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Cherami Leigh (born July 19, 1988) is an American actress and voice actress who is known for voicing several characters in Japanese anime series and video games. In relation to Nintendo, she is most notably known for her role as Caeda and Rhea in the Fire Emblem series, Queen Sonia in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and Chloe and Goh's Grookey in Pokémon Journeys: The Series.
Biography[]
Leigh began acting at the age of six. Leigh studied the Meisner technique with Nancy Chartier from the age of nine. As a child actress, she played Gretchen in Finding North, Marcia in Temple Grandin, young LeAnn Rimes in Holiday in Your Heart and Stacy Anderson in The President's Man. She studied theater at Collin College in Plano, Texas. She also worked for Radio Disney as a DJ with voice-over promotions and commercials for ABC Radio for 10 years. In 2013, she moved to Los Angeles where she continued voice-work and began taking on live-action roles.
Leigh married fellow actor Jon Christie on April 13, 2014, whom she had dated since 2010. On October 8, 2023, Leigh gave birth to a daughter.
Credited Nintendo Roles[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Xenoblade Chronicles X | Alexa |
| 2016 | Pokémon Generations | Iris |
| 2016 | Shantae | Rottytop |
| 2017 | Fire Emblem Heroes | Caeda, Gwendolyn, Cecilia, Mae |
| 2017 | Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | Mae, Emma |
| 2017 | Fire Emblem Warriors | Caeda |
| 2018 | Detective Pikachu | Meiko Okamoto |
| 2019 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Makoto Nijima |
| 2019 | Fire Emblem: Three Houses | Rhea |
| 2019 | Pokémon Masters EX | Kris, Mina |
| 2019 | Catherine: Full Body | Makoto Nijima |
| 2020-2023 | Pokémon Journeys: The Series | Chloe, Goh's Grookey and Soleil |
| 2020 | Persona 5 Strikers | Makoto Nijima |
| 2022 | Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes | Rhea |
| 2022 | Persona 5 Royal | Makoto Nijima |
| 2023 | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | Queen Sonia |
| 2023 | Persona 5 Tactica | Makoto Nijima |
| 2023 | Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master | Misty's Azurill and Kathy |
External links[]
- Cherami Leigh at Bulbapedia, the Pokémon wiki.
- Cherami Leigh at the Internet Movie Database
- Cherami Leigh at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia