Mary Elizabeth McGlynn has been an ADR director and story editor for ZRO Limit Productions, Jetix/ABC Family, Fox Family, KidsWB, Saban Entertainment and Bang…more
At the first ever American Anime Awards, Mary Elizabeth Mcglynn won Best Actress for her work in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG. These awards were hosted in New York, Feb 24 2007.
Mary played the voice of Nuriko in the English version of Fushigi Yuugi, though she was credited as Melissa Williamson. Her husband, Darran Norris, was the voice of Tasuki.
Mary: I've been lucky to play a myriad of strong women mostly due to the timbre of my voice. From Julia in Cowboy Bebop to Jaguara in Wolf's Rain to Hilda in Outlaw Star, I've had the honor of voicing some amazing women.
Mary: Motoko is the first leading role for me that spans an entire series. She gets to develop her skills as a leader, mother figure, sexual object and yet technically, she's not human. More like a machine with a human spirit and characteristics. This of course means that she can go at an enemy with almost a reckless abandon to her own well-being. If she breaks, she can just transfer her ghost to a new model. That's quite a feeling of freedom and I think it comes across in her personality. That also makes her great fun to play.
Mary: To be honest, I think I'm more comfortable in the director's chair than behind the microphone. The process of putting the pieces together while trying to tell a story is a wonderful and fulfilling challenge.