Mari Okamoto
Mari Okamoto | |
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Native name | 岡本 茉利 |
Born |
Tokyo, Japan | October 31, 1954
Occupation | Actress, voice actress |
Years active | 1961–present |
Mari Okamoto (岡本 茉利 Okamoto Mari, born October 31, 1954) is a Japanese actress and voice actress.
Biography
Despite being born in Tokyo, Okamoto was actually raised in Hirakata, Osaka, where she also spent her elementary-school years. In 1961, she made her debut for performing arts activities in comedy. In 1970, she moved back to Tokyo, with subsequent transfer to the headquarters of the city, where she changed her name from "Noda Mutsumi" to her current name. In 1971, she starred in the comedy film Tora-san's Love Call, as an extra.
In 1971, she had made her voice-acting debut in the anime cartoon series The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee, where she was credited as a guest. Her first major performances were in the two anime television series Hana no Ko Lunlun and Yatterman. From the 1970s to the 1980s, she appeared in many anime works produced by Tatsunoko Production.
Filmography
Anime television
- Inakappe Taisho (1970) - Kikuko Ogaki
- Demetan Croaker, The Boy Frog (1973) - Ranatan
- Neo-Human Casshern (1973) - Flora, Morena
- The Song of Tentomushi (1974) - Tsukimi Isshu
- Vicky the Viking (1974) - Tilde
- Dog of Flanders (1975) - Annie
- Time Bokan (1975) - Junko
- Paul's Miraculous Adventure (1976) - Laura
- Yatterman (1977) - Ai/Yatterman-2
- Gatchaman II (1978) - Lisa
- Space Battleship Yamato II (1978) - Teresa
- Tōshō Daimos (1978) - Reiko
- Hana no Ko Lunlun (1979) - Lunlun
- The Rose of Versailles (1979) - Dianne
- Ohayō! Spank (1981) - Aiko Morimura
- The Three Musketeers (1987) - Queen Anne
- City Hunter: .357 Magnum (1989) - Nina Shutenberg
- Otoko wa Tsurai yo (Anime series) (1998) - Sakura Suwa
- Tegami Bachi (2009) - Louisa
Anime films
Live-action films
- Karafuto 1945 Summer Hyosetsu no mon (xxxx) - Tomoko Katori
- Kigeki: Onna uridashimasu (xxxx) - Asako
- Tora's Pure Love (xxxx) - Sayuri Ōzora
- The Yellow Handkerchief (1977) - Ramen shop girl
- Nomugi Pass (1979) - Ei Kubo
Television drama
- Hana no Ran - Chigusa
- Seigi no Shinboru Kondoruman - Sayuri Terada
Dubbing
- The Wizard of Oz (1939) - Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) (TBS version)
- The Magnificent Seven - Petra (Rosenda Monteros) (1974 TV Asahi version)
References
External links
- Mari Okamoto at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Mari Okamoto on IMDb
- Mari Okamoto's page at 81 Produce (in Japanese)
- Mari Okamoto at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database (in Japanese)