Rachael Lillis, the Voice of Misty and Jessie, Passes Away at 46

[Water Pokémon Master]

Rachael Lillis sadly passed away on Saturday evening following a battle with breast cancer. The beloved voice actress was known to Pokemon fans for voicing Misty, Jessie, and Jigglypuff in the original 4Kids dub of the Pokemon anime.
The news was announced today by her co-stars Veronica Taylor and Eric Stuart.
Eric Stuart, who voiced Brock and James, shared on his Twitter, “She was one of the funniest, sweetest, kindest people. My dear friend for so many years. Celebrate her life by watching OG Pokemon, especially Team Rocket, she will always be my partner in comedic crime.”
“I was lucky enough to know Rachael as a friend,” said Veronica Taylor on Twitter, who voiced Ash. “She had unlimited kindness and...

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[MarlinRimes]

RIP, may she rest in peace. May God bless her and her family

 

[thegoldentoad]

That’s awful. Rest in Peace.

 

[LightYearLiam]

RIP, may she rest in peace. May God bless her and her family

My thoughts exactly. What a tragedy. RIP.

 

[Yaginku]

I'm tired of saying that we lose so much talent so early.
Rest in peace.

 

[TheRainmaker]

So unfair, poor girl. Her Misty and Jessie voices are so memorable I could instantly replicate them in my head even if I went years without watching the show, and just the other day I was watching season 1 again with my 9 year old nephew so her voices will probably be memorable to him and countless other kids getting into the series over many generations too. I also had no idea she was Jiggs in Smash Bros and Goldeen as well.

 

[FireLizard]

Rest in peace.
I grew up with my language's dub of Pokèmon, but I've heard some of Rachel's work.
She was a nice voice actress.
It's so sad that she passed out so early.

 

[Flamewheel]

46 is the same age my mom died from cancer. Cancer is a terrible disease as we all know. And 46 is too young.

May her loved ones find comfort during this time.

 

[Conker307]

RIP Misty

 

[Raigetsu]

Horrible, I hope she's at pace. My sympathies to her friends and family

 

[kourasmeni]

Aw that's so sad to hear! Such a young age too. I think she and the whole OG cast did such a good job on the original dub.

 

[Frost]

My favorite of the original dub cast; she was so talented and will be missed.

 

[ZekromFan]

RIP. She was too young

 

[Pokémon Trainer #158535]

Original Voice Cast will never be beat. As expected, anything autographed by her has been selling on eBay, AND some items, previously under $50, have now had their listings updated to over $500. Disgusting.

 

[ShinxieDim]

Incredibly saddening. Rest in peace, she will be very dearly missed. We all have her to thank for some immensely iconic roles.

 

[Grim Thoughts]

Oh no I’m really sad now. Rest in peace

 

[Pokémon Trainer #158535]

I should also point out, the year Stan Lee passed away, 2 months prior to his death, Comic Con released a super limited edition Pop Funko Limited to only 10 made. Probably each were under $1000 or so. After his passing, 1 sold on ebay for $50k. I'm not making this shit up. Then, weeks later, the other ones listed started being listed for under $10k.

The point to all of this? Don't buy anything related to Rachael Lillis just yet. Wait a few weeks. Then you can get something at a reasonable price.

 

[Alex Hesketh]

My condolences to her friends and family. That is such a young age. I will always remember her, Jessie and Misty's work was phenomenal and she's also one of the reasons why Jigglypuffs one of my favorite pokemon ever. Rest in peace

 

[ApricornNut]

 

[Jamin]

Rest in peace...

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