Mela Lee: Everything You Need to Know About the Apex Legends Voice Actor

Mela Lee is a voice actress best known for her work in video games, perhaps especially for her performance as Lifeline in Respawn Entertainment's Apex Legends. Lee has also appeared in film, television and anime.

Mela Lee: Everything You Need to Know About the Apex Legends Voice Actor

Lee began her voice acting career when she auditioned for an anime called "Vampire Princess Miyu" and ended up with a role in "Saint Tail." She continued to land anime roles with voices in the "Fate/stay night" series, "The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya," and "Love Live! The School Idol Movie."

In 2009 she received her first video game role: Rachel Alucard in BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger. In 2013 she played Tiki in Fire Emblem: Awakening, and video game roles continued to pour in. 2015 brought a BTVA Anime Dub Award nomination for best female lead vocal performance for her work as Rin Tohsaka. She also received a role as Pallegina in Pillars of Eternity. 2019 saw her land two of her biggest roles to date: Lifeline in Apex Legends and Jade in Mortal Kombat 11.

Lee has reprised many of her anime and video game roles over the years, playing "Fate/stay night" protagonist Rin Tohsaka three times, Rachel Alucard three times, and Tiki from Fire Emblem three times.

On top of voice acting, Lee sings lead, composes and writes lyrics for her band Magnolia Memoir. She also co-hosts the web series Lindbeck and Lee with Erica Lindbeck.

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