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''[[MemeticMutation ZOMFG TEH]] [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion REI]][[MemeticMutation !!!!11!1]]''

Amanda Beth Winn-Lee (born November 14, 1972) is an American voice actress, writer and ADR director who works mainly on anime dubs. She was the voice of Mimiru in ''[[Franchise/DotHack .hack//SIGN]]'', Rally Vincent in ''Manga/GunsmithCats'', Yohko Mano in ''Anime/DevilHunterYohko'', Momiji Kushinada in ''Manga/BlueSeed'', and was featured most notably as Rei Ayanami of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' fame. Aside from voice work she has quite often handled production, ADR direction, and the scripting of various projects for her dubbing company Gaijin Productions, LLC.

She can also be heard in the commentary for the Region 1 ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion The End Of Evangelion]]'' DVD along with fellow voice actors Creator/TaliesinJaffe and husband/Gaijin co-owner Jason C. Lee (credited as "Jaxon Lee" under the S.A.G. to avoid confusion with the other Jason Lee), whom she married in 1997.

Said commentary has gained a reputation for being somewhat controversial among fans, and to this day (nearly a ''decade later''), she gets hate mail about it. Is it a crime against art, or a rollicking good time? Check out a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrUvol0Hr7U a few excerpts here]] and decide for yourself.

Born in UsefulNotes/{{Houston}}, she began her acting career in 1995 at Creator/ADVFilms before she moved out to Los Angeles to found Gaijin Productions in the early 2000s.

Expanding on her anime work, Winn-Lee also provided the voice of Konoko, the protagonist of the Bungie Studios video game ''Videogame/{{Oni}}''.

Winn-Lee served as ADR director, dub script writer, and producer for the English versions of ''The End of Evangelion'' and ''Evangelion: Death and Rebirth''. She also directed and performed leading roles in the English versions of ''Anime/DeadLeaves'' and the ''Anime/ReadOrDie'' OVA.

The couple's son Nicholas was born in November 2004, but they soon learned that he had a rare form of infantile leukemia. Amanda later dropped out of anime work to spend most of her time caring for her son (he survived). While she hasn't worked on much anime as of 2021, you can still hear her in video games, especially Creator/{{Atlus}} titles, such as the [[Platform/PlayStation2 PS2]] version of ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'', ''VideoGame/LuminousArc'', ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga'', ''VideoGame/Persona4'', ''VideoGame/Persona5'', and ''VideoGame/TraumaTeam''.

Winn-Lee is also (in)famous in some fan circles for antics at various cons in the late 90's, most of them involving alcohol. Despite being best known for voicing Rei, it's amusing to note that she has [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl a lot more in common with Misato Katsuragi]]. She's famous for being very foul mouthed and also very funny (she's the person in the room most likely to crack an utterly hilarious dirty joke, but one that you dare not repeat in polite company - just listen to her audio commentaries). [[spoiler:One of her more famous antics was "The Rei Ayanami Sex tape: 15 minutes of silence, followed by a bored whisper, 'Are you done yet?'"]]

She has also wrote ''The Noodle Chronicles: Everything I know About Cheating Death I Learned From My Kid'', a biography based on her experience in looking after her son. All proceeds would fund further anti-leukemia research. She also self-produces a Website/YouTube series giving tips on the best ways to enjoy [[DrugsAreGood marijuana]], [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbviB0BGPMdo1VHLxqBhY6g A Mom's Guide to Cannabis.]]

Not to be confused with Creator/AmandaLee, a Texas-based voice actress.

[[https://www.amandawinnlee.com Her personal website can be found here.]]

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!!Notable roles:
* Alicia Priss in ''VideoGame/TailConcerto''
* Argilla in ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga''
* Alita/Gally in the ''Manga/BattleAngelAlita'' OVA (ADV dub)
* Heather Mason in ''VideoGame/SilentHill3 (HD collection)''
* Konoko in ''VideoGame/{{Oni}}''
* Magnolia Arch in ''VideoGame/BravelySecond''
* Mimiru in ''[[Franchise/DotHack .hack//SIGN]]''
* [[ActingForTwo Momiji Kushinada and Kaede Kunikida]] in ''Manga/BlueSeed''
* Pandy in ''Anime/DeadLeaves''
* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}''
** Ulala Serizawa in ''VideoGame/Persona2 Eternal Punishment''
** Yukiko Amagi in ''VideoGame/Persona4'', ''Anime/Persona4TheAnimation'', ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'', ''VideoGame/PersonaQShadowOfTheLabyrinth'', ''VideoGame/Persona4DancingAllNight'', ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCrossTagBattle''
** Ichiko Ohya, Ms. Usami and Archangel Gabriel in ''VideoGame/Persona5'' (including ''[[Anime/Persona5TheAnimation The Animation]]'' and ''[[UpdatedReRelease Royal]]'')
*** Ms. Chouno in ''Anime/Persona5TheAnimation''
* Pram in ''VideoGame/MakaiKingdom''
* Rally Vincent in ''Manga/GunsmithCats''
* [[StarMakingRole Rei Ayanami]] in ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' (Darrin'd by Creator/BrinaPalencia in ''Rebuild'' and Ryan Bartley in the 2019 Netflix redub)
** [[TheOriginalDarrin Returned to the role]] in the Amazon dubs of ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion''
* Rio Kinezono in ''Anime/BurnUp W'' and ''Burn-Up Excess''
** Also voiced Reimi in the original ''Burn Up!'' OVA, which also happens to be her first voice acting role
* Sodina Dawnfried in ''VideoGame/ThousandArms''
* Yohko Mano in ''Anime/DevilHunterYohko''
* Yoshino "Haru" Harusawa in ''VideoGame/DevilSurvivor Overclocked''
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!!Amanda Winn-Lee's works provide examples of:
* CreatorCouple: With fellow ADV alum Jaxon Lee.
* HotBlooded: Many of her roles has her portraying fiery women, such as [[Anime/BurnUp Rio Kinezono]] and [[Manga/GunsmithCats Rally Vincent]].
* PlayingAgainstType: Even though it would be her most famous role, [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Rei Ayanami]] is unlike the other women she voiced at the time, which tended towards HotBlooded women and [[GenkiGirl Genki Girls]].
* ProductionPosse: She has frequently worked together with her fellow actors such as Creator/TiffanyGrant, Creator/SpikeSpencer, Jason C. Lee and Creator/AllisonKeith, and has often directed dubs at ADV Films along with co-founder Matt Greenfield.
* RoleReprise:
** ''Anime/BurnUp W'' was dubbed in Texas by Creator/ADVFilms, while the sequel series ''Burn-Up Excess'' was dubbed in LA by Creator/PCBProductions. As a result of this StudioHop, Lee was among the only VA[=s=] from ''W'' to reprise her role, along with her husband Jaxon Lee and fellow ADV alum Kimberly Yates.
** She, along with Creator/JohnnyYongBosch and Creator/YuriLowenthal, is among the only voice actors to consistently return to her role as Yukiko Amagi from ''VideoGame/Persona4'' after the other main characters were [[TheOtherDarrin Darrin'd]]. This is a lot more notable as she isn't as involved in voice acting as much anymore, compared to the other two.
** While her role as [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Rei Ayanami]] was originally [[TheOtherDarrin Darrin'd]] to Creator/BrinaPalencia for the original release of the first three films of ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'', she returned to the role for the Amazon Prime release of the series, including its GrandFinale.
* RomanceOnTheSet: She met her future husband, Jason C. Lee, when she made her voice acting debut at Creator/ADVFilms. They married in 1997.
* StarMakingRole: Her role as Rei Ayanami made her popularity skyrocket.
* WomanOfAThousandVoices: Her vocal range is impressively large.
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