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Michelle Ruff
Ruff at Animate! Raleigh in 2024
Born	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Other names	Georgette Rose Sophie Roberts
Education	Michigan State University
Occupation	Voice actress
Years active	1997–present
Agent	The Osbrink Agency
Notable credits	Bleach Chobits Gurren Lagann Lupin III The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Street Fighter
Spouse	Eddie Correa ​(m. 2017)​
Website	michelleruff.com

Michelle Ruff is an American voice actress known for her work in anime and video games. In her early voice acting career, she used her mother's name, Georgette Rose, as a pseudonym. Some of her roles include Fujiko Mine in Lupin the Third, Chi in Chobits, Rukia Kuchiki in Bleach, Aoi Sakuraba in Ai Yori Aoshi, Elie in Rave Master, Nat in The Promised Neverland, Yuki Nagato in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Yoko Littner in Gurren Lagann, and Sinon in Sword Art Online. In video games, she is the voice of Jill Valentine in the Resident Evil series, Yukari Takeba and Sadayo Kawakami in the Persona series, Cream the Rabbit in the Sonic the Hedgehog series and Crimson Viper in the Street Fighter series.

Career

Ruff grew up in Michigan and graduated from Michigan State University. While she was there, she worked at a talent agency and attended a radio audition, which marked her first venture into the voiceover business. In Chicago, she studied with Second City, Players Workshop and Improv Olympic.

After moving to Los Angeles, she worked with some directors on looping and voice work for films and TV shows. In an Anime Dream interview, Ruff credits Richard Epcar, Steve Kramer and Michael Sorich for training her to dub anime. In the Digimon series, she was referred by director Mary Elizabeth McGlynn to audition for Lopmon and Antylamon in Digimon Tamers, and in Digimon Frontier, she landed the lead role of Zoe Orimoto. Ruff said that it was her first show that made it to TV, and a show that let her "work my acting muscle". She played tomboy-ish characters Miyao in Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran and Kiki Rosita in Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team.

In 2007, Ruff received two nominations for the American Anime Awards, one for Best Actress for her work in Bleach and Lupin the 3rd, and one for Best Actress in a Comedy for Lupin the 3rd, but lost to Mary Elizabeth McGlynn and Debi Derryberry, respectively. In 2009, the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation gave her an SPJA Industry Award for Best Voice Actress (English) for her work as Rukia Kuchiki in the Bleach movie Memories of Nobody.

Personal life

Ruff is married to ADR Engineer Eddie Correa.

Filmography

Anime

Animation

Films

Video games

Other

Notes

1. At the Anime Banzai convention in Utah in 2009, Ruff mentioned how she was initially cast in the looping, but the movie used her voice part for Young Tai Lung.
2. ^ The closing credits do not list the voice actors involved.

References

1. Ruff, Michelle (November 6, 2016). "no. Born in Detroit. Grandparents came to the US in the 1920's!" (Tweet). Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via Twitter.
2. ^ McFeely, Chris (June 2004). "Interview with Michelle Ruff". Digipedia. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
3. ^ References for her role in Lego Friends and use of Sophie Roberts alias for this show:
   • Ruff, Michelle (January 22, 2014). "I play a great character named Stephanie from Lego Friends...Online and the Video Game. It's fun original animation play time!". Facebook. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
   • "New Girl in Town". Lego Friends. Disney – via Netflix. Stephanie: Sophie Roberts; Lacy: Sophie Roberts
   • "Dolphin Cruise". Lego Friends. Disney. December 9, 2013. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2015 – via YouTube.
   • "Stephanie's Surprise Party". Lego Friends. Disney. December 17, 2013. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2015 – via YouTube.
4. "Michelle Ruff on Myspace". Myspace. Archived from the original on November 9, 2007. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
5. ^ "Michelle Ruff | Naka-Kon Anime Convention". Naka-kon.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
6. ^ "REVIL | Interviews Michelle Ruff". Residentevil.com.br. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
7. ^ Benjamin, Miles (2006). "Michelle Ruff Interview". Anime Omnitude. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
8. "CELEBRITY: Michelle Ruff". Jeff Zannini Celebrity Talent. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
9. ^ "Anime Dream – Interviews – Michelle Ruff". Anime Dream. November 7, 2002. Archived from the original on August 4, 2009.
10. ^ "American Anime Awards Finalists Announced". Anime News Network. February 7, 2007. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
11. "SPJA Industry Award Winners Announced at Anime Expo (Updated) – News". Anime News Network. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
12. Marriage related social media posts:
    • Michelle Ruff (August 2, 2017). "Introducing the new Mixter and Mixes! Sneak peak[sic] of me and @MixterEd gettin hitched in Positano,IT.…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
    • Michelle Ruff (July 27, 2023). "Happy 6 year anniversary to my hubby @mixtered. ❤️❤️💜💜💕💕". Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via Facebook.
13. "Eddie Correa Video Game Credits and Biography - MobyGames". MobyGames. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
14. ^ "Michelle Ruff". crystalacids.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
15. "I Hate Wedding Veils!". Saint Tail – Volume 2 (DVD). Episode 4. Tokyopop. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Language Cast.
16. ^ "The Official Site of Voice Artist Michelle Ruff - Resume". VoiceOfMichelleRuff.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
17. ^ "Michelle RUFF". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
18. "Samurai Girl Appears". Real Bout High School (DVD). Episode 1. Tokyopop. Event occurs at Closing credits.
19. ^ "Shuto Con Announces Their First Round of Guests, Including Guest of Honor". Anime News Network. July 5, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
20. Jeng, Way (September 14, 2004). "Being a Brief Discussion of Anime Dubs: Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi, Volume Two". Mania.com. Demand Media. Archived from the original on November 5, 2014.
21. Amith, Dennis. "Chobits: The Complete Series (a J!-ENT Anime Blu-ray Disc Review) : J!-ENT –". J-entonline.com. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
22. "ADV to Distribute Risky Safety". animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
23. "Michelle Ruff's resume". VoiceOfMichelleRuff.com. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
24. Scrapped Princess. Episode 4. Event occurs at Closing credits, English dub cast.
25. Marmalade Boy. Episode 1. Event occurs at Closing credits, English cast.
26. Rave Master. Event occurs at Closing credits, English language cast.
27. "Bravo in the Mansion!". Girls Bravo. Season 1. Episode 4. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2015 – via Hulu.
28. Santos, Carlo (October 12, 2005). "Girls Bravo". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 26, 2015. Sometimes there are English dubs where the supporting characters are more entertaining than the leads. Liam O'Brien is a riot and a half as Fukuyama in this volume, and his character ought to go terrorize more girls just so we can hear that smarmy delivery. Lulu Chiang is similarly high-spirited in her role as Kirie, playing the uptight foil to Fukuyama. Now if only Yuri Lowenthal and Michelle Ruff—Yukinari and Miharu respectively—could match that energy.
29. "A Big, Black, Hard, Shiny, Smelly, Noise-Making Creature". Hare+Guu. Episode 9. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Voice Cast.
30. "Secret Love Shell". Destiny of the Shrine Maiden. Episode 3. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Voice Cast.
31. "Cherry Blossoms". Boys Be.... Episode 1. Manga Entertainment. 2006. Event occurs at 22:45 character credit. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
32. "Lucky Star English Cast & Crew". www.funimation.com. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
33. "Bandai Entertainment's Gurren Lagann Dub Cast Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
34. Brusuelas, James (December 12, 2010). "Aniplex Announces Durarara English Cast". Animation World Network. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
35. ^ "Michelle Ruff (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved February 12, 2015. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
36. "New Sailor Moon Dub Cast Revealed at Anime Expo". Anime News Network. July 5, 2014.
37. ^ "Viz Media Reveals More English Dub Cast for Sailor Moon R Anime". April 3, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
38. "Durarara!!×2 English Dub to Premiere March 10". Anime News Network. March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
39. "Sword Art Online II English Dub to Run on Toonami". Anime News Network. February 14, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
40. "The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan English Dub Reunites Haruhi Cast". Anime News Network. May 28, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
41. Lee, Michelle (March 16, 2015). "BlazBlue Alter Memory Cast Announcement". Funimation Blog. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
42. "A Lull in the Sea/Nagi no Asukara Trailer Unveils English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
43. "A Lull in the Sea - Staff - NIS America". NIS America.com. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
44. "Aniplex Offers The Asterisk War Season 1 on English-Dubbed Blu-ray". Anime News Network. June 4, 2016.
45. "The × Guard's × Duty". Hunter × Hunter. Episode 23. Viz Media. October 8, 2016. Event occurs at Closing credits. Adult Swim.
46. "Arrival × At × The Arena". Hunter × Hunter. Episode 27. Viz Media. November 12, 2016. Event occurs at Closing credits. Adult Swim.
47. "Nen × And × "Nen". Hunter × Hunter. Episode 28. Viz Media. November 19, 2016. Event occurs at Closing credits. Adult Swim.
48. "Ben Diskin, Michelle Ruff Star as Satoru in Erased English Dub". Anime News Network. June 29, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
49. Michelle Ruff (October 28, 2016). "Check 1 off the bucket list cause I got to work on Pokemon Generations! Yay! via @youtube @ellynstern so fun!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
50. "Aniplex USA Announces God Eater's English Dub, AkibaFest in LA (Updated)". Anime News Network. July 2, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
51. "Aniplex of America Announces Paranormal Anime Occultic;nine for Blu-ray Release and English Dub". Anime News Network. May 22, 2017.
52. "Aniplex Of America Previews "Anohana" Dub". Crunchyroll. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
53. "Cruelty". Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. Season 1. Episode 1. USA. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Language Cast. Adult Swim.
54. "Ready for Battle: Sakura Wars the Animation English Dub Arrives on Funimation". Funimation. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
55. "Fly Away Home / Hide & Seek". Wild Animal Baby Explorers. Season 1. Episode 15.
56. "First Look at Unofficial 'Dredd' Spinoff Web Series 'Superfiend'". /Film. October 21, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
57. What the Bleep Do We Know!? (DVD). 2004.
58. Mammano, Michael S. (January 18, 2017). "Sailor Moon R: The Movie Premiere Was Immersive Experience For Fans". Den of Geek. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
59. "GKIDS Announces English Cast". Twitter. July 23, 2020.
60. ""Now that the strike is over I'm excited to share I voiced Mayday in the latest Spiderman Across the Spider Verse movie! 🕸️🕷️#spiderverse"". Twitter. November 11, 2023.
61. Patten, Fred (2005). Beck, Jerry (ed.). The Animated Movie Guide. Chicago Review Press. p. 190. ISBN 9781569762226.
62. The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya. Funimation (DVD).
63. Martin, Theron (June 7, 2012). "Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works – Blu-Ray review". Anime News Network.
64. "INTERVIEW WITH: Michelle Ruff". The Kitsune Network.com. January 18, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
65. ^ "Michelle Ruff on her experience playing Katherine in Catherine". SiliconEra.com. March 29, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
66. Dimps; Polygon Magic. Seven Samurai 20XX. Sammy Studios. Scene: Ending credits, 5:09:45 in, CAST.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
67. "Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (2006 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
68. "2011 Awards". National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
69. "Saints Row: The Third". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
70. Rodanes, Michelle (March 29, 2012). "Exclusive: Meet Divina's cast + contest – Part 3". Japanator. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
71. "Voice Actors for Eliza and Crew". Facebook. June 10, 2014. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
72. MegaDaffy (December 31, 2015). "Michelle Ruff liked a fan's post "Picked up Akiba's Trip for PS3. Great work with Toko!"". @MegaDaffy. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
73. Michelle Ruff (March 26, 2015). "Got the green light to announce I'm in the new Danganronpa Another Episode as Jotaro Kemuri and Yuta Asahina" (Tweet). Retrieved March 27, 2015 – via Twitter.
74. "Xenoblade Chronicles X (2015 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
75. "Nier: Automata (2017 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 17, 2021. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
76. Ruff, Michelle. "So it's safe to say I made the jump to #Persona5 But not as my beloved Yukari as Sadayo Kawakami instead! New cast new fun from @AtlusUSA!". @MichelleRuffvo1. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
77. Nintendo Mobile (June 19, 2018). "Fire Emblem Heroes - Special Heroes (Summer's Arrival)". Event occurs at 0m36s into video shows VAs for Noire. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2018 – via YouTube.
78. "Bringing Catherine: Full Body to Life in English". PlayStation.Blog. September 4, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
79. "Tweet".
80. Toylogic Inc. Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139... Square Enix. Scene: Ending credits, 24:14.
81. Acquire. Akiba's Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed. Xseed Games. Scene: Ending credits, 1:52:09 in, English Cast.
82. "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles (2021 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 28, 2021. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
83. "Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (2022 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
84. "Trinity Trigger (2023 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
85. "Granblue Fantasy: Relink (2024 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
86. "Episode 004.2". Adventures of the ASOS Brigade. Season 1. Bang Zoom. 2006.
87. "Adventures in Voice acting". Spotlight Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2015.

External links

• Official website
• Michelle Ruff convention appearances on AnimeCons.com
• Michelle Ruff at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Michelle Ruff at the CrystalAcids Anime Voice Actor Database
• Michelle Ruff at IMDb

• Actresses from Detroit
• American video game actresses
• American voice actresses
• Living people
• Michigan State University alumni
• 20th-century American actresses
• 21st-century American actresses
• Actresses from Los Angeles