Fumi Hirano

Early life Hirano was born on April 23, 1955 in Nishi-Ogikubo, Suginami, Tokyo, Japan.

After having watched her cousin perform in ballet, she joined the Matsuyama Ballet Company and started lessons in ballet. Hirano's mother had also used to do ballet back in the day. She also appeared in magazine gravures and worked as a model for illustrator Jun'ichi Nakahara. Introduced by her ballet instructor, she made her television drama debut at the age of 12 portraying Chikotan in the NHK children's drama series Detective Kacchin. After she graduated from university, she became a disc jockey for Nippon Cultural Broadcasting's Hashire! Kayokyoku.

On July 23, 1980, the fan club known as the "Fumi Family Club" was officially formed. A listener of her radio show "Yorozu Omedeta Corner" sent a postcard to Hirano, suggesting, "Why don't you try voice acting?". and in 2015, voiced Sakura's mother in Rin-ne.

Filmography Television animation Anime Himitsu no Hanazono (Camilla) Anime Sanjūshi (Milady) Blue Comet SPT Layzner (Simone) Blue Period (Masako Saeki) Cat's Eye (Seira Nakamori) Dandadan (Hana) Dark Gathering (Touka Awamiya) (Rumi Wakasa) Fly Me to the Moon (Tokiko Tsukuyomi) Gate: Jieitai Kano Chi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri (Mimoza) I Got Married to the Girl I Hate Most in Class (Chiyo Sakuramori) Infinite Stratos (Squall Meusel) Kikōkai Garian (Hirumuka) Kiratto Pri☆Chan (Martha Moegi) Love Live! (Eli's grandmother) Mission Outer Space Srungle (Sexy, Dolly) Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (Aisha in Special Edition) One Piece (Mother Carmel) Platinum End (Muni) Pokémon (Drasna) Pro Golfer Saru (Benihachi) Rin-ne (Sakura's mother) Rumiko Takahashi Anthology (Kanna) Star Twinkle PreCure (Kaka) Stop!! Hibari-kun! (Tsugumi Ōzora) The Kabocha Wine (Kaori Sawada) Tokyo Ravens (Miyo Kurahashi) Tsuritama (Kate) Urusei Yatsura (Lum) Urusei Yatsura (Lum's mom) The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash (2024) (Ruba)

Theatrical animation The Garden of Words (Takao's Mother) Magical Taruruto-kun Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem (Reiko Shimizu) Urusei Yatsura series (Lum) Dareka no Manazashi (Narrator) The Rose of Versailles (Madame Noailles)

Original video animation (OVA) Ariel (Simone Trefan) Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Dominique Saint-Pierre) MD Geist (Vaiya in the Director's Cut) Outlanders (Kahm) Shōchū-hai Lemon Love 30s Ame ni Nurete mo Urusei Yatsura (Lum) Is This a Zombie? (Eucliwood Hellscythe)

Video games Injustice: Gods Among Us (Catwoman) Tactics Ogre: Reborn (Deneb Rove)

Live action The Red Spectacles (1987) (Airport announcer)

Dubbing Blue Jasmine, Ginger (Sally Hawkins) Blue Steel, Megan Turner (Jamie Lee Curtis) ER, Elaine Nichols (Rebecca De Mornay) The Fall Guy, Jody Banks (Heather Thomas) Goodfellas, Karen Hill (Lorraine Bracco) Private School (1984 Fuji TV edition), Jordan Leigh-Jensen (Betsy Russell) Superman III (1985 TV Asahi edition), Lois Lane (Margot Kidder)