Mileena | | Resume |
| 2011 | Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny | Maerwen | | |
| 2011 | Sonic Generations | Rouge the Bat | Console/PC version | |
| 2012 | NeverDead | Cypher | | |
| 2012 | Street Fighter X Tekken | Poison | | |
| 2012 | Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward | Phi | Uncredited | |
| 2013 | Fire Emblem Awakening | Olivia, Anna | | |
| 2013 | StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm | Izsha | | |
| 2013 | Killer Instinct | Aria | | |
| 2013 | Ingress | Dr. Devra Bogdanovich | | |
| 2014 | Earth Defense Force 2025 | Tactics Officer | | |
| 2014 | Ultra Street Fighter IV | Poison | | |
| 2014 | Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth | Nanako, Aigis | | |
| 2015 | Mortal Kombat X | Kitana, Mileena | | |
| 2015 | Persona 4: Dancing All Night | Nanako Dojima | | Facebook |
| 2015 | Lego Dimensions | Elliott Taylor (ET the Extra Terrestrial) | | |
| 2016 | Heroes of the Storm | Chromie | | |
| 2016 | Killing Floor 2 | The Trader | | |
| 2016 | Shantae: Half-Genie Hero | Sky | Friends to the End | |
| 2017 | Fire Emblem Heroes | Anna, Hana, Olivia | | |
| 2017 | Akiba's Beat | Kanata Saotome | | |
| 2017 | Sonic Forces | Rouge the Bat | | |
| 2018 | Detective Pikachu | Rose Milton | | |
| 2018 | BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle | Aigis | | |
| 2018 | Conan Exiles | Muriela the Artisan | | |
| 2019 | Resident Evil 2 | Annette Birkin | Also motion capture | |
| 2019 | Dead or Alive 6 | Helena Douglas | | |
| 2019 | Team Sonic Racing | Rouge the Bat | | |
| 2019 | Fire Emblem: Three Houses | Anna | | |
| 2019 | Shantae and the Seven Sirens | Sky | | |
| 2019 | Street Fighter V | Poison | Season 4 DLC | |
| 2020 | Phantasy Star Online 2 | Xiera | Story mode Episode 4 | |
| 2020 | Resident Evil: Resistance | Annette Birkin | | |
| 2021 | Akiba's Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed | The Master | | |
| 2022 | Relayer | Chairman Xoth, additional voices | | |
| 2022 | Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes | Anna | | |
| 2023 | Master Detective Archives: Rain Code | Iruka | | |
| 2024 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak | Citizens | | |

### Live-action roles

List of acting performances :
| Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source |
| 1994 | Death and the Maiden | Elena Galvin | | Resume |
| 2004 | Medical Investigation | Jenna Kirkland | Episode: "Price of Pleasure" | Resume |
| 2005 | Gilmore Girls | Francoise | | Resume |
| 2006 | Big Love | Neighbor | Episode: "Viagra Blue" | Resume |
| 2007 | The Young and the Restless | French Tourist | Episode #1.8583 | Resume |
| 2008 | House | Female Guest #1 | Episode: "Don't Ever Change" | Resume |
| 2008 | Adventures in Voice Acting | Herself | Documentary film on voice acting | |
| 2010 | Desperate Housewives | Sobbing Woman | Episode: "How About a Friendly Shrink?" | Resume |
| 2010 | Big Time Rush | The Correction Officer | Episode: "Big Time Photo Shoot" | Resume |
| 2010 | Criminal Minds | Martha Porter | Episode: "Exit Wounds" | Resume |
| 2011 | Weeds | Jolene | | |
| 2012 | Lie with Me | Deanna O'Shannon | | Resume |
| 2013 | Betas | Scarlet | Episode: "Strange Magic" | Resume |
| 2015 | Days of Our Lives | Screaming Mom | Episode #1.12508 | Resume |
| 2015 | The Red Thunder | | Short film by Alvaro Ron for Cadillac ATS Coupe | |
| 2015 | Workaholics | Paula | Episode: "Ditch Day" | Tweet |
| 2015 | Silicon Valley | Hooli Lead Counsel | Episodes: "Binding Arbitration" and "Two Days of the Condor" | Tweet |
| 2015 | I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance is Mine | Lynne | | |
| 2019 | Creepshow | Leslianne Dowd | Episode: "Times is Tough in Musky Holler" | Resume |
| 2022 | CSI: Vegas | Prudence Perlmutter | Episode: "In the White Room" | |