Urara Takano

Urara Takano (高乃 麗, Takano Urara, born August 16, 1961) is a Japanese voice actress from Togane, Chiba. Takano runs the talent agency Remax, although she was originally affiliated with Ken Production. She is the mother of actress Anna Kirie (Anna J. Takayama). Her real name, as well as her former stage name, is Hisako Takayama (高山 ひさ子, Takayama Hisako), in addition, she and Jennifer Tilly both does Celia in Monsters, Inc. and Grace in Home on the Range.

Voice roles

Television animation

• Animal Yokocho (Shimako Shima)
• Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go!! (Ryou Takaba)
• Bakuten Shoot Beyblade (Kai Hiwatari)
• The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn (Yancha)
• Captain Tsubasa Road to 2002 (Ryo Ishizaki)
• Crash B-Daman (Kodoh Kuraki)
• Darker than Black (Alma)
• Diamond Daydreams (Shoko Saibara)
• Grander Musashi (Musashi Kazama)
• HeartCatch PreCure! (Sasorina)
• Hetalia: Axis Powers (Belarus)
• Hunter × Hunter (Irumi)
• Jang Geum's Dream (Yoon Yeong Ro)
• Konjiki no Gash Bell!! (Zeno)
• Macross 7 (Veffidas Feaze, Akiko Hojo)
• Mahoujin Guru Guru (Gipple)
• Moomin (Flora)
• Nekketsu Saikyo Gozaurer (Kenichi Minesaki)
• Oh My Goddess! (Marller)
• Paradise Kiss (Risa)
• Pokémon (Raichu)
• Saber Marionette (Tiger)
• Sakura Wars (Maria Tachibana)
• Simoun (Wauf)
• Turn A Gundam (Cancer Kafuka)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! (Insector Haga)
• YuYu Hakusho (Kaisei Sato)

OVA

• Bubblegum Crisis (Kate Madigan)
• Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals (Rouge's subordinate)
• Iczer Reborn as Insect
• One Piece OVA (Monkey D. Luffy)
• Saber Marionette R (Edge)

Video games

• Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness (Mary Miyabi)
• Gunparade March (Kaori Tashiro)
• James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (Serena St. Germaine)
• Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (Esmerelda)
• Sakura Wars series (Maria Tachibana)
• Super Robot Wars (Rejiane)
• Sonic Shuffle (Void)
• Valkyrie Profile (Jayle, Iseria Queen, Belinas's wife)
• Fate/EXTRA (Rider)

Dubbing roles

• Ally McBeal (Elaine Vassal)
• Cats Don't Dance (Sawyer)
• Cold Mountain (Ruby)
• Fight Club (Marla Singer)
• Goof Troop (P.J. Pete)
• Harry Potter film series (Bellatrix Lestrange)
• Home on the Range (Grace)
• Madagascar 3, (Dubois)
• Malcolm in the Middle (Lois)
• Monsters, Inc. (Celia)
• La Femme Nikita (Nikita)
• Pirates of the Caribbean film series (Tia Dalma)
• Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue
• Quack Pack (Dewey)
• ReBoot (Enzo)
• Rugrats (Charlotte)
• Spy Kids (Ingrid)
• Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye (Lucy)
• Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (Velina)
• Taxi series (Petra)
• Team America: World Police (Sara)
• The Land Before Time series (Petrie's Mom)
• The Powerpuff Girls (Miss Sara Bellum, Little Arturo)
• Tiny Toons (Montana Max)
• V.I.P. (Nikki Franco)
• Watchmen (Silk Spectre)
• Grey's Anatomy (Dr. Bailey)

External links and references

• Urara Love Urara Takano's Official Site
• Urara Takano at Ryu's Seiyuu Info
• Urara Takano at Hitoshi Doi's seiyuu database
• Urara Takano at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia