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]

Ana Lúcia Menezes
Born
Ana Lúcia Alves de Menezes

(1975-01-22)22 January 1975[1][note 1]
Died20 April 2021(2021-04-20) (aged 46)
Occupations
  • Voice actress
  • voice director
Years active1987–2021
Children1 (Bia Menezes)

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

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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

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Awards and nominations

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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

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  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

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  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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "ohaYO!". 2005-05-27. Archived from the original on 2006-04-28. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  8. ^ a b c "ohaYO!". 2004-07-05. Archived from the original on 2015-01-05. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  9. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b "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.
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