- Yoshie Taira
is a Japanese actress. Born in
Obihiro, Hokkaido onOctober 10 ,1954 , she graduated fromSt. Margaret's Junior College inSuginami, Tokyo .From 1985 to 1999, she was a costar in the TBS prime-time television series "
Ōoka Echizen " in the role of Yukie, the wife of the historicŌoka Tadasuke . She has also appeared in many other "jidaigeki ", including "Gokenin Zankurō ", "Mito Kōmon ", and "Abarenbo Shogun ". Stage roles have included "Akai Tsuki", "Nemuri Hime", "Koi Yamabiko", "Benkei", "Shishi o Kau — Rikyū to Hideyoshi", "Zenigata Heiji ", "Kawaite Sōrō" and many others. As a voice actress, she dubbed the mother inDoogie Howser, M.D. , Amy Hasting in an episode of "The NewPerry Mason ", andAbigail Bartlet in The West Wing. Ms. Taira has also appeared in films, and in television commercials forYōmeishu and Kao.External links
* [http://dir.yahoo.co.jp/talent/16/w93-1644.html Yahoo! Japan page]
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