Miyuki Ichijo

Hiroko Okamoto^[1] (岡本 浩子, Okamoto Hiroko, née Chieda; 23 August 1947 – 24 October 2023), known professionally as Miyuki Ichijo (一城 みゆ希, Ichijō Miyuki), was a Japanese voice actress and singer.

Born in Mizusawa, Iwate, she decided to become a singer and underwent training at Shochiku Music and Dance School [ja], and she became part of the cast of the music variety show Stage 101  [ja] in 1970. After leaving the show in 1972, she appeared on Okaasan to Issho and was inspired to go into voice acting after seeing a puppetry segment on the show. After starring in a few Japanese-language dubs of foreign media, she began voicing characters in anime, including Julie Braun in Julie the Wild Rose  [ja], Jody Rockwell in Yawara!, Jodie Starling in Case Closed, and Misa Takatsuki in Project ARMS. She was also the Japanese dub voice of Marge Simpson on The Simpsons, and made appearances on hundreds of early childhood education recordings.