Bennett Abara

Bennett Abara
Miller at GalaxyCon Louisville in 2019
Other namesAmanda C. Miller
Amanda Miller
Bennett Abara
Alma materUniversity of Maryland[1]
OccupationVoice actress
Years active2009–present
Websiteamandacmiller.com

Amanda Celine Miller, now known professionally as Bennett Abara[2] since 2024, is an American voice actress in audiobooks, commercials, English dubs for anime, animation and video games. Her major roles include Sailor Jupiter, in the Viz Media re-dub of the classic Sailor Moon series and the new Sailor Moon Crystal series, Junko Enoshima and Toko Fukawa in the Danganronpa video game series, Sully and Cherche in Fire Emblem Awakening, Takeru Aizawa in Squid Girl, and Boruto Uzumaki in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. She was selected as the Breakthrough Actress of the Year by Behind The Voice Actors in their annual Dub Anime Awards for 2014.[3]

Career

Makoto Kino, otherwise known as Sailor Jupiter, is arguably one of Abara's most notable roles. A longtime Sailor Moon fan, Abara auditioned for every female part in the series, but became ecstatic when she discovered that she was cast as Sailor Jupiter. Abara cites Sailor Jupiter as her favorite character.[4] On describing the similarities between her and Sailor Jupiter, Abara said, "I'm a lot like Makoto, because we were both the tallest kid in our class. I was, like, 5'7" when I was in fifth grade ... I did play hockey on a boys' team. I played goalie. So, I think that I have the tomboy aspect—and I love green—but also what I love about the character is that she was very tough but she was also equally as feminine. She was just so 'I like to ice skate, I like to nerd out over cute boys,' and I just love that about her. I think we both share that. Like we're both feminine, but we'll also kick your butt."[4] Abara jokingly cited actor Harvey Fierstein as an influence to voicing Makoto.[5]

Filmography

Anime

List of English dubbing performances in anime
Year Title Role Notes Source[6]
2011 Squid Girl Takeru Aizawa [7]
K-On! Megumi Sokabe, Maki, Satoshi resume
2012 Blue Exorcist Yoshikuni resume
2013 Accel World Seiji Nomi, Megumi Wakamiya resume
Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic Young Jamil, Young Cassim resume
Sword Art Online Yulier resume
2014–19 Sailor Moon Makoto Kino / Sailor Jupiter Viz Media dub [8]
2015 Coppelion Ibuki Kaiji [9]
Durarara!!×2 Mikage Sharaku resume
2015–17 Sailor Moon Crystal Makoto Kino / Sailor Jupiter [10][11]
2016 Aldnoah.Zero Rafia [12]
Hunter × Hunter Menchi 2011 series [13]
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Ride Mass, Haba [14][15]
Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School Seiko Kimura (young) Future Arc episode 5 [16]
2017 K: Return of Kings Sukuna Gojo
2018–present Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Boruto Uzumaki [17]


Animation

List of voice performances in animation
Year Title Role Notes Source[6]
2011 Secret Millionaires Club Skateboarder, Truffles the Pig resume
2019 Marvel Rising: Chasing Ghosts Sheath [18]
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Flutterina Web series [19]
2020 DC Super Hero Girls Ember Ep. "#TheFreshPrincessOfRenFaire"
2021–22 Kid Cosmic Jo Web series [20]

Films

List of English dubbing performances in direct-to-video and television films
Year Title Role Notes Source[6]
2011 Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror Puppeteer Wife [21][22]
2017 Boruto: Naruto the Movie Boruto Uzumaki [23]
List of English dubbing performances in feature films
Year Title Role Notes Source[6]
2017 Sailor Moon R: The Movie Sailor Jupiter Viz dub
Limited theatrical release		 [24]
2023 Suzume Rumi Ninomiya [25]


Video games

List of voice and English dubbing performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes Source[6]
2011 World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Bronze Dragon Consort Patch Hour of Twilight resume
2012 Planetside 2 Vanu Sovereignty Soldier [26]
Wipeout 3 Greg Grayson, Miss Gee Gee, Helena H. Cole Wii version resume
2013 Fire Emblem Awakening Sully, Cherche [27]
Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory MAGES. resume
Wipeout: Create & Crash Patty Popstar, Hannahsarus Rex, Charlene Holmes resume
2014 Danganronpa series Junko Enoshima, Toko Fukawa, Shirokuma Roles shared with Erin Fitzgerald. [28]
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Nine resume
Marvel Heroes Kate Bishop / Hawkeye [27]
2015 Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven Francesca [29]
Onechanbara Z2: Chaos Kagura resume
Tales of Zestiria Cardinal Forton resume
Xenoblade Chronicles X Additional voices [30]
2016 Megadimension Neptunia VII C-Sha [31]
MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies Tamsoft [27][32]
2017 Nier: Automata Jackass [27]
Fire Emblem Heroes Sully, Cherche, Elincia [27]
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Boruto Uzumaki Road to Boruto expansion pack [33]
2018 State of Decay 2 Survivor Game credits
Naruto To Boruto: Shinobi Striker Boruto Uzumaki resume
2019 Rage 2 Walker (Female) [27]
2020 Fallout 76: Steel Dawn Sheena [34]
2023 Star Trek: Resurgence Tylas [35]

References

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  2. ^ https://bennettabara.com/ [bare URL]
  3. ^ "BTVA Anime Dub Awards - 2014 General". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on March 9, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Mammano, Michael (July 7, 2014). "Sailor Moon Blu-ray/DVD Details, Voice Cast, and Release Date". Den of Geek. DoGTech. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  5. ^ Miller, Amanda Celine (November 11, 2014). "@Sailor_Moon_NA Spoilers: this is how I've decided to voice Jupiter. Hope you like it!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6vEwp25cOM ..." @Amanda_Celine. Archived from the original on May 17, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
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  7. ^ "Squid Girl's English Cast Revealed by Media Blasters (Updated)". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 6, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  8. ^ "New Sailor Dub Cast Revealed At Anime Expo". Anime News Network. July 5, 2014. Archived from the original on July 8, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  9. ^ "Viz Media's Coppelion Dub Casts Erica Lindbeck, Cassandra Lee Morris, Shelby Lindley". Anime News Network. November 24, 2014. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  10. ^ "Viz Media Reveals More English Dub Cast for Sailor Moon R Anime". April 3, 2015. Archived from the original on July 5, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  11. ^ "Sailor moon crystal image". sailormoonnews.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  12. ^ "Aldnoah.Zero Dub Cast Adds Kira Buckland, Ben Pronsky, More". Anime News Network. November 18, 2015. Archived from the original on October 5, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  13. ^ "A × Surprising × Challenge". Hunter × Hunter. Episode 6. Viz Media. May 21, 2016. Adult Swim.
  14. ^ "Iron and Blood...". Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans. Episode 1. Sunrise. June 4, 2016. Adult Swim.
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  16. ^ @VoiceofBevins (September 8, 2016). "#Danganronpa3 #FutureArc Ep 5 is up now! Everyone welcome back to the 'Ronpa family @Amanda_Celine as Young Seiko! #seewhatididthere" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "Boruto Uzumaki". Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. Episode all. Viz Media. September 29, 2018. Adult Swim.
  18. ^ "GHOST-SPIDER Recruited In MARVEL RISING: CHASING GHOSTS Trailer". Newsarama. January 14, 2019. Archived from the original on January 15, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  19. ^ "Amanda C. Miller | Voice Actor on Instagram: "So excited to announce I get to join the #SheRa universe playing #Flutterina in season 4 of #SheraAndThePrincessesOfPower out today on..."". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  20. ^ "Craig McCracken's 'Kid Cosmic' Premieres February 2 on Netflix". Animation World Network. January 5, 2021. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  21. ^ Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror (DVD). Event occurs at Closing credits, English, Cast.
  22. ^ "Oblivion Island Film's English Dub to Premiere in NYC in December". animenewsnetwork.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  23. ^ "Viz Media Previews Boruto: Naruto the Movie's English Dub Cast in New Trailer". Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  24. ^ Mammano, Michael S. (January 18, 2017). "Sailor Moon R: The Movie Premiere Was Immersive Experience For Fans". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  25. ^ Mateo, Alex (March 21, 2023). "Makoto Shinkai's Suzume Film Reveals English Dub Cast with Lead Nichole Sakura". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  26. ^ PlanetSide 2 (Action, Adventure, Fantasy), Orion Acaba, Chris Jai Alex, D. B. Cooper, Sony Online Entertainment, November 20, 2012, archived from the original on July 15, 2023, retrieved July 15, 2023{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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  28. ^ "Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc review". February 11, 2014. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  29. ^ Brittany (May 22, 2015). "Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven - Localization Blog #4". Xseed Games Tumblr. Archived from the original on May 29, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  30. ^ "Xenoblade Chronicles X (2015 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on June 9, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  31. ^ @Amanda_Celine (August 29, 2016). "Yep, that was me! You've got a good ear" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  32. ^ @Amanda_Celine (May 17, 2016). "Yep!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  33. ^ Maile Flanagan [@maileflanagan] (January 4, 2017). "@jennylehman2 @Amanda_Celine Amanda is the voice of Boruto!" (Tweet). Retrieved January 13, 2017 – via Twitter.
  34. ^ Bethesda Game Studios Austin (November 24, 2020). Fallout 76: Steel Dawn DLC. Bethesda Softworks. Scene: Credits: Voice & Music - Cast.
  35. ^ Dramatic Labs (May 23, 2023). Star Trek: Resurgence. Bruner House. Scene: Credits: Voice as Amanda C. Miller.