Kate Higgins

**Catherine Davis "Kate" Higgins** is an American voice actress, singer and jazz pianist. She is the current voice actress for Wave the Swallow and was the voice of Miles "Tails" Prower in *Sonic Free Riders* and *Sonic Colors*.

In 2014 she was replaced as Tails by Colleen O'Shaughnessey, who is also the current voice of Charmy Bee.

## Gallery

Miles "Tails" Prower
*Sonic Free Riders*Miles "Tails" Prower
*Sonic Colors*Miles "Tails" Prower
*Sonic Jump*Miles "Tails" Prower
*Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games*Miles "Tails" Prower
*Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games*Miles "Tails" Prower
*Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed*Miles "Tails" Prower
*Sonic Generations*Miles "Tails" Prower
*Sonic Lost World*Miles "Tails" Prower
*Sonic Colors: Rise of the Wisps*Miles "Tails" Prower
*Sonic Colors: Ultimate*
## History

Kate grew up in Auburn, Alabama. Her major voice roles have been in English-language adaptations of Japanese anime, and she is best known as the voice of Sakura Haruno in *Naruto*. She has also voiced C.C. in *Code Geass* and Saber in the original *Fate/stay Night*. Between 2010 and 2013, she voiced Tails in the video game series Sonic the Hedgehog.

She also voices Kate, Stinky, and Lilly in the *Alpha and Omega* sequels. She became the voice of Ami Mizuno / Sailor Mercury in the Viz English dub of *Sailor Moon* in 2014, as well as the voice of Mario character Pauline in *Super Mario Odyssey* in 2017, for which she also performed the in-character vocals for the game's theme song, "Jump Up, Super Star!" and Starla in Nick Jr.'s *Blaze and the Monster Machines*.

Kate earned a degree in music from Auburn University in 1991. She is a trained pianist who studied with the jazz artist Bob Richardson. She plays piano and has worked as a sideperson for many musicians. She released the first jazz album by her own name The Tide is Low in 2002. The second jazz album is Stealing Freedom. She is also in a band called Upper Structure. This features the same lineup as Melissa Fahn's R&B band in her album Avignon. They released one album called 6 by 5.

## Reception

Kate is one of the most well received castings of the 2010 recasting, with many fans praising her as the best Tails voice yet for sounding like a boy, a criticism common of that her Precursor, and for being able to emote properly, a common criticism of the adventure castings.In the review of *Sonic Free Riders* by IGN they had praised the new voices especially Tails' saying that he finally sounds like a boy.

## Trivia

* Apparently Kate auditioned for the role as Tails for *Sonic Boom*, but did not get the part for unknown reasons. She also had a feeling she would not get the part.

* It is currently unknown why she was auditioning or replaced for *Sonic Boom* as she had been voicing Tails during development and the other current cast had reprised their roles. Additionally, while Kate returned to voice Wave in *Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games*, she did not voice Tails in the same game, the latter still being played by Colleen O'Shaughnessey.

## Unused Voices

* *Sonic Free Riders*
* *Sonic Colors*
* *Sonic Jump*
* *Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games*
* *Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games*
* *Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed*
* *Sonic Generations*
* *Sonic Lost World*
* *Sonic Colors: Rise of the Wisps*
* *Sonic Colors: Ultimate*

## Videos

### **Mario & Sonic Series: Voice Actresses**

All Tails Voice Clips - Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games - Voice Lines - Team SonicMario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games - Miles ''Tails'' Prower Voice SoundAll Tails Voice Clips - Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014 - Voice LinesMario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games - Miles ''Tails'' Prower Voice Sound

### **Sonic the Hedgehog Series: Voice Actresses**

All Miles "Tails" Prower Voice Clips • Sonic Free Riders • Voice Lines • 2010 @SoundMeFreely ​Sonic Free Riders - Tails Voice ClipsSonic Free Riders - Miles ''Tails'' Prower Unused Voice SoundSonic Free Riders - Miles ''Tails'' Prower Voice SoundSonic Colors - Miles ''Tails'' Prower Voice ClipsSonic All-Stars Racing Transformed - Tails Voice ClipsSonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Tails Voice ClipsAll Tails (Classic) Voice Clips - Sonic Generations - Voice Lines - 2011All Tails Voice Clips - Sonic Generations - Voice Lines - 2011Sonic Generations - Tails Voice ClipsSonic Generations Classic Tails Voice ClipsSonic Generations Tails Voice ClipsSonic Lost World - Miles ''Tails'' Prower Voice ClipsSonic Colors- Rise of the Wisps - Miles "Tails" Prower Voice ClipsSonic Colors- Ultimate - Miles "Tails" Prower Voice ClipsAll Tails Voice Clips - Sonic Colors Ultimate - Voice Lines - 2010
## External links

* Behind of Voice Actors: Kate Higgins
* IMDb: Kate Higgins
* Kate Higgins' official website