On this sandbox I will try out my article on Tiffany Vollmer, the American voice artist best know for voicing Bulma in the FUNimation dub of the Dragon Ball (franchise).
Tiffany Vollmer is an American voice actress best known for voicing Bulma in the FUNimation dub of the Dragon Ball franchise.
A graduate of the University of North Texas, Vollmer was cast as Bulma in 1999 for the third season of Dragon Ball Z as part of the group of local Texas actors replacing the heavily edited dubbing done by the Ocean Group of DBZ's first 2 seasons. She went on to voice Bulma for the rest of FUNimation's dubbing of the DB franchise, including the original Dragon Ball (anime) and the Uncut first 2 seasons of DBZ.
While her body of work is small compared to most English VAs, with Bulma being the only major character she's voiced so far, the number of episodes Vollmer voices Bulma in is extensive, since Bulma is prominent throughout the entire run of both Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z. Vollmer is one of only 2 VAs of the FUNimation dub to voice a character prominent in the entire run of both series while being the only VA for that character (the other VA is Christopher Sabat voicing Yamcha).[1] Vollmer also voiced Bulma in Dragon Ball GT (where her role, like that of most prior characters of the DB franchise, is considerably reduced), 2 DB movies, 5 DBZ movies, and 6 DBZ video games.
With FUNimation's dubbing of the DB franchise now largely over, Vollmer has since worked on two live action films. She was the associate producer of the half hour short, Placebo(2006) (co-starring fellow FUNimation VAs Laura Bailey, Meredith McCoy, and Mike McFarland).[2] She also worked on the full length film Ciao as actress, key makeup artist, and head of wardrobe.
Filmography
editVoiced Bulma in:
The TV series:
Dragon Ball
Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball GT
The movies:
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan
Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon
Dragon Ball: The Path to Power
The video games:
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
Other Credits
In Anime:
Manager in Yu Yu Hakusho (1 episode)
Betsy in Case Closed (2 episodes)
In Live Action:
Placebo (associate producer only)
Doctor in Ciao (also makeup and wardrobe)
Interviews:
Invasion Anime(2002)
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3: Behind the Screams (2006)
Notes
edit- ^ Contrasting Bulma and Yamcha with the rest of the characters in both series: Goku and Krillin are prominent in the entire run of both series, but in the FUNimation dub, each are played by more than one VA since the characters age from pre-pubescent children to adults. Master Roshi, Oolong, Puar, and Launch are all prominent in DB, but are noticeably less prominent than Bulma and Yamcha in DBZ. Piccolo, Tien, and Chiaotzu are prominent in both series, but they don't debut in DB untill that series is more than halfway over. Chi Chi is in only a small handfull of the early episodes of DB and doesn't turn up again in that series untill its final saga. The remaining characters in both series could be described as guest stars, appearing infrequently in both shows in roles of varying importance.
- ^ Placebo on Internet Movie Database.
External Links
editTiffany Volmer in Internet Movie Database
Tiffany Vollmer in Tv.com