Amanda Beth Winn Lee is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 voice actress, writer and ADR

Dubbing (filmmaking)

Dubbing is the post-production process of recording and replacing voices on a motion picture or television soundtrack subsequent to the original shooting. The term most commonly refers to the substitution of the voices of the actors shown on the screen by those of different performers, who may be...

 director who works mainly on anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 dubs. She was the voice of Mimiru in .hack//SIGN

.hack//SIGN

.hack//Sign is an anime television series directed by Kōichi Mashimo and produced by studio Bee Train and Bandai Visual, that makes up one of the four original storylines of the .hack franchise...

, Rally Vincent in Gunsmith Cats

Gunsmith Cats

is a Japanese seinen manga series written and illustrated by Kenichi Sonoda. It was published in Kodansha's Afternoon from 1991 to 1997 and was followed between 2004 and 2008 by a sequel series Gunsmith Cats Burst which included the same characters and situations.The series describes the adventures...

, Yohko Mano in Devil Hunter Yohko

Devil Hunter Yohko

is an anime series created by Madhouse, produced by Toho, and published in North America by ADV Films. Devil Hunter Yohko was ADV Films' first VHS release...

, Momiji Kushinada in Blue Seed

Blue Seed

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuzo Takada. The plot is based on the Izumo cycle of Japanese mythology and the tale of the god Susanoo and the eight-headed monster Yamata no Orochi. The main character, Momiji Fujimiya, is a descendant of the mythical . When Japan is menaced...

, and was featured most notably as Rei Ayanami

Rei Ayanami

is a fictional character from the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise, a Japanese anime from Gainax. She is the First Child and pilot of the Evangelion Unit 00....

 of Neon Genesis Evangelion fame. Aside from voice work she quite often handles production, ADR direction, and the scripting of various projects for her dubbing company Gaijin Productions, LLC. She has also been credited as Amanda Winn, before she was married.

She can also be heard in the commentary for the Region 1 The End of Evangelion

The End of Evangelion

is a 1997 Japanese animated science fiction film written and directed by Hideaki Anno along with Kazuya Tsurumaki; it ended the anime releases in the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise until the Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy remakes were announced in 2006....

DVD along with fellow voice actors Taliesin Jaffe

Taliesin Jaffe

Taliesin Jaffe is an American voice director, script writer, voice actor, and former child actor.Jaffe was born in Los Angeles, California. He is known for directing and writing many English language anime titles for New Generation Pictures, most notably R.O.D the TV and Hellsing...

 and husband/Gaijin co-owner Jason C. Lee.

Expanding on her anime work, Winn-Lee also provided the voice of Konoko, the protagonist of the Bungie Studios video game Oni.

Winn Lee served as ADR director, dub script writer, and producer for the English versions of The End of Evangelion

The End of Evangelion

is a 1997 Japanese animated science fiction film written and directed by Hideaki Anno along with Kazuya Tsurumaki; it ended the anime releases in the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise until the Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy remakes were announced in 2006....

and Evangelion: Death and Rebirth

Evangelion: Death and Rebirth

is the first movie in the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise. It consists of two parts, Death and Rebirth, respectively. It was released, along with the follow-up, The End of Evangelion, in response to the success of the TV series and a strong demand by fans for another ending...

. She also directed and performed leading roles in the English versions of Dead Leaves

Dead Leaves

is a 2004 Japanese animated science fiction film produced by animation studio Production I.G. It was distributed in Japan by Shochiku, in North America, Canada and the UK by Manga Entertainment, and in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment. It is directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi...

and the Read or Die OVA

Read or Die (OVA)

The OVA based on the Read or Die manga series created by Hideyuki Kurata was created by Studio Deen in early 2001 and distributed outside Japan by Manga Entertainment in 2003. The series, directed by Koji Masunari, features the main characters of the original manga such as Yomiko Readman and Joker...

.

She had been working with ADV Films for years before she moved out to create Gaijin Productions.

Amanda and Jason Lee's son, Nicholas Lee, was born in November 2004. Her son was soon discovered to have infant leukemia

Leukemia

Leukemia or leukaemia is a type of cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells called "blasts". Leukemia is a broad term covering a spectrum of diseases...

, requiring extensive treatment before he was one year old. Amanda and Jason were not involved in any new projects for several years, because they were caring for their son. However, by November 2008, Nicholas has been cancer-free for three years, which is the benchmark for doctors that his odds of cancer recurrence are virtually non-existent.

It was suggested by Spike Spencer

Spike Spencer

Charles Forrest "Spike" Spencer is an American actor best known for dubbing Japanese anime films. He is best known for roles in ADV Films dubs of Neon Genesis Evangelion , Martian Successor Nadesico , and Excel Saga . He has also performed voice acting for radio, especially commercials...

 (her friend as well as fellow voice actor) at Nan Desu Kan 2007 that she was interested in reprising her role(s) in the upcoming Rebuild of Evangelion

Rebuild of Evangelion

Rebuild of Evangelion, known in Japan as , is a Japanese animated film series and a remake of the original Neon Genesis Evangelion series. It is being produced by Studio Khara and KlockWorx in partnership with Gainax...

films. However, in May 2009, North American anime distributor Funimation announced that the role of Rei for the first film Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone

Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone

is a 2007 Japanese animated film written and chief directed by Hideaki Anno. It is the first of four films released in the Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy based on the original anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. It was produced and co-distributed by Anno's Studio Khara in partnership with Gainax...

would be voiced by Brina Palencia

Brina Palencia

Brina Michelle Palencia is an American voice actress, singer, and ADR director who works for Funimation Entertainment. She has provided voices for a number of English language versions of Japanese anime films and television series.Apart from her adult female voices, she has been cast in younger...

.

Anime voices

• .hack//Intermezzo - Mimiru
• .hack//SIGN
  .hack//SIGN
  .hack//Sign is an anime television series directed by Kōichi Mashimo and produced by studio Bee Train and Bandai Visual, that makes up one of the four original storylines of the .hack franchise...
  
  - Mimiru
• .hack//Legend of the Twilight
  .hack//Legend of the Twilight
  is a science fiction manga series written by Tatsuya Hamazaki and drawn by Rei Izumi. The twenty-two chapters of .hack//Legend of the Twilight appeared as a serial in the Japanese magazine Comptiq, and published in three tankōbon by Kadokawa Shoten from July 2002 to April 2004...
  
  - Magi
• .hack//Unison - Mimiru
• Battle Angel - Gally
• Blue Seed
  Blue Seed
  is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuzo Takada. The plot is based on the Izumo cycle of Japanese mythology and the tale of the god Susanoo and the eight-headed monster Yamata no Orochi. The main character, Momiji Fujimiya, is a descendant of the mythical . When Japan is menaced...
  
  - Momiji Fujimiya, Kaede Kunikida
• Burn Up!
  Burn Up!
  is a 1991 Japanese anime original video animation release. It concerns a special group of police officers called Team Warrior who are often given special assignments in the police department....
  
  - Reimi
• Burn Up W
  Burn Up W
  is an anime OVA directed by Hiroshi Negishi and released in 1996. It was soon followed by a series version called Burn Up Excess though it occasionally lacks continuity with the series. The OVA consists of four episodes, chronicling Team Warrior through more missions...
  
  , Burn Up Excess
  Burn Up Excess
  Burn-Up Excess is an animated Japanese television series, directed by Shinichiro Kimura and produced by AIC. It aired from 1997 to 1998, ran for 13 episodes, and 4 volumes of videos were released on VHS and DVD in North America by ADV Films....
  
  - Rio Kinezone
• Dead Leaves
  Dead Leaves
  is a 2004 Japanese animated science fiction film produced by animation studio Production I.G. It was distributed in Japan by Shochiku, in North America, Canada and the UK by Manga Entertainment, and in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment. It is directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi...
  
  - Pandy
• Devil Hunter Yohko
  Devil Hunter Yohko
  is an anime series created by Madhouse, produced by Toho, and published in North America by ADV Films. Devil Hunter Yohko was ADV Films' first VHS release...
  
  - Yohko Mano, Ayako Mano
• Dragon Half
  Dragon Half
  is a manga created by Ryūsuke Mita and serialized in Monthly Dragon Magazine from 1988 to 1994. It was adapted into a two episode anime OVA series in 1993...
  
  - Princess Vina
• Ellcia
  Ellcia
  is an anime OVA directed by Noriyasu Kogawa and animated by J.C.Staff. It was released in 1993, and consists of 4 50-minute episodes....
  
  - Crystel
• F3 - Hiroe Ogawa (Soft Cel dub, credited as Helen Bed)
• Fire Emblem - Elis
• Geneshaft
  Geneshaft
  is a Japanese science fiction anime television series set in space, produced by Bandai Visual in 2001, and directed by Kazuki Akane...
  
  - Mika Seido
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
  Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
  is an anime television series produced by Production I.G and based on Masamune Shirow's manga Ghost in the Shell. It was written and directed by Kenji Kamiyama, with original character design by Hajime Shimomura and a soundtrack by Yoko Kanno...
  
  - Kurutan
• Golden Boy
  Golden Boy (manga)
  is a Japanese manga series by Tatsuya Egawa about a 25-year-old freeter, pervert, and "travelling student" named Kintaro Oe . The manga was originally serialized in Shueisha's Super Jump starting in 1992, with the first collected volume released the following year...
  
  - Girl A, Producer
• Gunsmith Cats
  Gunsmith Cats
  is a Japanese seinen manga series written and illustrated by Kenichi Sonoda. It was published in Kodansha's Afternoon from 1991 to 1997 and was followed between 2004 and 2008 by a sequel series Gunsmith Cats Burst which included the same characters and situations.The series describes the adventures...
  
  - Rally Vincent
• Marchen Awakens Romance - Gido
• Neon Genesis Evangelion
  Neon Genesis Evangelion
  , commonly referred to as Evangelion, is a commercially and critically successful Japanese anime series that began airing in October 1995. The series was highly influential, and launched the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise. It garnered several major animation awards...
  
  - Rei Ayanami
  Rei Ayanami
  is a fictional character from the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise, a Japanese anime from Gainax. She is the First Child and pilot of the Evangelion Unit 00....
  
  , Pen Pen, Yui Ikari (movies only),
• Plastic Little
  Plastic Little
  is an anime created by Satoshi Urushihara. It was published in Japan as a one-shot OVA. The anime motion picture was first released in North America on VHS by ADV Films, in 2001 ADV announced that the anime would be released on to DVD on February 5, 2002...
  
  - Titaniva Mu Koshigaya
• Read or Die
  Read or Die (OVA)
  The OVA based on the Read or Die manga series created by Hideyuki Kurata was created by Studio Deen in early 2001 and distributed outside Japan by Manga Entertainment in 2003. The series, directed by Koji Masunari, features the main characters of the original manga such as Yomiko Readman and Joker...
  
  (OVA) - Nancy "Miss Deep" Makuhari
• Spriggan
  Spriggan
  Spriggans are legendary creatures known from Cornish faery lore. They are particular to West Penwith in Cornwall.-Spriggans in folklore:Spriggans were depicted as grotesquely ugly, and were said to be found at old ruins and barrows guarding buried treasure and generally acting as fairy bodyguards....
  
  - Flight Attendant
• Sukeban Deka
  Sukeban Deka
  is a Japanese detective action shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Shinji Wada and serialized on Hana to Yume. Sukeban Deka has been adapted into three live-action television series, an original video animation series and three feature films, the latest of which was released in 2006 as...
  
  - Saki Asamiya
• Super Atragan - Annette

Video Game Roles

• .hack//Quarantine - Mimiru
• Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed
  Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed
  Ape Escape: Pumped and Primed, known in Japan as Gacha Mecha Stadium Saru Battle , is a video game that was developed by SCEI for the PlayStation 2. The game was published by Ubisoft and SCEI in 2004. It is the fourth title in the Ape Escape franchise...
  
  - Casi (uncredited)
• Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
  Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
  is a tactical role-playing video game developed by Nippon Ichi Software and published by Nippon Ichi Software in Japan, Atlus USA, Inc. in North America, and Koei in Europe for the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console...
  
  - Etna
• Enchanted Arms
  Enchanted Arms
  Enchanted Arms is a science fiction/fantasy-based role-playing game for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Although the game was intended to be an Xbox 360 launch title for the Japanese market, its release date was pushed back to , by the developer, From Software...
  
  - Karin
• GrimGrimoire
  GrimGrimoire
  is a real-time strategy video game from Vanillaware and Nippon Ichi for the PlayStation 2.-Plot:Lillet Blan is a young magician admitted to a prestigious magic school, the Tower of Silver Star. Though she attends normal classes for the first four days and meets the various professors and students,...
  
  - Margarita Surprise
• Heavy Gear II - Pinter, O'Neill
• Luminous Arc
  Luminous Arc
  is a tactical role-playing game from Marvelous for the Nintendo DS. Luminous Arc was released in Japan on February 8, 2007 and August 14, 2007 in North America by Atlus. The game was released in Europe on October 12, 2007 by Rising Star Games....
  
  - Lucia
• Makai Kingdom - Pram
• Oni - Konoko
• Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
  Persona 2
  is a two-part series of Japanese console role-playing games for the Sony PlayStation, developed by Atlus. and are two chapters of the same storyline...
  
  - Ulala
• Star Trek: Elite Force II
  Star Trek: Elite Force II
  Star Trek: Elite Force II is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Ritual Entertainment and published by Activision. It was released on June 20, 2003 for Microsoft Windows. Elite Force II is a sequel to 2000's Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force...
  
  - Kleeya
• Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga
  Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga
  Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga, known in Japan as , is a PlayStation 2 role-playing game developed by Atlus and first released in Japan on July 15, 2004...
  
  - Argilla
• Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2
  Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2
  Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2, known in Japan as , is a direct sequel to the video game Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga, directly continuing the story where it left off. The game marks as the final chapter in the series and answers certain questions left from the open-ended prequel...
  
  - Argilla
• Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4
  Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4
  Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4, originally released in Japan as simply , is a role-playing video game developed and published by Atlus for Sony's PlayStation 2, and chronologically the fifth installment in the Shin Megami Tensei: Persona series. Persona 4 was released in Japan in July 2008, North...
  
  - Yukiko Amagi
• Soul Nomad and the World Eaters - Danette
• Tail Concerto
  Tail Concerto
  Tail Concerto is a 3D anime-style action-adventure and platform game developed by CyberConnect2. It was published by Bandai in Japan on April 16, 1998 and by Atlus in North America on August 31, 1999. Bandai would later release it in France in the same year...
  
  - Alicia Pris
• Thousand Arms
  Thousand Arms
  is a role-playing video game for the Sony PlayStation released by Atlus in 1998. Thousand Arms follows the goggle-sporting protagonist Meis Triumph as he chases cute girls and a dark villain across the world, eventually concluding with a classic role-playing game ending...
  
  - Sodina Donfried
• Trauma Team
  Trauma Team
  Trauma Team, known in Japan as is a video game for the Wii console. The game is part of the Trauma Center series by Atlus. The game was released on May 18, 2010 in North America....
  
  - Maria Torres

ADR Director/Voice Direction

• Battle Angel
• Blue Seed
  Blue Seed
  is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuzo Takada. The plot is based on the Izumo cycle of Japanese mythology and the tale of the god Susanoo and the eight-headed monster Yamata no Orochi. The main character, Momiji Fujimiya, is a descendant of the mythical . When Japan is menaced...
  
  
• Burn Up Excess
  Burn Up Excess
  Burn-Up Excess is an animated Japanese television series, directed by Shinichiro Kimura and produced by AIC. It aired from 1997 to 1998, ran for 13 episodes, and 4 volumes of videos were released on VHS and DVD in North America by ADV Films....
  
  
• Burn Up W
  Burn Up W
  is an anime OVA directed by Hiroshi Negishi and released in 1996. It was soon followed by a series version called Burn Up Excess though it occasionally lacks continuity with the series. The OVA consists of four episodes, chronicling Team Warrior through more missions...
  
  
• Dead Leaves
  Dead Leaves
  is a 2004 Japanese animated science fiction film produced by animation studio Production I.G. It was distributed in Japan by Shochiku, in North America, Canada and the UK by Manga Entertainment, and in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment. It is directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi...
  
  
• Devil Hunter Yohko
  Devil Hunter Yohko
  is an anime series created by Madhouse, produced by Toho, and published in North America by ADV Films. Devil Hunter Yohko was ADV Films' first VHS release...
  
  
• Ellica
• The End of Evangelion
  The End of Evangelion
  is a 1997 Japanese animated science fiction film written and directed by Hideaki Anno along with Kazuya Tsurumaki; it ended the anime releases in the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise until the Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy remakes were announced in 2006....
  
  
• Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
  Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
  is the first movie in the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise. It consists of two parts, Death and Rebirth, respectively. It was released, along with the follow-up, The End of Evangelion, in response to the success of the TV series and a strong demand by fans for another ending...
  
  
• Fire Emblem
  Fire Emblem
  is a fantasy tactical role-playing video game franchise developed by Intelligent Systems , the maker of Advance Wars , and published by Nintendo...
  
  
• Gunsmith Cats
  Gunsmith Cats
  is a Japanese seinen manga series written and illustrated by Kenichi Sonoda. It was published in Kodansha's Afternoon from 1991 to 1997 and was followed between 2004 and 2008 by a sequel series Gunsmith Cats Burst which included the same characters and situations.The series describes the adventures...
  
  
• Neon Genesis Evangelion
• Plastic Little
  Plastic Little
  is an anime created by Satoshi Urushihara. It was published in Japan as a one-shot OVA. The anime motion picture was first released in North America on VHS by ADV Films, in 2001 ADV announced that the anime would be released on to DVD on February 5, 2002...
  
  
• Read or Die
  Read or Die
  is a series of light novels authored by Hideyuki Kurata, published under Shueisha's Super Dash Bunko imprint. Read or Die follows Yomiko Readman, codename "The Paper", an agent for the Special Operations Division of the British Library. There are currently 11 Read or Die novels. In volume 11, a...
  
  

Script Adaptation

• Blue Seed
  Blue Seed
  is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuzo Takada. The plot is based on the Izumo cycle of Japanese mythology and the tale of the god Susanoo and the eight-headed monster Yamata no Orochi. The main character, Momiji Fujimiya, is a descendant of the mythical . When Japan is menaced...
  
  
• Burn Up Excess
  Burn Up Excess
  Burn-Up Excess is an animated Japanese television series, directed by Shinichiro Kimura and produced by AIC. It aired from 1997 to 1998, ran for 13 episodes, and 4 volumes of videos were released on VHS and DVD in North America by ADV Films....
  
  
• Dead Leaves
  Dead Leaves
  is a 2004 Japanese animated science fiction film produced by animation studio Production I.G. It was distributed in Japan by Shochiku, in North America, Canada and the UK by Manga Entertainment, and in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment. It is directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi...
  
  
• Ellica
• The End of Evangelion
  The End of Evangelion
  is a 1997 Japanese animated science fiction film written and directed by Hideaki Anno along with Kazuya Tsurumaki; it ended the anime releases in the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise until the Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy remakes were announced in 2006....
  
  
• Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
  Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
  is the first movie in the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise. It consists of two parts, Death and Rebirth, respectively. It was released, along with the follow-up, The End of Evangelion, in response to the success of the TV series and a strong demand by fans for another ending...
  
  
• Project ARMS
  Project ARMS
  is an anime and manga series that is heavily influenced by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The series is created by Kyoichi Nanatsuki and Ryoji Minagawa. In 1999, the manga received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen....
  
  
• Read or Die
  Read or Die
  is a series of light novels authored by Hideyuki Kurata, published under Shueisha's Super Dash Bunko imprint. Read or Die follows Yomiko Readman, codename "The Paper", an agent for the Special Operations Division of the British Library. There are currently 11 Read or Die novels. In volume 11, a...
  
  

External links

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