Colleen Smith Clinkenbeard (born April 13, 1980) is an American

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, ADR director, line producer, and

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working for the

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-dubbing company

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. One of her major starts was as the English voice provider for Rachel Moore in the long-running detective series '' Case Closed''. She then later served as the Co-ADR director on ''

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'', which aired on

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in 2004. She has since starred in many popular anime dubs, including as Monkey D. Luffy in ''

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'', Erza Scarlet in '' Fairy Tail'', and Momo Yaoyorozu in ''

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''.

Career

As a stage actress in

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, Clinkenbeard got involved in voice-over when fellow voice actress Laura Bailey brought her to Funimation for an audition. Her first voice role was in ''

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;'' her first lead role was

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in '' Kiddy Grade''. Midway through the Kiddy Grade series, director

Justin Cook Justin Cook is an American voice actor, voice director, audio engineer and line producer who works for anime-dubbing companies Funimation and Okratron 5000. He is most noted for his work on ''Yu Yu Hakusho'' and the '' Dragon Ball'' franchise. ...

appointed Clinkenbeard as the ADR director for the rest of the episodes. Her other major role early in her career was Rachel Moore in the detective anime show '' Case Closed''. She would later direct along with Mike McFarland on ''

'' which came out in November 2004 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block. Clinkenbeard went on to provide the voices of Monkey D. Luffy in ''

'', Erza Scarlet in '' Fairy Tail'', Riza Hawkeye in ''

'', Moka Akashiya's inner personality in '' Rosario + Vampire'', Yuko Ichihara in '' xxxHolic'', and Elsie Crimson and Mother in ''

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''. Outside of anime dubs, she's also provided the voice of Lilith in the '' Borderlands'' video game series. Also lending her voice for the anime inspired web series

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and providing voice work for '' Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart'' on Cartoon Network.

Personal life

Clinkenbeard and voice actress Laura Bailey were roommates while working at

. She married Patric Carroll in 2012, and they have a son named Rhodes, born in 2014. Her sister Bonnie is an ADR script writer at Funimation.Tweets regarding Bonny Clinkenbeard: * *

Filmography

Anime

Animation

Films

Video games

References

External links

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Colleen Clinkenbeard profile
at the CrystalAcids Anime Voice Actor Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Clinkenbeard, Colleen 1980 births Living people Actresses from Texas American film actresses American stage actresses American television actresses American video game actresses American voice actresses American women screenwriters Screenwriters from Texas American voice directors 21st-century American actresses 21st-century American screenwriters 21st-century American women writers