How The Last Of Us Part 2's Abby Also Appeared In Persona 4
Voice actress Laura Bailey played both Rise Kujikawa in Persona 4 as well as Abby in The Last Of Us Part 2. Laura Bailey is one of the best voice actors working today, as well as being one of the most prolific, with hundreds of roles under her belt. So it was inevitable that she would play two characters who sound and act absolutely nothing alike.
Laura Bailey has been a voice actor for 24 years, starting at the age of 18 when she made her debut in 1999 as Kid Trunks in the original Funimation dub of Dragonball Z. Since then, Bailey has enjoyed some of the most mainstream success a voice actor can receive, appearing in films, video games, and TV shows. One of her most controversial roles, however, was as Abby in The Last Of Us Part 2.
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Though her career has gone completely into mainstream voice acting, Bailey has done more niche material as well. For example, back when Persona was still a niche JRPG series, Bailey made her mark as one of the main party members of Persona 4 — Rise Kujikawa. Which is definitely surprising to anyone only casually aware of Bailey's work, seeing as how Rise and Abby are nothing alike in the slightest.
The difference between these two characters is starker than any other characters Laura Bailey has played in her career. Starting with Rise, the biggest difference between her and Abby is their environment. in contrast to Bailey's award winning, grounded performance as Abby, Rise is a teen idol living in then contemporary Japan, and Bailey's performance reflects that. Though, true to the story's depiction of her, her performance hints at the greater depth of Rise's character, Bailey mainly plays her as the comparatively ditzy girl she is. Rise has
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