Kate Higgins
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| Other name | Kate Davis |
| Alma mater | Auburn University |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
| Agent | William Morris Agency |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Jazz |
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| Website | www |
Kate Higgins is an American voice actress, singer and jazz pianist. She is best known for her voice-acting roles of Sakura Haruno in Naruto, Miles "Tails" Prower in the video game series Sonic the Hedgehog, Frankie Stein in Monster High, Sailor Mercury in Sailor Moon, Pauline in Super Mario, Barbie in Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse, and as Purah in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity.
Early life
[edit]Higgins attended Auburn University where she studied music with jazz artist Bob Richardson.[1] She would often play classical piano in her mother's Opelika restaurant, The Greenhouse.[1] Higgins was a member of the band the Auburn Knights and has played shows at various bars and lounges.[1] She graduated in 1991 with a degree in music and moved to Los Angeles to pursue her music career.[2][1]
Career
[edit]Voice acting career
[edit]Higgins first worked on commercials with singing after graduating, then landed a small voice-acting job as a singing cartoon squirrel.[1] She was then approached to be a voice-over actress to do bumpers for the Disney Channel in 1998.[3][1] Since then Higgins's major voice roles have been in English-language adaptations of Japanese anime, and she is best known as the voice of Sakura Haruno in Naruto and Talho Yuuki in Eureka 7.[1] She has also voiced CC in Code Geass and Saber in the original Fate/stay night.[1] Between 2010 and 2013, Higgins voiced Tails in the video game series Sonic the Hedgehog.[4][1] In 2014, Higgins was cast as Sailor Mercury in the Viz English dub of Sailor Moon.[1] She is the current voice of Princess Aurora since 2010, a Disney Princess character originally seen in Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty.[1] She also played the voice of Frankie Stein in Monster High and Briar Beauty in Ever After High.[1] She also starred as Barbie in Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse in 2012. Since the release of Super Mario Odyssey in 2017, she has been the voice of Pauline in the Mario franchise.[1]
Music career
[edit]Higgins is a trained jazz pianist. In 2002, she released her first jazz album, The Tide is Low. Her second jazz album is Stealing Freedom. She is also in a band called Upper Structure.[5]
Filmography
[edit]Anime
[edit]Animation
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref.[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–2002 | Jackie Chan Adventures | Simone | Ep. "The Return of the Pussycat"; "The Chosen One" | [20][21] |
| 2003–2004 | All Grown Up! | Leslie, Phonetic Kid | Pilot episode and Ep. "Coup DeVille"; "Runaround Susie" | [8] |
| 2006 | Dibo the Gift Dragon | Annie | Lead role and singing | Resume |
| 2007–2008 | Animalia | Allegra | ||
| 2009 | Wolverine and the X-Men | Scarlet Witch, Pixie | [22][23] | |
| 2010 | Gnomes and Trolls | Fawn | [8] | |
| 2010–2013 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Mayor Janet Nettles, Additional voices | ||
| 2010–2016 | Monster High series | Frankie Stein, Lilith Van Hellscream | ||
| 2013 | Sofia the First | Princess Aurora | [8] | |
| 2013–2016 | Ever After High series | Briar Beauty, Baba Yaga | ||
| 2014–2025 | Blaze and the Monster Machines | Starla | Main role | [24] |
| 2015 | Fresh Beat Band of Spies | Rainbow Raspberry, Loudmouth Lemon, Yi Haw | [8][25][26] | |
| 2016 | Regular Show | Computer, Mary Stone, Natalie Williams, Fi, Icai | Ep. "Alpha Dome"; "Ice Tape" | [8] |
| 2016–2018 | Bunnicula | Becky, Barbara | ||
| 2016–2019 | The Powerpuff Girls | Maylyn, Additional voices | 6 episodes | |
| 2017 | The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show | Belle Starr | Ep. "Return of the Guapos Part 2"; "Return of the Guapos Part 3" | |
| Enchantimals | Felicity Fox, Flick | |||
| Pickle and Peanut | Additional voices | Ep. "Wet Wedding/Tweenage Lupinus" | ||
| 2017–2019 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | White Baby Unicorn | 5 episodes | [8] |
| 2021 | Sonic Colors: Rise of the Wisps | Miles "Tails" Prower | Short animation | [27] |
| The Patrick Star Show | Additional voices | |||
| 2021–2024 | Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years | Narlene | [28] | |
| 2021–present | SpongeBob SquarePants | Narlene, Additional voices | 4 episodes | |
Films
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref.[6] |
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| 2007–present | Naruto films | Sakura Haruno | [8] | |
| 2009 | Happily N'Ever After 2 | Goldilocks | ||
| The Pinky:st. Movie | Karen | |||
| Batgirl: Year One | Barbara Gordon/Batgirl | Audiobook edition | ||
| Barbie: A Fairy Secret | Taylor | |||
| 2012 | Back to the Sea | Little Fish | ||
| 2013 | Iron Man: Rise of Technovore | Pepper Potts | ||
| Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright | Meg Gale, Cathy | |||
| 2013–2017 | Alpha and Omega films | Kate, Stinky, Lilly | [8][29] | |
| 2014 | Axel: The Biggest Little Hero | Gaga | [30] | |
| 2015 | Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love | Yoshi | [8][31] | |
| 2016 | Norm of the North | Elizabeth | [8] | |
| 2016–2018 | Digimon Adventure tri. | Gatomon, Meicoomon, Meicrackmon Vicious Mode, Angewomon, Nyaromon, Salamon, Raguelmon, Magnadramon | [32][33] | |
| 2017 | Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | Mrs. Bucket | [8] | |
| 2020 | Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna | Gatomon, Angewomon, Mimi Tachikawa | [34] | |
| 2022 | Drifting Home | Girl Students | ||
| 2023 | Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning | Gatomon, Mother |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref.[6] |
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| 2017 | Sailor Moon R: The Movie | Ami Mizuno / Sailor Mercury | Limited theatrical release, Viz dub | [35] |
| 2018 | Sailor Moon S: The Movie | [36] | ||
| Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie | ||||
| Ralph Breaks the Internet | Princess Aurora | [37] | ||
| 2019 | Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection | C.C. | [38] | |
| 2021 | Sailor Moon Eternal | Ami Mizuno / Super Sailor Mercury | Viz dub | [39] |
| 2024 | Sailor Moon Cosmos | Ami Mizuno / Eternal Sailor Mercury | [40] | |
| 2025 | Plankton: The Movie | Ma Plankton | [41] |
Video games
[edit]Audio drama
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sonic the Hedgehog Presents: The Chaotix Casefiles | Wave the Swallow, Edna Knackerworth | [57] |
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Collaborations
[edit]Songs
[edit]- "Jump Up, Super Star!" – Super Mario Odyssey (2017)[53]
- "Break Free (Lead the Way)" – Super Mario Odyssey (2017)
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Ball, Weston (February 26, 2024). "Behind the mic: Kate Higgins '91 brings characters to life through voice acting". cla.auburn.edu. Auburn.
- ↑ Wray, Cheryl (November 27, 2013). "My favorite Iron Bowl memories" from Auburn graduate, 'Naruto' voice actor Kate Higgins". AL.com. Advance Digital–Alabama Media Group.
- ↑ Henderson, Jeremy (July 16, 2018). "Meet Kate Higgins, the Auburn grad who's in your house". al. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "SEGA Blog | Out of the Mouths of Hedgehogs". Blogs.sega.com. July 15, 2010. Archived from the original on May 3, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ↑ Johnson, Lyle (June 7, 2005). "Kate Higgins and Upper Structure". auburnknightsalumni.org. Auburn Knights Alumni Association. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Kate Higgins resume" (PDF). Kate Higgins official website. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Kate Higgins". crystalacids.com. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 "Kate Higgins (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information). Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Secret Love Shell". Destiny of the Shrine Maiden. Episode 3. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Voice Cast.
- ↑ "Two Magi (Part Two)". Fate/stay night (DVD). Episode 6. Sentai Filmworks. 2013. Event occurs at 24:14.
- ↑ "Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works Blu-Ray". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 8, 2017. (Following the Japanese credits of this episode, the closing credits are presented in English with: English Vocal Cast, Japanese Vocal Cast).
- ↑ "New Sailor Moon Dub Cast Revealed at Anime Expo". Anime News Network. July 5, 2014.
- ↑ MaFt.co.uk. "The latest additions to Netflix USA – NewOnNetflixUSA". New On Netflix USA. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Watch Glitter Force Online". netflix.com. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ↑ Alex Cazares [@AlexeCazares] (December 24, 2015). "@abzeronow @shadowhawk36079 and Kate Higgins is Chloe and Colleen O'Shaughnessey plays Kelsey 👑👛💍" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Viz Media Reveals More English Dub Cast for Sailor Moon R Anime". April 3, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Funimation Announces Returning Cast For "Code Geass: Akito The Exiled"". Crunchyroll. March 24, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ↑ "Twin Star Exorcists English Dub Stars Bryce Papenbrook, Cassandra Lee Morris and More!". April 9, 2018.
- ↑ "Twitter". February 10, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
- ↑ "The Return of the Pussycat". Jackie Chan Adventures. Season 2. Episode 20. December 1, 2001. The WB.
- ↑ "The Chosen One". Jackie Chan Adventures. Season 2. Episode 32. March 23, 2002. The WB.
- ↑ "X-Calibre". Wolverine and the X-Men. Season 1. Episode 6. February 20, 2009. Nicktoons.
- ↑ "Greetings from Genosha". Wolverine and the X-Men. Season 1. Episode 10. May 29, 2002. Nicktoons.
- ↑ "Blaze and the Monster Machines". AOL Moviefone. Archived from the original on May 31, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ↑ "The Wow Factor". Fresh Beat Band of Spies. Season 1. Episode 1. June 15, 2015. Nickelodeon.
- ↑ "Fruit Racer Game". Fresh Beat Band of Spies. Season 1. Episode 5. June 22, 2015. Nickelodeon.
- 1 2 "Sonic Colors: Rise of the Wisps Animation Debuting This Summer". May 27, 2021.
- ↑ "Nickelodeon Announces Voice Cast for Kamp Koral: Spongebob's Under Years, First-Ever Spongebob Squarepants Spinoff" (Press release). Nickelodeon. February 19, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020 – via The Futon Critic.
- ↑ Alpha and Omega: Family Vacation (film). 2015.
- ↑ "Movie Review: Axel: The Biggest Little Hero ~ Geek With Mak". geekwithmak.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ↑ Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love Closing Credits
- ↑ "Digimon Tri English Dub Cast Confirmation". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Digimon Adventure tri. Films' English Dub Casts Johnny Yong Bosch as T.K., Tara Sands as Kari". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ↑ "Shout! Factory Releases Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Anime Film on BD/DVD in October". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ↑ Mammano, Michael S. (January 18, 2017). "Sailor Moon R: The Movie Premiere Was Immersive Experience For Fans". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ↑ Dar, Taimur (November 28, 2017). "Anime NYC Interview: Fighting for Love and Justice". comicsbeat.com. The Beat.
- ↑ "Wreck-It Ralph 2 Trailer". Behindthevoiceactors.com. June 4, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- ↑ "Kate Higgins (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ↑ Behind the Voice Actors: Sailor Moon Eternal (2021) Behind the Voice Actors, Retrieved December 19, 2021
- ↑ "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos (2024)". Behind the Voice Actors. August 22, 2024. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ↑ "Plankton: The Movie".
- ↑ "Dead or Alive Paradise Manual" (PDF), Deadoralivegame.com, archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014, retrieved March 4, 2015
- ↑ FromSoftware. Armored Core 4. Sega. Scene: Ending credits, 2:28:07 in, Voice Cast.
- ↑ Game Arts; SETA Corporation, Anima. Project Sylpheed. Microsoft Game Studios. Scene: Ending credits, 44:57 in, Main English Cast.
- ↑ "Final Fantasy XIII (2010 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ↑ "Resonance of Fate (2010 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
- ↑ Hong, William. "Sakura Wars: About Time, Damn it". Asia Pacific Arts. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
- ↑ Jeriaska. "In-Depth: Kajiya Productions On The Art Of Localizing Tactics Ogre". Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ↑ Square Enix. Tactics Ogre: Wheel of Fate. Square Enix. Scene: Ending credits, 2:44 in, <US RECORDING>.
- ↑ "Devil May Cry 4 (2008 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information). Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ↑ Avalanche Software. Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition. Scene: Closing credits, 5:28 in, Featuring the Voice Talents of.
- ↑ Xenoblade Chronicles X – All English Voice Options for Player Characters. November 13, 2015. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2016 – via YouTube.
- 1 2 Kelbaugh, Tyler (October 21, 2017). "Super Mario Odyssey's Theme, "Jump Up, Super Star", Breaks into the iTunes Top 25". Twinfinite. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- ↑ Joseph, Funké (November 23, 2017). "An Interview with Kate Higgins on Super Mario Odyssey, Naruto, and Singing "Jump Up, Super Star!"". Medium.
- ↑ "Super Mario Party Jamboree credits (Nintendo Switch, 2024)". MobyGames. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ↑ "Digimon Story: Time Stranger (2025 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
- ↑ "Sonic the Hedgehog Presents: The Chaotix Casefiles Credits". Sega. January 27, 2026. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Kate Higgins: Music". katehiggins.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Bigger Than Love". AllMusic. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Kate Higgins and Upper Structure". auburnknightsalumni.org. Archived from the original on June 2, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ↑ "6 by 5 – Upperstructure – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ↑ Upper Structure. "About Upper Structure". Sonicbids. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Kate Higgins at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Kate Higgins at IMDb
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