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Meredith McCoy

{{short description|American actress}}

{{Use American English|date=June 2022}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Meredith McCoy

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| birth_name = Meredith Rae Thompson

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| birth_place = Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.

| other_names = Meredith Thompson
Meredith Mauldin

| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer}}

| years_active = 2003–present

| spouse = {{marriage |Michael Mauldin|2005}}

| children = 3

| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes

| background = solo_singer

| instrument = Vocals

| genre = {{hlist|Jazz{{cite web|url=http://bravoentertainment.com/talent/corner-pocket/|title=Corner Pocket|website=Bravoentertainment.com|date=December 20, 2013 |accessdate=June 1, 2015}} |Contemporary Christian{{cite web|url=http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/meredithmauldin|title=Meredith Mauldin - Releasing Angels - CD Baby Music Store|website=Cdbaby.com|accessdate=June 1, 2015}}}}

| associated_acts = {{hlist|Vince Vance & The Valiants|Corner Pocket|Paper Dolls|The Glory of Zion|International Worship Team|UpperRoom}}

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Meredith Rae Mauldin (née Thompson), known professionally by her stage name Meredith McCoy, is an American actress and singer best known as the English voice of Android #18 in the Japanese anime Dragon Ball series as dubbed by Funimation. She also voiced Kagura Sohma in Fruits Basket (2001), Maria Ross in Fullmetal Alchemist, and Atsuko Urameshi in Yu Yu Hakusho.

Early life

McCoy was born Meredith Rae Thompson.{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0566787/bio|title=Meredith McCoy|website=IMDb.com}} She is the step-daughter of the late Jaan Kalmes, a long-time radio personality in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and Rebecca Kalmes. She has 3 brothers (Andy, Paul and Isaac) and 2 sisters (Caroline and Elizabeth).{{Cite web|url=http://www.restlandfuneralhome.com/obituaries/|title=Obituaries|website=Restland Funeral Home and Cemetery}}

McCoy graduated from Collin County Community College and attended with fellow voice actor Laura Bailey.{{Cite web|url=http://www.collin.edu/community/alumni/alumnigallery/laurabailey.html|title=- Collin College|website=Collin.edu}} In 2005, McCoy married Michael Mauldin, a former Texas Senate candidate and executive director of worship ministry UpperRoom.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-mauldin-3678395] {{dead link|date=February 2020}} She and Mauldin have three children together: Ellia, Jonathan and Noah.{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/meredithmauldin/|title=@meredithmauldin • Instagram photos and videos|website=Instagram.com}}

Acting

McCoy's voice acting career began as Android #18 in the anime, Dragon Ball Z. She has also been the voice for several other anime characters including Kagura Sohma in Fruits Basket, Maria Ross in Fullmetal Alchemist, Kari Simmons in Case Closed and Lu Li Chang in Blue Gender.{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Meredith-McCoy/|title=Meredith McCoy - 75 Character Images|website=Behindthevoiceactors.com}}

McCoy has also acted in several films including: Graduation Day (2003), Saving Jessica Lynch (2003), The Deadbeat Club (2004), Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story (2006) and The Imposter (2008). McCoy was also featured in the Kenny Chesney music video for "There Goes My Life".

Music

McCoy began her singing career as part of the singing group, Paper Dolls.{{Cite web|url=http://www.collintheatrecenter.com:80/HallOfFame/MeredithMauldin/Main.html|title=Meredith Mauldin|date=July 12, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712225817/http://www.collintheatrecenter.com:80/HallOfFame/MeredithMauldin/Main.html|archive-date=July 12, 2011}} She has sung with the Cary Richards orchestra, traveled all over the U.S. with Vince Vance and the Valiants, and has performed with Ricky Derek's Night 'Oh' Cabaret. She performed with Corner Pocket, a six-piece jazz/swing band based in Dallas, Texas, as a lead female vocalist and released their album, On Cue.

In 2008, McCoy released her debut album, Releasing Angels.{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/releasing-angels/291044976|title=Releasing Angels by Meredith Mauldin|website=Music.apple.com}} Her song, Empty, was featured in the film, The Imposter. McCoy was featured on the opening theme song ‘Believe’ for the Funimation English dub of One Piece, Episodes 48-116. She has also been featured on several of The Upper Room's albums as a featured singer and previously sang with The Glory of Zion International Worship Team.{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/4O0BmoWXRlZmal3Y4YrT7y|title=Meredith Mauldin|website=Open.spotify.com}}

Filmography

=Anime=

=Live action=

  • Graduation Day – Maddie
  • Saving Jessica Lynch – Beth
  • Midnight Clear – Caroler Gretchen
  • The Imposter (2008) – Sydney{{cite AV media | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2wFSScd4po |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/I2wFSScd4po |archive-date=December 19, 2021 |url-status=live| title=Empty - www.TheImposterMovie.com | last=Millican | first=Daniel | authorlink=Daniel Millican | publisher=YouTube | date=October 10, 2008 | accessdate=May 15, 2015 | quote=The song is written and sung by Meredith Mauldin who plays Sydney in the movie. }}{{cbignore}}

=Video games=

  • Dragon Ball series – Android 18 (2002-2009, 2015–present), Launch
  • Seven Samurai 20XX - Additional voices{{cite video game | developer=Dimps; Polygon Magic | title=Seven Samurai 20XX | publisher=Sammy Studios | scene=Ending credits, 5:09:58 in, CAST | year=2004}}
  • Spikeout: Battle Street - Additional voices{{cite web |title=Spikeout: Battle Street (2005 Video Game) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Spikeout-Battle-Street/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |access-date=May 17, 2021}}

Discography

;Studio Albums

  • Releasing Angels (2007) – debut studio album

;Albums with Vince Vance & The Valiants

  • We Don't Run (2003)

;Albums with CornerPocket

  • On Cue (2004)

;Albums with The Glory of Zion International Worship Team

  • Freed to Enter the Glory Realm (2010)
  • Descending into Triump (2010)
  • Contending for a New Beginning (2010)

;Albums with The Upper Room

  • God You Are (2014)
  • Live from Upper Room (2016)
  • Center of Your Love (2017)
  • Moments (2018)
  • To the One. Joy. (2018)

;Anime song covers

References

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External links

  • [http://www.cornerpocket.us/ Official Corner Pocket Site]
  • {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20140517202133/http://meredithmauldin.com/}} (archive)
  • {{anime News Network|people|id=1121|name=Meredith McCoy}}
  • {{IMDb name|id=0566787|name=Meredith McCoy}}

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Category:Living people

Category:Actresses from Texas

Category:American film actresses

Category:American performers of Christian music

Category:American video game actresses

Category:American voice actresses

Category:Singers from Texas

Category:21st-century American singers

Category:21st-century American women singers

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)