Brina Palencia
Palencia in 2011
Born (1984-02-13) February 13, 1984 (age 40)[1][2]
Oklahoma, U.S.[2]
EducationWeatherford High School
Alma materUniversity of North Texas (B.A.)[2][3]
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present
AgentAtlas Talent Agency
Spouse
Paul Wingo
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(m. 2013)​
[4][5]
Children1
RelativesGino Palencia (brother)

Brina Palencia (born February 13, 1984)[1][2] is an American voice and television actress. She has voiced a number of English-language versions of characters featured in anime.

Palencia provides the dubbed voices of Tony Tony Chopper in One Piece, Touka Kirishima in Tokyo Ghoul, Vi Graythorn in Case Closed, Eve in Black Cat, Honoka Sakurai in Suzuka, Ai Enma in Hell Girl, Kazumi Yoshida in Shakugan no Shana, Kurumu Kurono in Rosario + Vampire, Ciel Phantomhive in Black Butler, Juvia Lockser in Fairy Tail, Holo in Spice and Wolf, Kazuhiro Mitogawa in Ga-Rei: Zero, Sakura Minamoto in Zombie Land Saga, Yuno Gasai in Future Diary, Miharu Rokujo in Nabari no Ou, Ruiko Saten in A Certain Scientific Railgun, Maho Minami in Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad, Ryoko Okami in Okami-san and Her Seven Companions, Minoru Mineta in My Hero Academia, and Isuzu Soma in Fruits Basket. On camera, she starred as Sophia in The CW series Star-Crossed and has appeared in The Walking Dead and Castle. In video games, she voices Mad Moxxi in the Borderlands series, and Ayra from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War and Lute from Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones in the 2017 mobile game Fire Emblem Heroes.

Biography

Palencia was born and raised in Oklahoma.[3] As a child, she lived in Honduras[6][7] until she was four. Throughout her childhood, she went back and forth between La Ceiba, Honduras and Owasso, Oklahoma.[1][2]

She settled in Dallas, Texas and graduated from Weatherford High School in 2002.[6] While studying at the University of North Texas, she was influenced by the anime series Dragon Ball Z.[1] After graduating from UNT with a Bachelor of Arts in music in 2006,[3][8] she began her career as a voice actress for Funimation.[1] She was also a director, but eventually focused more on the acting side of the productions.[2]

In her live-action work, she was the host of GameStop TV and has appeared in independent films, such as The Ladies of the House and Lumberjack Man. In 2014, she had a starring role as Roman's younger sister Sophia in The CW's science fiction romantic drama Star-Crossed.[9][10][11] In 2017, she was credited with performing a parody version of Sarah McLachlan's "In the Arms of An Angel", titled "On the Wings of a Battmann," in a Cyanide & Happiness short of the same name.[12]

Personal life

Her brother, Gino Palencia, works at Funimation as an ADR engineer and production assistant.[13] She is married to Paul Wingo. They live in Dallas and have a son, born 2019.[14]

Filmography

Anime

List of dubbing performances in anime
Year Title Role Notes Source[3]
2004 Fullmetal Alchemist Nina Tucker Press[15]
2005 Aquarion Silvia De Alisia [16]
2005 Gunslinger Girl Elsa Press[15]
2006 Black Cat Eve, Tearju Lunatique [17]
2006 Shin-chan Georgie Funimation dub Resume
2006 Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase [15]
2006 Black Blood Brothers Yafuri Chao ADR Director
2007 Dragonaut: The Resonance Akira Soya [18][19]
2007 Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad Maho Minami Resume
2007 Hell Girl Ai Enma Press[15]
2007–present One Piece Tony Tony Chopper, Young Zoro (Ep. 19+), Carmen, Young Rongo, Chocolat (Fake Nami), Additional Voices Funimation dub
"Bon Voyage!" English ver. Vocalist
"Memories" English ver. Vocalist		 Press[15]
2007 School Rumble Mikoto Suou [15]
2007 Suzuka Honoka Sakurai [episode needed]
2007 Trinity Blood Elise Wasmeyer Ep. 2 Resume
2008 Darker Than Black Yin [20]
2008 Sasami: Magical Girls Club Tsukasa Takamine [episode needed]
2008 xxxHolic Moro, Zashiki-warashi ADR Director [episode needed]
2008–11 Black Butler Ciel Phantomhive [21][22]
2008 School Rumble: Extra Class Mikoto Suou ADR Director
2008 Claymore Priscilla [15]
2009–2020 A Certain Scientific Railgun Ruiko Saten Also S and T [23][24]
2009 Nabari no Ou Miharu Rokujo Resume
2009 Rebuild of Evangelion film series Rei Ayanami [15]
2009 Romeo x Juliet Juliet Resume
2009 Ouran High School Host Club Shiro Takaoji Resume
2009 Spice and Wolf Holo [25]
2009 Sgt. Frog Tamama [15]
2009 The Tower of Druaga Ahmey Resume
2010 Dragon Ball Z Kai Chiaotzu, Puar Funimation dub Resume
2010 Hetalia: Axis Powers Chibitalia [26]
2011 Chrome Shelled Regios Nina Antalk [episode needed]
2012–19 Fairy Tail Juvia Lockser [27]
2011 Future Diary Yuno Gasai (2nd) [28][29]
2011 Ga-Rei: Zero Kazuhiro Mitogawa Resume
2011 Summer Wars Natsuki Shinohara Resume
2011 Rosario + Vampire Kurumu Kurono Resume
2012 Aquarion Evol Mikono Suzushiro [30]
2012 C – Control – The Money and Soul of Possibility MSHYU [31]
2012 Ōkami-san and her Seven Companions Ryoko Okami [32]
2012 Fractale Clain [33]
2012 King of Thorn Kasumi Ishiki [34]
2012 Shakugan no Shana series Kazumi Yoshida Season 2-3 Resume
2012 Steins;Gate Nae Tennoji [35]
2013 Good Luck Girl! Ichiko Sakura [36]
2014–19 Tokyo Ghoul series Touka Kirishima Also √A and :re [37][38]
2014 Robotics;Notes Nae [39]
2014 Psycho-Pass Rikako Oroyo Resume
2016 Snow White with the Red Hair Shirayuki   [40]
2016–present My Hero Academia Minoru Mineta [41]
2016 Danganronpa 3: Despair Arc Ibuki Mioda [42]
2017 Dragon Ball Super Puar, Chiaotzu, Arale Norimaki [43][21]
2017 Aria the Scarlet Ammo AA Shirayuki Hotogi [44]
2017 Sakura Quest Ririko [45]
2017 Hyouka Kochi [46]
2018 Hinamatsuri Hina [47][21]
2018 Zombie Land Saga Sakura Minamoto ADR Song Director, ADR Lyric Adaptation, ADR Song Arrangement [48]
2019-2021 Fruits Basket Isuzu Soma 2019 reboot [49]
2021 The Case Study of Vanitas Chloé d'Apchier [50]


Film

List of dubbing performances in direct-to-video, feature and television films
Year Title Role Notes Source[3]
2009 xxxHolic: A Midsummer Night's Dream Moro ADR Director
2009 Summer Wars Natsuki Shinohara [citation needed]
2013 One Piece Film: Strong World Tony Tony Chopper [citation needed]
2014 One Piece Film: Z Tony Tony Chopper [citation needed]
2014 Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods Chiaotzu, Puar Resume
2017 One Piece Film: Gold Tony Tony Chopper [citation needed]
2017 Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic Ciel Phantomhive [51]
2017 Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry Juvia Lockser [52]
2017 Napping Princess Kokone [53]
2018 My Hero Academia: Two Heroes Minoru Mineta [21]
2019 Dragon Ball Super: Broly Broly (Young), Ba [54][55]
2019 One Piece: Stampede Tony Tony Chopper [56]
2019 My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising Minoru Mineta Resume
2022 Sing a Bit of Harmony ADR Music Director [57]
2022 One Piece Film: Red Tony Tony Chopper [58]

Video games

List of voice and dubbing performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes Source[3]
2006 Super Dragon Ball Z Videl [21]
2006 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 Bulla, Ghost Usher [21]
2007 Guitar Hero 3 Singer, others Resume
2007 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 Arale Norimaki, Chiaotzu, Puar [21]
2008 One Piece: Unlimited Adventure Tony Tony Chopper [59]
2008 Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon Moogle Press[15]
2008 Guitar Hero 4 Singer, others Resume
2008 Dragon Ball: Origins Puar [21]
2008 Mushroom Men Pax Resume
2009 The Maw Frank Resume
2009 Lux-Pain Rui Yamase, Lil ADR Director
2009 Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo Chiaotzu [21]
2009–19 Borderlands series Mad Moxxi [60]
2009 Dragon Ball: Raging Blast Chiaotzu [21]
2009 Ghostbusters: The Video Game Additional Voices [21]
2010 Dragon Ball: Origins 2 Arale Norimaki [21]
2010 Donkey Kong Country Returns Various Resume
2010 Comic Jumper: The Adventures of Captain Smiley Gerda, Paper Lad Resume
2010 Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team Chiaotzu [21]
2010 Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 Chiaotzu [21]
2011 Monster Tale Ellie [21]
2011 Duke Nukem Forever Miso, Chasity Resume
2013 The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct Various Resume
2013 Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate Nyotengu Also in Last Round Tweet[61][62]
2014 Smite Artemis, Cupid [21]
2014 Tales of Xillia 2 Elle Mel Marta
2016 Battleborn Mellka Tweet[63]
2017 Fire Emblem Heroes Ayra, Lute [21]
2018 Dragon Ball FighterZ Chiaotzu [21]
2018 Dragon Ball Legends Chiaotzu [21]
2018 Soulcalibur VI [64]
2020 Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Chiaotzu, Puar, Arale Norimaki [21]

Live-action

List of acting performances in film and television
Year Title Role Notes Source[3]
2010 The Good Guys Krista Episode: "The Whistleblower" Resume
2011 Chase Renee Episode: "Father Figure"
2013 The Walking Dead Ana Episode: "Indifference" Resume
2013 Upstream Color Woman in Club [65]
2014 Star-Crossed Sophia 12 episodes [9][10][11]
2014 The Ladies of the House Crystal [66][67]
2015 Castle Jody Evans Episode: "Habeas Corpse" Resume
2015 Lumberjack Man LuAnn Potts [68]
2023 Ultraman Z Pega (English Dub)

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  25. ^ "Shelf Life - Sugar and Spice". animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved September 30, 2016. Funimation has done a nice job with the dub. Weirdly, though, Brina Palencia and J. Michael Tatum very carefully annunciate every word in the show. I couldn't tell if they were aping the super-articulate speech of the Japanese actors or what. It's not bad, it's just a little odd. The dub script is quite loyal to the subs. Palencia's performance really captures the character.
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  47. ^ "The first dubbed episode of Hinamatsuri streams tomorrow! Here's the cast list for it: HINA- Brina Palencia YOSHIFUMI NITTA- Jarrod Greene HITOMI MISHIMA- Tabitha Ray MAO- Ariel Graham BABA KASHIRA- Tyler Walker SABU- Kyle Phillips OYAJI- Bill Jenkins". @FUNimation. April 25, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
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  54. ^ @DamanMills (January 17, 2019). "Wow... This movie was WILD!! Everyone did such an amazing job! Props to our cast and crew. ☺️ Go see it, guys! And…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  62. ^ Palencia, Brina [@BrinaPalencia] (October 1, 2015). "@BLFToLoveRu Yup" (Tweet). Retrieved July 13, 2018 – via Twitter.
  63. ^ Palencia, Brina [@BrinaPalencia] (November 7, 2015). "Hey guess what? I play Mellka in #battleborn! Thanks #gearbox #aaronlindesbeard" (Tweet). Retrieved November 10, 2015 – via Twitter.
  64. ^ Palencia, Brina [@BrinaPalencia] (June 15, 2019). "I'm not sure. That sounds familiar but I'm really bad at remembering the names of things I'm in" (Tweet). Retrieved August 5, 2020 – via Twitter.
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