Saffron Henderson

Saffron Henderson
Saffron Henderson
Born	September 25, 1967; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	Voice actress; singer;
Years active	1979–present
Spouse(s)	Chris Pritchett (m. 2001)
Children	2
Parent(s)	Bill Henderson (father);
Relatives	Camille Henderson (sister)

Saffron Henderson (born September 25, 1967) is a Canadian voice actress and singer who often works with Ocean Productions in numerous anime dubs.

Career

Henderson tends to be cast as mature and flirtatious women, young boys and teenage girls, as well as foreign women and motherly figures. Her best known roles are Kid Goku and Kid Gohan in Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z, Shenhua in Black Lagoon, Sachiko Yagami in Death Note, Lucrezia Noin in Gundam Wing and Oxnard in Hamtaro. She's the daughter of Bill Henderson, the lead guitarist and singer of the Canadian rock band Chilliwack, and has a younger sister named Camille, who is also a singer.

Henderson has appeared in live-action work roles, (including a brief appearance in The Fly II as Veronica Quaife replacing Geena Davis who had starred in the first film),^[3] the romantic comedy Cousins as Terri Costello, and Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan^[4] as rocker J.J. who is killed by Jason Voorhees with her own guitar.

Henderson has also provided backing vocals on several albums, including for ex Free/Bad Company vocalist Paul Rodgers' 1999 album Electric.

In an interview with Toon Zone, Henderson said that, if she weren't an actress, she would have been a psychologist in order to help people with diabetes, from which she suffers. She mentions Peter Sellers as an influence and that she worked as a showgirl in Spain when she was seventeen.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Voice roles

.hack//Roots – Midori
A Christmas Adventure... From a Book Called Wisely's Tales – Rachael, Cupid^[1]
Adventures from the Book of Virtues – Julie
Animated Classic Showcase – Various Characters
Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow – Lumina^[1]
Billy the Cat – Nelson
Black Lagoon series – Shenhua, Frederica Sawyer/Sawyer the Cleaner, Mami^[1]
Brandy and Mr. Whiskers – Additional Voices
Cardcaptors – Vicky (episode 14)
Class of the Titans – Padma^[1]
Death Note – Sachiko Yagami
Dragon Ball (BLT Productions/FUNimation dub) – Goku (episodes 1-13 and movie 1)
Dragon Ball Z (FUNimation/Saban Entertainment dub) – Gohan (episodes 1-67 (edited into 53 episodes) and movie 3 (edited into 3 episodes))
Dragon Ball Z (FUNimation/Pioneer dub) – Gohan (movies 1-3)
Dragon Ball Z (Westwood Media/AB Groupe dub) – Gohan (episodes 108-165)
Dragon Ball Z Kai (Ocean Productions dub) – Gohan
Double Dragon – Additional Voices
Fat Dog Mendoza – Gothic Girl, Cissy Poole^[1]
Galaxy Express 999 (movie) – Tetsuro Hoshino
Adieu Galaxy Express 999 – Tetsuro Hoshino
Generation O! – Baby Powder
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time – Kazuko Yoshiyama
G.I. Joe Extreme – Additional Voices
Hamtaro – Oxnard, Maria
InuYasha – Sota Higurashi,^[1] Eri (First voices, later replaced with Rebecca Shoichet)
InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time – Sota Higurashi,^[1] Eri
InuYasha: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass – Sota Higurashi,^[1] Eri
Joon Joon and Friends – King Pow, Josh Josh, Hannah Tatsuma
Key the Metal Idol – Miho Utsuse, Beniko Komori
Kleo the Misfit Unicorn
Kong: The Animated Series – Lua
Maison Ikkoku – Kentaro Ichinose^[1]
Master Keaton – Natalya^[1]
MegaMan NT Warrior – Manuela
Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space – Yuki Nakasato^[1]
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED – Aisha
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing – Lucrezia Noin
Monster Rancher – Sandra, Eared Mew, Pink Suezo, Furred Suezo
My Little Pony Tales – Sky Wishes
My Little Pony: Dancing in the Clouds – Sky Wishes^[1]
My Little Pony: Friends Are Never Far Away – Sky Wishes^[1]
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic – Auntie Lofty (S09E12), Teddie Safari,^[1] Daring Do Collector (Trade Ya!)
My Scene Goes Hollywood – Audra
Naruto – Kurenai Yuhi (Episode 3, later replaced with Mary Elizabeth McGlynn)
Nana – Junko Saotome^[1]
Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island – Queen of the Myrmecs, Crab Follower #1, Crab Refugee #1, Crab Refugee #3^[1]
Nilus the Sandman – Polly, Sugar
Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation – Vam-Mi^[1]
Pocket Dragon Adventures – Princess Betty Bye Bell^[1]
Powerpuff Girls Z – Brandy^[1]
Ranma ½ – Tsubasa Kurenai (TV series), Kogane Musashi, additional voices
RoboCop: Alpha Commando – Kudzu Bodine
Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths and Legends – Nema Perrera
Saber Marionette J – Edge, Bloodberry
Sabrina, the Animated Series – Additional Voices
Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century – Lois St. Clair
Trouble Chocolate – Almond
Tara Duncan: The Evil Empress – Tara Duncan^[1]
The Adventures of Corduroy
The Deep – Agnes De-Krester^[1]
The Little Prince – Ilnios (The Planet of Bubble Gob)
The Vision of Escaflowne – Yukari Uchida, Eriya, Celena Schezar, Naria (Bandai Entertainment dub)
Troll Tales – Rude
Trouble Chocolate – Almond, Green Tea^[1]
Ultimate Book of Spells – Additional Voices
Walter Melon – Additional Voices
What About Mimi? – Mary Beth, Mrs. Grindstone
World Trigger – Yōtarō Rindō, Yuu Kunichika
X-Men: Evolution – Callisto
Zatch Bell! – Sherry Belmont (episodes 1-85)
Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles – Sherry Belmont
Zatch Bell! Mamodo Fury – Sherry Belmont
Zoids: New Century Zero – Naomi Fluegel

Singing roles

Rainbow Fish (backing vocals, main title)
The Bitsy Bears (main title)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w "Saffron Henderson ǀ Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved March 31, 2017. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources
^ The Province, May 12, 2008 - Pritchett ends up in Vancouver, FAMILY FIRST: It used to be a place he'd try to get away from - By Steve Ewen, Sports Reporter
^ Ochoa, George (2011). Deformed and Destructive Beings: The Purpose of Horror Films. McFarland. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-786-48654-0.
^ Stine, Scott Aaron (2003). The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1980s. McFarland. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-476-61132-7.
^ toonzone - Magical Girl: Toon Zone Talks to Saffron Henderson
^ https://web.archive.org/web/20010122052600/http://www.animerica-mag.com/features/gw_saffronhenderson.html
^ Web Archive - Henderson Interview

External links

Saffron Henderson at IMDb
Saffron Henderson at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Saffron Henderson on Twitter

[btva-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w "Saffron Henderson ǀ Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved March 31, 2017. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources

[2] The Province, May 12, 2008 - Pritchett ends up in Vancouver, FAMILY FIRST: It used to be a place he'd try to get away from - By Steve Ewen, Sports Reporter

[3] Ochoa, George (2011). Deformed and Destructive Beings: The Purpose of Horror Films. McFarland. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-786-48654-0.

[4] Stine, Scott Aaron (2003). The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1980s. McFarland. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-476-61132-7.

[5] toonzone - Magical Girl: Toon Zone Talks to Saffron Henderson

[6] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20010122052600/http://www.animerica-mag.com/features/gw_saffronhenderson.html

[7] Web Archive - Henderson Interview

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Saffron Henderson
Born	September 25, 1967^[1] Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	Voice actress singer
Years active	1979–present
Spouse(s)	Chris Pritchett (m. 2001) ^[2]
Children	2
Parent(s)	Bill Henderson (father)
Relatives	Camille Henderson (sister)