Dawn M. Bennett (born December 13, 1992) is an American voice actress, known for her work on English

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dubs, voicing Sody Pop in ''

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'', Zora Salazar in '' Epithet Erased'', Nabbit in '' Super Mario Bros. Wonder'', and Aigis in ''

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''.

Career

While studying her first semester at

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, Bennett participated in an event in Berklee's Video Game Music Club. With voiceover as an option, she tried it and was later encouraged by the club's president to continue voice acting. Bennett went on to volunteer for engineering students' projects throughout her time in college, and shifted her focus from music to voice acting. Bennett's first role with Funimation was announced in August 2014, when she joined the English dub cast of ''

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'' as Frosch.

Personal life

Bennett is of Filipino descent and her paternal grandfather was

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. She has

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and depression. On the last day of

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2024, Bennett came out as

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, specifically identifying as

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Filmography

Anime series

Animation

Film

Video games

Web series

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bennett, Dawn M. 1992 births 21st-century American actresses American actors with disabilities American actresses of Filipino descent American Ashkenazi Jews American LGBTQ actresses American video game actresses American voice actresses Animal impersonators Demisexual women Jewish American actresses LGBTQ actors with disabilities LGBTQ Jews Living people People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder