Naoko Matsui

Naoko Matsui 松井 菜桜子
Born	Naoko Ogawa (小川 菜桜子) April 4, 1961 (1961-04-04) (age 50) Hakodate, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Voice actress
Years active	1983-present
Spouse	Kenyu Horiuchi (divorced)

Naoko Matsui (松井 菜桜子, Matsui Naoko^?, born Naoko Ogawa (小川 菜桜子, Ogawa Naoko^?), April 4, 1961) is a Japanese voice actress from Hakodate. Matsui was a member of Production Baobab for 20 years before becoming a freelancer. She is also a voice acting instructor.

Matsui is most notable for the roles of Uru Chie in High School! Kimengumi, Rem Ayanokōji in Dream Hunter Rem, Katsumi Liqueur in Silent Mobius, Chiyoko Wato in Mitsume ga Tooru, Run Run in Mahoujin Guru Guru, Roux Louka in Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, Dorothy Catalonia in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Azusa Shiratori in Ranma ½, Miyako Toudaji in Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne and Sonoko Suzuki in Case Closed.

She was once married to fellow voice actor Kenyu Horiuchi but they divorced.

Besides voice acting, Matsui is also a theatre actress and co-leader of a theatre group. At a younger age, she wanted to become a musical theatre actress.

Matsui lives in Tokyo.

Anime roles

• Air Gear - Noyamano Rika
• Ranma ½ - Azusa Shiratori, Yotaro
• Compiler - Compiler
• Case Closed - Sonoko Suzuki
• Death Note - Naomi Misora
• Devil Hunter Yohko - Reiko
• Doraemon (2005~) - Sumire Hoshino
• Dream Hunter Rem - Rem Ayanokōji
• Gall Force Eternal Story - Rabby
• Gregory Horror Show - Lost Doll
• Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory - Lucette Audevie
• Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ - Roux Louka
• Mobile Suit Gundam Wing - Dorothy Catalonia
• Naruto - Yoshino Nara
• NG Knight Lamune & 40 - Resuka / Cafe au Lait
• Silent Möbius - Katsumi Liqueur
• High School! Kimengumi - Uru Chie
• Itazura Na Kiss - Machiko Irie (Naoki's Mother)
• Martian Successor Nadesico - Inez Fressange
• Kekkaishi - Princess
• Kimagure Orange Road - Akane
• Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne - Miyako Todaiji
• Kirarin Revolution - Chairman Higashiyama
• The Adventures of Peter Pan - Wendy Darling
• Robin Hood no Daiboken - Marian Lancaster
• The Three-Eyed One - Chiyoko Wato
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX - Ran Kochō
• Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo - Victoria de Danglars
• Mahoujin Guru Guru - Run Run
• D.C. ~Da Capo~ - Koyomi Shirakawa
• Zatch Bell! - Patie (Penny in English Version)
• Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star - Mizu Shitataare
• Gift ~eternal rainbow~ - Nene Himekura
• Attacker You! - Nami Hayase
• Windaria - Princess Ahnas
• Riding Bean - Rally Vincent

Dubbing roles

• Totally Spies - Sam
• 101 Dalmatians: The Series - Spot
• Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers - Gadget Hackwrench (new edition)
• Stressed Eric - Liz Feeble
• Jang Geum's Dream - Dr. Mrs. Hae Ya
• Melrose Place - Alison Parker (Courtney Thorne-Smith)
• Frasier - Daphne Moon (Jane Leeves)
• Ghost - Molly Jensen (Demi Moore)
• French Kiss - Kate (Meg Ryan)
• Night of the Living Dead - Judy (Katie Finneran)
• A League of Their Own - Ellen Sue Gotlander (Freddie Simpson)
• Agent Red - Linda Christian (Meilani Paul)
• The Birdcage - Barbara Keeley (Calista Flockhart)
• Monkeybone - Miss Kitty (Rose McGowan)
• Burn Hollywood Burn - Michelle Rafferty (Leslie Stefanson)

External links

• Naoko Matsui at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia

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Name	Matsui, Naoko
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Date of birth	April 4, 1961
Place of birth	Hakodate, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
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