Caitlin Tiffany Glass (born November 16, 1981) is an American voice actress, dubbing director, and script writer who provides voices for English versions of Japanese

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series and video games.

Biography

Caitlin Tiffany Glass was born on November 16, 1981, in

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, the daughter of Helen Glass and the sister of Caitlyn Elizabeth. Glass grew up in the San Diego area and attended middle school and high school in

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. Glass graduated

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from the University of Texas at Arlington with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Arts in 2004. While still a college student, Glass went on a

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studio tour and was hired the same day by voice director

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. Her first roles were bit parts in ''

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'' until she landed the role of Hiyono Yuizaki in ''

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''. Glass then went on to voice Triela in '' Gunslinger Girl''. One of Glass's most notable roles is Winry Rockbell in the English-language adaptation of the ''

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'' anime''.'' Glass was cast as Winry, even though she never thought to audition for the role. Glass tried out for Al,

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, Lust, and Riza Hawkeye; it was her audition for the character of Rose and her previous "hyper" Hiyono voice in the ''

'' series that booked her the role, after reading only a single line of Winry's dialogue. Glass reprised her role in the second anime series, '' Brotherhood.'' Glass's other notable roles include Nefertari Vivi in the Funimation dub of ''

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'', Kaori Misaka in '' Kanon'',

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in '' School Rumble'', Eila Ilmatar Juutilainen in '' Strike Witches'', Saya Minatsuki in ''

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'', Hinata Hino in ''

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'', Accela Warrick in '' Solty Rei'', Eleonora Viltaria in '' Lord Marksman and Vanadis'', Satellizer L. Bridget in ''

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'' and Mina Ashido in ''

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''. She can also be heard in '' Negima!'', ''

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'', '' The Galaxy Railways'', '' Sakura Taisen: Ecole de Paris'', and ''

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'' OVAs. In addition to her voice work at

, she has also done work for New Generation Pictures and Bang Zoom! Entertainment in California. In 2006, Glass began her first major ADR directing project, '' Suzuka'' and is one of a select few directors working on ''

''. In 2008, she directed the English version of '' Ouran High School Host Club'' and played the lead role of Haruhi Fujioka in the show. Along with directing, Glass has sung on theme songs for Funimation dubs.

Personal life

Glass is married to Tony Patterson. She lives in Dallas. Outside of voice acting, she has worked as an ESL teacher in

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Filmography

Anime

Films

Video games

Animation

References

External links

* * (archive to 2012) *
Caitlin Glass
at the English Voice Actor & Production Staff Database * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Glass, Caitlin 1981 births Living people Actresses from Dallas Actresses from Madrid Actresses from San Diego Actresses from Washington, D.C. American Christians American expatriates in Spain American film actresses American television actresses American video game actresses American voice actresses People from Arlington, Texas People from Escondido, California University of Texas at Arlington alumni American voice directors 21st-century American actresses