# Mary Elizabeth McGlynn

Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (born October 16, 1966) is an American voice actress, ADR director, and singer, best known for her role as Motoko Kusanagi in the Ghost in the Shell series. She is also known for her involvement in music production in multiple games from the Silent Hill series, and her extensive English-language dubbing of various anime, animated films, and video games, including the English adaptation of the television series Cowboy Bebop.

## Career

McGlynn's voice roles in anime include Lieutenant Matilda in the Mobile Suit Gundam I (1981), Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex), Kurenai Yuhi, Mei Terumi, Katsuyu, and Koharu Utatane (from the Naruto series), Cornelia li Britannia (Code Geass), and the most recent, Queen Metalia on Sailor Moon Crystal.
She does voice acting in video games such as Maria and Mary Shepherd-Sunderland in the HD collection version of Silent Hill 2 and Nina Williams from the Tekken series. She has worked in cartoons, with roles such as Dr. Maheswaran in Steven Universe and Steven Universe Future, Abigail Brand in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Dynamite Watkins and Miss Quantum on OK KO! Let's Be Heroes, Governor Arihnda Pryce in Star Wars Rebels and Coach Brunt in Carmen Sandiego. In addition to her experiences with directing English dubs of anime shows, she also served as a dialogue and voice director for Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure, Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Dogs in Space, and Dragon Age: Absolution. She contributed to the Silent Hill movie adaptation and Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME. She has had several movie roles. From 2015 to 2017, she was also a guest star for a Dungeons and Dragons web series titled Critical Role (15 Episodes).
She was a Guest of Honor at Anime Expo 2007, Long Beach.
McGlynn won the 2007 American Anime Award for Best Actress for her role as Major Motoko Kusanagi in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.
She won a Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) award in 2008 for Best Director for her work on Naruto.

## Personal life

McGlynn was married to actor Daran Norris, but divorced him in 2012. As of 2017, she is married to voice actor Steve Blum, whom she directed in various voiceover productions starting with Cowboy Bebop and remained close since then. She has an identical twin sister named Melissa.

## Filmography
### Anime

List of dubbing performances in anime :
| Year | Title | Role | Crew role, notes | Source |
| 1985 | Fist of the North Star | Yuria | | |
| 1992 | Sailor Moon | Flau, Queen Metallia | Viz dub | |
| 1992 | Bastard!! | Thunder Empress Arshes Nei | | |
| 1997 | Street Fighter II V | Dr. Hannah, Newscaster | As Melissa Williamson | CA |
| 1997–99 | El-Hazard series | Queen Diva | As Melissa Williamson | CA |
| 1997 | Tokyo Revelation | Various characters | As Melissa Williamson | CA |
| 1998–99 | Cowboy Bebop | Julia | ADR director, as Melissa Williamson | Press |
| 1998 | Outlaw Star | Hilda | As Melissa Williamson | Press |
| 1998 | Battle Athletes | Lahrri | As Melissa Williamson | CA |
| 1998 | Fushigi Yūgi | Nuriko | As Melissa Williamson | Press |
| 1999 | Rurouni Kenshin | Shura | As Melissa Williamson | CA |
| 2000 | Sol Bianca: The Legacy | Feb | As Melissa Williamson | CA |
| 2000-01 | Digimon Adventure 02 | Floramon, Cody's Mother | | |
| 2002 | Vandread | Jura Basil Elden | As Melissa Williamson | CA |
| 2002 | X | Kanoe | As Melissa Williamson | CA |
| 2002 | Samurai Girl Real Bout High School | Mian Cubie | As Melissa Williamson | CA |
| 2002 | Digimon Tamers | Various characters | ADR director, story editor | Press |
| 2002 | Digimon Frontier | Ophanimon, Salamon | ADR director, story editor | |
| 2002-03 | Witch Hunter Robin | Jean (doll), Mamoru Kudō, additional voices | | |
| 2003-04 | Gungrave | Milanda | As Melissa Williamson | |
| 2003–06 | Naruto | Kurenai Yūhi, others | ADR director SJPA Award for Best Director | Press |
| 2003 | Wolf's Rain | Lady Jaguara | ADR director | Press |
| 2003 | Reign: The Conqueror | Cassandra | As Melissa Williamson | CA |
| 2003 | .hack//SIGN | Helba | | Press |
| 2003 | Geneshaft | Sofia Galgalim, Lily Porter | | CA |
| 2004–07 | Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series | Major Motoko Kusanagi | American Anime Award for Best Actress | Press |
| 2007 | Digimon Data Squad | Sarah Damon, Sayuri | | CA |
| 2008 | Code Geass | Cornelia li Britannia | | Press |
| 2008-09 | Stitch! | Delia | Voice director | |
| 2009 | Kurokami | Mikami Houjou | | |
| 2009-10 | Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood | Briggs Doctor, Doctor's Wife | As Lucy Todd | |
| 2009–12 | Bleach | Zabimaru (Baboon), Ikumi Unagiya | | Press |
| 2009–16 | Naruto: Shippuden | Kurenai Yūhi, others | ADR director | Press |
| 2010-11 | Marvel Anime | Marsh, Shehla, Riko Nirasaki, Crowd Member | Voice director, assistant director | |
| 2011 | Digimon Fusion | Pickmons, Queen, Shakkoumon, others | Voice director, story editor | Press |
| 2012 | Persona 4: The Animation | Naoto Shirogane | | |
| 2013 | Tenkai Knights | Mrs. Dalton (Toxsa's Mother, Ep. 19, uncredited) | ADR director | Press |
| 2013-2015 | Ghost in the Shell: Arise | Lieutenant Colonel Kurutsu | | |
| 2014–15 | Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers | | Voice Director | |
| 2015 | Glitter Force | Brooha, Queen Euphoria, Ms. Mason | Voice director | |
| 2015-16 | Sailor Moon Crystal | Queen Metallia | | |
| 2016–17 | God Eater | Tsubaki Amamiya | | |
| 2019 | Boruto: Naruto Next Generations | Kurenai Yūhi, Mei Terumī | | |
| 2020–22 | Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045 | Motoko Kusanagi | Voice director | |

### Animation

List of voice performances in animation :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
| 2006-09 | The Replacements | Mrs. Zubeck, Mrs. Kelpman | 3 episodes | |
| 2012 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Abigail Brand | 3 episodes | |
| 2014–18 | Steven Universe | Priyanka Maheswaran, others | | Press |
| 2014–17 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | | Dialogue Director | Press |
| 2016–18 | Star Wars Rebels | Governor Arihnda Pryce, others | | Tweet |
| 2017–20 | Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure | | Dialogue Director | |
| 2017–19 | OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes | Dynamite Watkins, Miss Quantum, additional voices | | Tweet |
| 2017–20 | Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz | | voice director | |
| 2018–2018 | Bunnicula | | Casting Director & Voice Director (season 3) | |
| 2018–2020 | She-Ra and the Princesses of Power | Horned Goon | Voice director | Press |
| 2018–2020 | Star Wars Resistance | Freya Fenris, additional voices | Voice director | |
| 2019–2021 | Carmen Sandiego | Coach Brunt | | |
| 2019 | Green Eggs and Ham | | Voice director (8 episodes) | |
| 2019–2022 | Dragons: Rescue Riders | Svetlana the Sly | Voice director | |
| 2020 | Steven Universe Future | Priyanka Maheswaran | Episode: "Growing Pains" | |
| 2020 | Chico Bon Bon: Monkey with a Tool Belt | | Voice director | |
| 2020–2022 | Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous | | Voice director (16 episodes) | |
| 2020–2022 | Doug Unplugs | | Voice director | |
| 2021–2023 | Dogs in Space | | Voice director | |
| 2021–2023 | DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms | | Voice director | |
| 2022- | The Legend of Vox Machina | Zahra Hydris | Voice director | |
| 2022 | Bugs Bunny Builders | | Voice director | |
| 2022 | Big City Greens | | Voice director (15 episodes) | |
| 2022 | Dragon Age: Absolution | | Voice director | |
| 2023-2023 | Shape Island | | Voice director | |
| 2023-2023 | Dew Drop Diaries | Angel | Voice director | |

### Film

List of voice performances in direct-to-video and television films :
| Year | Title | Role | Crew role, notes | Source |
| 1997 | Armageddon | Queen Hera | As Melissa Williamson | CA |
| 1999 | Black Jack | Jo Carol Brane | As Melissa Williamson | CA |
| 1999 | Princess Mononoke | | Singer | CA |
| 2000 | Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust | Caroline | | Press |
| 2001 | Ah! My Goddess: The Movie | Urd | As Melissa Williamson | Press |
| 2001 | Metropolis | Public Announcement Voice | ADR script writer | Press |
| 2002 | Cowboy Bebop the Movie: Knockin' on Heaven's Door | Chris Riley | ADR director | |
| 2003 | Sakura Wars: The Movie | Kanna Kirishima | As Melissa Williamson | CA |
| 2004 | Appleseed | | ADR director | Press |
| 2004 | Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | Major Motoko Kusanagi | | |
| 2007 | Stan Lee's The Condor | Valeria / Taipan | | |
| 2008 | Resident Evil: Degeneration | Rani's aunt | |
| 2009 | Naruto Shippuden the Movie | | Voice director | |
| 2010 | Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower | Queen Seram | | |
| 2011 | Tekken: Blood Vengeance | Nina Williams | As Charlotte Bell | |
| 2013 | Iron Man: Rise of Technovore | | Voice director | |
| 2014 | Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods | Policewoman | | |
| 2015 | Ghost in the Shell: Arise | Kurutsu | | |
| 2015 | The Last: Naruto the Movie | Mei Terumi, Head Maid, Kurenai Yuhi, Katsuyu | Voice director | |
| 2015 | Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie | Kurusu | | |
| 2017 | Resident Evil: Vendetta | Zack White | | |

### Video games

List of voice performances in video games :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
| 2000 | Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption | Ecaterina | | |
| 2001 | The Bouncer | Echidna | As Melissa Williamson | |
| 2001 | Phase Paradox | Renee Hearn, Nash Lynyrd | As Melissa Williamson | |
| 2002 | Digimon Rumble Arena | Gatomon, Takato, Magnadramon | | |
| 2003–12 | Silent Hill series | | Singer Voice director | |
| 2003–04 | .hack series | Helba, Emma Wielant | Infection, Mutation, Outbreak, Quarantine | |
| 2004 | Seven Samurai 20XX | Zwei | | |
| 2004 | Phantom Brave | Sienna, Narrator | | CA |
| 2004 | Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines | Pisha | | CA |
| 2005 | Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome | Lady Salome | | CA |
| 2005 | Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War | | Singer (The Journey Home) | |
| 2006 | Rumble Roses XX | Evil Rose, Noble Rose | | CA |
| 2006 | Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII | Rosso | | |
| 2006 | Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra | Doctus | | |
| 2006–07 | .hack//G.U. series | Bordeaux, Toru Uike, News Announcer | | |
| 2007 | Supreme Commander | General Samantha Clarke | |
| 2007 | Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance | General Samantha Clarke | |
| 2008 | Devil May Cry 4 | Echidna | | Website |
| 2008 | Spider-Man: Web of Shadows | Spider-Woman | | |
| 2009 | Afro Samurai | The Polecats | | CA |
| 2009 | Magna Carta 2 | Keitin | | |
| 2009 | Tekken 6 | Nina Williams | | Website |
| 2010 | Final Fantasy XIII | Nora Estheim | | |
| 2010 | Alpha Protocol | SIE | | |
| 2011–present | Naruto series | Kurenai Yuhi, Shima, Katsuyu, Tsunade, Mei Terumi | | |
| 2012 | Street Fighter X Tekken | Nina Williams | | Website |
| 2012 | Darksiders II | Uriel, Nephilim (Whispers) 5, Human Soul 3 | | |
| 2012 | Resident Evil 6 | Enemies | | |
| 2012 | Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth | Maria Hill, Veranke | | Website |
| 2013 | Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn | Hydaelyn | | Website |
| 2013 | Marvel Heroes | Jessica Jones, Moondragon | | |
| 2014 | Diablo III: Reaper of Souls | Female Crusader | | Press |
| 2014 | Spider-Man Unlimited | Silver Sable | | |
| 2014 | Digimon All-Star Rumble | Gatomon, Angewomon | | |
| 2014 | World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor | Tyrant Velhari | | |
| 2015 | Resident Evil: Revelations 2 | Alex Wesker | Credited as "Lucy Todd" | |
| 2015 | Heroes of the Storm | Johanna | | Press |
| 2015 | Kholat | | Singer (Farewell) | |
| 2015 | StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void | Praetor Talis | | Press |
| 2015 | Xenoblade Chronicles X | Avatar (Female Mature) | Grouped under Avatars | |
| 2016 | Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault Online | Major Motoko Kusanagi | | |
| 2016 | Hitman | Dalia Margolis | | |
| 2016 | Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Sausage Vendor | | |
| 2016 | God Eater Resurrection | Tsubaki Amamiya | | Website |
| 2016 | Tekken 7: Fated Retribution | Nina Williams | Uncredited | Website |
| 2016 | World of Warcraft: Legion | Aegwynn, Delas Moonfang | | |
| 2017 | Star Trek: Bridge Crew | Lieutenant Koharu Mori | | |
| 2018 | Artifact | Prellex | | |
| 2019 | Mortal Kombat 11 | Cetrion | | Tweet |
| 2019 | Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order | Valkyrie | | |
| 2020 | World of Warcraft: Shadowlands | Remornia | | |
| 2020 | Resident Evil: Resistance | Alex Wesker | | |
| 2021 | The Medium | | |
| 2023 | Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical | Persephone | | |
| 2023 | Mortal Kombat 1 | Female Scorpion | | |
| 2023 | Mortal Kombat: Onslaught | Cetrion | | |
| 2024 | Tekken 8 | Nina Williams | | |
| 2024 | Clock Tower: Rewind | | Singer (Intro) | Tweet |

### Audio books

List of voice performances in Audio books :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
| 2020 | The World of Critical Role | Narrator | | |

### Live action

List of acting performances in television and film :
| Year | Title | Role | Crew role, notes |
| 1992 | Down the Shore | Brigitte | Episode: "A Tale of Two Houses" |
| 1993 | Quantum Leap | Sue Anne Winters | Episode: "Memphis Melody" |
| 1994 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Merrilee Summers | Episode: "Right Man, Wrong Time" |
| 1995 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Pandora | Episode: "Cradle of Hope" |
| 1996 | Murder, She Wrote | Karen Reisner | Episode: "Mrs. Parker's Revenge" |
| 1997 | Sister, Sister | Dr. Wilcox | Episode: "Two's Company" |
| 1998 | Star Trek: Voyager | Daelen | Episode: "Vis a Vis" |
| 2006 | Silent Hill | | Singer |
| 2008 | Adventures in Voice Acting | Herself | |
| 2011 | Julia X 3D | | Singer |