Noriko Ohara (小原乃梨子), born Noriko Tobe (戸部法子) on October 2, 1935 in Tokyo, is a veteran Japanese voice actress who is best known for playing the roles of Nobita in Doraemon, Claudia in Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Doronjo in Yatterman and Conan in Future Boy Conan. In 2007, she received the best achievement award at the first Seiyuu Awards.
Her son is Sunrise animator Atsuo Tobe.
Several of her roles include:
- Madame Catherine - La Seine No Hoshi
- Bellamis in Starzinger
- Nobita Nobi in Doraemon (1979 series)
- Nobita's mother Tamako in the 1973 series
- Claudia LaSalle in Super Dimension Fortress Macross
- Hiyoshi Go and Katherine Rii in Voltes V
- Conan in Future Boy Conan
- Peter in Heidi, Girl of the Alps
- A slew of roles in the Time Bokan series, most notably Doronjo in Yatterman
- Miime in Captain Harlock
- Oyuki in Urusei Yatsura
- Peg (Virginia Vincent) in the Japanese dub of I Want to Live!
- Serge Battour in the Kaze to Ki no Uta OVA
- Sheera Etou in Tokimeki Tonight
- Penelope Pitstop (Milk-chan) in the Japanese dub of Wacky Races
- Barbarella in the Japanese dub of Barbarella
- Dubbed voice of Cleo Laine in The Muppet Show (TV Asahi dub, 1981)
Tropes that apply to her
- Typecasting: Ohara tends to be cast as aliens and alien noblewomen.note
