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My Take
What strikes me about Kari Wahlgren is how much of my own anime memory is secretly hers. She broke in voicing Haruko in FLCL, then kept turning up everywhere I looked: Saya in Blood+, Fuu in Samurai Champloo, Robin in Witch Hunter Robin. That's the strange gift of an English dub artist, you carry the voice for years without ever learning the face. A Kansas kid who went through the University of Kansas and ended up defining how a generation heard Japanese animation in English feels quietly remarkable to me, even if she's never a household name.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kari Wahlgren
- Name (Japanese)
- カリ・ウォールグレン
- Reading
- かり・うぉーるぐれん
- Born
- July 13, 1977 (age 49)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Snake
- Origin
- Hoisington, Kansas, United States
- Occupation
- voice actor / actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- University
- University of Kansas
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Kari Wahlgren born?
Born July 13, 1977 (age 49).
Where is Kari Wahlgren from?
Kari Wahlgren is from Hoisington, Kansas, United States.
What does Kari Wahlgren do?
Kari Wahlgren works as voice actor, actor, television actor, film actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.