Mari Okamoto

Mari Okamoto
Born	October 31, 1954 (1954-10-31) (age 57) Tokyo, Japan
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 who is currently a member of the Mausu Promotion agency.

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 deput 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 had starred in the comedy film Tora-san's Love Call as one of the extra characters.

In 1971, she had made her voice acting deput in the anime cartoon series The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee, where she was marked as a guest. Her major works were in Hana no Ko Lunlun and Yatterman. From the 1970's to the 1980's, she has appeared in many anime works produced by the Tatsunoko Production.

Voice acting roles

In anime

• City Hunter: Ai to shukumei no Magnum - Nina Shutenberg.
• Demetan Croaker, The Boy Frog - Ranatan.
• Dog of Flanders - Annie.
• Gatchaman II - Lisa.
• Hana no Ko Lunlun - Lunlun.
• Inakappe taisho - Ogaki Kikuko.
• Neo-Human Casshern - Flora, Morena.
• Ohayō! Spank - Aiko Morimura.
• Otoko wa Tsurai yo (Anime series) - Sakura Suwa.
• Paul's Miraculous Adventure - Laura.
• Space Battleship Yamato II - Teresa.
• Tegami Bachi - Louisa.
• The Rose of Versailles - Dianne.
• The Three Musketeers - Queen Anne.
• Tōshō Daimos - Reiko.
• Vicky the Viking - Tilde.

Other voice over work

• The Wizard of Oz - Dorothy Gale.

Selected filmography

• Karafuto 1945 Summer Hyosetsu no mon - Tomoko Katori.
• Kigeki: Onna uridashimasu - Asako.
• Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi - Ramen Shop Girl.
• Tora's Pure Love - Sayuri Ōzora.

Television drama

• Hana no Ran - Chigusa.
• Seigi no Shinboru Kondoruman - Terada Sayuri.

External links

• Mari Okamoto at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Mari Okamoto at Internet Movie Database
• Mari Okamoto's page at Mausu Promotion (Japanese)

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Name	Okamoto, Mari
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Date of birth	October 31, 1954
Place of birth	Tokyo, Japan
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