Michele Knotz

Michele Knotz
Knotz in 2009
Born
Alma materMarywood University
OccupationVoice actress
Years active2003–present
WebsiteOfficial website

Michele Knotz is an American voice actress who works for New York City-based studios, including TAJ Productions, Headline Sound, and Central Park Media.[1]

Career[edit]

Born in New Jersey[2], Knotz attended Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

In 2003, she won the Anime Idol voice acting contest held at the now-defunct Big Apple Anime Fest convention in New York City. She debuted in the role of Hajime Yagi in The World of Narue.[3] Since 2006, she has been the voices of Misty, May, Nurse Joy and Team Rocket's Jessie in Pokémon.

Filmography[edit]

Anime[edit]

List of voice performances in anime
Year Title Role Notes Refs[4]
2004 The World of Narue Hajime Nagi [3]
2006–2023 Pokémon May, Misty, Jessie, Nurse Joy, others
2007 Tarchin and Friends Tarchin, Crayons and others [5]
2007 The Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye Cindy, Fairy, others [6]
2009–2014 Ikki Tousen series Shiryū Chō'un starting from Dragon Destiny [7][5]
2009-2010 Genshiken Chika Ogiue
2010–2014 Queen's Blade series Tomoe, Airi
2015 Holy Knight Akira Sakamoto, Lilith's mother [8]
2015 Ladies versus Butlers! Sanae Shikikagami [9]
2016 Fight Ippatsu! Jūden-chan Sunday Mama Boss [10]
2017 Rio: Rainbow Gate! Queen
2018–2019 Aria series Athena Glory
2021 Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle Neo Alraune [11]
2021 Suppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town Rol Calcife [12]
2021 Full Dive Hiro (young) [13]

Films[edit]

List of voice performances in films
Year Title Role Notes Refs[4]
2007 Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea May, Jessie, Manaphy
2008 Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai Jessie, Nurse Joy, Girl, Various Pokémon Creatures
2009 Pokémon the Movie: Arceus and the Jewel of Life Jessie, Various Pokémon Creatures
2009 Pokémon the Movie: Giratina and the Sky Warrior Jessie, Nurse Joy, Various Pokémon Creatures
2011 Pokémon the Movie: Black/ White Victini and Reshiram/ Zekrom Jessie, Various Pokémon Creatures
2011 Pokémon the Movie: Zoroark: Master of Illusions
2012 Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice
2013 Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened
2014 Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction
2015 Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages
2016 Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel
2017 One Piece Film: Gold Carina [5][14]
2017 Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! Jessie, Nurse Joy, Piplup, Various Pokémon Creatures
2019 Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution Misty, Jessie, Various Pokémon Creatures
2021 Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle Jessie

Video games[edit]

List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes Refs[4]
2008 Super Smash Bros. Brawl Pokémon Trainer, Squirtle, others Grouped under Character Voice
2009 PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure Various characters [4]
2012 PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Various characters [4]
2012 Street Fighter X Tekken Alisa Bosconovitch, Roll Facebook[5]
2013 The Guided Fate Paradox Lilliel Saotome [4]
2014 Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and WiiU Various Pokémon characters Grouped under Character Voice
2014 Smite The Sparrow Nike
2019 YIIK: A Postmodern RPG Mom (Alex's and Rory's) [5]
2020 KartRider Rush+ Bazzi [5]
2020 Pokémon Masters Jessie In-game, she had no voice lines when she first came out due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but eventually came to voice her.
2021 Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs Signy [5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Michele Knotz Interview". AnimeCons. Archived from the original on December 6, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  2. ^ Knotz, Michele [@AnimeNEXT] (April 9, 2015). "@MicheleKnotz , a NJ native & fan favorite, is excited to meet all of her fans, new and old as well as have a blast with all of you #anext15" (Tweet). Retrieved June 12, 2021 – via Twitter.Knotz, Michele [@MicheleKnotz] (November 9, 2016). "GO MY HOME STATE OF NEW JERSEY! :)" (Tweet). Retrieved June 12, 2021 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ a b "Animated Shorts: Adventures in Voice Acting". Newsarama. Archived from the original on June 23, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Resumes and profiles:
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Michele Knotz (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  6. ^ "Sword Dancer". The Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye. Episode 1. Nozomi Entertainment. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Cast – via YouTube.
  7. ^ "Funimation Unveils Ikki Tousen: Great Guardians' Dub Cast". Anime News Network. October 11, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  8. ^ "Media Blasters Casts Michele Knotz, Melanie Ehrlich, More in Holy Knight OVA". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  9. ^ Beveridge, Chris (August 12, 2015). "Final 'Ladies Versus Butlers' Anime Cast Adds Bryn Apprill, Cheryl Li and Michele Knotz". The Fandom Post. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  10. ^ "Media Blasters Announces Full Juden-chan Anime Dub Cast". Anime News Network. June 6, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  11. ^ "Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle". Sound Cadence Studios. Archived from the original on February 22, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  12. ^ "Suppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies moved to a starter town?". Sound Cadence Studios. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  13. ^ "Full Dive: This Ultimate Next-Gen Full Dive RPG Is Even Shittier than Real Life!". Sound Cadence Studios. Archived from the original on November 11, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  14. ^ "One Piece Film: Gold Theatrical Trailer". IGN. Ziff Davis. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.

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