Kate Higgins
American voice actress
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Kate Higgins is an American voice actress, singer and jazz pianist. She is best known for her voice-acting roles of Sakura Haruno in Naruto, Miles "Tails" Prower in the video game series Sonic the Hedgehog, Frankie Stein in Monster High, Sailor Mercury in Sailor Moon, Pauline in Super Mario, Barbie in Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse, and as Purah in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity.
- Voice actress
- singer
- jazz pianist
Kate Higgins | |
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Higgins in 2024 | |
| Other names | Kate Davis |
| Alma mater | Auburn University |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
| Agent | William Morris Agency |
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| Genres | Jazz |
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| Website | www |
Early life
Higgins attended Auburn University where she studied music with jazz artist Bob Richardson.[1] She would often play classical piano in her mother's Opelika restaurant, The Greenhouse.[1] Higgins was a member of the band the Auburn Knights and has played shows at various bars and lounges.[1] She graduated in 1991 with a degree in music and moved to Los Angeles to pursue her music career.[2][1]
Career
Voice acting career
Higgins first worked on commercials with singing after graduating, then landed a small voice-acting job as a singing cartoon squirrel.[1] She was then approached to be a voice-over actress to do bumpers for the Disney Channel in 1998.[3][1] Since then Higgins's 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 and Talho Yuuki in Eureka 7.[1] She has also voiced CC in Code Geass and Saber in the original Fate/stay night.[1] Between 2010 and 2013, Higgins voiced Tails in the video game series Sonic the Hedgehog.[4][1] In 2014, Higgins was cast as Sailor Mercury in the Viz English dub of Sailor Moon.[1] She is the current voice of Princess Aurora since 2010, a Disney Princess character originally seen in Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty.[1] She also played the voice of Frankie Stein in Monster High and Briar Beauty in Ever After High.[1] She also starred as Barbie in Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse in 2012. Since the release of Super Mario Odyssey in 2017, she has been the voice of Pauline in the Mario franchise.[1]
Music career
Higgins is a trained jazz pianist. In 2002, she released her first jazz album, The Tide is Low. Her second jazz album is Stealing Freedom. She is also in a band called Upper Structure.[5]
Filmography
Anime
Animation
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref.[6] |
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| 2001–2002 | Jackie Chan Adventures | Simone | Ep. "The Return of the Pussycat"; "The Chosen One" | [20][21] |
| 2003–2004 | All Grown Up! | Leslie, Phonetic Kid | Pilot episode and Ep. "Coup DeVille"; "Runaround Susie" | [8] |
| 2006 | Dibo the Gift Dragon | Annie | Lead role and singing | Resume |
| 2007–2008 | Animalia | Allegra | ||
| 2009 | Wolverine and the X-Men | Scarlet Witch, Pixie | [22][23] | |
| 2010 | Gnomes and Trolls | Fawn | [8] | |
| 2010–2013 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Mayor Janet Nettles, Additional voices | ||
| 2010–2016 | Monster High series | Frankie Stein, Lilith Van Hellscream | ||
| 2012, 2014 | The Legend of Korra | Toph Beifong (Adult) | Ep. "Out of the Past"; "Old Wounds" | [24][25] |
| 2013 | Sofia the First | Princess Aurora | [8] | |
| 2013–2016 | Ever After High series | Briar Beauty, Baba Yaga | ||
| 2014–2025 | Blaze and the Monster Machines | Starla | Main role | [26] |
| 2015 | Fresh Beat Band of Spies | Rainbow Raspberry, Loudmouth Lemon, Yi Haw | [8][27][28] | |
| 2016 | Regular Show | Computer, Mary Stone, Natalie Williams, Fi, Icai | Ep. "Alpha Dome"; "Ice Tape" | [8] |
| 2016–2018 | Bunnicula | Becky, Barbara | ||
| 2016–2019 | The Powerpuff Girls | Maylyn, Additional voices | 6 episodes | |
| 2017 | The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show | Belle Starr | Ep. "Return of the Guapos Part 2"; "Return of the Guapos Part 3" | |
| Enchantimals | Felicity Fox, Flick | |||
| Pickle and Peanut | Additional voices | Ep. "Wet Wedding/Tweenage Lupinus" | ||
| 2017–2019 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | White Baby Unicorn | 5 episodes | [8] |
| 2021 | Sonic Colors: Rise of the Wisps | Miles "Tails" Prower | Short animation | [29] |
| The Patrick Star Show | Additional voices | |||
| 2021–2024 | Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years | Narlene | [30] | |
| 2021–present | SpongeBob SquarePants | Narlene, Additional voices | 4 episodes | |
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref.[6] |
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| 2007–present | Naruto films | Sakura Haruno | [8] | |
| 2009 | Happily N'Ever After 2 | Goldilocks | ||
| The Pinky:st. Movie | Karen | |||
| Batgirl: Year One | Barbara Gordon/Batgirl | Audiobook edition | ||
| Barbie: A Fairy Secret | Taylor | |||
| 2012 | Back to the Sea | Little Fish | ||
| 2013 | Iron Man: Rise of Technovore | Pepper Potts | ||
| Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright | Meg Gale, Cathy | |||
| 2013–2017 | Alpha and Omega films | Kate, Stinky, Lilly | [8][31] | |
| 2014 | Axel: The Biggest Little Hero | Gaga | [32] | |
| 2015 | Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love | Yoshi | [8][33] | |
| 2016 | Norm of the North | Elizabeth | [8] | |
| 2016–2018 | Digimon Adventure tri. | Gatomon, Meicoomon, Meicrackmon Vicious Mode, Angewomon, Nyaromon, Salamon, Raguelmon, Magnadramon | [34][35] | |
| 2017 | Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | Mrs. Bucket | [8] | |
| 2020 | Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna | Gatomon, Angewomon, Mimi Tachikawa | [36] | |
| 2022 | Drifting Home | Girl Students | ||
| 2023 | Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning | Gatomon, Mother |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref.[6] |
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| 2017 | Sailor Moon R: The Movie | Ami Mizuno / Sailor Mercury | Limited theatrical release, Viz dub | [37] |
| 2018 | Sailor Moon S: The Movie | [38] | ||
| Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie | ||||
| Ralph Breaks the Internet | Princess Aurora | [39] | ||
| 2019 | Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection | C.C. | [40] | |
| 2021 | Sailor Moon Eternal | Ami Mizuno / Super Sailor Mercury | Viz dub | [41] |
| 2024 | Sailor Moon Cosmos | Ami Mizuno / Eternal Sailor Mercury | [42] | |
| 2025 | Plankton: The Movie | Ma Plankton | [43] |
Video games
Audio drama
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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| 2026 | Sonic the Hedgehog Presents: The Chaotix Casefiles | Wave the Swallow, Edna Knackerworth | [59] |
Discography
Studio albums
Collaborations
Songs
- "Jump Up, Super Star!" – Super Mario Odyssey (2017)[55]
- "Break Free (Lead the Way)" – Super Mario Odyssey (2017)