Atsuko Tanaka
Atsuko Tanaka (田中 敦子 Tanaka Atsuko, born November 14, 1962) is a Japanese voice actress. She works for the talent agency Mausu Promotion, and some of her notable roles include Motoko Kusanagi in Ghost in the Shell, Soi in Fushigi Yuugi, Claudette in Queen's Blade, Lisa Lisa in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Karura in Utawarerumono, Puru in Super Doll Licca-chan, the eponymous character of Bayonetta and Konan in Naruto Shippuden.
In the world of dubbing, she has dubbed for Gwyneth Paltrow in over seven different movies (including the Iron Man franchise and Seven), Kate Beckinsale in numerous films (including the Underworld franchise), Nicole Kidman in a ton of films (including Batman Forever), Lisa Kudrow in a bunch of her films as well as on Friends, and Jennifer Lopez in at least six of her worst movies (such as Maid in Manhattan and Gigli). In animation, she's played Rita Carter from Invasion USA, she reprised the role of Phoebe from Friends for a guest spot on The Simpsons, Carmen from Roughnecks: Starship Troopers, and Angelique from Rango.
Roles
Beast Wars Returns
Animated
Notes
- Atsuko was born on the very same day as fellow Transformers voice actress Jessica Straus. Furthering this coincidence, Straus voiced Slipstream's War for Cybertron counterpart.
External links
- Official profile at Mausu Promotion (Japanese)
- 田中敦子のCafe＊Central Park, Tanaka's personal blog (Japanese)
- Atsuko Tanaka at the Internet Movie Database
- Atsuko Tanaka at Anime News Network
