Ana Lúcia Menezes

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is Menezes.

Ana Lúcia Menezes
Born	Ana Lúcia Alves de Menezes (1975-01-22)22 January 1975[1][note 1] Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Died	20 April 2021(2021-04-20) (aged 46) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupations	Voice actress voice director
Years active	1987–2021
Children	1 (Bia Menezes)

Ana Lúcia Alves de Menezes (22 January 1975 – 20 April 2021), also known as Ana Lúcia Granjeiro, was a Brazilian voice actress and voice director. Some of her notable dubbing roles included Sam Puckett in iCarly, Suzy Sheep in Peppa Pig, Laura in the Mexican telenovela Carrusel, Rory Gilmore in Gilmore Girls, and Maite Perroni in various roles.[4][5][6]

She was nominated three times for the Yamato Award: best actress in 2004 for Chihiro Ogino in Spirited Away, best supporting actress in 2005 for Koto in Yu Yu Hakusho, and best actress in 2010 for Misa Amane in Death Note, which she won.[7][8][9]

Personal life and death

Ana Lúcia also practiced taekwondo, competing in tournaments at the International Taekwon-Do Federation. She won a bronze medal in the 1997 World Cup.[10]

Menezes died from a stroke in Rio de Janeiro on 20 April 2021. According to doctors, the stroke was caused by cerebral thrombosis which may have been caused by a reinfection of COVID-19 that she had at the end of 2020.[11][4]

Dubbing

• Amy Rose in Sonic X and Sonic Boom
• Aria Montgomery in Pretty Little Liars
• Sam Puckett in iCarly and Sam & Cat
• Koto in YuYu Hakusho[7]
• Dulce Maria in Carita de ángel
• Po in Teletubbies
• Tanya Sloan in Power Rangers Zeo and Power Rangers Turbo
• Kira Ford in Power Rangers Dino Thunder
• Vida Rocca in Power Rangers Mystic Force
• Vada in My Girl
• Stella in Winx Club
• Maite Perroni in Rebelde, RBD: La familia, Cuidado con el ángel, Mi pecado, The Stray Cat, and Triunfo del amor
• Sophie Sheridan in Mamma Mia! and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
• Toph Beifong in Avatar: The Last Airbender
• Hilda in Hilda
• Poof and Trixie Tang in The Fairly OddParents[12]
• Jasmine Fenton in Danny Phantom[12]
• Chihiro Ogino in Spirited Away[8]
• Bridgette in Total Drama and Total DramaRama
• Diego and Mariam in Beyblade[13]
• Misa Amane in Death Note[9]
• Ikon Eron in Gormiti
• D.W. Read in Arthur
• Daisy Watkins in Static Shock
• Rosalie "Ro" Rowan in The Zeta Project
• Pippa the Poppy Fairy in rainbow magic the series

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2004	Yamato Award	Best Actress	Spirited Away	Nominated	[8]
2005		Best Supporting Actress	Yu Yu Hakusho		[7]
2010		Best Voice Over in Anime	Death Note	Won	[9]

Notes

1. Although there are sources indicating Ana Lúcia's birth as 5 February,[2] the voice actress's daughter, Bia, revealed on her mother's Instagram that she was born on 22 January.[3]

References

1. "Ana Lucia Menezes on Instagram: 🙏🏻💖" (Post). Instagram (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ana Lúcia Menezes Instagram account. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
2. "Dubladora de iCarly e Carrossel, Ana Lucia Menezes morre aos 45 anos". Notícias da TV (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
3. "Ana Lucia Menezes on Instagram: Hoje seria o seu aniversário, eterno amor! 💜" (Post). Instagram (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ana Lúcia Menezes Instagram account. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
4. "Dubladora de iCarly Carrossel, Ana Lucia Menezes morre aos 45 anos". Notícias da TV. April 20, 2021.
5. "Dubladora de 'Peppa Pig', Ana Lucia Menezes morre aos 45 anos". www.folhape.com.br.
6. "Ana Lúcia Menezes, voz da atriz Maite Perroni no Brasil, é internada às pressas". April 14, 2021.
7. "ohaYO!". 2005-05-27. Archived from the original on 2006-04-28. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
8. "ohaYO!". 2004-07-05. Archived from the original on 2015-01-05. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
9. Felizardo, Felipe (2012-06-18). "Dubladores de Seu Madruga e Homer Simpson fazem versão brasileira de "Diablo III"". GameFM (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-08-09.
10. "Federação Brasileira de Taekwon-Do ITF". www.fbt.org.br. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
11. "Dubladora de Maite Perroni sofre AVC e é diagnosticada com trombose no cérebro". Estrelando.com.br. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
12. "Ana Lúcia Menezes on myCast - Fan Casting Your Favorite Stories". myCast - Fan Casting Your Favorite Stories. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
13. "Beyblade (Bakuten Shoot Beyblade)". dublanet.com.br. Retrieved 2021-04-25.

External links

• Ana Lúcia Menezes at IMDb
• Ana Lúcia Menezes at Behind The Voice Actors