Michelle Ruff

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.

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

Occupation

voice actor

University

Michigan State University

Motto

Private

• 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

Tags

• Michigan
• voice actor

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.