Sofía María del Rocío Garza Ramírez, better known as Rocío Garcel (born in Mexico D.F., on September 18, 1948), is a Mexican voice actress and dub director. She is best known for giving voice to Bulma in the Dragon Ball franchise, Luna in Sailor Moon and She-Ra in She-Ra: Princess of Power. Her best roles are the Tsunderes, Cool Old Lady, young boys and action girls.
This actress has a brilliant and fruitful career that goes beyond five decades, starting in 1959 (when she was just 11 years old). In 1998, she left her role as Bulma during the end of the Cell Arc in Dragon Ball Z due to financial problems with the now-defunct Intertrack; they arbitrarily vetoed Garcel, despite her long career and her popularity with the fandom, and replaced her with Mónica Manjarrez. Later, she eventually reprised the role starting with Dragon Ball Z Kai, continuing into Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F', and Dragon Ball Super.
Several relatives of hers are or were also VA's: her older sister Sylvia Garcel, her niece Vanessa Garcel, her brothers-in-law Rubén and Jorge Arvizu, her husband (plus fellow dubbing director and often cast companion) Jorge Roig, her and Roig's son Jorge Roig Jr., her daughter-in-law Queta Calderón, her grandchildren Cecilia Gómez and Emilio Ángeles, and her great-granddaughter Abril Gómez.
She has quite the acting relationship with characters not only played by her husband, but also by those voiced by Patricia Acevedo, Mónica Manjarrez, María Fernanda Morales, Rossy Aguirre, Araceli de León, René García or Mario Castañeda.
Anime roles
- 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother -a.k.a. Marco: Marco Rossi (Original Dub)
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Anime: Sid (2nd voice) and Teacher Natalie Ross
- Astro Boy 1980: Astro Boy
- Blue Seed: Azusa Matsudaira
- Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics: the Narrator (several stories), Old Queen (Cinderella), the Witch (The Iron Stove), Jorinde (Jorinde and Joringel), etc.
- Cyborg 009 2001: Mai and one of Black Ghost's Three Brains (with Isabel Martiñón and Gerardo Reyero as the other two)
- Demon Lord Dante: Saeko Kodai / Medusa
- Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z: Bulma and Baby Trunks (replaced as Bulma by Mónica Manjarrez in the Buu Saga and GT)
- Dragon Ball Z Kai: Bulma and Baby Trunks
- Dragon Ball Super: Bulma
- Himitsu no Akko-chan: Atsuko "Akko" Kagami
- Ie Naki Ko Remi -a.k.a. Remi (the original, not the World Masterpiece Theater version): Remi (with her sister Sylvia playing Lady Milligan, Arthur Milligan and Lisette Acquin)
- Levius: Masha Cromwell
- The Little Mermaid: Narrator
- Naruto: Katsuyu
- Onegai! Samia-don: Robert Turner
- Pokémon: Mabel (Pokemon XY)
- Princess Knight: Princess Sapphire
- The Rose of Versailles: Madame DuBarry
- Robo Tech: Vanessa Leeds and Azonia/Laplamiz
- Sailor Moon: Luna and Kotaro (she was originally going to reprise her role as Luna in Sailor Moon Crystal, but her health got in the way)
- Speed Racer: Chispita (Sparky)
- The Wizard of Oz Anime Movie: Dorothy Gale
- Yu-Gi-Oh!: Navi, Adina's Grandma and other additonals voices.
Film roles
As the VA for Julia Roberts:
- Hook: Tinkerbell
- Mary Reilly: Mary Reilly
- My Best Friend's Wedding: Julianne Potts
- Stepmom: Isabel Kelly
- Steel Magnolias: Shelby Eatenton Latcherie
As the VA for Meg Ryan:
- City of Angels: Maggie Rice
- The Presidio: Donna
- You've Got Mail: Kathleen Kelly
As the VA for Michelle Pfeiffer:
- Grease 2: Stephanie Zinone
- The Russia House: Katya Orlova
- The Witches of Eastwick: Sukie Ridgemont
As the VA for other actors:
- The Accused: Sarah (Jodie Foster)
- Ace Ventura: Melissa Robinson (Courteney Cox)
- All About Eve: Phoebe (Barbara Bates)
- The Blue Bird: Mytyl (Shirley Temple)
- The Borrowers (2011): Grandma Driver (Victoria Wood)
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Etta Place (Katharine Ross)
- Casino Royale (2006): Solange Dimitrios (Caterina Murino)
- Copycat: Susan Schiffer (Shannon O'Hurley)
- The Craft: Doctor (Brenda Strong) and Jenny (Jeanine Jackson)
- Curse of the Golden Flower: Empress Phoenix (Li Gong)
- Diamonds Are Forever: Plenty O'Toole (Lana Wood)
- Empire Records: Jane (Debi Mazar)
- Everything, Everything: Janet (Marion Eisman)
- The Exorcist: Regan McNeil (Linda Blair) (original dub)
- Family Business: Elaine McMullen (Rosanna DeSoto)
- Fatal Attraction: Beth Gallagher (Anne Archer)
- The Fifth Element: Diva Plavalaguna (Maïwenn Le Besco)
- The Goonies: Andrea "Andy" Carmichael (Kerri Green) (original dub)
- Hook: Maggie (Amber Scott)
- Independence Day: Dylan Dubrow (Ross Bagley) and Robin Was (Vanessa J. Wells)
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: Maharaja Zalim Singh (Raj Singh) (original dub)
- The Intern: Doris (Celia Weston)
- It (2017): Barbara Starrett (Elizabeth Saunders)
- Kagemusha for both Takemaru (Kouta Jui) and Otsuyunokata (Kaori Momoi)
- Lassie 1994: Jeniffer Turner (Brittany Boyd)
- Last Vegas: Miriam (Joanna Gleason)
- Matilda: Mrs. Jennifer "Jenny" Honey (Embeth Davidtz)
- The Man in the Iron Mask: Queen Anne (Anne Parillaud)
- The Mask: Peggy Brandt (Amy Yasbeck)
- My Favorite Martian: Clothes Seller
- The Mummy (1932): Helen Grovesnor (Zita Johann)
- The Nanny Diaries: Mrs. Alexandra X (Laura Linney)
- Obsessed: Marge (Bonnie Perlman)
- Once Upon a Time in the West: Jill McBain (Claudia Cardinale)
- The Sound of Music: Frederick Von Trapp (Nicholas Hammond)
- Titanic: Noël Leslie and Countess of Rothes (Rochelle Rose)
- Three Ninjas Kick Back: Michael "Tum Tum" Douglas (J. Evan Bonifant)
- The Untouchables (1987): Ness's Daughter (Kaitlin Montgomery) and Little Girl (Aditra Kohl)
- Waterworld: Helen (Jeanne Tripplehorn)
- Wedding Wars: Wanda Grandy (Jayne Eastwood)
- William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet: Carolina Montesco (Christina Pickles)
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory: Veruca Salt (Julie Dawn Cole) (Original Dub) and Mike Teevee (Paris Themmen) (Re-Dub)
- The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm: Greta Henrich (Barbara Eden)
- Witchboard: Linda Brewster (Tawny Kitaen)
Live-action TV roles
As the VA for Gary Coleman:
- Diff'rent Strokes: Arnold Jackson
- Drake & Josh: Himself
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Arnold Jackson
As the VA for Merrilyn Gann:
- Everwood: Rose Abbot
- Smallville: Ruth Cavanagh
As the VA for other actors:
- 7th Heaven: Annie Camden (Catherine Hicks)
- Charlie's Angels: Kelly Garrett (Jaclyn Smith)
- Chocky: Matthew Gore (Andrew Ellams)
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Cindy (Tyler Collins) and Nicky´s Friend (Curtis Blanck)
- Home Improvement: Jill Taylor (Patricia Richardson)
- Isaura the Slave (2004): Gioconda Albuquerque (Miriam Mehler)
- Longmire: Ruby (Louanne Stephens)
- Mission: Impossible: Shannon Reed (Jane Badler)
- Smallville: Martha Kent (Annette O'Toole) (9 season)
Western Animation roles
- All Grown Up!: Susie Carmichael and Dylan "Dil" Pickles
- The Archie Show: Verónica Lake
- Bobby's World: Bobby Generic
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers: Linka (1 season, she was replaced by Patricia Acevedo and then Patty was replaced by Gaby Willer)
- Daria: Helen Morgendorffer
- Doug: Theda Funnie
- Gargoyles: Demona
- Jana of the Jungle: Jana
- Josie And The Pussy Cats: Josie McCoy
- The Legend of Prince Valiant: Queen Guinevere
- The Legend of Zelda: Princess Zelda
- Mulan: Grandmother Fa
- Pocahontas: Grandmother willow
- The Little Troll Prince: Prince Bu
- Rainbow Brite: Shy Indigo
- The Real Ghostbusters: Janine Melnitz
- Richie Rich: Richie Rich
- Rock-A-Doodle: Goldie
- Rugrats: Susie Carmichael and Dil Pickles
- Saban's Adventures of Oliver Twist: Oliver Twist
- She-Ra: Princess of Power: She-Ra (but not Adora, voiced by Patricia Acevedo)
- Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?: Carmen Sandiego
- X-Men: The Animated Series: Princess/Empress Lilandra Neramani
