Ananda Dawn Jacobs (born March 12, 1983) is an American actress, singer, model, producer, and composer.
Early life
Jacobs was born in Los Angeles, California. She grew up in Arizona and Washington. She has three sisters, Starlet, who is an artist, Nova, who is a writer, and Moksha, who is also an actress. In 2004, she graduated from University of Southern California with a double degree in psychology and music.
Personal life
In 2006, she moved to Japan where she started her career as an actress and voice actor.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Hijoshi zukan | Catherine | |
| 2012 | Thermae Romae | Livia | |
| 2014 | The Vancouver Asahi | Emmy's Teacher | |
| 2015 | Equals | Receptionist | |
| 2016 | Shuriken Buzz | Karen | |
| 2016 | Solid Time | Short film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | English Teachers | Jodi | Main role, webseries1 |
| 2011 | Walking Eyes Arukumedis | Art | Episode: "Glee n" |
| 2013 | Yae no Sakura | Alice Starkweather | 6 episodes |
| 2013 | Shûden Bye Bye | American Tourist | Episode: "Minami -Senju Station" |
| 2014 | Team Medical Dragon | Emily | Season 4, Episode 09 |
| 2014–15 | Massan | Helen | 5 episodes |
| 2015–17 | Ei Ei Go! | Lucy | Main role |
| 2016 | Beppinsan | Christina | 2 episodes2 |
| 2017 | The English Bar | Foreign Woman | 1 episode3 |
| 2019 | Tenjin Spy | Jasmine | Episode: "Tenjin's Holiday"4 |
| 2019 | Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon | Natalie Goldberg | Season 6, Episode 7 |
| 2023 | Ranman | Clara Lawrence | Asadora5 |
Video game
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Resident Evil: Revelations 2 | Claire Redfield | Motion capture6 |
| 2015–17 | Tekken 7 | Josie Rizal | Voice, Uncredited7 |
| 2016 | Pokkén Tournament | Nia | Voice, English version8 |
| 2017 | Resident Evil 7: Biohazard | Zoe Baker | Face model9 |
| 2018 | Metal Gear Survive | Virgil AT-9 | Voice, English version |
| 2018 | The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories | Emily | Voice10 |
External links
References
Robson, Daniel (14 September 2010). "Web series taps comedy, drama of eikaiwa". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2014-01-11. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2010/09/14/community/web-series-taps-comedy-drama-of-eikaiwa/#.Us0bC9JdXp4 ↩
"Thanks for watching Beppin-san!". Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/anandajacobs/posts/1484276981599399 ↩
"『The English Bar ～イケてる大人の英語～』". http://www.bsfuji.tv/english_bar/pub/025.html ↩
"『10神スパイ大作戦～コード・バリカタ～』第6話トレーラー". YouTube. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-08. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw0rbBMqHeE ↩
"らんまん：新キャスト9人発表 元「アンジュルム」田村芽実、小野大輔、伊礼彼方ら朝ドラ初出演". Mantan-web. 26 April 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023. https://mantan-web.jp/article/20230426dog00m200010000c.html ↩
"Behind the Scenes of Resident Evil Revelations 2". YouTube. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 2018-05-19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7Kps8J_ono ↩
"ナレーション (アナンダ・ジェイコブズ) - narration/voiceover by Ananda Jacobs". YouTube. Retrieved 2018-04-29. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmNrQRwogaDWpyX4MIrbxF_0mpejhV9dQ ↩
"Ananda Jacobs (visual voices guide)". behindthevoiceactors.com (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information). Retrieved 2020-04-12. https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Ananda-Jacobs/ ↩
"About — Ananda Jacobs". anandajacobs.com. Retrieved 2019-04-24. http://anandajacobs.com/about ↩
"Ananda Jacobs (visual voices guide)". behindthevoiceactors.com (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information). Retrieved 2020-04-12. https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Ananda-Jacobs/ ↩