Cherami Leigh
American actress (born 1988)
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Cherami Leigh Kuehn[2][3] (born July 19, 1988)[4] is an American actress. She has provided voices for a number of English-language versions of anime series and video games.
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Cherami Leigh | |
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Leigh in 2024 at Animate! Columbus | |
| Born | Cherami Leigh Kuehn July 19, 1988 |
| Education | Collin College |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Agent | CESD Talent |
| Spouse |
Jon Christie (m. 2014) |
| Children | 1 |
Early life and education
Leigh began acting at the age of six.[5] Leigh studied the Meisner technique with Nancy Chartier from the age of nine.[5] As a child actress, she played Gretchen in Finding North, Marcia in Temple Grandin, young LeAnn Rimes in Holiday in Your Heart, Stacy Anderson in The President's Man and appeared on Walker, Texas Ranger multiple times.[5]
She attended Hebron High School in Carrollton and studied theater at Collin College, a public community college in Plano, Texas.[5]
Career
She also worked for Radio Disney as a DJ with voice-over promotions and commercials for ABC Radio for 10 years.[5] In 2013, she moved to Los Angeles where she continued voice-work and began taking on live-action roles.[6]
Some of her roles include Kazari Uiharu in A Certain Magical Index and A Certain Scientific Railgun series, Yoshika Miyafuji in Strike Witches, Eucliwood Hellscythe in Is This a Zombie?, Mutsuki in KanColle: Kantai Collection, Aisa in One Piece, Mika Shimotsuki in Psycho-Pass, Suzuha Amane in Steins;Gate, Shijima Kurookano in Nabari no Ou, Hibiki in Sekirei, Elizabeth Midford in Black Butler, Road Kamelot in D.Gray-man, Sae Kashiwagi in Peach Girl, Tamaki Kawazoe in Bamboo Blade, Patty Thompson in Soul Eater, Lucy Heartfilia in Fairy Tail, Cecily Campbell in The Sacred Blacksmith, Asuna Yuuki in Sword Art Online, Kanono Ozu in Coppelion, Sailor Venus in the Viz Media dub of Sailor Moon, Plutia / Iris Heart in Hyperdimension Neptunia, Ulala in the Space Channel 5 series, Sarada Uchiha in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations,[7] and Ilia Amitola in RWBY.
On screen she has played a young LeAnn Rimes in Holiday in Your Heart and has appeared on Bones, Friday Night Lights, Longmire and Shameless.
In video games, she voices Rottytops in the Shantae series, Gaige the Mechromancer in the Borderlands series, Arianrhod in The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV, Minerva in The Walking Dead: The Final Season, Rhea in Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Komaru Naegi in Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls, Makoto Niijima in Persona 5, Cotton Cookie in Cookie Run: Kingdom, and the Female V in Cyberpunk 2077 for which she was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Performer in a Leading Role.
Personal life
Filmography
Voice acting
Anime
Animation
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012- | Zou | Elzee Blackhoof | ||
| 2014 | Doc McStuffins | Curly Q, Nia | [80] | |
| 2017 | Stitch & Ai | Meiying | Co-credited with Xanthe Huynh in all episodes | |
| 2017–18 | RWBY | Ilia Amitola | Volumes 4-6 | [81] |
| 2018 | Goldie & Bear | Billy Gruff | Episode: "Billy the Kid" | |
| Star Wars Resistance | Mia Gabon | Episode: "The Recruit" | [82] | |
| 2018–present | Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir | Trixx | Recurring role | [83] |
| 2020–present | Rainbow High | Holly De'Vious Gabriella Icely |
[84] | |
| 2025 | Homestuck: The Animated Pilot | Rose Lalonde | [85] |
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies | Pansy | Funimation dub | [15] |
| 2013 | Shakugan no Shana: The Movie | Shana | ||
| Fairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix Priestess | Lucy Heartfilia | |||
| 2014 | K: Missing Kings | Douhan Hirasaka | [86] | |
| 2016 | Monster High: Great Scarrier Reef | Pearl Serpentine | [15] | |
| 2017 | Boruto: Naruto the Movie | Sarada Uchiha | [87] | |
| Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry | Lucy Heartfilia | [15][88] | ||
| 2020 | A Whisker Away | Miyo "Muge" Sasaki / Tarō | Netflix dub | |
| Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna | Biyomon, Morphomon | [89] | ||
| 2021 | Violet Evergarden: The Movie | Iris Cannary | ||
| 2024 | Digimon Adventure | Little Girl 1A | [90] | |
| Digimon Adventure: Our War Game! | Biyomon, Female Employee 2B, Little Girl 2C | [91] | ||
| Digimon Adventure 02: Digimon Hurricane Touchdown!! / Transcendent Evolution! The Golden Digimentals | Lopmon | [92] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike | Estellise Sidos Heurassein | [15] | |
| 2014 | Ribbit | Sandy | [93][15] | |
| 2016 | Psycho-Pass: The Movie | Mika Shimotsuki | [15][94] | |
| 2016–18 | Digimon Adventure tri. | Maki Himekawa, Biyomon, Yokomon | Six movies, Limited theatrical release | [95] |
| 2017 | Sailor Moon R: The Movie | Sailor Venus | Viz dub Limited theatrical release | [96] |
| 2018 | The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky | Ellatte | Netflix film | |
| 2019 | Evangelion Death (True)2 | Pen Pen | Netflix dub | [60] |
| 2020 | Marona's Fantastic Tale | Marona | GKIDS dub | |
| 2021 | The Addams Family 2 | Ophelia Strange | Main role | |
| Hayop Ka! | Jhermelyn | Netflix dub | ||
| 2022 | Drifting Home | Juri Andō, Satoko Tonai | Netflix dub | [97][better source needed] |
| 2023 | Psycho-Pass Providence | Mika Shimotsuki | Limited theatrical release | [98] |
| 2024 | Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom | Cagalli Yula Athha | [99] | |
| 2026 | All You Need Is Kill | Rachel | [100] |
Other dubbing
Video games
Live-action
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996, 1999 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Sally, Amelia Allen | 2 episodes | [5] |
| 2008 | Friday Night Lights | Ginnie Warwick | Episode: "Tami Knows Best" | |
| 2010 | The Deep End | Sarah | 1 episode | |
| 2011–12 | Throwing Stones | Robyn Goode | Web series | [126] |
| 2013 | Bones | Rachel Howes | Episode: "The Spark in the Park" | [127] |
| Longmire | Trixie Dalton | Episode: "A Good Death is Hard to Find" | [128] | |
| 2014 | Shameless | Robyn Hasseck | Episode: "My Oldest Daughter" | [129][130] |
| The Chair | Herself | Documentary | [131][132] | |
| 2022 | 9-1-1 | Alexis | Episode: "Cursed" |
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Holiday in Your Heart | Young LeAnn Rimes | [5] | |
| 2000 | The President's Man | Stacy Anderson | ||
| 2006 | Fast Food Nation | Kim | [9] | |
| The Hottest State | Danielle | |||
| 2007 | The Mist | Teenage Girl | ||
| 2010 | Temple Grandin | Marcia | [5] | |
| 2013 | Beyond the Farthest Star | Anne Wells | [133] | |
| Cry | Grace | [134][130] | ||
| 2014 | Not Cool | Tori | [131][132] | |
| 2015 | I Hate Myselfie | Kelly | Short film | [135] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work/Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17th British Academy Games Awards | Performer in a Leading Role | Female V (Cyberpunk 2077) | Nominated | [136] |
| 2023 | 7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Voice Artist Performance (English) | Kotaro Sato (Kotaro Lives Alone) | Nominated | [137] |
