Haruka Orth

Ilonka Haruka Tatianna Orth (Born in Chicago, Illinois, USA, November 16, 1981) is an American actress who lives in Tokyo, Japan.

Fluent in Japanese, Haruka is most famous for her appearances on the Akashiya Sanma hosted variety program “Koi no Karasawagi,” her portrayal of the villain Marlene in the cult film “Siberian Express 5,” and her frequent participation in the program “Waratte Iitomo.” She also gained notability for being the first gaijin to be featured in the long-running Saturday Wide Theatre, and was featured in newspapers across the country.

Haruka performs in a variety of vaudeville-style television shows, often introducing Hungarian food, customs and culture.

Theatre work

Haruka is heavily involved in Japanese theatre industry, translating foreign plays into Japanese and vice-versa, writing scripts, working in production, and even participating as an actor in plays as well, when the script calls for a foreigner. She also writes theatre reviews for Gekijo Magazine.

Comics and Astrology

Haruka also draws manga-style comics, and was featured on Takeshi’s Vaudeville presenting her works. She has never pursued the comic industry professionally, but has participated in comiket with doujinshi in the past.

Haruka is also known for writing professional horoscopes and doing tarot readings when she is in Golden Gai in Shinjuku. An article on her participation in the field was featured in Flash Magazine in 2006, where Utopia’s Jogo promoted her talents.

Filmography

Movies

* (2004)
* Baruto no Gakuen (2005)
* The Uchoten Hotel (2006)
* Heat Island (2007)
* Tooku no Sora de Kiete Iku (2007)

Theatre

* "Kuroi Ame" Ikegami Honmoji
* "Ecstasy" Naka-Meguro Rakuka
* "Innerchild: Amenokuni" Gonza Jiji Tsushin Hall
* "Sono Oku He Geshihite" Shimo Kitazawa Kuukan Liberty
* "Teens Blues" Naka-Meguro Woody Theatre

Trivia

*Haruka Orth is a specialist in astrology.

*Haruka Orth was listed in Metropolis Magazine as one of Tokyo's Up-And-Coming.

*Haruka Orth does horseback riding and fencing.

External links

*imdb|2480348
* [http://www.nekohakase.com/ Haruka Orth's Official Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/nekohakase MySpace Page]