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Keiko Han is a seiyu born in 1953. She is usually typecasted as The Ojou like Saori Kido in Saint Seiya, "I Let Gwen Stacy Die"-subject Lalah Sune in Mobile Suit Gundam, or Hot Moms.
She is of Chinese descent by way of Taiwan, thanks to her Taiwanese dad. She was mentored by Ryouko Kinomiya and Kenji Utsumi; the latter first made her a part of his acting troupe, and later encouraged her to go from stage acting to voice acting.
When she's not in her seiyu jobs, she can tell the future for you as an astrologer. Really. She serialized the horoscope section in Animage under the pseudonym Ban Kyoran and wrote more than one book on the subject. And she's also sung several anime theme OP and ED songs, including for series she didn't act in.
Has a voice-acting relationship of sorts with Tohru Furuya and are personal friends. Her daughter, Megumi, is a VA in her own right.
Notable Roles by Keiko Han:[]
- Lalah Sune (and Icelina Eschonbach) in Mobile Suit Gundam
- Saori Kido/Athena in Saint Seiya (classic, succeeded by Fumiko Orikasa who was in turn succeeded by Shoko Nakagawa, Ayaka Sasaki and Inori Minase)
- Luna and Beryl in Sailor Moon
- She would even go on to voice Luna in the live-action and Sailor Moon Crystal
- Annerose von Grünewald in Legend of the Galactic Heroes
- Princess Ruda Shalbart in Uchuu Senkan Yamato
- Yurika Kirishima in Project Justice
- Two roles in the anime adaptations of Little Women: Elizabeth "Beth" March in the 1981 Kokusai Eigasha version, and Margaret "Meg" March in the 1987 World Masterpiece Theater version (and its Jo's Boys sequel)
- Dr. Uchikido (Professor Ivy) in Pokemon
- Sanae Shiratori in Mirai Robo Daltanious
- Olivia Lawrence in Video Senshi Laserion
- Constance (Juliette) in Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds
- Tiko Komori in Majokko Tickle (last episode only, Darrin'ing for Yoko Asagami)
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