Brianna Knickerbocker (born December 31) is an American voice actress who has provided numerous voices for English dubbed Japanese anime and video games. Some of her roles include
Kanao Tsuyuri from ''
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'', Tuesday from ''
Carole & Tuesday
is an original anime television series directed by Shinichirō Watanabe. It was produced by Bones in commemoration of the studio's 20th anniversary and the 10th anniversary of record label FlyingDog. It aired from April 11 to October 3, 2 ...
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Hu Tao
Hu Tao ( zh, s=胡桃, p=Hú Táo, l=Walnut) is a playable character in the action role-playing game ''Genshin Impact''. She is voiced by Brianna Knickerbocker in English, in Chinese, Rie Takahashi in Japanese, and in Korean. In the game, she ...
from ''
Genshin Impact
''Genshin Impact'' is a 2020 action role-playing game produced by MiHoYo, MiHoYo/HoYoverse. The game features an anime-style open world environment and an action-based Role-playing battle systems, battle system using Classical element, element ...
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Chisaki Hiradaira from ''
Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea'', Tita Russell from ''
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV'', Sakura from ''
Fire Emblem Fates
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Rem
Rem or REM may refer to:
Music
* R.E.M., an American rock band
* ''R.E.M.'' (EP), by the band Green
* "R.E.M." (song), by Ariana Grande
Science and technology
* Rapid eye movement sleep, a phase of sleep
* Roentgen equivalent man (rem), a unit ...
from ''
Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World''. She is also a singer and songwriter known as Starless.
Biography
Born in
Pittsburgh
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,
Pennsylvania
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, U.S., Knickerbocker earned a degree and originally moved to Los Angeles to work in
fashion design
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.
However, she attended a "trial day at a fashion company", describing the experience as horrible, saying: "They were sitting me in front of a computer and I was doing
CAD
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work. And I sat in my car at lunch. It was just such a strong, you know, when you get like this big no from inside. Like you're like, no, this isn't for me."
This led to her quitting on the same day.
Knickerbocker then went on
Craigslist
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to search for a new career and "saw an acting gig, submitted, and booked it".
This led to her pursuing a voice acting job in Los Angeles.
She currently based in
Los Angeles
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.
Filmography
Anime
Video games
Live-action dubs
Live-action appearances
Honors and awards
* 2015 Staff Choice Award & People's Choice Award for Breakthrough Voice Actress of the Year, 4th Annual BTVA Anime Dub Awards
See also
*
List of women in the video game industry
References
External links
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Actresses from Los Angeles
Actresses from Pittsburgh
21st-century American actresses
American video game actresses
Singer-songwriters from Pennsylvania
21st-century American women singers
American women singer-songwriters
Singers from Los Angeles
Musicians from Pittsburgh
21st-century American singer-songwriters