was a Japanese actress and

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. She was born Ryōko Sakurai in

Kyoto, Japan Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the city ...

. She was known for her low voice. Kinomiya was the Japanese dub voice of

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. In 2008 she won a Merit Award at the

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. Kinomiya died of multiple organ failure on 13 December 2013 at the age of 82.

Filmography

Television animation

;1960s *''

Astro Boy ''Astro Boy'', known in Japan by its original name , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. It was serialized in Kobunsha's ''Shōnen'' from 1952 to 1968. The 112 chapters were collected into 23 ''tankōbon'' vo ...

'' (1963) *''

Speed Racer ''Speed Racer'', also known as , is a Japanese media franchise about Auto racing, automobile racing. ''Mach GoGoGo'' was originally serialized in print in Shueisha's 1966 ''Shōnen Book''. It was released in tankōbon book form by Sun W ...

'' (Aya Mifune/Mom Racer) ;1970s *''

Wandering Sun , also known as ''Nozomi in the Sun'', is a Japanese manga series written by Keisuke Fujikawa and illustrated by Mayumi Suzuki. It also received an anime adaptation by Mushi Productions which ran for 26 episodes in 1971. Both Yoshiyuki Tom ...

'' (1971) - (Michiko Nohara) *'' Devilman (TV)'' (1972) - (Ebain) *''

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'' (1978) - (Queen Prometheum) *''

The Rose of Versailles , also known as ''Lady Oscar'' and ''La Rose de Versailles'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Riyoko Ikeda. It was originally serialized in the manga magazine '' Margaret'' from 1972 to 1973, while a revival of the s ...

'' (1979) - (Madame Du Barry) ;1980s *''

Queen Millennia is a manga series by Leiji Matsumoto which was serialized from 28 January 1980 through 11 May 1983 in both the ''Sankei Shimbun'' and '' Nishinippon Sports'' newspapers. The manga series was adapted into a 42-episode anime television serie ...

'' (1981) - (Narrator) *'' City Hunter 3 (TV)'' (1989) - (Haruko) ;1990s *'' Hell Teacher Nube'' (1996) - (Narrator) ;2000s *'' Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier'' (2001) - (Black Ghost) *'' Wolf's Rain (TV)'' (2003) - (Hanabit) *'' Cromartie High School (TV)'' (2003) - (Narrator) *''

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'' (2003) - (Grand Master of Witches) *''

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'' (2004) - (Himiko)

Original Video Animation

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Crest of the Royal Family is a shōjo manga by Chieko Hosokawa. It has run in the monthly magazine ''Princess'' since 1976. In 1991, it received the 36th Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo. As of 2015, the collected volumes had sold 40 million copies in Japan, making ...

'' (1988) - (Narrator) *'' Galerians: Rion'' (2002) - (Dorothy)

Animated films

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'' (1979) - (Queen Promethium) *'' Fumoon (film)'' (1980) - (Mozu) *''

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'' (1981) - (Queen Promethium) *''

The Fantastic Adventures of Unico is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. It was serialized in Sanrio's manga magazine ' from November 1976 to March 1979 and collected in two volumes. A pilot film for a potential television series was produce ...

'' (1981) - (Yokaze) *'' Arion (film)'' (1986) - (Gaia) *'' Doraemon: Nobita's Fantastical Three Musketeers'' (1994) - (Voice) *'' Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! The Singing Buttocks Bomb'' (2007) - (Kinpa) *''

Saint Young Men is a Japanese slice of life comedy manga series written and illustrated by Hikaru Nakamura. Its plot involves Jesus Christ and Gautama Buddha, who are living as roommates in an apartment in Tokyo. It has been serialized by Kodansha in the ...

'' (movie) (2013) - (Narrator)

Dubbing

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Daddy Day Care ''Daddy Day Care'' is a 2003 American Children's film, family comedy film starring Eddie Murphy in the lead role, Jeff Garlin, Steve Zahn, Regina King, and Anjelica Huston. Written by Geoff Rodkey and directed by Steve Carr, it marks Murphy and ...

'' (Miss Gwyneth Harridan (

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Great Expectations ''Great Expectations'' is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel. It depicts the education of an orphan nicknamed Pip (Great Expectations), Pip (the book is a ''bildungsroman''; a coming-of-age story). It ...

'' ( Ms. Nora Dinsmoor (

Anne Bancroft Anne Bancroft (born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano; September 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005) was an American actress. Respected for her acting prowess and versatility, Bancroft received an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, tw ...

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References

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* * 1931 births 2013 deaths Voice actresses from Kyoto Japanese voice actresses Deaths from multiple organ failure Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society voice actors {{Japanese-voice-actor-stub