Noriko Ohara

Noriko Ohara
Noriko Ohara
小原乃梨子
Born	Noriko Tobe; October 2, 1935 (age 88); Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Occupations	Actress; voice actress;
Years active	1955–present
Agent	81 Produce
Spouse	Shinichi Tobe
Children	Atsuo Tobe
Website	www.oharanoriko.com

Noriko Tobe (戸部法子, Tobe Noriko, born October 2, 1935), better known by her stage name Noriko Ohara (小原乃梨子, Ohara Noriko), is a Japanese actress and voice actress.^[1] She was previously represented by Aoni Production, then Production Baobab, but is now freelance.^[2] Her son is Sunrise animator Atsuo Tobe (戸部敦夫, Tobe Atsuo).

She is best known for the roles of Nobita Nobi (Doraemon), all of the female lead villains in the Time Bokan series (including Doronjo in both the original Yatterman and its remake), Conan (Future Boy Conan), Peter (Heidi, Girl of the Alps), Penelope Pitstop (Wacky Races), Oyuki (Urusei Yatsura), and Claudia LaSalle (Super Dimension Fortress Macross).

In the first ever Seiyu Awards in 2007, she won the Achievement Award.^[3] In the 7th Seiyu Awards in 2013, she won the Synergy Award for maximizing the appeal of voice-acting in a work as a whole.^[4]

Filmography

Television animation

Attack No. 1 (1969) (Cathy)
Sazae-san (1969) (Kōichi Ishida)
Andersen Stories (1971) (Ferone the Ice Maiden)
Calimero (1972) (Giuliano)
Doraemon (1973) (Tamako Nobi)
Wansa-kun (1973) (Wansa)
Alps no Shōjo Heidi (1974) (Peter)
La Seine no Hoshi (1975) (Catherine)
Time Bokan series (1975) (Maajo, Doronjo, Muujo, Ataasha, Mirenjo, Munmun, Yanyan, Ruuju)
Chōdenji Machine Voltes V (1977) (Hiyoshi Gō)
Yatterman (1977) (Doronjo)
Nobody's Boy: Remi (1978) (Mattia)
Future Boy Conan (1978) (Conan)
Space Battleship Yamato II (1978) (Sabera, Jiro Shima)
Space Pirate Captain Harlock (1978) (Mime)
Starzinger (1978) (Beramis)
Doraemon (1979) (Nobita Nobi, Nobisuke Nobi (child))
Urusei Yatsura (1981) (Oyuki)
Tokimeki Tonight (1982) (Shiira Eto)
The Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982) (Claudia LaSalle, Narrator)
Crusher Joe (1983) (Ricky)
Genesis Climber Mospeada (1983) (Refless)
Soreike! Anpanman (1988) (Black Rose Queen, Snow Queen)
Yatterman Night (2015) (Doronjo)