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Catherine Davis "Kate" Higgins (born August 16, 1969) is an American voice actress, singer, and jazz pianist. She was born in Charlottesville, Virginia grew up in Auburn, Alabama, and currently lives in Los Angeles. 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. As of 2010, she is now the official voice of Miles "Tails" Prower of the SEGA video game series Sonic the Hedgehog.[1] She has also been credited under the name of Kate Davis. She gave birth to her first son, Beckett, in 2009 and her second son, Foster, in 2010 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 (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 expressed in her jazz albums and she has played with other musicians like Katisse Buckingham, Justin Robinson, [[Roy Hargrove]], [[Steven Bernstein (musician)|Steven Bernstein]], [[Tom Harrell]], [[Eric Alexander (jazz saxophonist)|Eric Alexander]], [[Marc Johnson (musician)|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

== Filmography ==
=== Anime roles ===

Leading roles in '''Bold'''

* ''[[Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo]]'' - Denbo
* '''''[[Bleach]]'' - [[Characters in Bleach#Kurosaki family|Karin Kurosaki]]''', Lily, [[Nanao Ise]], [[Retsu Unohana]], Lilynette Gingerback, Miyuki, Nemu Kurotsuchi (episode 172)
* ''Bleach: The Diamond Dust Rebellion - ''Ying
* '''''[[Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion]]'' - [[C.C. (Code Geass)|C.C.]]''', Additional Voices
* '''''[[Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2]]'' - [[C.C. (Code Geass)|C.C.]]''', Additional Voices
* ''[[Digimon Data Squad]]'' - [[List of Digimon Data Squad characters#Miki and Megumi|Miki Kurosaki]]
* ''[[Makai Senki Disgaea|Disgaea]]'' - Etna (trailer) {{List fact|date=January 2009}}
* '''''[[Eureka Seven]]'' - [[Characters of Eureka Seven#Talho Y.C5.ABki|Talho Yūki]]'''
* '''''[[Fate/stay night]]''''' - '''[[Saber (Fate/stay night)|Saber]]'''
* ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'' - Mamori Anezaki
* ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]'' - Additional Voices
* ''[[GTO]]{{dn|date=August 2011}}'' - Girl (credited as Kate Davis)
* ''[[Gun Sword|GunXSword]] - Vivian(Ep. 10)''
* ''[[Stitch!]]'' - Angel (Experiment 624)
* ''[[Hare+Guu]]'' - Yumi(deluxe)
* ''[[IGPX Immortal Grand Prix]]'' - Jessica Darlin
* ''[[Initial D]]'' - Simone
* ''[[Karas (anime)|Karas]]'' - Homura
* ''[[Kekkaishi]]'' - Ms. Aoki
* ''[[Last Exile]]'' - Dunya Scheer
* ''[[Lucky ☆ Star]]'' - [[List of Lucky Star characters#Teachers|Nanako Kuroi]]
* ''[[Marmalade Boy]]'' - Meiko
* ''[[Mars Daybreak]] - [[List of Kenran Butohsai characters#Ester Ein Astrada|Ester Ein Astrada]]''
* ''[[Marvel Anime|Marvel Anime: Wolverine]]'' - Yukio
* ''[[Monster High]]'' - Frankie Stein
* '''''[[Naruto]]''''' - '''[[Sakura Haruno]]''', [[list of Naruto characters#Udon|Udon]]
* '''''[[Naruto: Shippuden]]''''' - '''[[Sakura Haruno]]''', [[list of Naruto characters#Udon|Udon]]
* ''[[List of Naruto OVAs#Naruto OVA 2: Jump Festa 2004|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]]
* '''''[[Nodame Cantabile]]'' - [[List of Nodame Cantabile characters#Main characters|Megumi "Nodame" Noda]]'''
* ''[[Planetes]] - Eldegard Rivera''
* ''[[Scrapped Princess]]'' - Zefiris
* ''[[Samurai Champloo]]'' - [[List of Samurai Champloo characters#Yuri|Yuri]], Seyama
* ''[[Stellvia]] '' - Akira Kayama (Credited as Kate Davis)
* ''[[Saiyuki Reload]]'' - Kinkaku(as Kate Davis)
* ''[[Tekkonkinkreet]]'' - Kimura's Wife
* ''[[Tenjho Tenge]]'' Emi Isuzu(as Kate Davis)
* ''[[Tsukihime, Lunar Legend]]'' - [[List of Tsukihime characters#Hisui|Hisui]]
* ''[[Sentou Yousei Yukikaze|Yukikaze]]'' - Additional Voices(OAV)
* ''[[Zatch Bell!]]'' - [[List of Zatch Bell! characters#Megumi Oumi and Tia|Megumi Oumi]], [[List of Zatch Bell! characters#Lori and Kolulu|Kolulu]], Laila, additional voices

===Non-Anime Roles===
* ''[[Animalia (TV series)|Animalia]]'' - Allegra Alligator, Melba Micely
* ''[[All Grown Up!]]'' (2001. 2003, 2004, 2007) - [[Angelica Pickles]], Leslie
* ''Dibo the Gift Dragon'' (2007) - Annie
* ''[[Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children|Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete]]'' (2009) - Inhabitants of Midgar Edge
* ''[[El Chavo (animated series)|El Chavo]]'' - Popis, Doña Florinda, Godinez (English Dub: Phoebe, Mrs. Worthmore, and Gordon)
* ''[[Monster High]]'' - Frankie Stein
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'' - Principal Quinlan
* ''[[Wolverine and the X-Men (TV series)|Wolverine and the X-Men]]'' - [[Scarlet Witch]], [[Pixie (X-Men)|Pixie]]

=== Video Games ===
*''[[Armored Core 4]]'' - P. Dam, Hilarios
*''[[Armored Core: For Answer]]'' - Additional voices (uncredited)
*''[[Ar tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica]]'' - Cloche Leythal Pastalie (uncredited)
*''[[Ar tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel]]'' - Akane
*''[[BlazBlue: Continuum Shift]]''- Imperator Librarius or Saya, Torakaka (uncredited)
*''[[Bleach: The 3rd Phantom]]'' - Shiyo, [[Retsu Unohana]]
*''[[Bleach: Soul Resurrección]]'' - Lilynette Gingerback
*''[[Clive Barker's Jericho]]'' - Wilhelmina "Billie" Church
*''[[Culdcept Saga]]'' - Rilara
*''[[Dead or Alive: Dimensions]]'' - [[Tina Armstrong]]
*''[[Dead or Alive Xtreme 2]]'' - [[Tina Armstrong]]
*''[[Dead or Alive Paradise]]'' - Tina Armstrong [http://www.deadoralivegame.com/deadoralivegame/us/manual/doap_webmanual.pdf]
*''[[Destroy All Humans!]]'' - Miss Rockwell
*''[[Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten]]'' - Fuka Kazamatsuri
*''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]'' - Cocoon Inhabitants
*''[[Final Fantasy XIV]]'' - Various
* ''[[Gods Eater Burst]]'' - Alisa
*''[[Hyperdimension Neptunia]]'' - IF
*''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]'' - Raimu "Rhyme" Bito
*''[[MadWorld]]'' - Naomi / RinRin
*''[[Magna Carta 2]]'' - Rue
*''[[Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis]]'' - Jessica Philomele (uncredited)
*''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds ]]'' - Commentator
*''[[Naruto: Clash of Ninja|Naruto: Clash of Ninja series]]'' - [[Sakura Haruno]]
*''[[Naruto: Ultimate Ninja (series)|Naruto: Ultimate Ninja series]]'' - Sakura Haruno
*''[[Naruto: Ninja Council|Naruto: Ninja Council series]]'' - Sakura Haruno
*''[[List of Naruto video games#Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles|Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles]]'' - Sakura Haruno
*''[[List of Naruto video games#Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles|Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles 2]]'' - Sakura Haruno
*''[[Naruto: Rise of a Ninja]]'' - Sakura Haruno
*''[[Naruto: The Broken Bond]]'' - Sakura Haruno
*''[[Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2]]'' - Momiji
*''[[Project Sylpheed]]'' - Natalie Kong
*''[[Resonance of Fate]]'' - Additional Voices
*''[[Rumble Roses XX]]'' - [[List of Rumble Roses characters#Candy Cane (Rebecca Welsh)|Candy Cane]], [[List of Rumble Roses characters#Becky|Becky]] (uncredited)
*''[[Saints Row 2]]'' - Additional Voices
*''[[Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love]]'' - Subaru Kujo (uncredited)
*''[[Silent Hill: Shattered Memories]]'' - Michelle Valdez (uncredited)<ref>http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7852/katehiggins.png</ref>
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (series)]]'' - [[Miles "Tails" Prower]], Wave the Swallow and Classic Tails (2010–present)<ref name="sega"/>
*''[[Soul Calibur IV]]'' - Shura (Customize character voices) (uncredited)
*''[[Suikoden V]]'' - Miakis (uncredited)
*''[[Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together]] - Narrator''
*''[[Tales of the Abyss]]'' - Arietta the Wild (uncredited)
*''[[Tales of Graces]]'' - Young Asbel Lhant (uncredited)
*''[[Tales of Vesperia]]'' - Sodia (uncredited)
*''[[The World Ends with You]]'' - Uzuki Yashiro and Raimu "Rhyme" Bito
*''[[Trinity Universe]]'' - Tsubaki
*''[[Valkyria Chronicles]]'' - Cordelia gi Randgriz, Martha Lipponen, Freesia York
*''[[Wild Arms 4]]'' - Yulie Ahtreide (uncredited)
*''[[Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles]]'' - [[Tia and Megumi Oumi|Megumi Oumi]], Laila
*''[[Zatch Bell! Mamodo Fury]]'' - [[Tia and Megumi Oumi|Megumi Oumi]], Kolulu, Laila
*''[[Zeno Clash: Ultimate Edition]]'' - Deadra

=== 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 (jazz saxophonist)|Eric Alexander]] and [[Steven Bernstein (musician)|Steven Bernstein]]
* ''Upper Structure 6 by 5'' (2004)
* ''Bigger than Love'' (2006) - Concord
* ''Jazz Standards''
* ''Christmas''
* ''Stealing Freedom'' (2009) - Concord Jazz - with [[Eric Alexander (jazz saxophonist)|Eric Alexander]] and [[Steven Bernstein (musician)|Steven Bernstein]]
* ''Little Parts'' (2009) - Produced by Joel Alpers
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