Erica Schroeder Biography

Fast Facts

• Began doing impersonations at a young age, both for cartoons and for stand-up comedians like Chris Rock, which led her to become a voice actor
• Her first voice acting role was the character Rena on "Ultraman Tiga," which she said was surprising because she used her normal voice
• Best known as a voice actor who has worked on "One Piece," "Pokémon," "Sonic the Hedgehog․"
• Has a background in theater, which she described as "invaluable" because developing characters for anime is very similar
• Her favorite voices to do were Monkey D․ Luffy from "One Piece," Emma Frost from "Astonishing X-Men," and Bianca from "Pokémon․"
• The only "Yu-Gi-Oh!" cards she owns are a Japanese Dark Magician Girl and her favorite card, a Black Rose Dragon, which were given to her by a fan
• Despite working on multiple iterations of the "Sonic" and "Pokémon" franchises, she has never played any of the video games
• Her pseudonym Bella Hudson came from a combination of her sister's nickname, "Daniella Bella," and her nephew's name, Hudson