Shelley Calene-Black is an American

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who has provided voices for a number of English language versions of Japanese

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films and television series. She has worked for

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and

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. Some of her leading voice roles include Mireille in '' Noir'', Kyou Fujibayashi in ''

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'', Medaka Kurokami in '' Medaka Box'', Hamyuts Meseta in ''

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'' and Hime in ''

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''. In

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films, she played the lead role of Maria Patterson in the

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-directed Holocaust film '' Esther's Diary''.

Biography

Calene-Black was born and raised in Texas. She studied theatre at the

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and worked on stage in New York City. After returning to Houston, she worked on local theatre groups such as the Alley Theatre and Stages Repertory Theatre.

Filmography

Anime

Film

Live action

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Calene-Black, Shelley Living people American voice actresses Actresses from Fort Worth, Texas Actresses from Houston 21st-century American actresses American film actresses American television actresses 20th-century American actresses Year of birth missing (living people)