Hilary Thomas

Hilary Thomas

Hilary Thomas is an American voice actress for the English-language dub of the Pokémon anime.

Biography

Thomas is a native Oklahoman now residing in Brooklyn, working as a voice actor, assistant producer, project manager, and script writer. She holds a BA in Musical Theater from the University of Tulsa, and has performed in her home state with Light Opera Oklahoma, ATC, and Theater Tulsa. In NYC, she has originated roles with Polybe + Seats, and worked in a technical capacity with The Butane Group and NYU Tisch. She also voiced Despair and the First Lady of the United States in the 20th anniversary live reading of The Sandman, hosted by Neil Gaiman. An author as well, her debut novella “Knave” can be read in the anthology (re)Visions: Alice, published by Candlemark and Gleam.

Pokémon roles

Thomas joined the series when Pokémon USA and TAJ Productions took over the dubbing and distribution of the anime. Her most prominent roles are that of Anabel and Marian.

Voices on Pokémon

• Anabel
• Marian
• Yolanda (AG146-present)
• Jeannie
• Barbara
• Marris
• Cher
• Galactic Grunt
• Kangaskhan (SS019)

Trivia

• Thomas was the first runner-up in the Big Apple Anime Fest's Anime Idol contest for voice-acting, losing to fellow TPCi cast member Michele Knotz.

This article is part of Project VA, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on voice actors in Pokémon animation and Pokémon games.