Kate Higgins

Catherine Davis Higgins
Chronological Information
Birth date	August 16, 1969 (age 49)
Birth place	Charlottesville, Virginia
Political Information
Nationality	American
Known for	voicing Pauline
Professional Information
Occupation	Voice actor

Catherine Davis Higgins (born August 16, 1969), also known as Kate Higgins or Kate Davis, is an American voice actress, singer, and jazz pianist. Her major voice roles have been in English-language adaptations of Japanese anime, and she is best known as the voice of Sakura Haruno in Naruto.

History

She has also voiced C.C. in Code Geass and Saber in the original Fate/stay Night. Between 2010 and 2013, she voiced Tails in the video game series Sonic the Hedgehog.[1] She also voices Kate, Stinky, and Lilly in the Alpha and Omega sequels. She became the voice of Ami Mizuno / Sailor Mercury in the Viz English dub of Sailor Moon in 2014, as well as the voice of Mario character Pauline in Super Mario Odyssey in 2017, for which she also performed the in-character vocals for the game's theme song, "Jump Up, Super Star!" She also voiced Felicity Fox in Enchantimals and Starla in Nick Jr.'s Blaze and the Monster Machines. She even voiced Captain Zora in Shimmer and Shine.

Music career

Higgins earned a degree in music from Auburn University in 1991. She is a trained pianist who studied with the jazz artist Bob Richardson. She plays piano and has worked as a sideperson for many musicians. She released the first jazz album by her own name The Tide is Low in 2002. The second jazz album is Stealing Freedom. She is also in a band called Upper Structure. This features the same lineup as Melissa Fahn's R&B band in her album Avignon. They released one album called 6 by 5.