Lisa Ortiz is an American

United States

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

 theatre

Theatre

Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...

 and voice actress, best known for her roles in English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 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....

 adaptations. She is perhaps best known for the roles of the high-elf Deedlit in Record of Lodoss War

Record of Lodoss War

is a franchise of fantasy novels by Ryo Mizuno based around the work he originally created for a world called Forcelia for role-playing games . There have since been multiple manga, anime and computer game adaptations, several of which have been translated into English...

, Lina Inverse in Slayers

Slayers

is a series of over 52 light novels written by Hajime Kanzaka and illustrated by Rui Araizumi. It was later developed into several manga titles, five televised anime series, two three-episode original video animations , and five movies. It also spawned several console role-playing games for the...

, and Tony Tony Chopper in One Piece

One Piece

is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 4, 1997; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 64th volume released as...

. Her extensive résumé also includes the role of Amy Rose

Amy Rose

, known earlier as Rosy the Rascal, is a video game character who appears in most of the Sonic the Hedgehog series of video games developed by Sega's Sonic Team, debuting in Sonic CD as the third recurring protagonist. Amy Rose was created by Kazuyuki Hoshino and based on one of Kenji Terada's...

 in Sonic X

Sonic X

is an anime series based on the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series. It was produced in Japan by TMS Entertainment with the partnership of Sega and was created by Sonic Team and Sonic Project. In the United States, 4Kids currently owns and manages copyright and branding of the series.- Series 1 ...

, and Serenity Wheeler in Yu-Gi-Oh!

Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)

Yu-Gi-Oh!, known in Japan and the rest of East Asia as is an anime based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga. It is produced by Studio Gallop and Nihon Ad Systems, and the English-language adaptation was distributed by 4Kids Entertainment until March 29, 2011 when TV Tokyo and Nihon Ad Systems sued 4Kids...

. She has voiced Amy Rose in the Sonic the Hedgehog series of video games from Shadow the Hedgehog

Shadow the Hedgehog (video game)

Shadow the Hedgehog is a 2005 video game developed by Sega Studio USA, the former United States division of Sega's Sonic Team. Featuring the titular fictional character Shadow the Hedgehog from Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog series, the game was revealed at the March 2005 Walk of Game inauguration of...

 to 2010, as the successor to voice actress Jennifer Douillard

Jennifer Douillard

Jennifer Douillard is the voice actress who has provided the voice for Amy Rose in the Sonic the Hedgehog games. She first played this role in the game Sonic Adventure, released in 1998, and had been in every game in the series since then, up until the game Shadow the Hedgehog, where she was...

, who voiced the character from Sonic Adventure

Sonic Adventure

is a 1999 platform video game developed by Sonic Team and released on December 23, 1998, in Japan by Sega for the Dreamcast. One of its development titles was Sonic RPG...

 to Sonic Advance 3

Sonic Advance 3

is a platform game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, developed by Dimps, Sega and Sonic Team and published by THQ for the Game Boy Advance and the final installment of the Sonic Advance series. It was first released in North America on June 7, 2004, later in Japan on June 17, 2004 and then in...

.

Living in New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

 and frequently meeting people who speak other languages, Ortiz helps in creating the dialect voices for which she is well recognized. Ortiz holds a BFA

Bachelor of Fine Arts

In the United States and Canada, the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. In some countries such a degree is called a Bachelor of Creative Arts or BCA...

 in theatre from Hofstra University

Hofstra University

Hofstra University is a private, nonsectarian institution of higher learning located in the Village of Hempstead, New York, United States, about east of New York City: less than an hour away by train or car...

.

She has worked on the properties of NYAV Post

NYAV Post

NYAV Post is an American recording studio founded by Michael Sinterniklaas in 2000. The studio is located in New York City, with a West Coast branch located in Los Angeles, California...

, 4Kids Entertainment

4Kids Entertainment

4Kids Entertainment is an American film and television production company in bankruptcy since April 2011. It is known for English-dubbing Japanese anime and specializing in the acquisition, production and licensing of children's entertainment around the United States...

, Funimation Entertainment

Funimation Entertainment

Funimation is an American entertainment company. Originally founded in 1994 by Gen Fukunaga, the company became a subsidiary of Navarre Corporation on May 11, 2005...

, TAJ Productions

TAJ Productions

TAJ Productions was an audio post production facility located in New York City. They have provided their services for Japanese Anime, Manga, animation, live action, video games, and audio books. They have also provided their services toward the script writing of Anime...

, and DuArt Film and Video

DuArt Film and Video

DuArt Film & Video is an American film and recording studio founded by Al Young in 1922. DuArt has been involved with a number of films over its history, such as Dirty Dancing, The Cider House Rules and Forrest Gump, pioneering in a number of filmmaking technologies...

.

Fifteen/Hillside

Since the early 90's, Ortiz has made her only live TV series appearance in Hillside.

Anime Roles

• Angel's Friends (TV series)
  Angel's Friends (TV series)
  Angel's Friends is an Italian animated television series based on the comic book series of the same name created by Simona Ferri. The series was premièred on 12 October 2009 on Italia 1. A television film, Angel's Friends - Tra Sogno e Realtà , premiered on April 23, 2011...
  
   - Miki
• Animation Runner Kuromi
  Animation Runner Kuromi
  is an OVA Anime film produced by Yumeta Co; part 1 in 2001 and part 2 in 2004. It is a parody of the anime production business itself. It was released on DVD in North America by Central Park Media.-Animation Runner Kuromi 1:...
  
   - Mikiko "Kuromi" Oguro
• Arcade Gamer Fubuki - Chizuru
• Battle Arena Toshinden (anime)
  Battle Arena Toshinden (anime)
  is a two-part original video animation based on the video game series of the same name.-Plot :One year since Eiji's climactic but unfinished battle with Gaia during the first Battle Arena Toshinden tournament, the original eight participants of the tournament as well as other fighters find...
  
   - Ellis
• Battle Skipper
  Battle Skipper
  is a Japanese direct-to-video animated series based on the small toy mecha action figures by Tomy. The series was released in the US by Central Park Media-Plot:The OVA focuses mostly on the girls of St Ignacio's School for girls than the mecha itself...
  
   - Saori Tachibana
• Blue Gender
  Blue Gender
  is a 26-episode anime created by Ryōsuke Takahashi broadcast in Japan from 1999-2000. Blue Gender was created by the Japanese animation studio, AIC and is distributed in the United States by Funimation Entertainment...
  
   - Alicia Whistle
• Boogiepop Phantom
  Boogiepop Phantom
  is a twelve episode anime television series produced by Madhouse Studios, based on the Boogiepop light novel series by Kouhei Kadono, particularly that of Boogiepop and Others and Boogiepop At Dawn...
  
   - Saki Yoshisawa
• Chaotic: Secrets of the Lost City - Unda, Servant of Water
• Comic Party
  Comic Party
  , sometimes abbreviated to ComiPa, is a romantic adventure and dating sim video game by the Japanese game studio Leaf. It was first released on May 28, 1999 for the PC with adult content, but re-released with it removed for the Dreamcast, PC, and PSP...
  
   - Chisa Tsukamoto, Minami Makimura
• Descendants of Darkness
  Descendants of Darkness
  is a fantasy manga series created by Yoko Matsushita. The story revolves around shinigami. These Guardians of Death work for Enma Daiō, the king of the dead, sorting out the expected and unexpected arrivals to the Underworld...
  
   - Maria Wong
• Dinosaur King
  Dinosaur King
  is a card game from Sega that uses the same gameplay mechanics from Mushiking and uses super-powered dinosaurs instead of beetles. The game was revealed in JAMMA 2005 and is available in Japanese and English versions. A Nintendo DS version has also been released in North America.In the fall of...
  
   - Sophia
• Fighting Foodons
  Fighting Foodons
  Fighting Foodons, known as in Japan, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoto Tsushima and serialized in Comic BonBon in September 1997...
  
   - Coco Chanel
• F-Zero GP Legend - Lisa Brilliant, Mrs. Arrowlsal
• Gall Force: Eternal Story - Captain Eluza, of the Solnoid Battlecarrier Star Leaf
• Gall Force: New Era - Garnet
• Geobreeders 2 - Sanae
• His and Her Circumstances - Tsubasa Shibahime
• Ikki Tousen: Dragon Destiny - Kaku Bunwa (Credited as Trina Hilbe)
• Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
  Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
  Kirby: of the stars, known in Japan Kirby right back at ya!', is an anime series based on Nintendo's Kirby franchise. The series was produced by Warpstar Inc., a company formed between a joint investment between Nintendo and HAL Laboratory, Inc.The series, which takes place in a village called...
  
   - Lovely, Additional Voices
• Kujibiki Unbalance
  Kujibiki Unbalance
  , as it exists in the real world, is a three-episode OVA from the highly popular 2004 anime Genshiken, as well as a series of three light novels by Genshiken anime collaborator Michiko Yokote. Within the world of Genshiken, however, Kujibiki Unbalance is a popular ongoing manga and 26-episode anime...
  
   - Kaoruko Yamada
• Legend of Himiko
  Legend of Himiko
  is an anime series, manga book, and PlayStation game. All three were released in early 1999.The PlayStation game was created by Hakuhodo and was released in Japan on March 11, 1999. The manga is a single volume series created by Oh! great and released in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten in early 1999...
  
   - Koran
• Maetel Legend
  Maetel Legend
  is a 2000 anime OVA based on characters created by Leiji Matsumoto, about how the planet La Maetelle becomes the planet Andromeda, or "Planet Maetel," the mechanized world....
  
   - Maetel
• Magical DoReMi
  Magical DoReMi
  Magical DoReMi, known as in Japan, is a magical girl anime television series created by Toei Animation in 1999. It focuses on elementary school students who become witch apprentices. Led by Doremi Harukaze, the girls must maintain their double lives in secret.Magical DoReMi has been followed up by...
  
   - Patina, Penny
• Magic User's Club
  Magic User's Club
  is a magical girl/boy anime, released as a six part OVA in 1996 and then a 13-episode TV series in 1999, which was broadcast by WOWOW, and then by the anime television network, Animax, across its respective networks worldwide, including Southeast Asia, South Asia and other regions...
  
   - Nanaka Nakatomi
• Mask of Zeguy - Miki
• Mew Mew Power - Additional Voices
• Now and Then, Here and There
  Now and Then, Here and There
  is a thirteen episode anime series directed by Akitaro Daichi and written by Hideyuki Kurata. The story was originally conceived by director Daichi. It premiered in Japan on the WOWOW television station on October 14, 1999 and ran until January 20, 2000. It was licensed for Region 1 DVD English...
  
   - LaLa Ru
• One Piece
  One Piece
  is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 4, 1997; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 64th volume released as...
  
   - Tony Tony Chopper (brain boost and speed boost), Rika
• Pokémon
  Pokémon
  is a media franchise published and owned by the video game company Nintendo and created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996. Originally released as a pair of interlinkable Game Boy role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, Pokémon has since become the second most successful and lucrative video...
  
   - Sabrina, Oshawott, Cassandra, Flannery, Daisy, Mars, Liza, Miki, Aya, Additional Voices
• Queen's Blade
  Queen's Blade
  is a series of visual combat books published by Hobby Japan based on the licensed works from Flying Buffalo's Lost Worlds. First published in 2005, it features sexually suggestive depictions of an exclusively female cast of characters. The overall plot of the game revolves around a tournament...
  
   - Melona (Credited as Darla Chaney), Echidna (Credited as Trina Hilbe)
• Rayearth OVA
  Magic Knight Rayearth
  is a Japanese manga series created by Clamp, a manga artist team made up by Satsuki Igarashi, Ageha Ohkawa, Tsubaki Nekoi and Mokona. Rayearth combines elements from the magical girl and mecha anime genres with parallel world fantasy....
  
   - Fuu Hououji
• Record of Lodoss War
  Record of Lodoss War
  is a franchise of fantasy novels by Ryo Mizuno based around the work he originally created for a world called Forcelia for role-playing games . There have since been multiple manga, anime and computer game adaptations, several of which have been translated into English...
  
   - Deedlit
• Revolutionary Girl Utena
  Revolutionary Girl Utena
  is a manga by Chiho Saito and anime directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara. The manga serial began in the June 1996 issue of Ciao and the anime was first broadcast in 1997. The anime and manga were created simultaneously, but, despite some similarities, they progressed in different directions. A movie, was...
  
   - Shiori Takatsuki
• Sailor Moon
  Sailor Moon
  Sailor Moon, known as , is a media franchise created by manga artist Naoko Takeuchi. Fred Patten credits Takeuchi with popularizing the concept of a team of magical girls, and Paul Gravett credits the series with "revitalizing" the magical-girl genre itself...
  
   - Princess Diamond (ep. 18)
• Samurai Deeper Kyo
  Samurai Deeper Kyo
  is a manga series written and illustrated by Akimine Kamijyo. The manga was serialized from October 15, 1999 to May 10, 2006 in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine, and collected over 38 volumes....
  
   - Mika
• Shadow Star Narutaru - Jun Ezumi
• Shaman King
  Shaman King
  is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei. Shaman King follows the adventures of Yoh Asakura as he attempts to hone his shaman skills to become the Shaman King in the Shaman tournament....
  
   - Tao Jun
• Slayers
  Slayers
  is a series of over 52 light novels written by Hajime Kanzaka and illustrated by Rui Araizumi. It was later developed into several manga titles, five televised anime series, two three-episode original video animations , and five movies. It also spawned several console role-playing games for the...
  
   - Lina Inverse
  Lina Inverse
  is a fictional sorceress and the primary protagonist from the light novel, manga, and anime series Slayers.-Plot overview:Lina was born in the fictional village of Zephillia. Her older sister, Luna Inverse, was the darling of both her parents and the town, excelling in martial studies and quickly...
  
  
• Slayers Next - Lina Inverse
  Lina Inverse
  is a fictional sorceress and the primary protagonist from the light novel, manga, and anime series Slayers.-Plot overview:Lina was born in the fictional village of Zephillia. Her older sister, Luna Inverse, was the darling of both her parents and the town, excelling in martial studies and quickly...
  
  
• Slayers Try - Lina Inverse
  Lina Inverse
  is a fictional sorceress and the primary protagonist from the light novel, manga, and anime series Slayers.-Plot overview:Lina was born in the fictional village of Zephillia. Her older sister, Luna Inverse, was the darling of both her parents and the town, excelling in martial studies and quickly...
  
  
• Slayers Revolution - Lina Inverse
  Lina Inverse
  is a fictional sorceress and the primary protagonist from the light novel, manga, and anime series Slayers.-Plot overview:Lina was born in the fictional village of Zephillia. Her older sister, Luna Inverse, was the darling of both her parents and the town, excelling in martial studies and quickly...
  
  
• Slayers Evolution-R - Lina Inverse
  Lina Inverse
  is a fictional sorceress and the primary protagonist from the light novel, manga, and anime series Slayers.-Plot overview:Lina was born in the fictional village of Zephillia. Her older sister, Luna Inverse, was the darling of both her parents and the town, excelling in martial studies and quickly...
  
  
• Sonic X
  Sonic X
  is an anime series based on the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series. It was produced in Japan by TMS Entertainment with the partnership of Sega and was created by Sonic Team and Sonic Project. In the United States, 4Kids currently owns and manages copyright and branding of the series.- Series 1 ...
  
   - Amy Rose
  Amy Rose
  , known earlier as Rosy the Rascal, is a video game character who appears in most of the Sonic the Hedgehog series of video games developed by Sega's Sonic Team, debuting in Sonic CD as the third recurring protagonist. Amy Rose was created by Kazuyuki Hoshino and based on one of Kenji Terada's...
  
  , President's Secretary (Season 2)
• Space Pirate Mito - Mito
• Tama and Friends
  Tama and Friends
  is an anime series for young children, animated by Group TAC and produced by Sony Music Entertainment Japan.The story is about two cats, named Tama, and Momo, who have adventures with other cats and dogs...
  
   - Chopin
• The Irresponsible Captain Tylor
  The Irresponsible Captain Tylor
  is an anime series based on light novel series by Hitoshi Yoshioka. It was produced by some of Japan's larger studios, including Big West, Tatsunoko Production, King Records and VAP....
  
   - Azalyn
• ToHeart
  ToHeart (anime)
  The To Heart animated television series is based on the visual novel To Heart by the Japanese software company Leaf. The episodes, produced by the animation studio Oriental Light and Magic, are directed by Naohito Takahashi and aired in Japan between April 1 and June 24, 1999 compiling thirteen...
  
   - Tomoko Hoshina
• Twin Signal
  Twin Signal
  is a manga series originally written by Sachi Oshimizu. It was later animated as a 3 episode anime OVA series. Both the manga and the OVA have been licensed by Media Blasters for distribution in the USA....
  
   - Kris Sign
• Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy - Roxanne
• The World of Narue
  The World of Narue
  is an anime and manga series about Izuka Kazuto and his half-alien girlfriend Narue Nanase. The title is named after A.E. van Vogt's The World of Null-A ....
  
   - Kiriri Kaibashira; Kyoko Kudo; Manaka Oatari/Magical Girl #4
• Yu-Gi-Oh!
  Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)
  Yu-Gi-Oh!, known in Japan and the rest of East Asia as is an anime based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga. It is produced by Studio Gallop and Nihon Ad Systems, and the English-language adaptation was distributed by 4Kids Entertainment until March 29, 2011 when TV Tokyo and Nihon Ad Systems sued 4Kids...
  
   - Serenity Wheeler
• Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
  Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
  Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, known in Japan as , is an anime spin-off and sequel of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters anime. It aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between October 6, 2004 and March 26, 2008, and was succeeded by Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's...
  
   - Mindy, Blair Flannigan, Linda, Yasmin, Maiden in Love, Elemental HERO Burstinatrix
• Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
  Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
  is a Yu-Gi-Oh! series which aired in Japan between April 2, 2008 and March 30, 2011, following the previous series, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, and was succeeded by Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal, on April 11, 2011...
  
   - Patty, Claire, Barbara

Non-Anime Roles

• Cubix: Robots for Everyone
  Cubix: Robots for Everyone
  Cubix is a South Korean animated television series created by Cinepix.-Production:...
  
   - Babysix
• Chaotic
  Chaotic (TV series)
  Chaotic is an American-Canadian animated fantasy television series produced by 4Kids Entertainment and animated by Bardel Entertainment. It is based on the Danish trading card game of the same name. Much of the plot is based on the original storyline of the Danish trading card game.-Premise:Chaotic...
  
   - Lulu
• Ratatoing
  Ratatoing
  Ratatoing is a Brazilian computer graphics cartoon film from Vídeo Brinquedo and distributed in North America by Branscome International. The film is similar to the 2007 Pixar film Ratatouille.-Plot:...
  
   - Carol
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series)
  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an American animated series, mainly set in New York City. It first aired on February 8, 2003 and ended on November 21, 2009...
  
   - Jhanna, Additional Voices
• Viva Piñata
  Viva Piñata (TV series)
  Viva Piñata is a Canadian-American animated television series seen around the world. It is based upon the Xbox 360 video game of the same name. It is produced by an American company, 4Kids Productions and a Canadian company Bardel Entertainment, a children's animation company in Canada...
  
   - Mrs. Whirlm, Betty Bunnycomb
• Winx Club
  Winx Club
  Winx Club is a 2004 Italian animated television series, created by Iginio Straffi and produced by Rainbow S.r.l.. The series is aimed toward children between the ages of five and twelve, but is also popular among teens...
  
   - Icy, Mitzi, Digit, Musa

Movie Roles

• Pokémon: The First Movie
  Pokémon: The First Movie
  Pokémon: The First Movie, originally released as , is a 1998 Japanese animated film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, the chief director of the Pokémon television series. It is the first theatrical release in the Pokémon franchise...
  
   - Neesha
• Pokémon 3: The Movie
  Pokémon 3: The Movie
  Pokémon 3: The Movie, originally released in Japan as , is a 2000 Japanese animated film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama as the third feature-length Pokémon film. It was released in Japanese theaters on July 8, 2000, and the English adaptation, entitled Pokémon 3: Spell of the Unknown was released...
  
   - Lisa
• Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys
  Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys
  Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys, originally released in Japan as is the seventh film in the Pokémon series, complementing the seventh season . It is the second film released under Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation in Japan. The original Japanese version was released in theaters on July 17, 2004...
  
   - Rebecca
• Pokémon Heroes
  Pokémon Heroes
  Pokémon Heroes: Latios and Latias, originally released in Japan as , is a 2002 Japanese animated film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama. It is the fifth film in the Pokémon series, complimenting Pokémon: Master Quest...
  
   - Bianca, Oakley
• Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie - Additional Voices
• Madea Goes to Jail
  Madea Goes to Jail
  Madea Goes to Jail is a 2009 comedy-drama film adaptation written and directed by Tyler Perry, which was based on Perry's 2006 play of the same name. The play and the film deal with Perry's recurring character Madea Simmons going to jail for her uncontrollable anger management problems...
  
   - Hyundai Elantra driver (unseen)
• Adolescence of Utena - Shiori Takatsuki, Shadow Girl E-ko

Video Game Roles

• Silent Hill 4: The Room
  Silent Hill 4: The Room
  Silent Hill 4: The Room is the fourth installment in the Silent Hill survival horror series, published by Konami and developed by Team Silent, a production group within Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo. The game was released in Japan in June 2004 and in North America and Europe in September of...
  
   - Cynthia Velasquez
• Sonic the Hedgehog (series) 2005-2010 - Amy Rose

External links

• Lisa Ortiz' official site
• Lisa Ortiz at CrystalAcids.com
• The Otakuman's Lisa Ortiz Shrine
• An interview with Lisa Ortiz
• Toonzone interviews Lisa Ortiz