Behind the anime
Voice actor
Lani Jean Minella is an American voice actress, voice director, and producer mostly working in the games industry.
The person behind the work
Lani Jean Minella (born July 28, 1950) is an American voice actress, voice director, and producer mostly working in the games industry. She is also the founder and owner of the voice-acting agency AudioGodz. As of August 2024, Minella was recognized by Guinness World Records as the most prolific video game voice actress, a title previously held by Jennifer Hale.
Since starting her career and becoming well known for her unique four-octave vocal range, Minella has appeared in multiple video game franchises such as Diablo, StarCraft, Duke Nukem, Backyard Sports, Warcraft, Baldur's Gate, Unreal, Borderlands, and Darksiders.
As well, she has provided many voices for characters in various other video games, most notably roles like Nancy Drew in the video game series, Gabriella in Blood II: The Chosen, Rouge the Bat and Omochao from Sonic the Hedgehog in their debut, Ivy Valentine from SoulCalibur, Eve in Mass Effect 3, and Lucas in Super Smash Bros.
Minella has also done multiple roles in a game such as Sindel and Sheeva in Mortal Kombat (2011), Gloria and the Red Run in Remothered: Tormented Fathers, and the creature voices for Clickers, Bloaters, and Infected in The Last of Us and its sequel.
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