Kathleen Charlotte McInerney, known professionally as Veronica Taylor, is an American voice actress known for her dubbing work in English-language adaptations of Japanese anime, in particular for voicing Ash Ketchum and his mother Delia in the Pokémon anime for its first eight seasons. Other voices she has done include Amelia Wil Tesla Seyruun from Slayers, Sailor Pluto from Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon Crystal, Nico Robin in the 4Kids dub of One Piece, April O'Neil in the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series and has voiced video game characters like Cosmos from Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy, Dissidia Final Fantasy, and Dissidia Final Fantasy NT. Additionally, using her real name, she is a narrator for various audio books, such as the Omen of the Stars arc from the Warriors series.
Early life
Taylor wanted to act professionally since she was in her first play when she was five. and earned a Master's degree from Brandeis in 1993.
Career
Taylor was featured in numerous plays and toured with National Players under the leadership of William H. Graham, the chairman of Catholic U's Drama Department, and other stage companies in the Washington, D.C. area and other cities all around the United States for a few years before settling in New York.
Her other roles include Ash Ketchum, his mother Delia, and May in the 4Kids dub of the Pokémon anime series, April O'Neil from the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, Amelia Wil Tesla Seyruun in the Slayers TV series, voice of Mangchi in the English dub of Hammerboy, the voice of Nico Robin in the 4Kids dub of One Piece,
Personal life
Taylor has one daughter, Rena, born in 1998. After living in New York City, New York, she relocated to Los Angeles, California in 2015.
Taylor has developed strong ties to the Washington, D.C. area and to Boston: playing women's soccer for the Catholic University Cardinals;
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|rowspan="2"|1998
|Grave of the Fireflies
|Mother
|Central Park Media English dub
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|Yu Yu Hakusho: Poltergeist Report
|Botan, Yukina
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|1999
|Pokémon: The First Movie
| rowspan="3" |Ash Ketchum, Delia Ketchum
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|1999
|Slayers Next
|Amelia Wil Tesla Seyruun, Auntie Aqua
| rowspan="13" |English dub
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|2019–2022
|Rilakkuma and Kaoru
|Tokio
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|Great Pretender
|Miki Edamura
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|Akudama Drive
|Executioner Boss
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| rowspan="4" |2021
|Jungledyret Hugo
|Rita the Fox
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|The Casagrandes
|Plane Computer
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|So I'm a Spider, So What?
|Ariel
| rowspan="2" |English dub
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|The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat
|Goddess/Venus
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|2021–2022
|Shaman King
|Tamao Tamamura, Iron Maiden Jeanne
|English dub, 2021 series
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|2022
|In the Land of Leadale
|Mai Mai
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|2023
|Digimon Adventure:
|Lopmon
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Video games
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!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
!Ref.
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|rowspan="2"|2000
|Valkyrie Profile
|Aelia, Freya, Jayle
|English dub
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|2004
|Trivial Pursuit DVD for Kids
|Bobby
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|2008
|Insecticide
|Chrys Liszt
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|2019
|Fire Emblem: Three Houses
|Manuela Casagranda
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|2021
|Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139...
|Additional voices
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|rowspan="2"|2022
|Rune Factory 5
|Simone, Julian
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|2025
|Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree
|Eiga (young child), Kenran
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