Melissa Fahn
Fahn at Anime USA 2015
Born
Huntington, New York
Other namesMelissa Charles[1]
Tina Dixon[2]
Alma materEdison (Huntington Beach, California)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1985–present
Agent(s)Arlene Thornton and Associates
Children1
FamilyTom Fahn (brother)
Jonathan Fahn (brother)
Mike Fahn (brother)
Musical career
Instrument(s)Vocals

Melissa Fahn is an American actress and singer, best known as the voice of Gaz Membrane in the Nickelodeon animated series Invader Zim, Dendy in the Cartoon Network animated series OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes, Hello Kitty in Hello Kitty's Paradise, as well as voicing many anime and video game characters like Edward from Cowboy Bebop, Neptune from Hyperdimension Neptunia and Rider and her various other incarnations in the Fate stay/night franchise. She starred in the Broadway performance of Wicked and various theatre projects in Los Angeles.

Early life and education

Fahn was born in Long Island, New York to Michael and Millie Fahn.[3] She is the youngest of four siblings. She performed dancing at the age of 3. Her family moved to Huntington Beach, California. Her father, a jazz drummer, encouraged her to learn singing and acting in addition to just dancing. She continued in community theater productions and toured with Young Americans. She majored in dance at California State University, Long Beach, but left after one year to devote her time to work and theater.[4]

Career

While working as a receptionist, her voice caught the attention of a casting director for a new Betty Boop featurette, which led to her first voice-over role in The Betty Boop Movie Mystery.[4] Fahn has voiced many animated characters, Edward in Cowboy Bebop, Haruka in Noein, Gaz as well as others in Invader Zim, and Rika Nonaka, Kristy Damon and Nene Amano in Digimon. She is the voice of Neptune in the Hyperdimension Neptunia series.[5]

She performed live on stage worldwide in shows such as Hal Prince's 3hree, Gilligan's Island the Musical, Singin' in the Rain, No, No, Nanette and the rock-operas of Vox Lumiere.

In 2007, Fahn released her music album Avignon which was produced by her husband, Joel Alpers. The album also involved her brother Tom on trombone and sister-in-law Mary Ann McSweeney in bass. Alpers also played drums and percussion.[6]

Wicked

Fahn was a member of the ensemble in the original Broadway cast of Stephen Schwartz's musical Wicked. In March 2004, Fahn became an understudy for the role of Glinda, replacing Melissa Bell Chait who had suffered a minor stroke. Fahn departed the show on October 31, 2004. She later became an original cast member of the Los Angeles sit-down productions, performing in the ensemble and again understudying the role of Glinda before departing on December 30, 2007.

Personal life

Fahn has three older brothers: Mike Fahn is a musician, while Tom Fahn and Jonathan Fahn are fellow voice and stage actors. In 2000, Fahn met musician Joel Alpers in Los Angeles, and they wed at Kauai, Hawaii, in 2002.

Filmography

Animation

List of voice performances in animation
Year Title Role Notes Source[7]
1989 The Betty Boop Movie Mystery Betty Boop Resume
1991 The Ren & Stimpy Show Cindy, Debra, Lady, Girl Resume
1998 The Wild Thornberrys Katrina Episode: "On the Right Track" [8]
2001–02 Invader Zim Gaz Membrane, others [8][9][10]
2002 Zentrix Akina Resume
2009 Gormiti Jessica Season 1 Press[11]
2017–19 OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Dendy [8]
2019 Pucca: Love Recipe Ching
2020-present Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir Duusu [12]

Film

List of voice performances in feature, direct-to-video and television films
Year Title Role Notes Source[7]
2001 Cowboy Bebop: The Movie Edward Television film
2019 Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus Gaz Membrane [13]

Video games

List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes Source[7]
2002 Digimon Rumble Arena Rika Nonaka [8]
2008 SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom Gaz Membrane [8]
2011 Nicktoons MLB [8]
2019 Steven Universe: Unleash the Light Demantoid [14]
2021 Tower of Fantasy Ene [15]
2023 Honkai: Star Rail Silver Wolf [16]
2023 Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 Gaz Membrane

Theater

List of acting performances in theater
Year Title Role Notes Source[17]
2003 Wicked Ensemble Soloist, Glinda (understudy) Original Broadway production, Los Angeles production [18]

Live action television and film

List of acting performances in film and television
Year Title Role Notes Source[19]
Passions Young Esmerelda Resume
1993 Beverly Hills 90210 Student in Black Ep. "Emily" [20]
Head of the Class Stephanie Resume
The Eddie Files The Waitress Resume
Fast Food Cookie short film Resume
A Night at the Roxbury Resume
The Last Day Resume
Say Anything... Resume
Cast a Deadly Spell Resume
1988 Salsa Featured Dancer Resume
Zombie Prom Studio singer Resume
2011 Tick Tock Boom Clap Sara Press[11]

Dubbing roles

Anime

List of English dubbing performances in anime
Year Title Role Notes Source[7]
1992 Super Dimension Fortress Macross II: Lovers, Again Amy As Melissa Charles CA
1992–93 Guyver OVAs Mizuki Segawa As Melissa Charles
Also Guyver II		 CA
1993 Moldiver Mao Shirase As Melissa Charles
OVA		 CA
1995 Black Magic M-66 Ferris As Melissa Charles [1]
1995 Phantom Quest Corp Nanami Rokugou As Melissa Charles
OVA		 CA
1995–99 El-Hazard series Alielle, others Voice acting as Melissa Charles under El-Hazard Talent
English Vocal for theme song "Clever" in Wanderers as Melissa Fahn		 CA[21]
1997 Tokyo Revelation Kiyoko As Melissa Charles
OVA		 CA
1998–2000 Fushigi Yuugi series Nyan Nyan As Melissa Charles CA
1999 Cowboy Bebop Edward As Melissa Charles [22][23]
1999 Jungle de Ikou! Natsumi, Mei CA
1999 Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket Dorothy As Melissa Charles CA
2000 Hello Kitty's Paradise Hello Kitty [11][24]
2000 Apocalypse Zero Megumi As Melissa Charles
OVA		 CA
2000 Arc the Lad Shante, others As Melissa Charles CA
2000 Black Heaven Psychic Bell Ringer As Melissa Charles CA
2000 Magic Knight Rayearth 2 Tarta & Tatra As Melissa Charles CA
2000 Panda! Go, Panda! Panny CA
2000 FLCL Eri Ninamori As Heather Lee Joelson Press[11][25]
2001 Samurai Girl Real Bout High School Nanako Hishinuma As Tina Dixon [2]
2001 Blood: The Last Vampire Linda OVA CA
2001 Digimon Tamers Rika Nonaka/Sakuyamon (Share With Mari Devon) [8]
2001 Gate Keepers Specs As Melissa Charles CA
2001 Mezzo Forte Mikura Suzuki As Tina Dixon CA
2001 Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team Karen (Child) As Melissa Charles CA
2001 Nightwalker Asami Akiba, Monique As Melissa Charles CA
2001 Vampire Princess Miyu Lilith, Shizuko, Mei-Fah TV series CA
2002 Vandread series Amarone Slainthiev As Tina Dixon CA
2002 Digimon Frontier Narrator CA
2003 Gun Frontier Various characters As Tina Dixon CA
2003 Idol Project Corvette Hyers As Tina Dixon CA
2003 Kikaider Etsuko Sarutobi CA
2003 Love Hina Again Kanako Urashima As Tina Dixon CA
2003 Lupin III: Part II Marianne, Party Guest CA
2003 Mahoromatic Chizuko Oe As Tina Dixon [26][27]
2003 Please Teacher! Kaede Misumi CA
2003 s-CRY-ed Cammy, Girl at Party, Chuka CA
2003 Sakura Wars: The Movie Orihime Soletta As Tina Dixon CA
2003 Wild Arms: Twilight Venom Michelle Fran As Tina Dixon CA
2004 Burn-Up Scramble Various characters As Tina Dixon CA
2004 Kaze no Yojimbo Miyuki Tanokura CA
2004 Sakura Taisen: Sumire Orihime Soletta As Tina Dixon CA
2004–05 Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series Tachikoma Also 2nd Gig, Tachikomatic Complex CA
2005 Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo Various characters As Tina Dixon CA
2006–07 Haré+Guu Rebecca As Tina Dixon [28]
2005 Le Portrait de Petit Cossette Woman (Mistress) As Tina Dixon
OAV series		 CA
2005 Mars Daybreak Vestamona "Vess" Lauren CA
2005 New Getter Robo Ruby, Lab Staff As Tina Dixon CA
2005 Samurai Champloo Various characters As Tina Dixon CA
2005 Skyhigh Sayuri Toyama As Tina Dixon CA
2005 Tenjho Tenge Mana Kuzunoha As Tina Dixon CA
2005 Zatch Bell! Tia [29]
2006 Karas Chizuru CA
2006 Noein Haruka Kaminogi CA
2006 Paradise Kiss Miwako Sakurada As Jolie Jackson CA
2007 Digimon Data Squad Kristy Damon CA
2007 Blue Dragon Bouquet [30]
2008 Stitch! Sasha/Ani/Young Lilo Press[11]
2013 Digimon Fusion Nene Amano [8]
2013 Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation Neptune Press[11]
2014 Knights of Sidonia Izana Shinatose Press[11]
2015 Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works Rider/Medusa [31]
2015 Glitter Force Theresa Netflix series
2017 Glitter Force Doki Doki Clara Yotsuba/Glitter Clover Netflix series
2018 Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Himawari Uzumaki [32]
2018 Lost Song Finis
2019 Fate/Grand Order: First Order Lancer/Medusa
2019 Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia Ana, Gorgon, Tiamat
2020–22 Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045 Tachikoma [8]
2020 My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Maria Campbell [33]
2022 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean The Green Baby [8]

Film

List of English dubbing performances in feature, direct-to-video and television films
Year Title Role Notes Source[7]
1999 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Movie Trilogy Fraw Bow As Melissa Charles CA
2001 Ah! My Goddess: The Movie Sora Hasegawa As Melissa Charles CA
2002 Cowboy Bebop: The Movie Edward As Melissa Charles [34]
2005 Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers Rika [8]
2005 Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomon Rika [8]
2017 Boruto: Naruto the Movie Himawari Uzumaki [citation needed]
2018 Sailor Moon S: The Movie Princess Snow Kaguya Viz media version [35][non-primary source needed]
2018 Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower Rider/Medusa
2019 Promare Biar Colossus [36]
2019 Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel II. lost butterfly Rider/Medusa
2021 Violet Evergarden: The Movie Additional Cast
2021 Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel III. spring song Rider/Medusa

Video games

List of English dubbing performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes Source[7]
2002 Digimon Rumble Arena Rika Nonaka [8]
2006 God Hand Conchita, Villains, Villagers [8]
2008 Star Ocean: First Departure Welch Vineyard [8]
2009 Star Ocean: Second Evolution Welch Vineyard [8]
2010 Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love Rosarita Aries [37][38]
2011–present Hyperdimension Neptunia series Neptune [5]
2013 Fire Emblem Awakening Maribelle Press[11]
2013 Rune Factory 4 Frey Also Special [8]
2016 Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness Welch Vineyard [8]
2016 World of Final Fantasy Chocochick [8]
2017 Fire Emblem Heroes Tana, Maribelle [8][39]
2022 Star Ocean: The Divine Force Welch Vineyard [8]
2023 Honkai: Star Rail Silver Wolf [40]

Discography

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