Shelley Calene-Black ( ) is an American

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who has provided voices for a number of English-language versions of Japanese

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films and television series. Her leading voice roles include

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in '' Noir'', Kyou Fujibayashi in ''

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'', Rutile in ''

Land of the Lustrous is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . It was published by Kodansha in ''Monthly Afternoon'' magazine from October 2012 to April 2024, with its chapters collected in thirteen volumes. Set in a world inhabited by Lustrous� ...

'', Medaka Kurokami in ''

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'', Hamyuts Meseta in '' The Book of Bantorra'' and Hime in ''

Princess Resurrection is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine '' Monthly Shōnen Sirius'' from June 2005 to February 2013, with its chapters collected in 20 volumes. The manga was licensed in No ...

''. In

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films, she played the lead role of Maria Patterson in the Mariusz Kotowski-directed Holocaust film '' Esther's Diary''.

Biography

Calene-Black was born and raised in Texas. She studied theatre at the

University of Houston The University of Houston (; ) is a Public university, public research university in Houston, Texas, United States. It was established in 1927 as Houston Junior College, a coeducational institution and one of multiple junior colleges formed in ...

and worked on stage in New York City. After returning to Houston, she worked on local theatre groups such as the Alley Theatre and Stages Repertory Theatre.

Filmography

Anime

Film

Live action

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Calene-Black, Shelley Living people American voice actresses Actresses from Fort Worth, Texas Actresses from Houston 21st-century American actresses American film actresses American television actresses 20th-century American actresses Year of birth missing (living people)