Kara Edwards (born February 17, 1977) is an American voice actress working for the English versions of Japanese

anime is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...

. She is also well known in the

Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte ( ) is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 United ...

area for her past career as a radio host.

Career

Edwards began her broadcast career with a job at

Radio Disney Radio Disney was an American radio network operated by the Disney Radio Networks unit of Disney Branded Television within Disney General Entertainment Content, headquartered in Burbank, California. The network broadcast music programming ...

out of

Dallas, Texas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

the fall after she graduated from high school. She interned for eight months before landing the more permanent jobs of writer, producer, voice actress and children's voice director. In July 1997, she became co-host of the ''Squeege and Kara Show'' on syndicated Radio Disney with friend and fellow voice actor Kyle Hebert. She did voice-over work in commercials for companies such as Blockbuster, Levi Strauss & Co. and

Clinique Clinique Laboratories, Limited liability company, LLC () is an American manufacturer of skincare, cosmetics, toiletries and fragrances, usually sold in high-end department stores. It is a subsidiary of the Estée Lauder Companies. As of 2019, C ...

. During the latter part of her Radio Disney tenure, Edwards voiced in a number of English-language versions of Japanese

series for

Funimation Funimation was an American Video on demand#Subscription models, subscription video on-demand Over-the-top media service, over-the-top Streaming media, streaming service. Launched in 2016, the service was one of the leading distributors of anime ...

. Her most notable voice role as the child version of Goten and Videl in '' Dragon Ball Z''. In March 2002, Edwards was hired as a producer and occasional "sidekick" for the ''Sander Walker in the Morning'' radio show on WSSS 104.7 FM in

. She stayed in this position until October 31, 2003. After that morning's airing finished, the entire Sander Walker show cast and crew were informed that WSSS was switching its format to Christmas music around the clock and subsequently were all terminated. Edwards was not off the airwaves for long, however. In February 2004, she became the co-host of the ''Jeff Roper Morning Show'' syndicated from WSOC 103.7 FM, also out of Charlotte. In January 2005, Jeff Roper left WSOC to take a morning job at WWNU 92 FM in

Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is List of municipalities in South Carolina, the second-mo ...

. WSOC management assigned Edwards to take up co-hosting duties with Rob Tanner as part of the new ''Tanner in the Morning'' show. The show's mix of regional humor and parodies made it one of the higher-rated morning shows in the Charlotte area's country music radio market and Edwards continued her co-hosting duties for nearly two years. Although Edwards enjoyed her radio work, she began to feel strongly about voice acting. In August 2006, Edwards and fellow voice actors

Sean Schemmel Sean Schemmel (born November 21, 1968) is an American voice actor, ADR director, and screenwriter known chiefly for his work in cartoons, anime, and video games. His most notable role is the teen and adult voice of Goku, Son Goku in the Funimati ...

, Christopher Sabat, and Jason Liebrecht attended the Wizard World Comics Convention in

Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

. When ''Dragon Ball'' fans waited in line up to five hours to get her autograph, Edwards began seriously considering making voice acting her full-time job. A few weeks later, Edwards brought her feelings to WSOC management during a monthly performance strategy meeting and told them of her desire to go into voice acting full-time and leave her position as co-host. WSOC and the Tanner show staff accepted Edwards's decision and her departure was handled amicably. Since then, Edwards has resided in Dallas doing commercial and documentary voice-over, but occasionally returns to Funimation to reprise her '' Dragon Ball'' roles and other anime.

Personal life

Edwards met Charlotte CBS affiliate WBTV

meteorologist A meteorologist is a scientist who studies and works in the field of meteorology aiming to understand or predict Earth's atmosphere of Earth, atmospheric phenomena including the weather. Those who study meteorological phenomena are meteorologists ...

Chris Suchan; they married in April 2006. They were later divorced. She gave birth to a child in August 2015. In 2019, Edwards alleged that voice actor Vic Mignogna had sexually harassed her, citing that he had propositioned her in 2008 and 2010 without her consent. She initially revealed the allegations anonymously through ''io9'' but later testified against him during his lawsuit. In November 2020, Edwards married voice actor Zach Bolton.

Filmography

Anime dubbing

* '' .hack//Quantum'' – Asta * '' A Certain Magical Index'' series – Vento * '' A Certain Scientific Railgun'' – Tsuzuri Tesso * '' A Certain Scientific Railgun S'' – Tsuzuri Tesso, Febrie * '' Aharen-san Is Indecipherable'' (season 2) – Riku * '' Aquarion Evol'' – Aika * '' Aquarion Logos'' – Okazaki * '' Azur Lane'' – Yorktown * '' Ben-To'' – Kyo Sawagi * '' Boogiepop and Others'' – Additional Voices * '' The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows'' – Til * '' Cat Planet Cuties'' – Arisa Oshiro (credited as Janét Mason) * '' Chaos;Head'' – Kozue Orihara * '' Chrome Shelled Regios'' – Countia Varmon Farness * '' Dance in the Vampire Bund'' – Nanami Shinonome (credited as Janét Mason) * '' Danganronpa: The Animation'' – Chihiro Fujisaki, Alter Ego * '' Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor'' – Mina Hazuki * '' Dragon Ball Daima'' – Goten, Gotenks * '' Dragon Ball Z'' – Goten, Gotenks (Goten-half), Videl (as well as '' Kai: The Final Chapters'' series), various * '' Dragon Ball Super'' – Goten, Gotenks, Videl * '' Fairy Tail'' – Ultear Milkovich (Child, Ep. 116) * '' Fruits Basket (2019)'' – Kana Soma * ''

Guilty Crown is a 2011 Japanese anime television series produced by Production I.G which aired on Fuji TV's noitamina program block from October 13, 2011. The story revolves around Shu Ouma, a high school boy who comes into possession of an ability ...

'' – Kyo (Eps. 4–6), Miyabi Herikawa (Eps. 16, 18) * '' Haganai'' – Akari Fujibayashi (Ep. 2) * '' Heaven's Lost Property'' series –

Nymph A nymph (; ; sometimes spelled nymphe) is a minor female nature deity in ancient Greek folklore. Distinct from other Greek goddesses, nymphs are generally regarded as personifications of nature; they are typically tied to a specific place, land ...

* '' Hetalia: The Beautiful World'' – Female Russia * ''

High School DxD is a Japanese light novel series written by Ichiei Ishibumi and illustrated by Miyama-Zero. The story centers on Issei Hyodo, a lascivious high school student from Kuoh Academy who desires to be a harem king and is killed by h ...

'' – Aika Kiryuu * '' I Shall Survive Using Potions!'' – Eunice * '' I'm in Love with the Villainess'' – Lene * '' Is This a Zombie?'' – Eucliwood Hellscythe (Fantasy Voice, Ep. 13 OVA) * '' Is This a Zombie? of the Dead'' – Eucliwood Hellscythe (Fantasy Voice, Eps. 9–10) * '' Kaguya-sama'' – Moeha Fujiwara * '' Kamisama Kiss 2'' – Mizutama * '' Last Exile -Fam, The Silver Wing'' – Teddy * '' Linebarrels of Iron'' – Yuriko Moritsugu (Ep. 21) * '' My Hero Academia'' – Kaoruko Awata * '' Nobunagun'' – Watanabe * '' Ōkami-san and her Seven Companions'' – Himeno Shirayuki (Eps. 9–10) * '' One Piece'' – Lil Accino, Lily Enstomach(Eps. 590) * '' Plunderer'' – Greengrocer Lady (Eps. 4, 22, 24) * '' The Rolling Girls'' – Banko (Eps. 3, 5) * '' The Sacred Blacksmith'' – Patty Baldwin * '' Sekirei'' series – Chiho Hidaka (credited as Janét Mason) * '' Shakugan no Shana'' – Brigid (season 3) * '' Shiki'' – Shihori Maeda (Ep. 21.5) * '' SoltyRei'' – Celica Yayoi * '' Soul Eater'' – Fairy (Ep. 9) * '' Soul Eater Not!'' – Eternal Feather * '' SSSS.Dynazenon'' – Mujina * '' Strike Witches 2'' – Junko Takei (Eps. 1, 3, 12) * '' Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun'' – Sakura Nanamine * '' Yu Yu Hakusho'' – Murugu * '' YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of the World'' – Kaori Asakura

Film

* '' Dragon Ball Z: Broly – Second Coming'' – Goten, Videl * '' Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly'' – Goten * '' Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn'' – Goten, Videl * '' Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon'' – Goten, Videl * '' Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods'' – Goten, Videl * '' Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F''' – Videl * '' Dragon Ball Super: Broly'' – Goten * '' Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero'' - Videl * '' Mass Effect: Paragon Lost'' – Christine

Live-action

* ''

Barney & Friends ''Barney & Friends'' is an American children's television series created by Sheryl Leach targeted at children ages two to five. The flagship production of the ''Barney'' franchise, it originally aired on PBS under the PBS Kids brand from Ap ...

'' – Riff (Singing) * '' Victorious'' – Woman

Video games

* '' Battleborn'' – Shayne * '' Borderlands 3'' – Adi * '' Dragon Ball'' series – Goten (Child), Videl, various * '' The Gunstringer'' – Additional Voices * '' Orcs Must Die! 3'' – Kelsey * '' SMITE'' – Athena, Aphrodite (Beach Babe) * ''Squinkies'' – Princess * ''Squinkies 2: Adventure Mall'' – Narrator

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Kara 1977 births Living people Actors from Lubbock, Texas Actresses from Charlotte, North Carolina Actresses from Dallas American video game actresses American voice actresses American radio personalities American radio producers Radio personalities from Dallas Radio personalities from North Carolina American voice directors Radio Disney DJs 21st-century American actresses 20th-century American actresses American women radio hosts American women radio producers