The
anime
community
is
mourning
a
legend.
Rachael
Lillis,
a
voice
actor
who
starred
in
several
English-dubbed
Pokémon
films
and
television
series,
died
Aug.
10
after
her
battle
with
breast
cancer,
her
family
confirmed.
She
was
46.
“With
a
heavy
heart,
I
regret
to
say
that
Rachael
has
passed
away,”
her
sister
Laurie
Orr
shared
on
her
GoFundMe. “She
passed
peacefully
Saturday
night,
without
pain,
and
for
that
we
are
grateful.
She
is
with
God,
the
angels,
and
family
that
has
passed
before
her,
surrounded
by
infinite
Love.”
Lillis,
who
began
her
career
in
the
1990s,
was
featured
in
several
TV
shows,
animes,
video
games,
and
more,
including
Hunter
X
Hunter
and
Super
Smash
Bros.
Her
most
notable
characters
began
in
the
original
Pokémon
anime
with
gym
leader
Misty,
half
of
the
villainous
Team
Rocket
Jessie
and
Jigglypuff.
She
has
also
appeared
in
Pokémon:
The
First
Movie,
Pokémon:
The
Movie
2000,
Mewtwo
Returns,
Spell
of
the
Unown,
Pokémon
4Ever,
Pokémon
Heroes
and
more.
