Kate Higgins | |
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Born | Catherine Davis Higgins August 16, 1969 |
Status | Married |
Alma mater | Auburn University |
Occupation(s) | Voice actor, singer, musician |
Years active | 1992–present (musician) 2001–present (voice actress) |
Agent | William Morris Agency |
Notable credit(s) | Naruto as Sakura Haruno Eureka Seven as Talho Yūki Fate/Stay Night as Saber Sonic the Hedgehog (series) as Miles "Tails" Prower Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure as Kate |
Children | 2 |
Website | http://www.katehiggins.com |
Catherine Davis Higgins (born August 16, 1969) is an American voice actress, singer, and jazz pianist. Born in Charlottesville, Virginia and grew up in Auburn, Alabama. She is best known as the English voice of Sakura Haruno in the hit anime series Naruto, Talho Yūki in Eureka Seven, C.C. in Code Geass and Saber in Fate/stay Night. From 2010 to 2013, she voiced Miles "Tails" Prower in the SEGA video game series Sonic the Hedgehog,[1] and she also voiced Kate, Stinky and Lilly in the 2013 animated film Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure. She is also known as Kate Davis.
Music career
Higgins earned a degree in music from Auburn University in 1991.[2] She is a trained pianist who studied with the jazz one, Bob Richardson with voice acting, Higgins pursued her music career in jazz. 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. Her style of hard-bop is expressed in her jazz albums and she has played with other musicians like Katisse Buckingham, Justin Robinson, Roy Hargrove, Steven Bernstein, Tom Harrell, Eric Alexander, Marc Johnson, Christian McBride, Lewis Nash, Bobby Previte, Vic Juris, Jesse Davis, Mike Fahn, Greg Osby, Joe Lovano, Josh Roseman and many others. She is also in a band called Upperstructure. This features the same lineup as Melissa Fahn's R&B band in her album Avignon. They released one album called 6 by 5. Her piano idols are Thelonious Monk, Wynton Kelly and Horace Silver.
Filmography
Anime roles
- Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature – Bagi
- Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo – Denbo
- Bleach – Karin Kurosaki, Nanao Ise, Retsu Unohana, Lilynette Gingerback, Lily, Miyuki, Nemu Kurotsuchi (Eps. 172)
- Bleach: The Diamond Dust Rebellion – Yin
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion series – C.C.
- Digimon Data Squad – Miki Kurosaki
- Eureka Seven – Talho Yūki, Linck
- Fate/stay night – Saber
- Eyeshield 21 – Mamori Anezaki
- Great Teacher Onizuka – Girl
- GunXSword – Vivian (Ep. 10)
- Hare+Guu – Yumi (deluxe)
- Here is Greenwood – Miya Igarashi (Media Blasters dub)
- IGPX Immortal Grand Prix – Jessica Darlin
- Initial D – Simone (Tokyopop dub)
- Karas – Homura
- Kekkaishi – Ms. Aoki
- Last Exile – Dunya Scheer
- Lucky ☆ Star – Nanako Kuroi
- Marmalade Boy – Meiko
- Mars Daybreak – Ester Ein Astrada
- Marvel Anime: Wolverine – Yukio
- Naruto series – Sakura Haruno, Udon
- Naruto: Shippuden series – Sakura Haruno, Udon
- Nodame Cantabile – Megumi "Nodame" Noda
- Planetes – Eldegard Rivera
- Sailor Moon – Ami Mizuno / Sailor Mercury,[3] Garoben, Ramwoir (Viz dub)
- Saiyuki Reload – Kinkaku
- Samurai Champloo – Yuri, Seyama
- Scrapped Princess – Zefiris
- Stellvia – Akira Kayama
- Tekkonkinkreet – Kimura's Wife
- Tenkai Knights – Wakamei Dalton, Mrs. Jones (Ceylan's Mother, Ep. 30)
- Tenjho Tenge – Emi Isuzu
- Tsukihime – Hisui
- Zatch Bell! – Megumi Oumi, Kolulu, Laila
Non-Anime Roles
- Alpha and Omega 3: The Great Wolf Games – Kate/Stinky
- Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure – Kate, Stinky, Lilly
- The Amazing World of Gumball – Anais Watterson as an adult
- Animalia – Allegra Alligator, Melba Micely
- Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse – Barbie
- Barbie: Fashionistas – Sporty
- Barbie: A Fairy Secret – Taylor
- Batgirl: Year One – Barbara Gordon/Batgirl
- Dibo the Gift Dragon (2007) – Annie
- El Chavo – Popis, Doña Florinda, Godinez (English Dub: Phoebe, Mrs. Worthmore, and Gordon)
- Ever After High – Briar Beauty
- Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete (2009) – Inhabitants of Midgar Edge
- The Legend of Korra – Toph Bei Fong (adult)
- Monster High – Frankie Stein/ Catrine DeMew (2010–)
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated – Principal Quinlan, Mayor Janet Nettles, the Vampire Waitress, and Randy's Mom
- Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright – Meg Gale, Cathy
- Sofia the First – Princess Aurora (replacing Jennifer Hale, lasted 2001–2005 2007–2011)
- Tutenstein – Katie – Episode: Irresistible You
- The Turn of The Blue Moon – Hilary Anderson/Monique White
- The Twilight Fairies – Lexi Rivera, Additional Voices
- Wolverine and the X-Men – Scarlet Witch, Pixie
Video Games
- APB Reloaded – Akiko X, Female Citizen
- Ape Escape (series) – Pink Monkey
- Armored Core 4 – P. Dam, Hilarios
- Armored Core: For Answer – Additional Voices (uncredited)
- Ar tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica – Cloche Leythal Pastalie (uncredited)
- Ar tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel – Akane (uncredited)
- BlazBlue: Continuum Shift – Imperator Librarius/Saya/Izanami, Torakaka (uncredited)
- BlazBlue: Chronophantasma – Imperator Librarius/Saya/Izanami, Torakaka
- Bleach: The 3rd Phantom – Shiyo, Retsu Unohana
- Bleach: Soul Resurrección – Lilynette Gingerback
- Broken Age – Bottled Water Maiden, Anastasia, Yarn Pal #2
- Clive Barker's Jericho – Wilhelmina "Billie" Church
- Conception II – Fuuko Amicus
- Cross Edge – Marie
- Culdcept Saga – Rilara
- Dead or Alive 5/Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate – Tina Armstrong, Momiji
- Dead or Alive: Dimensions – Tina Armstrong
- Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 – Tina Armstrong
- Dead or Alive Paradise – Tina Armstrong [4]
- Destroy All Humans! – Miss Rockwell
- Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten – Fuka Kazamatsuri
- Dragon's Dogma – Madeleine
- Final Fantasy XIII – Cocoon Inhabitants
- Final Fantasy XIV – Various
- Fire Emblem: Awakening – Lissa
- Gods Eater Burst – Alisa
- Hyperdimension Neptunia – IF
- Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2 – IF
- Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory – IF
- Jurassic Park: Dinosaur Battles – Olivia
- Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII – Additional voices[5]
- Lunar: Silver Star Harmony – Royce (uncredited)
- MadWorld – Naomi / RinRin
- MagnaCarta 2 – Rue
- Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis – Jessica Philomele (uncredited)
- Marvel Heroes – Scarlet Witch, Jocasta
- Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds – Announcer
- Naruto series – Sakura Haruno
- Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 – Momiji, Obaba
- Ninja Gaiden 3 – Momiji, Obaba
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies – Juniper Woods
- Project Sylpheed – Natalie Kong[6]
- Resident Evil 6 – Deborah Harper
- Resonance of Fate – Additional Voices
- Rumble Roses XX – Candy Cane, Becky (uncredited)
- Saints Row 2 – Additional Voices
- Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love – Subaru Kujo (uncredited)
- Silent Hill: Shattered Memories – Michelle Valdez (uncredited)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (series) – Miles "Tails" Prower, Wave the Swallow and Classic Tails (2010–2013)[1]
- Soulcalibur III – Talim (uncredited)
- Soulcalibur IV – Talim (uncredited)
- Soulcalibur V – Natsu
- Suikoden V – Miakis (uncredited)
- Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together – Narrator
- Tales of Graces – Asbel Lhant (Child), Pascal
- Tales of the Abyss – Arietta the Wild (uncredited)
- Tales of Vesperia – Ted, Sodia, Khroma (uncredited)
- Tales of Xillia – Agria, Sylph (uncredited)
- Tales of Xillia 2 – Agria
- The World Ends with You – Uzuki Yashiro and Raimu "Rhyme" Bito
- Time and Eternity – Lucy
- Trinity Universe – Tsubaki
- Valkyria Chronicles – Cordelia gi Randgriz, Martha Lipponen, Freesia York
- Wild Arms 4 – Yulie Ahtreide (uncredited)
- Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z – Momiji
- Z.H.P. Unlosing Ranger VS Darkdeath Evilman – Etranger
- Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles – Megumi Oumi, Laila
- Zatch Bell! Mamodo Fury – Megumi Oumi, Kolulu, Laila
- Zeno Clash: Ultimate Edition – Deadra
Documentary
- Adventures in Voice Acting – Herself
Staff credits
- AnimeTV – Theme song performance "I'm On My Way"
Discography
- The Solid Rock (1998) – Concord Records
- The Tide is Low (2002) – Concord Jazz – with Eric Alexander and Steven Bernstein
- Upper Structure 6 by 5 (2004)
- Bigger than Love (2006) – Concord
- Jazz Standards
- Christmas
- Stealing Freedom (2009) – Concord Jazz – with Eric Alexander and Steven Bernstein
- Little Parts (2009) – Produced by Joel Alpers
References
- ^ a b "SEGA Blog | Out of the Mouths of Hedgehogs". Blogs.sega.com. 2010-07-15. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
- ^ Wray, Cheryl (2013-11-27). "My favorite Iron Bowl memories" from Auburn graduate, 'Naruto' voice actor Kate Higgins". AL.com. Advance Digital – Alabama Media Group.
- ^ "New Sailor Moon Dub Cast Revealed at Anime Expo". Anime News Network. 2014-07-05.
- ^ Dead or Alive Game Manual
- ^ Square Enix. Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. Scene: Closing credits, 5 minutes in, Voice Actors, Additional Voices.
- ^ Project Sylpheed beginning of closing credits
External links
- Official website
- Kate Higgins at MySpace
- Kate Higgins at IMDb
- Kate Higgins at Anime News Network's encyclopedia