G. K. Bowes

G.K. Bowes
Born
Gina Keali'inohomoku Bowes

December 12 (2024-12-12)
Other namesGina K. Bowes
OccupationVoice actress
Years active2008–present

Gina Keali'inohomoku Bowes (born December 12)[1] is an American voice actress known for playing Senna in the anime film Bleach: Memories of Nobody. She had other roles, including Kiyal Bachika in Gurren Lagann,[2] Little Red Riding Hood and Little Bo Peep in Happily N'Ever After 2: Snow White Another Bite @ the Apple, Asuka Kazama in Street Fighter X Tekken, and Daria, Freida and Fran in Alpha and Omega 4: The Legend of the Saw Tooth Cave.

Personal life

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Bowes identifies as being Polynesian, but has given varying accounts of her ancestry.[3] In a 2016 interview, she said she was French Polynesian, Middle Eastern, Native American, and Cuban descent.[3] In 2017, she mentioned that her ancestry is Tahitian and Malaysian with no African-American roots.[4] In 2022, she said she was partial Egyptian,[5] Native Hawaiian, and Native American (Potawatomi and Navajo) heritage.[6]

Filmography

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Anime

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Animation

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Year Title Role Notes
2009–2011 Special Agent Oso Various voices 9 episodes[13]
2012 Phineas and Ferb Additional voices 2 episodes[13]
2013 Sofia the First Lin-Lin, Anya, additional voices 2 episodes[7]
2016–2019 Doc McStuffins Melinda, Mother Lion 3 episodes[14][13]
2019 Love, Death & Robots Beth Episode: "Suits"[7]
2019 The Lion Guard Sasem Episode: "Poa the Destroyer"[15][7]
2022 Young Justice Jovita, Elaine Jackson Episode: "Beyond the Grip of the Gods!"[7]
2022 Spirit Rangers Various voices 2 episodes[7]

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 Bleach: Memories of Nobody Senna
2009 Happily N'Ever After 2: Snow White—Another Bite @ the Apple Little Red Riding Hood, Bo Peep [7]
2012 Delhi Safari Reporter English dub
2012 Golden Winter Tinkle, Mother Dog [7]
2012 The Swan Princess: Christmas Caretaker [7]
2012–2013 Berserk: The Golden Age Arc Charlotte
2014 Alpha and Omega 4: The Legend of the Saw Tooth Cave Daria, Frieda, Fran [7]
2015 Flash Gordon Classic Dale Arden
2015 Alpha and Omega: Family Vacation Fran, Frieda [7]
2015 Top Cat Begins Flight Attendant [7]
2016 Norm of the North Tourist [7][13]
2016 Throne of Elves Elf Captain English dub
2017 Alpha and Omega 8: Journey to Bear Kingdom Princess Canue, Magpie [7]
2021 Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild Nadia [16][7]

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 Resident Evil 5 Majini
2011 Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds Felicia
2011 Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny Lily, Sierra [7]
2012 Street Fighter X Tekken Asuka Kazama [7]
2012 Guild Wars 2 HannahHannah
2013 Disney Princess Palace Pets Teacup [7]
2015 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Diamond Dog Soldier [7]
2015 Minecraft: Story Mode Maya, Ivy, Fangirl [7]
2015 Rodea the Sky Soldier [13]
2016 Street Fighter V Laura Matsuda [7]
2016 Dying Light: The Following Ezgi
2017 Fire Emblem Heroes Erinys [17]
2018 Fallout 76: Wild Appalachia Christina Bryan, Clara Song [18]
2019 Teppen Ruiner Felicia [19][7]
2020 Guardian Tales Rie [7]
2020 The Walking Dead: Onslaught Michonne Hawthorne [20]
2021 Cookie Run: Kingdom Moonlight Cookie [7]
2021 Back 4 Blood Sharice Tunnels of Terror DLC[21]
2022 Relayer Additional voices [22]
2024 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Rhonda [23][7]

References

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  1. ^ Birthday:
    • G.K. Bowes [@gkbowes] (December 12, 2015). ""@easytyga: Happy Birthday @gkbowes! You are a wonderful representation of the Polynesian community and beautiful inside and out! We love you :)" Thank you so much!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 12, 2015 – via Twitter.
    • G.K. Bowes [@gkbowes] (December 12, 2015). "Happy Birthday to G.K.Bowes!!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b "Bandai Entertainment's Gurren Lagann Dub Cast Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "We ComiConverse With G.K. Bowes". ComiConverse. 4 October 2015. Archived from the original on July 13, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2016. I am a mix of Polynesian, Native American, Latin, and Middle Eastern. I guess you could say that the Middle Eastern--which is actually Asia Minor-- would "qualify" me as part Black, however, I have never identified as Black.
  4. ^ G.K. Bowes [@gkbowes] (May 30, 2017). "I'm Tahitian and Malaysian. My film got rejected by APA festivals b/c they mistook me for African-American. #MyAPALife" (Tweet). Archived from the original on November 1, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ G.K. Bowes [@gkbowes] (January 25, 2022). "Part Egyptian! 🖤" (Tweet). Archived from the original on November 1, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ G.K. Bowes [@gkbowes] (October 3, 2022). "Yes! I am. ☺️ Potawatomi,
    & Navajo. Also Native Hawaiian"
    (Tweet). Archived from the original on November 1, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "GK Bowes (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 2 August 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 credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  8. ^ "Funimation Acquires Berserk Season 1 (2016) English Dub - Funimation - Blog!". Funimation - Blog!. March 20, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  9. ^ Mateo, Alex (March 10, 2021). "Funimation Streams Shironeko Project Zero Chronicle, Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater Anime's English Dubs". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  10. ^ Ressler, Karen (March 6, 2015). "Durarara!!×2 English Dub to Premiere March 10". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  11. ^ Mateo, Alex (October 22, 2021). "Funimation Announces King's Raid Anime's English Dub, Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  12. ^ G.K. Bowes [@gkbowes] (July 1, 2015). "Honored to be a small part of the #sailormoon magic! #animation #voiceover #anime #animelover" (Tweet). Retrieved August 23, 2015 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ a b c d e "GK Bowes interview". residentbryan.wordpress.com. August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  14. ^ G.K. Bowes [@gkbowes] (July 6, 2015). "Super excited to be joining the cast of #docmcstuffins! #animation #voiceover #Disney #grateful" (Tweet). Retrieved August 23, 2015 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ G.K. Bowes [@gkbowes] (August 13, 2015). "@DisneyAnimation is producing some amazing things! So honored to be a small part of the magic! #voiceover #animation" (Tweet). Retrieved August 23, 2015 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ Khan, Iram (July 16, 2021). "Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild - Netflix Confirms Release In New Trailer". HITC. Archived from the original on July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  17. ^ "Fire Emblem Heroes - New Heroes (Enduring Legacy)". YouTube. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  18. ^ Bethesda Game Studios Austin (April 14, 2020). Fallout 76: Wastelanders DLC. Bethesda Softworks. Scene: Credits: Voice & Music - Cast. Note: Characters added in the Wild Appalachia update are listed as part of the cast for Wastelanders (a separate update), and were not credited until the release of Wastelanders.
  19. ^ "Credit | Teppen -Official Site-". teppenthegame.com. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  20. ^ Takahashi, Dean (July 17, 2020). "The Walking Dead: Onslaught will crawl its way into VR this year". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on September 13, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  21. ^ "Back 4 Blood on Twitter". Retrieved 23 March 2022. Time to extinguish the Ridden. @gkbowes is Sharice. #Back4Blood #TunnelsOfTerror
  22. ^ Kadokawa Games. Relayer. Clouded Leopard Entertainment. Scene: Ending credits, 14:30 in, EN Other VOICE CAST.
  23. ^ Romano, Sal (November 17, 2023). "Final Fantasy VII Rebirth details Kalm and Under Junon characters, playable Red XIII, synergy abilities and skills, more". Gematsu. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
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