Michele Knotz

Michele Knotz (born October 27) is an American voice actress who works for New York-based studios such as TAJ Productions. She is currently recording at DuArt Film and Video, where she provides the voices for various characters in the Pokémon anime.

Born in New Jersey, she studied acting at DeSales University in Center Valley, Pennsylvania before transferring to study television and radio production at Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Knotz was the winner of the 2003 Anime Idol voice acting contest held at the now defunct Big Apple Anime Fest convention in New York City and debuted in the role of Hajime Yagi in The World of Narue. Since 2006, she has been the voices of Nurse Joy and Team Rocket's Jessie in Pokémon.

TV roles

 * The World of Narue - Hajime Yagi
 * Shootfighter Tekken - Takako
 * The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon - Misty, Jessie and May
 * Pokémon — May (Season 9 only), Jessie, Nurse Joy, Abigail, various Pokémon (Season 9-present); Piplup and Pokédex (Season 10-present).
 * Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out Of The Gate! - Chikorita
 * Genshiken - Oguie Chika
 * Kujibiki Unbalance - Koyuki Asagiri
 * To Heart - Matsumoto
 * The Third - Cindy, Rozali, The Fairy

Film roles

 * Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea - May, Jessie, Manaphy
 * Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai - Jessie, Piplup
 * Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior - Jessie, Piplup

Video game roles

 * Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Pokémon Trainer, Piplup, Torchic, Jirachi, Manaphy & Gardevoir