Philece Sampler

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Philece Sampler
Born
Debra Philece Sampler[1]

(1953-07-16)July 16, 1953[1]
San Angelo, Texas, U.S.[1]
DiedJuly 1, 2021(2021-07-01) (aged 67)[1]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.[2]
OccupationActress
Years active1978–2021
Spouse(s)
Brad Blaisdell
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(m. 1981; div. 1986)​

Larry Dean
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(m. 1999)​

Debra Philece Sampler (July 16, 1953 – July 1, 2021) was an American film, television and voice actress. She got her start on the serial Days of Our Lives as Renee DiMera, and the soap opera Another World as Donna Love Hudson.[citation needed]

In addition to her acting career, Sampler provided the voice to various characters in animated series, such as Toph Beifong in The Legend of Korra. She also voiced characters in English-language dubs, such as Mimi Tachikawa and Cody Hida from Digimon: Digital Monsters, Tiptory in Eureka Seven, and Hiyori Tamura from Lucky Star.[3]

Career[]

After graduating from the University of North Texas in 1975 with a drama degree, Sampler moved to Hollywood and quickly landed guest roles in a few television movies and series, including The Incredible Hulk in season 4, episode 59 titled "Dark Side".[1]

Sampler first made a name for herself playing Renée DuMonde on the soap Days of Our Lives. The Renee character became the focus of a major 1983 murder mystery, resulting in one of the most spectacular send-offs in daytime history. After leaving Days of our Lives in September 1983, she went on to the TV series Rituals, which ran from 1984–1985. The show also starred future soap stars Mary Beth Evans (Kayla, Days) and Jon Lindstrom (Kevin, GH), as well as veteran soap star Kin Shriner (ex-Scotty, GH; ex-Brian, B&B) and Tina Louise (Ginger from Gilligan's Island). After Rituals, Philece went on to Another World in 1986 to play Donna Love, a role she took over from originating actress Anna Stuart. She left AW in 1989 when Stuart reclaimed the role. She had a couple of guest-starring roles on TJ Hooker as Sue Ann and on Hunter as Casey.[citation needed] She then took a sabbatical to Japan with her then-fiance. She returned to the US with a few screenplays and formed Philman Entertainment, a production company.[citation needed]

Sampler worked as associate producer of the Los Angeles stage hit Sordid Lives by Del Shores. She performed in UPN's animated series The Incredible Hulk, as the voice of Betty Ross. She remained pals with her former Days of Our Lives love-interest Gregg Marx (David Banning). She performed a voice-over on Real Monsters – "Ollie Ollie Oxen Free". She did a voice on Nickelodeon's Rugrats, where she played Emma (Chuckie's love interest) in the episode "He Saw, She Saw".

Death[]

Sampler died at the age of 67 on July 1, 2021, after suffering a heart attack.[4]

Filmography[]

Live-action roles[]

Year Title Role Notes Source[5]
1980 The Incredible Hulk "Dark Side" Laurie Schulte
1981–1984 Days of Our Lives Renée DuMonde
1984–1985 Rituals Lacey Jarrett Gallagher
1987–1989 Another World Donna Love Hudson
2007 The Interior Gloria (2007)

Anime[]

List of dubbing performances in anime hide
Year Series Role Notes Source[5]
1996 Here is Greenwood Sumire Hasukawa, Dorm Lady (Media Blasters dub)
1999–2000 Digimon Adventure Mimi Tachikawa, Koromon (Ep. 16)
2000–01 Digimon Adventure 02 Cody Hida, Mimi Tachikawa, Anna
2000 Dinozaurs Rena, Dino Ptera (final episode), Drago Dactyl
2001–02 Digimon Tamers Alice McCoy, Mrs. Matsuki (Takato's mom)
2001 Arc the Lad Robby
2001 Rurouni Kenshin Makimachi Misao, Sakura [6]
2002 Digimon Frontier Floramon, Shinya Kanbara
2002–03 X Yuzuriha Nekoi, Tokiko Magami
2002 éX-Driver Lorna Endou
2002 Shinzo Binka
2002–03 Great Teacher Onizuka Chikako Shiari (Ep. 9-43), Hidemi Ohta, Tomoko Nomura
2003 Brigadoon Lili, Tamemi Ebichya, Wakana Konno
2003–04 Figure 17 Mina Sawada, Kyoko Iburagi
2003 .hack//Liminality Kiyoka
2003 Daigunder Dr. Bridget
2003 Ai Yori Aoshi Taeko Minazuki
2003 Argento Soma Ai
2005 Battle B-Daman Mie, Ms. Karat
2005–06 Zatch Bell! Lori
2005–06 Fafner in the Azure Kiyomi Kaname, Ikumi Nishio
2005 Bottle Fairy Sarara
2005 Haré+Guu Haré
2005–07 Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo Beauty
2006 Idaten Jump Kakeru Sakamaki, Sho's Mom
2006–07 Eureka Seven Tiptory (Ep. 8–9) [7]
2008 Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion HiTV reporter (Ep. 21), Additional Voices
2008 Digimon Data Squad Nanami, Thomas' Mother (Ep. 15)
2012 Blue Exorcist Shiemi's Grandmother (Ep. 4), Ryuji Suguro (Young, Ep. 5)
2015 BlazBlue Alter Memory Taokaka
2017 Berserk (2016) Flora, Nico [6]
2017 Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga Ryuji Suguro (Young, Ep. 2)
2017 Dragon Ball Super Goten, Kid Goku (flashback)
2017 Hyōka Female Teacher (ep. 1, Funimation dub) [8]
2019 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Rokuta (ep. 1) [6][9]
2019 Sword Art Online: Alicization Sister Azariya [6][10]
2019–21 The Promised Neverland Lannion, Grandma, Sherry Also Season 2
2020 Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045 Brenda Rucker [6]
2021 Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon Hikomaru & Chiyo's Grandmother (Ep. 11) [6]

Animation[]

List of voice performances in animation
Year Series Role Notes Source[5]
2014 The Legend of Korra Toph Beifong (Elder), Vendor (ep. 41), Woman (ep. 41) [6]
2015–16 Goldie & Bear Granny (of Red Riding Hood)
2015–21 Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir Sabine Cheng, Ms. Mendeleiev, Prince Ali's chaperone Seasons 1-4

Film[]

List of voice and English dubbing performances in feature films
Year Title Role Notes Source[5]
2000 Digimon: The Movie Mimi Tachikawa, Cody Hida, Matt and T.K.'s Grandmother ("Four Years Later" segment) [6]
2003 Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card Kaho Mizuki, Spinel Sun (small form) (Leave it to Kero-chan! short)
2014 A Letter to Momo Grandmother
2016–18 Digimon Adventure tri. Mimi Tachikawa [11]
2020 Ni no Kuni Pub Mistress [6]
2021 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train Rokuta Kamado wide theatrical release, Aniplex [12]
List of voice performances in direct-to-video and television films
Year Series Role Notes Source[5]
2003 Sakura Wars: The Movie Tsubaki Takamura
2005 Digimon: Revenge of Diaboromon Mimi Tachikawa, Cody Hida [6]
2005 Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomon Riley Ohtori, Jeri Katou
2020 Miraculous World: New York: United HeroeZ Ms. Mendeleiev
2021 Miraculous World: Shanghai, The Legend of Ladydragon Sabine Cheng

Video games[]

Documentary[]

References[]

Credit List anime
  • Episode 19: "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head". Kill la Kill. June 21, 2015. Adult Swim.
Other references
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Maloney, Michael (July 2, 2021). "DAYS and Another World Star Philece Sampler Dead at 67". soaphub.com. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  2. ^ @@PeggyWebbAuthor (July 2, 2021). "Philece Sampler" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Philece Sampler Interview".
  4. ^ Valdez, Nick (July 2, 2021). "Philece Sampler, Digimon and The Legend of Korra Star, Dies at 67". comicbook.com. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Cite error: The named reference resume was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Behind The Voice Actors - Philece Sampler". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 16, 2017. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sourcesCS1 maint: postscript (link)
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c "AICN Anime-Batman: Gotham Knight, More Manga Market Shake-Ups, Figures and More". Aint It Cool News. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  8. ^ "The Return of the Time-Honored Classic Lit Club". Hyōka. Episode 1. May 23, 2017. Event occurs at Closing credits. Funimation.
  9. ^ "Cruelty". Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. Season 1. Episode 1. USA. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Language Cast. Adult Swim.
  10. ^ "Twitter". February 24, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  11. ^ "Additional "Digimon Adventure Tri." English Dub Cast Announced". crunchyroll.com. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  12. ^ "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train". May 16, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2021.

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