Jenny Yokobori

Jenny Yokobori (born February 11, 1997) is an American voice actress. She is best known for voicing Kumiko Albertson in The Simpsons[4] and Kuromi for Hello Kitty and Friends Supercute Adventures.

Jenny Yokobori
Born (1997-02-11) February 11, 1997[1][2][3]
OccupationVoice actress
Years active2013–present

Career

In 2014, Yokobori made began her voice acting career when she voiced the character known as the Lady of the Sea Discordia in the online video game Smite.

Yokobori provided the US voice of Dashi in the children's animated series Octonauts, which aired on Netflix in 2020.

In 2021, Yokobori provided the English voice of Yoimiya in the video game Genshin Impact.[5] The same year, she replaced Tress MacNeille as the voice of Kumiko in The Simpsons, starting with the thirty-second season in response to the George Floyd protests and Harry Shearer being recast as the voice of Dr. Hibbert.[6][7]

Filmography

Film and TV
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Sterling Silver Young Sterling's Classmate
2016 All In Partier
Vinyasa Flow Yoga Student
2017 Campus Catwalk Nina Takahashi
2019 The Stranded Jan (voice)
2020 Tamayomi: The Baseball Girls Nakayama (voice)
Central Park Japanese Girl (voice) Episode: "Rival Busker"
Pokémon Horace (voice) English dub
Episode: "Celebi: A Timeless Promise"
Octonauts and the Caves of Sac Acturn Dashi US dub
Baby Aurora English dub
The School Nurse Files Radi, Gweong-Hwa English dub
Octonauts and the Great Barrier Reef Dashi (voice)
Akudama Drive Execution Division Pupil English dub
Sweet Home Additional voices (voice)
Hello Kitty and Friends Supercute Adventures Kuromi
2020-present Rainbow High Jade Hunter Main role; seasons 1-2
Ainsley Slater seasons 1-2
2021 Edens Zero Xiaomei[8] English dub
2021–present The Simpsons Kumiko Albertson Succeeding Tress MacNeille
2022 Blue Period Umino English dub[9]
Odd Taxi Shiho Ichimura English dub[10]
The Boys Presents: Diabolical Laser Baby Episode: "Laser Baby's Day Out"

Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2020 XCOM: Chimera Squad Terminal
2020 Fire Emblem Heroes Eleonora Yumizuru [11]
2020 Ghost of Tsushima Additional Voices
2020 Wasteland 3 Lt. Connie Zeng
2020 NBA 2K21 Lower Bowl crowd
2020 Demon's Souls The Phalanx
2021 Genshin Impact Yoimiya [5]
2021 Mary Skelter Finale Gallows [12]

Animation
Year Title Role Notes Source
2021 Death Battle Ryuko Matoi Episode 141: "Shadow VS Ryuko"
2021 Pokémon Evolutions Miki Episode 7: "The Show" [5]

Writer/Director
Year Project Role
2020 Rainbow High Director
Gods School Writer

References
  1. N, Gabe (Aka ProjectPikachu1) [@Projectkylo] (January 14, 2020). "When is your birthday?" (Tweet). Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. Yokobori, Jenny [@JennyYokobori] (January 14, 2020). "It's February 11! ♒" (Tweet). Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Twitter.
  3. Yokobori, Jenny [@JennyYokobori] (January 18, 2015). "I'm turning eighteen in 24 days and I have no idea how to birthday" (Tweet). Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Twitter.
  4. Schwarz, John (March 1, 2021). "Tress MacNeille Steps Down As The Voice Of Comic Book Guy's Wife "Kumiko Albertson"". www.bubbleblabber.com. Bubble Blabber. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  5. "Jenny Yokobori (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 5, 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  6. Porter, Rick (February 22, 2021). "'The Simpsons': Harry Shearer to Stop Voicing Black Character". www.thehollywoodreporter.com. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  7. "The Simpsons Season 32 Episode 11 Review: The Dad Feelings-Limited". www.japanfm.fr. JapanFM. January 4, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  8. @JennyYokobori (August 26, 2021). "Hello there ~ My name is Xiaomei; you'll find out who I am eventually. Happy to announce that I voice Xiaomei in the English dub of "Edens Zero" now on Netflix! Thank you to @mummynyan, @BangZoom, and @brookchalmersvo for having me" (Tweet). Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Twitter.
  9. "Blue Period (2022)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved January 28, 2022. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  10. @JennyYokobori (February 14, 2022). "The #ODDTAXI dub is finally here! I'm honored to voice Shiho Ichimura ✨ this show is truly something special and I'm so happy to be a part of it. Thank you so much to @BillMillsap, @mummynyan, @BangZoom, and @Crunchyroll!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. Yokobori, Jenny [@JennyYokobori] (January 14, 2020). "Well, well, well! Look how just got announced! Starting January 19, you can now hear me as #Eleonora in #FireEmblemHeroes ! Eleonora is from #TokyoMirageSessions , which is coming soon to the Nintendo Switch. I voice her in Fire Emblem Heroes and can't wait for you to summon her!" (Tweet). Retrieved January 14, 2020 – via Twitter.
  12. Yokobori, Jenny [@JennyYokobori] (September 30, 2021). "#MarySkelterFinale is out today and I play Gallows! I've never gotten to play a character like her before and it was a total blast to help bring her to life. Thank you to @BangZoom, @mummynyan, and @TonyOliverVA!" (Tweet). Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Twitter.
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