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Michelle Ruff

ミシェル・ラフ　/　みしぇる・らふ

American voice actor

September 22, 1967 (age 58)　・　Detroit, Michigan, United States

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My Take

For anyone raised on anime, Michelle Ruff's voice is woven into the memory itself. Rukia in Bleach, Yuki Nagato, Yoko in Gurren Lagann, Luna in Sailor Moon, that is a staggering roster of beloved characters, and she brings a distinctive cool, controlled steadiness to so many of them. What charms me is the early-career detail of using her mother's name as a pseudonym; there is warmth behind the polish. A Michigan State graduate giving English voices to Japanese icons is exactly the kind of quiet cross-cultural craft I admire most.

Overview

Michelle Suzanne Ruff is an American voice actress known for her work in anime and video games. In her early voice acting career, she used her mother's name, Georgette Rose, as a pseudonym. Some of her roles include Rukia Kuchiki in Bleach, Luna in Sailor Moon, Zoe in Digimon Frontier, Yuki Nagato in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Yoko Littner in Gurren Lagann, Fujiko Mine in Lupin the Third, Chi in Chobits, Aoi…

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1. Profile

Name (English): Michelle Ruff
Name (Japanese): ミシェル・ラフ
Reading: みしぇる・らふ
Born: September 22, 1967 (age 58)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Goat
Origin: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: voice actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Michigan State University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.voiceofmichelleruff.com/
Xhttps://x.com/michelleruffvo1
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9F%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%95

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