Denim&Venöm 18,880 August 14 Share August 14 It is with a heavy heart I must inform you all that Rachael Lillis, best known for bringing life to one of Pokemon's most endearing protagonists, Misty, and one half of its most lovable villains, Jessie of Team Rocket, has passed away at the age of 55 due to breast cancer. With a career that spanned 27 years, being a cornerstone of anime dubbing during its first surge into the west, Rachael was also the voice of iconic characters like Cally & Paula from Slayers and Utena from Revolutionary Girl Utena. She was even active as recently as the Hunter x Hunter anime voicing Mito Freecss and Cocco. There is no doubt that Rachael was a big part of all our childhoods. We owe her a debt for inspiring us that we can never replay. Rest in Power, Rachel. May your legacy live on. 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlight Serenade 3,176 August 14 Share August 14 Hearing about this the other day was really sad. I remember watching the original season of the Pokémon anime with my sister—she loved Misty. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJollyofPones 2,377 August 14 Share August 14 No way, she died?! How did I not hear about this? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganondorf8 11,298 August 14 Share August 14 This is strange. According to PokeBeach via Veronica Taylor and Eric Stuart, she was 46 years old when she died of breast cancer. And yet here, they say she was 55. Which age was it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megas 27,622 August 14 Share August 14 Like a lot of people Pokemon was a big part of my childhood, especially as someone being there since the very beginning this hurts. Misty and Jessie were fun characters and she really brought them to life 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim&Venöm 18,880 August 14 Author Share August 14 49 minutes ago, Ganondorf8 said: This is strange. According to PokeBeach via Veronica Taylor and Eric Stuart, she was 46 years old when she died of breast cancer. And yet here, they say she was 55. Which age was it? I'm going by her Imdb page. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0510418/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_2_nm_6_in_0_q_Rachael%20Lillis https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/pokémon-voice-actor-rachael-lillis-dead-at-55/ar-AA1oKw2Y?ocid=BingNewsSerp I mean I get the confusion. The snippet from her wiki in search results says 1978. The wiki page itself says 1969. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerox 1,113 August 14 Share August 14 Rip. She was young.. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treeglow Flicker 13,622 August 14 Share August 14 An amazing talent. Like most, I've always known her voice work for Pokemon. But for me also, I've always known her as the voice of Martina from Slayers Next. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misty Shadow 7,862 August 14 Share August 14 Very sad to hear this as one of the many who grew up with Pokémon as well as a Hunter X Hunter fan. May she rest peacefully. 1 1 Merry Wishentine from Pipp Petals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antiyonder 1,148 August 15 Share August 15 Teen to Adult as the early episodes were dubbed, but yeah heard her in many 4Kids productions. Also the anine His and Her Circumstances (aka Kare Kano). Definitely adds to the feeling of Johto's penultimate episode. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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