Ikuko Tani

Ikuko Tani
Native name	谷 育子
Born	April 9, 1939 Tōkyō, Japan
Occupation	Actress, voice actress, narrator
Years active	1961–present
Agent	Mausu Promotion
Notable credit(s)	Moomin (as Moominmamma)

Ikuko Tani (谷 育子 Tani Ikuko, born April 9, 1939) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator from Tōkyō attached to Mausu Promotion. She is best known for her roles in Tanoshii Moomin Ikka (as Moominmamma), SpongeBob SquarePants (as Patrick Star) and the Japanese dubs of the Harry Potter films (as Minerva McGonagall).

Filmography

Television animation

• Cowboy Bebop (????) (Sally Yun)
• Ghost Hound (????) (Himeko Ōgami)
• Like the Clouds, Like the Wind (????) (Empress Kin)
• Naruto Shippuden (????) (Chiyo)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal (????) (Haru Tsukumo)
• Hunter x Hunter (????) (Tsubone)
• Galaxy Express 999 (1978) (Emeraldes)
• Moomin (1990) (Moominmamma)
• The Great Passage (2016) (Take)

Animated films

• A Silent Voice (2016) (Ito Nishimiya)

Video games

• Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (????) (Grand Councilwoman)
• Pandora's Tower (????) (Graiai)
• Zack and Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure (????) (Hint God)

Dubbing roles

Live-action

• Maggie Smith
  • The Secret Garden (Mrs. Medlock)
  • Curtain Call (Lily Marlowe)
  • Tea with Mussolini (Lady Hester Random)
  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Minerva McGonagall)
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Minerva McGonagall)
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Minerva McGonagall)
  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Minerva McGonagall)
  • Becoming Jane (Lady Gresham)
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Minerva McGonagall)
  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Minerva McGonagall)
  • Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (Agatha "Aggie" Docherty)
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (Minerva McGonagall)
• Judi Dench
  • Tomorrow Never Dies (2001 Fuji TV edition) (M)
  • The Shipping News (Agnis Hamm)
  • Ladies in Lavender (Ursula Widdington)
  • Mrs Henderson Presents (Laura Henderson)
  • Quantum of Solace (2016 BS Japan edition) (M)
  • J. Edgar (Anna Marie Hoover)
  • Jane Eyre (Mrs Fairfax)
  • Skyfall (M)
  • Spectre (Mallory's predecessor as M)
• Rosemary Harris
  • Sunshine (Valerie Sors)
  • The Gift (Annie's grandmother)
  • Spider-Man (May Parker)
  • Being Julia (Julia's Mother)
  • Spider-Man 2 (May Parker)
  • Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (Nanette Hanson)
  • Spider-Man 3 (May Parker)
• Kathy Bates
  • Used People (Bibby Berman)
  • Dolores Claiborne (Dolores Claiborne)
  • The War at Home (Maurine Collier)
  • Titanic (Margaret "Molly" Brown)
• Brothers & Sisters (Nora Walker (Sally Field))
• Joy (Mimi (Diane Ladd))
• Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (Aunt Josephine (Meryl Streep))
• The Others (Bertha Mills (Fionnula Flanagan))
• The Princess Diaries (Queen Clarisse Renaldi (Julie Andrews))
• The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (Queen Clarisse Renaldi (Julie Andrews))
• Roman Holiday (2004 Nippon TV edition) (Countess Vereberg (Margaret Rawlings))
• Sherlock (Mrs. Hudson (Una Stubbs))
• Star Trek: The Next Generation (Katherine Pulaski (Diana Muldaur))

Animation

• Home on the Range (Mrs. Calloway)
• Lilo & Stitch (The Grand Councilwoman)
• Moomins on the Riviera (Moominmamma)
• SpongeBob SquarePants (Patrick Star, Pearl Krabs, Mrs. Puff, Mermaid Man (second voice), Jim)

References

External links

• Mausu Promotion profile
• Ultra Series page
• Ikuko Tani at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database (Japanese)
• Ikuko Tani at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database