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Megan Hollingshead

Megan Hollingshead

Voice Actor

Megan Hollingshead is an American voice actress who has also recorded under the names Karen Thompson and Kelli Kassidi. In the Gurren Lagann English dub she voices Adiane the Elegant, one of the series' Four Supreme Generals.

Role: Voice Actor
Nationality: American
Years Active: 1993-present
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Gurren Lagann Role

Hollingshead voices Adiane the Elegant, the sole female member of the Spiral King's Four Supreme Generals and one of the series' primary antagonists during the Beastmen War arc. The character is written as hot-tempered and vindictive, prone to taking her frustrations out on her rival Viral, and Hollingshead's performance leans into that volatility. Adiane sits alongside Hollingshead's broader catalog of forceful, larger-than-life anime villain and authority-figure roles.

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Career and Notable Roles

Hollingshead has voiced a wide range of recognizable anime characters since the early 1990s. She plays Nurse Joy throughout the Pokemon anime and Mai Valentine in the original Yu-Gi-Oh! series, plus Shizune in Naruto and Rangiku Matsumoto in Bleach. Her catalog also includes Caster from the Fate/stay night franchise and Re-l Mayer in Ergo Proxy.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who does Megan Hollingshead voice?

Megan Hollingshead voices Adiane the Elegant, the sole female member of the Spiral King's Four Supreme Generals, in Gurren Lagann. Her broader catalog spans a wide range of anime characters since the early 1990s, built largely around forceful villain and authority-figure performances. That range places Adiane alongside a long list of similarly commanding roles.

What is Megan Hollingshead's most famous role?

Hollingshead is widely recognized for playing Nurse Joy throughout the Pokemon anime and Mai Valentine in the original Yu-Gi-Oh! series, two of the longest-running credits in her catalog. She also voices Shizune in Naruto and Caster in the Fate/stay night franchise. Her Gurren Lagann role, Adiane the Elegant, sits within that same broad body of anime work.

Who does Megan Hollingshead voice in Gurren Lagann?

Hollingshead voices Adiane the Elegant, the sole female member of the Spiral King's Four Supreme Generals and one of the series' primary antagonists during the Beastmen War arc. The character is written as hot-tempered and vindictive, often taking her frustrations out on her rival Viral. Hollingshead's performance leans into that volatility, fitting her broader catalog of forceful anime villain roles.

What other anime has Megan Hollingshead been in?

Hollingshead's catalog includes Shizune in Naruto, Rangiku Matsumoto in Bleach, and Re-l Mayer in Ergo Proxy. She also voices Caster in the Fate/stay night franchise. Her career in anime dubbing dates back to the early 1990s.

Who is Megan Hollingshead?

Megan Hollingshead is an American voice actress active in anime dubbing since 1993, who has also recorded under the names Karen Thompson and Kelli Kassidi. Her catalog spans forceful villain and authority-figure roles, including Adiane the Elegant in Gurren Lagann and Mai Valentine in the original Yu-Gi-Oh! series. She remains one of the more recognizable voices across long-running anime franchises.

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