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Michelle Suzanne Ruff (born September 22, 1967) is an American voice actress most famous for being [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Rukia Kuchiki]].

Although she has also gained ''plenty'' of recognition as [[Franchise/SailorMoon Luna]], [[Manga/MarmaladeBoy Miki Koishikawa]], [[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya Yuki Nagato]], [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Yoko Littner]], [[Anime/CodeGeass Euphemia Li Britannia]], [[Manga/LuckyStar Tsukasa Hiiragi]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV Crimson Viper]], [[VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness Etna]], [[VideoGame/Persona3 Yukari Takeba]], [[VideoGame/TalesofVesperia Rita Mordio]], [[VideoGame/{{Neptunia}} Nisa]], [[Manga/LupinTheThird Fujiko Mine]], and [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Cream The Rabbit]].

In other words, most of her famous roles are [[{{Deuteragonist}} secondary main characters]] (that does not mean they are not awesome though). Ruff has a wide voice range, going from {{emotionless|Girl}} like Yuki to HotBlooded like Yoko to [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} ditzy and happy]] like Tsukasa. Her characters are mostly badass babes (or just hot babes in general, like Fujiko Mine in ''Lupin III'').

She was awarded for "Best Voice Actress in an Anime Dub" at Anime Expo 09 for her role as [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Rukia]].

Has a [[http://www.michelleruff.com personal website]].

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!!Notable roles from Michelle Ruff:
!!!Anime
* Anri Sonohara in ''Literature/{{Durarara}}''
* Aoi Sakuraba in ''Manga/AiYoriAoshi''
* Aoi Tohsaka in ''Literature/FateZero''
* Arcueid Brunestud in ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}''
* Ayase Tarada and Keika in ''Anime/{{Scryed}}''
* Belvedere Coco in ''Anime/{{Vandread}}''
* Carmen 99 in ''Anime/GunXSword''
* Chii, Elda, and Freya in ''Manga/{{Chobits}}''
* Chikane Himemiya in ''Manga/DestinyOfTheShrineMaiden''
* Elie in ''Manga/RaveMaster''
* Elissa Doolittle in ''Anime/IGPXImmortalGrandPrix''
* Erina Pendleton in ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure''
* Euphemia Li Britannia, young Lelouch, and Arthur in ''Anime/CodeGeass''
* Fujiko Mine in the following ''Anime/LupinIII'' titles:
** ''Anime/LupinIIIPart1'' (AKA the "Green Jacket" series)
** ''Anime/LupinIIIPartII'' (AKA the "Red Jacket" series)
** ''Anime/TheMysteryOfMamo'' (2003 Pioneer dub)
** ''Anime/LegendOfTheGoldOfBabylon''
** ''Anime/LupinIIIEpisode0FirstContact''
** ''Anime/LupinIIIVsDetectiveConan''
** ''Anime/LupinIIIBloodSealEternalMermaid''
** ''[[Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine The Woman Called Fujiko Mine]]''
** ''Anime/LupinIIIVsDetectiveConanTheMovie''
** ''Anime/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure'' (AKA "Part 4")
** ''Anime/LupinIIIPart5''
** ''Anime/LupinIIIIsLupinStillBurning''
** ''Anime/LupinIIITheFirst''
** ''Anime/LupinIIIGoodbyePartner''
** ''Anime/LupinIIIPrisonOfThePast''
** ''Anime/LupinIIIPart6''
* Futaba Miyamizu in ''Anime/YourName''
* [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyandSapphire Gabby]] in ''WebAnimation/PokemonGenerations''
* Haruka Amagiri in ''Literature/TheAsteriskWar''
* Kaori in ''Manga/{{Akira}}'' (Animaze dub)
* Kikyo Zoldyck in ''Manga/HunterXHunter'' (2011 version)
* Kirari Momobami in ''Manga/{{Kakegurui}}''
* Kizna Towryk in ''Manga/PilotCandidate''
* Koishi Herikawa in ''Anime/PleaseTeacher''
* Konoha Amagi in ''Manga/{{Zetman}}'' (as Sophie Roberts)
* Lan in ''Anime/LagrangeTheFlowerOfRinne'' (as Sophie Roberts)
* Leara in ''Anime/WolfsRain''
* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' franchise:
** Lopmon/Antylamon in ''Anime/DigimonTamers''
** Zoe Orimoto/Kazemon/Zephyrmon and a different Lopmon in ''Anime/DigimonFrontier''
** [[TheDanza Michelle Crier]] in ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad''
** Sparrowmon and Spadamon in ''Anime/DigimonFusion''
* Luna in the Viz dub of ''Manga/SailorMoon''
* [[ProneToTears Manaka]] [[TenderTears Mukaido]] in ''Anime/NagiAsuALullInTheSea''
* Madame Kurenai in ''Manga/EdensZero''
* Meow in ''Anime/CarriedByTheWindTsukikageRan''
* [[PlayingAgainstType Miharu]] in ''Manga/GirlsBravo''
* Miki Koishikawa in ''Manga/MarmaladeBoy''
* Miku and Nana in ''Anime/MetalFighterMiku''
* Miu in ''Manga/DearS''
* Moe Kisaragi, the Momoi triplets, and A-ko Saenai in ''Anime/BrigadoonMarinAndMelan''
* [[Franchise/LiloAndStitch Mrs. Sickly (Experiment 255) and Clip (Experiment 177)]] in ''Anime/{{Stitch}}''
* Naomi, Marylou, Hyde, Sugino, Princess Marie, Nana Baba and Ivy in ''Manga/ZatchBell''
* Rabi~en~Rose a.k.a Hikaru Usada in ''Anime/{{Di Gi Charat|1999}}'' and ''[[Anime/DiGiCharatTheaterLeaveItToPiyokoPyo Leave it to Piyoko-pyo!]]''
* Ran the Goldfish in ''Anime/AngelTales''
* Ririka Nishizono in ''Literature/OcculticNine''
* Rukia Kuchiki, [[CrossdressingVoices Snakey]], Tobiume and Mahana Natsui in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''
* [[TheOtherDarrin Saber]] in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'''s Unlimited Blade Works movie
** Reprised for Saber's cameo in ''Literature/FateApocrypha'', even though she herself had been Darrined by Creator/KariWahlgren in other ''Fate'' entries, as well as Toole the Homunculus.
* Saga in ''Anime/ALittleSnowFairySugar''
* Sarah Coppola in ''Anime/{{Ingress}}''
* Sasame Fuma and Matsuri (post-time skip) in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''
* Young Satoru Fujinuma in ''Manga/{{Erased}}''
* Shimajiro Shimano in ''Anime/ShimaShimaToraNoShimajiro''
* [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineShinoAsada Sinon]] in ''Literature/SwordArtOnline''
* Sumire Kanzaki in ''Anime/SakuraWarsTheMovie''
** Reprised in ''Anime/SakuraWarsTheAnimation''
* Takeo Kamado in ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba''
* Tatiana Wisla and Alvis E. Hamilton in ''Anime/LastExile''
* Tsukasa Hiiragi and Minami Iwasaki in ''Manga/LuckyStar''
* Tsukiko Sagi in ''Anime/ParanoiaAgent''
* Uchiyama Hiroko in ''Manga/ApocalypseZero''
* Urumi Kanzaki in ''Manga/GreatTeacherOnizuka''
* Winia in ''Literature/ScrappedPrincess''
* Yayoi Fujisawa in ''Anime/{{Stellvia}}''
* Yoko Littner in ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''
* Yuki Nagato and Miyuki Enomoto in ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya''
** Yuki Nagato in ''Manga/TheDisappearanceOfNagatoYukiChan''
* Yura Kekain in ''Manga/NuraRiseOfTheYokaiClan'' (as Sophie Roberts)
* Yurika Dojima in ''Anime/WitchHunterRobin''
* Zaneli in ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins''

!!!Film
* Baby and young Tai Lung in ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1''
* Animation/{{Pororo|TheLittlePenguin}} in ''Pororo to the Cookie Castle''
* [[Franchise/ChildsPlay Chucky's]] Good Guy Doll voice in ''Film/CurseOfChucky''
* [[ComicBook/SpiderGirl May "Mayday" Parker]] in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse''

!!!Video Games
* Arioch in ''VideoGame/{{Drakengard}}''
* [[CrossdressingVoices Carl]] Clover in ''VideoGame/BlazBlue''
* Cierra in ''VideoGame/RivieraThePromisedLand''
* Cream the Rabbit in ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' (2010-current)
* Crimson Viper in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'' and in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3''
* Eliza in ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}''
* Etna in the ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' video games and anime, as well as [[VideoGame/PhantomBrave the]] [[VideoGame/MakaiKingdom other]] [[VideoGame/CrossEdge games]] [[VideoGame/ZettaiHeroProject Etna]] [[VideoGame/TrinityUniverse appears]] [[VideoGame/PrinnyCanIReallyBeTheHero in]]. Notably she did not voice Etna in the original [=PS2=] version (that would be Creator/AmandaWinnLee). When the first game was rereleased on PSP and (to a lesser extent, DS), Etna's dialogue was re-recorded by Ruff, likely due to the "What If Etna killed Lahral at the start?" mode added to the game
** Also voices Salvatore in ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 3|AbsenceOfJustice}}'' (and her Dimension 2 DLC), and Desco in ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 4|APromiseUnforgotten}}'' (and her DLC appearances in Dimension 2 and 3's Vita port).
* Filly Dee in ''VideoGame/AtelierTotori''
* Húxiān in ''VideoGame/AceCombat7SkiesUnknown''
* Ice in ''VideoGame/CyGirls''
* Jenny in ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird's'' DLC chapter ''Gangsters in Space''
* Jill Valentine in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilRevelations'' and ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilOperationRaccoonCity'' ([[TheOtherDarrin replacing]] [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil5 Patricia Ja Lee]] and Creator/{{Kari|Wahlgren}} [[VideoGame/MarvelVSCapcom3 Wahlgren]])
* Kaoru Konoe in ''VideoGame/GateKeepers''
* Katherine [=McBride=] in ''VideoGame/{{Catherine}}''
* Kluke in ''VideoGame/BlueDragon''
* Mahbu in ''VideoGame/JadeCocoon''
* Marion Quinn in ''VideoGame/AtelierAyeshaTheAlchemistOfDusk''
* Miranda in ''VideoGame/GrandiaIII''
* Nicola Karnstein in ''VideoGame/CodeVein''
* [[Creator/NipponIchi Nisa]], Chian, [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Tsunemi]], and [[VideoGame/PacMan Lady Wac]] in ''VideoGame/{{Neptunia}}''
* Noire and two of the female [[PlayerCharacter Avatar]] voices in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' ([[TheOtherDarrin Darrin'd]] by Creator/LaurenLanda in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' as [[CanonName Robin]])
** [[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates Soleil]] in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''
* Plumeria and Lusamine in ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters''
* Quina and Aelinore in ''VideoGame/DragonsDogma''
* Rita Mordio in ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia''
* Rosalie in ''VideoGame/MementoMoriAFKRPG''
* Saki in ''VideoGame/LuminousArc''
* Sakuya Tachibana in ''VideoGame/GodEater''
* Scherazard Harvey and Ries Argent in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky''
* Shanoa in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaOrderOfEcclesia''
** Maria Renard in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaTheDraculaXChronicles''
* Sophia Esteed in ''VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime''
* Velvet in ''VideoGame/OdinSphere''
* [[Characters/Persona3YukariTakeba Yukari Takeba]] in ''VideoGame/Persona3'' & ''VideoGame/Persona4ArenaUltimax''
** Sadayo Kawakami in ''VideoGame/Persona5'' (including ''[[Anime/Persona5TheAnimation The Animation]]'' and ''[[UpdatedReRelease Royal]]'')
** Mayoido Shopkeeper in ''VideoGame/Persona3Reload''
* Zephie in ''VideoGame/MagnaCarta2''
* Zozo in ''VideoGame/CodeOfPrincess''
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!!Tropes associated with Michelle Ruff:
* {{Deuteragonist}}: What her best well known roles fall into.
* PigeonholedVoiceActor: A lot of her characters are usually deep-voiced badass or hot chicks such as [[Franchise/StreetFighter Crimson Viper]], [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Rukia]], [[VideoGame/{{Neptunia}} Nisa]], [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Yoko]], [[VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness Etna]]. Also, as mentioned above, most of her characters are {{deuteragonist}}s or minor characters and rarely receive lead roles.
* PlayingAgainstType: As the sweet, aproachable, and childlike [[Manga/GirlsBravo Miharu]], and the [[ShrinkingViolet timid]], [[BreakTheCutie sad]], [[LovableCoward easily frightened]] [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Noire]].
* WomanOfAThousandVoices: How can we not forget this? She is not only capable of a deep voice, but also softer tone for {{The Quiet One}}s like [[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya Yuki Nagato]] and [[Literature/{{Durarara}} Anri]]. Or doing a higher-pitch voice for more younger characters like [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Cream the Rabbit]] and [[VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten Desco]]; and even [[VideoGame/BlazBlue young boys]].
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