Jessica Boone (born May 14, 1984) is an American film, television, theatre, and voice actress. Her earlier career while she lived in Houston involved work primarily for ADV Films, Funimation, Sentai Filmworks, and Seraphim Digital. She has since focused more on theatre work, including both Shakespeare and musical theatre.
Career
Boone has been a leading player with the Houston Shakespeare Festival, and is co-CEO and an associate artist for Prague Shakespeare Company, the Czech Republic's professional English-language theatre, where her roles have included Rosalind, Juliet, Helena, Regan, Ophelia, Innogen, and Lady Macbeth. Boone is also an accomplished voice actress, known throughout the anime world for her work voicing hundreds of characters in Japanese animated series such as Mimmy in Hello Kitty, Misaki Suzuhara in Angelic Layer, Chiyo Mihama in Azumanga Daioh, Fuki in Mushishi from Episode 19, and Sheele in Akame ga Kill. Her film and TV work includes feature films Unlocked directed by Michael Apted, starring Michael Douglas, Orlando Bloom, Noomi Rapace, and John Malkovich and Puerto Ricans in Paris starring Rosario Dawson, Rosie Perez, and Luis Guzman.
Boone also appeared on Disney-ABC Television Group as Rabia in Missing starring Ashley Judd, Sean Bean, and Cliff Curtis.
She currently lives in Prague, Czech Republic, and has occasionally returned to the Houston area.
Filmography
Live action
Spectrauma (2011) – Isabelle
Missing (2012) – Rabia
Meet the Engineer (2012 web series for Škoda Auto) – Sophie
Puerto Ricans in Paris – Vincent's Secretary (2015) Unlocked – Romley's Assistant (2016) The Wheel of Time (TV series) (2023)- Alwhin
Anime
Air Gear – Ine Makigami, Ishiwatari
Akame ga Kill! - Sheele
All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku – Chieko, Yoshimi (OVA) (Debut role) Angel Beats! – Hisako, Hatsune Otonashi Angelic Layer – Misaki Suzuhara Another – Izumi Akazawa Azumanga Daioh – Chiyo Mihama Best Student Council – Kotoha Kutsugi, Yuko Kimizuka The Book of Bantorra – Lully, Yuri Canaan – Liang Qi Le Chevalier D'Eon – Ekaterina Chrono Crusade – Azmaria Hendric Clannad After Story – Sugisaka (Ep. 13–14), Kimura (Ep. 23), Yuu's Sister (Ep. 7–8) Coyote Ragtime Show – October, November, December Cyber Team in Akihabara – Miyama Soshigaya D.N.Angel – Mio Hio Demon King Daimao – Yuri Hoshino/Yuko Hattori Devil Survivor 2: The Animation – Io Nitta Divergence Eve – Kiri Marialate Dusk Maiden of Amnesia – Kirie Kanoe, Yukariko Kanoe (Young, Ep. 10) Elfen Lied – Arakawa Full Metal Panic! – President's Daughter Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu – Mizuki Inaba Gantz – Masaru Kato (young), Additional Voices Gate - Princess Piña Co Lada Golgo 13 – Celia Irving (Ep. 35), Karen (Ep. 23) Gravion – Ena The Guin Saga – Queen Tonya Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick – Marie Hello Kitty's Animation Theater – Mimmy Highschool of the Dead – Rei Miyamoto Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere II – Thomas Shakespeare Innocent Venus – Sana Nobuto Jinki:EXTEND – Akao Hiiragi Kaleido Star – Julie, Sophie Oswald Kanon – Nayuki Minase Kiba – Kira Kurau: Phantom Memory – Christmas Legend of the Mistical Ninja – Yae Maburaho – Yuna Miyama Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi – Arumi Asahina Magikano – Ayumi Mamiya Megazone 23 Part III – Ryo Mezzo DSA – Kanako Momo: The Girl God of Death – Momo, Matsumoto's Girlfriend (Ep. 6) Mushishi – Fuki (Ep. 19) Nadesico: Prince of Darkness – Hisagon, Sayuri Najica Blitz Tactics – Fuyuki, Koharu Nanaka 6/17 – Satsuki Arashiyama Needless – Setsuna, Keiko Neo Ranga – Aya, Elina No Game No Life: Zero - Think Nilvalen Nurse Witch Komugi – Megumi Akiba Pani Poni Dash! – Akira Miyata Papuwa – Nakamura, Cocoa Queen PeaceMaker Kurogane – Hotaru The Place Promised in Our Early Days – Sayuri Sawatari Princess Tutu – Rue/Princess Kraehe Puni Puni Poemy – Mitsuki Aasu Red Garden – Jessica Rune Soldier – Gannet Samurai Bride – Ginsen Yagyu (credited as Circe Nightmare) Science Ninja Team Gatchaman – Julia (Ep. 43; ADV dub) Shattered Angels – Kozue Sato Sister Princess – Shirayuki Super GALS! – Rie Aihara, Minigal White, Maki Komine Tactics (manga) – Suzu Edogawa This Ugly Yet Beautiful World – Akari Those Who Hunt Elves – Mer-Elf, Elven Hunter #1, Pulana The Wallflower – Noi Kasahara Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 – Yamaji Towa no Quon – Yuriko Akatsuki A Tree of Palme – Popo UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie – Inarba The World God Only Knows – Haqua Vinland Saga – Anne Xam'd Lost Memories – Kobako, Kujireika Xenosaga: The Animation – Mary Godwin, Shelley Godwin Yumeria – Kuyou Senjyou, Koneko