Risa Shimizu was born September 9, 1988 in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. She is an actress, singer, voice actress and currently belongs to Gekidan Himawari. She is also a graduate from Kunitachi College of Music and plays various music instruments such as piano, percussion, shamisen among others.
She is the Japanese dub actress for Daenerys Targaryen of Game of Thrones and her first mainstream anime role is Amira of Rage of Bahamut: Genesis.
Her notable anime roles:
- Amira in Rage of Bahamut: Genesis
- Arlette Armaju in Mobile Suit Gundam Twilight Axis
- Hio Ocho in Star Wars: Visions (Lop and Ocho)
- Kagari in Ushio and Tora
- Kokone Fuwa/Cure Spicy in Delicious Party♡Pretty Cure
- Lynne in Attack on Titan
- Maiko Maya Stronskaya in Psycho-Pass
- Misato Kuroi in Jujutsu Kaisen
- Nesta in Aquarion Logos
- Ouko Tamaki in Koi Kaze
- Touhouin Misaki in Nagasarete Airantou
Her notable video game roles:
- Amira in Granblue Fantasy
- Divine Child of Rejuvenation in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
- Emilia Christie in Detective Pikachu
- Ezana Qlinka in Triangle Strategy
- Fuku in Nioh
- Ifalna in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Kassandra in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- Mafuyu Fujii in Judgment
- Nameless Star in Kingdom Hearts III
- Phylleia in Ys X: Nordics
- Shining in Arknights
- V (female) in Cyberpunk 2077
Her notable dubbing roles:
- Emilia Clarke
- Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones. Also Rickon Stark (Art Parkinson)
- Evelyn Hemingway in Dom Hemingway
- Louisa "Lou" Clark in Me Before You
- Katarina "Kate" Andrich in Last Christmas
- G'iah in Secret Invasion (2023)
- Ariana Grande
- Caterina "Cat" Valentine in Victorious and Sam & Cat
- Sonya Herfmann / Chanel #2 in Scream Queens (2015)
- Riley Bina in Don't Look Up
- Emily Browning
- Violet Baudelaire in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004). "Reprised" the role in the 2017 reboot with new actress Malina Weissman.
- Anna Ivers in The Uninvited (2009)
- Taissa Farmiga
- Mary-Anne in In a Valley of Violence
- Sister Irene in The Nun
- Thomasin McKenzie
- Elsa in Jojo Rabbit
- Maddox Capa in Old
- Carmen Cortez (Alexa Vega) in the Spy Kids film series.
- Kristen Tilson (Kristen Stewart) in Cold Creek Manor
- Agatha "Aggie" Prenderghast (Jodelle Ferland) in ParaNorman
- Angie Steadman (Chloë Grace Moretz) in Diary of a Wimpy Kid
- Catherine Howard (Tamzin Merchant) in The Tudors
- Eärien (Ema Horvath) in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
- Lyra (Kari Wahlgren) in Niko and the Sword of Light
- Tulip in Storks
- Samantha Jackson (Amanda Seyfried) in Ted 2
- Emily Junk (Hailee Steinfeld) in Pitch Perfect 2
- Flopsy Rabbit (Margot Robbie) in the Peter Rabbit film series
- Alice Longabaugh (Zoe Kazan) in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
- Emma Woodhouse (Anya Taylor-Joy) in Emma. (2020)
- Anna in Once Upon a Studio
- Charlie Morningstar in Hazbin Hotel
