Kate Higgins

Catherine "Kate" Davis Higgins (born August 16, 1969) is a voice actress, singer, and jazz pianist. She was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and is currently residing in Auburn, Alabama. She is best known as the English voice of Sakura Haruno on the hit anime series Naruto, Talho Yūki from Eureka Seven, C.C. from Code Geass and Saber from the anime Fate/stay Night. She has also been credited under the name of Kate Davis. She has recently given birth to her newborn son, Beck with her husband Jess Lofland.

Music Career
Higgins earned a degree in music from Auburn University. She is a trained pianist who studied with the jazz pianist, Bob Richardson. As well as voice acting, Higgins pursued her music career in jazz. She plays piano and has worked as a sideperson for many musicians. She released the first jazz album by her own name The Tide is Low in 2002. The second jazz album is Stealing Freedom. Her style of hard-bop is very well done in her jazz albums and she has played with other musicians like, Katisse Buckingham, Justin Robinson, Roy Hargrove, Steven Bernstein, Tom Harrell, Eric Alexander, Marc Johnson, Christian McBride, Lewis Nash, Bobby Previte, Vic Juris, Jesse Davis, Mike Fahn, Greg Osby, Joe Lovano, Josh Roseman and many others. She is also in a band called Upperstructure. This features the same lineup as Melissa Fahn's R&B band in her album Avignon. They released one album called 6 by 5. Her piano idols are Thelonious Monk, Wynton Kelly and Horace Silver. Her CD, "Bigger than Love", can be purchased through CDBaby.com at http://cdbaby.com/cd/katehiggins2

Anime roles

 * Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo - Denbo
 * Bleach - Karin Kurosaki, Lily, Sun Sun, Nanao Ise, Retsu Unohana, Miyuki, Lilynette Gingerback
 * Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion - C.C., Additional Voices
 * Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 - C.C., Additional Voices
 * Digimon Savers - Miki Kurosaki
 * Disgaea - Etna (trailer)[list membership disputed]
 * Eureka Seven - Talho
 * Fate/stay night - Saber
 * Eyeshield 21 - Mamori Anezaki
 * Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Additional Voices
 * GTO - Girl (credited as Kate Davis)
 * GunXSword - Vivian(Ep. 10)
 * Hare+Guu - Yumi(deluxe)
 * IGPX Immortal Grand Prix - Jessica Darlin
 * Initial D - Simone
 * Karas - Homura
 * Last Exile - Dunya Scheer
 * Lucky ☆ Star - Nanako Kuroi
 * Marmalade Boy - Meiko
 * Mars Daybreak - Ester Ein Astrada
 * Naruto - Sakura Haruno, Udon
 * Naruto Shippuden - Sakura Haruno
 * Naruto Special: Battle at Hidden Falls. I am the Hero! - Sakura Haruno(OVA)
 * Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow - Sakura Haruno
 * Naruto the Movie 2: Legend of the Stone of Gelel - Sakura Haruno
 * Naruto the Movie 3: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom - Sakura Haruno
 * Naruto: Shippūden the Movie - Sakura Haruno
 * Planetes - Eldegard Rivera
 * Scrapped Princess - Zefiris
 * Samurai Champloo - Yuri, Seyama
 * Stellvia - Akira Kayama (Credited as Kate Davis)
 * Saiyuki Reload - Kinkaku(as Kate Davis)
 * Tenjho Tenge Emi Isuzu(as Kate Davis)
 * Tsukihime, Lunar Legend - Hisui
 * Yukikaze - Additional Voices(OAV)
 * Zatch Bell! - Megumi Oumi, Kolulu, Laila, additional voices

Non-Anime Roles

 * All Grown Up! (2003) - Leslie
 * Dibo the Gift Dragon (2007) - Annie
 * Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete (2009) - Inhabitants of Midgar Edge
 * Wolverine and the X-Men - Scarlet Witch, Pixie

Video games

 * Armored Core 4 - P. Dam, Hilarios
 * Armored Core: For Answer - Additional voices (uncredited)
 * Ar tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica - Cloche
 * Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 - Tina Armstrong
 * Destroy All Humans! - Miss Rockwell
 * Clive Barker's Jericho - Wilhelmina "Billie" Church
 * Culdcept Saga - Rilara
 * MadWorld - Naomi / RinRin
 * Magna Carta 2 - Rue
 * Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis - Jessica Philomele
 * Naruto: Clash of Ninja series - Sakura Haruno
 * Naruto: Ultimate Ninja series - Sakura Haruno
 * Naruto: Ninja Council series - Sakura Haruno
 * Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 - Momiji
 * Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles - Sakura Haruno
 * Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles 2 - Sakura Haruno
 * Naruto: Rise of a Ninja - Sakura Haruno
 * Naruto: The Broken Bond - Sakura Haruno
 * Project Sylpheed - Natalie Kong
 * Rumble Roses XX - Candy Cane, Becky (uncredited)
 * Saints Row 2 - Additional Voices
 * Soul Calibur IV - Scheherazade
 * Suikoden V - Miakis (uncredited)
 * Tales of the Abyss - Arietta the Wild (uncredited)
 * Tales of Vesperia - Sodia (uncredited)
 * The World Ends with You - Uzuki Yashiro and Raimu "Rhyme" Bito
 * Valkyria Chronicles - Cordelia gi Randgriz
 * Wild Arms 4 - Yulie Ahtreide (uncredited)
 * Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles - Megumi Oumi, Laila
 * Zatch Bell! Mamodo Fury - Megumi Oumi, Kolulu, Laila

Documentary

 * Adventures in Voice Acting - Herself

Staff credits

 * AnimeTV - Theme song performance "I'm On My Way"

Discography

 * The Solid Rock (1998) - Concord Records
 * The Tide is Low (2002) - Concord Jazz - with Eric Alexander and Steven Bernstein
 * Upper Structure 6 by 5 (2004) -
 * Bigger than Love (2006) - Concord
 * Jazz Standards
 * Christmas
 * Stealing Freedom (2009) - Concord Jazz - with Eric Alexander and Steven Bernstein
 * Little Parts (2009)- Produced by Joel Alpers