Donna Burke

Donna Burke
Born Donna Margaret Burke
(1964-12-12) December 12, 1964
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Residence Tokyo, Japan
Other names Donnna Burke
Occupation Singer, narrator, voice actress, businesswoman, teacher
Years active 1997–present[1]
Spouse(s) Bill Benfield
Website

donnaburke.com

Musical career
Genres Pop, jazz
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1987–present
Labels Dag Music
Associated acts Ganime Jazz

Donna Burke (born 12 December 1964 in Perth, Australia)[2] is an Australian singer, voice actress, and businesswoman.

Biography

Burke graduated from Edith Cowan University. Her education included "operatic voice, speech and drama",[2] and she received classical voice training for ten years.[3]

From 1989 to 1995 Burke taught Media, English and Religious Education to senior students at Chisholm Catholic College. She moved to Japan in 1996 and initially worked as a teacher of English before obtaining some recording work.[2][4]

Burke married Bill Benfield, a British former teacher. In 2004, Burke and Benfield started a record label, Dagmusic, which catered for foreign artists. Burke released her debut album, Lost and Found, through Dagmusic.[2][5][6]

Burke has worked as a freelance announcer at NHK since 1999. She also is the lyricist for numerous Japanese TV commercials, anime songs, and J-pop group tunes.

Burke created Hotteeze in 2004,[7] a company she created to export Japanese heat pads worldwide.

Voice work

Burke's voice has been used in Japan since 2005 for announcements on the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train system. Her voice is also used in Narita Airport Delta lounges and in English-language guidance for the Emperor Showa Memorial Museum.

In 2007, Burke narrated a documentary titled Climate in Crisis - Part 1, which won the 2007 silver medal for Environment/Ecology at the New York Television Festival and the 2007 Earth Vision Award at the Tokyo Global Environmental Film Festival.

Filmography

Anime

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002Voices of a Distant StarOperator of the Lysithea
2003Trip TrekCatherine, Bee #2
2004–presentMagical Girl Lyrical Nanoha seriesRaising Heart[8]
2010Little Charo 2Kanon[9]
2014–2017Fastening DaysAnna, Kelly (ep. 2)[10]
2016Princess SesameQueen[8]
Mainichi KaasanGrandmother[8]
Strange DawnYuko Miyabe

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000ShenmueOthers
2001Virtua Fighter 4Vanessa Lewis[1]
2001Silent Hill 2Angela OroscoOriginal and HD Collection releases [8]
2002Shenmue IIAdditional VoicesPC, PS4, Xbox, Xbox One versions
2003Silent Hill 3Claudia WolfOriginal release only[11]
2003Dino Crisis 3Sonya HartMotion capture
2003F-Zero GXMrs. Arrow[11]
2003Boktai: The Sun Is in Your HandHel
2003Bloody Roar 4Uranus[11]
2004Final Fantasy Crystal ChroniclesStorytelling Narrator[8]
2004Boktai 2: Solar Boy DjangoLady, Dvalinn
2004Rumble RosesAnesthesia / Dr. Cutter
2005Virtua QuestVanessa Lewis[1][12]
2006Let's Go Jungle!: Lost on the Island of SpiceNorah[8]
2007Lunar KnightsUrsula
2010Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's Portable: The Battle of AcesRaising Heart
2011Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's Portable: The Gears of DestinyRaising Heart
2012Lumines Electronic SymphonyAnnouncer[13]
2012Diabolical PitchChristina
2014Metal Gear Solid V: Ground ZeroesiDROID[11]
2015Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom PainiDROID[11]
2016NightCryJessica, Angie, Maria, Kelly[14]
2016Let It DieVarious[8]
2017ArmsDr. Coyle[15]

Solo discography

  • Lost and Found (with Bill Benfield) (2000)[6]
  • Éirí na Gréine (2001)
  • Donna Burke with the David Silverman Quartet (2002)
  • Goodbye Nakamura EP (2004)
  • Blue Nights (1 June 2005)[16]

Other discography

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kemps, Heidi (31 December 2014). "Interview: Donna Burke, veteran singer and voice actor". Gaming.moe. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Kato, Mariko (16 February 2010). "Instinct Key for Singer-Entrepreneur". The Japan Times. Toshiaki Ogasawara. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Japan-Australia Music Artist Exchange in Roppongi". Year of Exchange (Japan Australia Cultural Exchange Association). August 2006. Archived from the original on 25 August 2006. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  4. 1 2 Nibayashi, Maki. "Life in Japan: Donna Burke". Metropolis (341). Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Lost and Found – Donna Burke". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  6. 1 2 Burke, Donna; Benfield, Bill (2000), Lost and Found, Dag Music. National Library of Australia, retrieved 16 January 2014
  7. ↑ "About Us – Hotteeze International". hotteeze.com.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "ドナ・バークとは ?". donnaburke.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  9. ↑ Burke, Donna [@db_singer_actor] (1 November 2011). "Tomorrow November 3rd 9.00-9.45 I'll be interviewed on a Channel 3 NHK show about Little Charo 2 my role as Kanon" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 July 2017 – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ "YKK presents "FASTENING DAYS"". ykkfastening.com. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 "Donna Burke | Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 27 January 2016. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
  12. ↑ "Virtua Quest voice cast". Album on Imgur. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  13. ↑ Burke, Donna [@db_singer_actor] (August 25, 2017). "no hang on I'm confusing this with something else...i have absolutely no memory of recording this but it is definitely me..!" (Tweet). Retrieved September 7, 2017 – via Twitter.
  14. ↑ "English Voice Cast Announced For NightCry ｜ Rely on Horror". Rely on Horror. 2015-12-30. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  15. ↑ Burke, Donna [@db_singer_actor] (December 25, 2017). ""I'm Unstoppable!" I'm Doctor Coyle!!!! #ARMS #Nintendo #AussieVoiceActress Hope you enjoy it! #soproud #lovemyjob !!!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 25, 2017 – via Twitter.
  16. ↑ "Blue Nights – Donna Burke". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  17. ↑ "METAL GEAR SOLID VOCAL TRACKS". Konami. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  18. ↑ Burke, Donna [@db_singer_actor] (8 April 2015). "Donna Burke - Way in the Dark ("Implosion - Never Lose Hope" Theme Song) - Single - (link: itun.es/i6L62Xt) itun.es/i6L62Xt #iTunes" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 July 2017 – via Twitter.
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