Bridget Hoffman

Bridget Hoffman, born between 1961 and 1962, is an accomplished American voice actress and ADR writer, renowned for her contributions to various English-language adaptations of Japanese anime films and series, often using pseudonyms like Ruby Marlowe. Before venturing into the realm of anime, she appeared in multiple acting roles on television and in films, including notable projects produced by Sam Raimi, such as Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.

Her prominent voice roles encompass leading characters like Belldandy in Ah! My Goddess: The Movie, Mizuho Kazami in Please Teacher!, Mima Kirigoe in Perfect Blue, and Lain Iwakura in Serial Experiments Lain. Additionally, she lent her voice to significant ensemble roles as Rune Venus in El Hazard, Miaka Yuki in Fushigi Yûgi, Raquel Casull in Scrapped Princess, Fuu Hououji in Magic Knight Rayearth, Shinobu Maehara in Love Hina, Nia Teppelin in Gurren Lagann, and Irisviel von Einzbern in Fate/Zero. Hoffman also took on the role of ADR director for the Fushigi Yûgi series and films, as well as for Ah! My Goddess: The Movie and a collection of shorts titled The Adventures of Mini-Goddess. Furthermore, she has provided background voices for numerous animated films produced in the Los Angeles region, including Frozen, Epic, and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2. In the gaming world, she voices KOS-MOS in the Xenosaga series and Atoli in the .hack//G.U. series.