Mami Koyama (小山 茉美, Koyama Mami, born January 17, 1955) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator affiliated with Aoni Production. Her best-known voice roles include Ophiuchus Shaina in Saint Seiya, Arale Norimaki in Dr. Slump, Minky Momo in Magical Princess Minky Momo, Lunch in Dragon Ball, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki in Naruto: Shippuden, Korosuke in Kiteretsu Daihyakka, Ryoko Mendo in Urusei Yatsura, and Charlotte Linlin (Big Mom) in One Piece, Vermouth in Detective Conan. Some of her notable roles in the 1990s and 2000s anime include Balalaika in Black Lagoon, Talia Gladys in Gundam Seed Destiny, Eva Heinemann in Monster, and Yōko Itoigawa in Hyōka. In feature films, she voiced Kei in Akira, and the adult Chiyoko Fujiwara in Millennium Actress.
Biography
Mami Koyama was born in Nishio in Aichi Prefecture on January 17, 1955. She studied at both Aichi Konan College and at Hunter College for a short period, although did not graduate. In 1975, she earned a regular role as an actress in the TV drama "Kiyoko wa Naku Mon ka" (Kiyoko never cries). She moved to Tokyo and at the suggestion of a friend tried switching to voice acting, and earned a role in the 1975 show Ikkyū-san. She became affiliated with Aoni Production as her agency. She married fellow voice actor Tōru Furuya in 1976; the two had been coworkers at NHK Nagoya radio. The couple would divorce in 1983.
Koyama scaled back her voice acting activities in 1990, taking a long break and taking fewer roles afterward.
Filmography
Anime
Feature films
Video games
Audio dramas
Overseas dubbing
Awards
- Anime Grand Prix: Most Popular Voice Actress of the Year (3): 1981, 1982, 1983
References
- Book References
- Beck, Jerry (2005). The Animated Movie Guide. Chicago Review Press. 386pp. ISBN 9781569762226.
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. 528pp. ISBN 9781461673743.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official agency profile (in Japanese)
- Mami Koyama at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu database
- Mami Koyama at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Mami Koyama at IMDb
- Mami Koyama at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
