Mari Okamoto

Mari Okamoto (岡本 茉利) is a Japanese actress and voice actress who is currently a member of the Mausu Promotion agency.

Biography
Despite being born in Tokyo, Okamoto was actually raised in Hirakata, Osaka, where she also spent her Elementary School years. In 1961, she made her deput for performing arts activities in comedy. In 1970, she moved back to Tokyo, with subsequent transfer to the headquarters of the city where she changed her name from Noda Mutsumi to her current name. In 1971, she had starred in the comedy film Tora-san's Love Call as one of the extra characters.

In 1971, she had made her voice acting deput in the anime cartoon series The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee, where she was marked as a guest. Her major works were in Hana no Ko Lunlun and Yatterman. From 1970 to 1980, she has appeared in many anime works produced by the Tatsunoko Production.

In anime

 * City Hunter: Ai to shukumei no Magnum  - Nina Shutenberg.
 * Demetan Croaker, The Boy Frog - Ranatan.
 * Dog of Flanders - Annie.
 * Gatchaman II - Lisa.
 * Hana no Ko Lunlun - Lunlun.
 * Inakappe taisho - Ogaki Kikuko.
 * Neo-Human Casshern - Flora, Morena.
 * Ohayō! Spank - Aiko Morimura.
 * Otoko wa Tsurai yo (Anime series) - Sakura Suwa.
 * Paul's Miraculous Adventure - Laura.
 * Space Battleship Yamato II - Teresa.
 * Tegami Bachi - Louisa.
 * The Rose of Versailles - Dianne.
 * The Three Musketeers - Queen Anne.
 * Tōshō Daimos - Reiko.
 * Vicky the Viking - Tilde.

Other voice over work

 * The Wizard of Oz - Dorothy Gale.

Selected filmography

 * Karafuto 1945 Summer Hyosetsu no mon - Tomoko Katori.
 * Kigeki: Onna uridashimasu - Asako.
 * Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi - Ramen Shop Girl.
 * Tora's Pure Love - Sayuri Ōzora.

Television drama

 * Hana no Ran - Chigusa.
 * Seigi no Shinboru Kondoruman - Terada Sayuri.