# Gara Takashima

Yumiko Takashima (高島 由美子, Takashima Yumiko, born March 2, 1954), known by her stage name Gara Takashima (高島 雅羅, Takashima Gara) is a Japanese actress and voice actress who works for Aoni Production. She is married to voice actor Banjō Ginga.

## Filmography
### Television animation
#### 1970s

* Hoka Hoka Kazoku (1976) (Sachiko Yamano)
* Aim for the Ace! (1978) (Michiru Taki)
* Space Battleship Yamato II (1978)
* Lupin the 3rd Part II (1978)
* Anne of Green Gables (1979) (Diana Barry)
* Gordian Warrior (Saori Otaki) (1979)
* The Rose of Versailles (1979)

#### 1980s

* Space Runaway Ideon (1980) (Rukuku Kil)
* Braiger (1982) (Anastasia, Eva)
* Space Cobra (1982) (Dominique Royal)
* Game Center Arashi (1982) (Erika Noto)
* Magical Princess Minky Momo (1982)
* Aura Battler Dunbine (1983)
* Baxinger (1983)
* Giant Gorg (1984) (Lady Links)
* Persia, the Magic Fairy (1984) (Kumi Hayami)
* Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985) (Hilda Bidan)
* The Three-Eyed One (1985) (Chiyoko Wato)
* Touch (1985) (Reiko Kashiwaba)
* Fight! Super Robot Life Form Transformer (1985) (Carly Witwicky)
* Maison Ikkoku (1986) (Asuna's mother)
* Seito Shokun! (1986) (Michiko Kitashiro)
* Fight! Transformers 2010 (1986) (Carly Witwicky)
* Uchūsen Sagittarius (1986) (Beat)
* City Hunter (1987) (Saori Murakoshi)
* Fist of the North Star (1987) (Sayaka)
* F (1988) (Shizue)
* Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics (1988) (Hanna)
* Oishinbo (1988) (Nobuko Mayama)

#### 1990s

* Ginga Sengoku Gun'yūden Rai (1994) (Dokuganryu Masamune)
* Detective Conan (1996) (Eri Kisaki)
* Clamp School Detectives (1997) (Suoh's Mother)
* Cowboy Bebop (1998) (Julia)
* Silent Möbius (1998) (Rosa Cheyenne)
* Crest of the Stars (1999) (Plakia Lexshue)
* Magic User's Club (1999) (Azusa Amano)
* Zoids: Chaotic Century (1999) (President Louise Theresa Camford)

#### 2000s

* Z.O.E. Dolores, I (2001) (Linda Roland)
* Ai Yori Aoshi (2002) (Aoi's Mother)
* Aquarian Age (2002) (Misato Yukimura)
* Atashin'chi (2002) (Emi's Mother)
* Full Metal Panic! (2002) (Female Doctor)
* Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2003) (Seymour)
* Human Crossing (2003) (Mizuho Noguchi)
* Rumic Theater (2003) (Hanako)
* Kenran Butohsai (2004) (MAKI)
* Maria-sama ga Miteru: Printemps (2004) (Yumiko Ikegami)
* Emma: A Victorian Romance (2005) (Dorothea Molders)
* Monster (2005)
* Speed Grapher (2005) (Shinsen Tennouzu)
* Ah! My Goddess: Everyone Has Wings (2006) (Hild)
* Angel Heart (2006) (Woman President)
* Emma: A Victorian Romance Second Act (2007) (Dorothea Molders)
* Devil May Cry: The Animated Series (2007) (Amanda)
* Slayers Revolution (2008) (Gioconda)

#### 2010s

* Chu-Bra!! (2010) (Yōko Sagisawa)
* Jormungand (2012) (Amalia Trohovski)
* Orange (2016) (Kakeru's grandmother)
* Wise Man's Grandchild (2019) (Melinda Bowen)

#### 2020s

* BNA: Brand New Animal (2020) (Barbaray Rose)
* Great Pretender (2020) (Akemi Suzaku)
* The Tale of the Outcasts (2023) (Iberta)

### Theatrical animation

* Windaria (1986) (Druid)
* Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (1989) (Tsuchidama)
* Silent Möbius (1991) (Lebia Maverick)
* Silent Möbius 2 (1992) (Lebia Maverick)
* Ninja Scroll (1993) (Benisato)
* Memories (1995) (Eva)
* Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target (1998) (Eri Kisaki)
* Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team Miller's Report (1998) (Alice Miller)
* Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes (2000) (Eri Kisaki)
* Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky (2004) (Eri Kisaki)
* Mobile Suit Z Gundam: A New Translation - Heirs to the Stars (2005) (Hilda Bidan)
* Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem (2006) (Eri Kisaki)
* Appleseed Ex Machina (2007) (Athena)
* Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker (2012) (Divine)

### OVA

* Crying Freeman (1988) (Nina Heaven)
* Mermaid Saga (1993) (Misa)
* Blue Submarine No. 6 (1998) (General Gilford)
* Queen Emeraldas (1998) (Siren)
* Virgin Fleet (1998) (Hidemaro Hirose)
* Magic User's Club (1996) (Azusa Amano)

### Games

* The Bouncer (2000) (Kaldea Orchid)
* James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (????) (Agent Mya Starling)
* Quiz: Ah! My Goddess (????) (Hild)
* Trauma Center: New Blood (????) (Irene Quatro)
* Sly 2: Band of Thieves (????) (The Contessa)
* Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice (2016) (Ga'ran Sigatar Khura'in)
* Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) (Elmyra Gainsborough)
* Sonic Frontiers (2022) (The End (Female Voice))

### Tokusatsu

* Seijuu Sentai Gingaman (1998) (Spectral Empress Iliess (eps. 1 - 2, 13, 20, 22 - 34)/Evil Empress Iliess (ep. 34))
* Seijuu Sentai Gingaman vs Denji Sentai Megaranger (1999) (Spectral Empress Iliess)

### Drama CDs

* 7 Seeds (????) (Botan Saotome)

### Dubbing
#### Live-action

* Michelle Pfeiffer
** Scarface (1991 TV Tokyo edition) (Elvira Hancock)
** The Deep End of the Ocean (Beth Cappadora)
** A Midsummer Night's Dream (Titania)
** New Year's Eve (Ingrid Withers)
** Dark Shadows (Elizabeth Collins Stoddard)
** The Family (Maggie Blake)
** Mother! (woman)
** Ant-Man and the Wasp (Janet van Dyne)
** The First Lady (Betty Ford)
** Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (Janet van Dyne)
* Demi Moore
** We're No Angels (Molly)
** Ghost (Molly Jensen)
** Mortal Thoughts (Cynthia Kellogg)
** A Few Good Men (Lieutenant Commander JoAnne Galloway)
** The Scarlet Letter (Hester Prynne)
** Striptease (Erin Grant)
** Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (Madison Lee)
** The Joneses (Kate Jones)
** Brave New World (Linda)
* Madeleine Stowe
** Revenge (1991 TV Asahi edition) (Miryea Mendez)
** The Two Jakes (Lillian Bodine)
** Unlawful Entry (1997 TV Asahi edition) (Karen Carr)
** Bad Girls (1997 TV Asahi edition) (Cody Zamora)
** Playing by Heart (Gracie)
** Impostor (Maya Olham)
** Octane (Senga Wilson)
* Rene Russo
** Major League (Lynn Wells)
** Lethal Weapon 3 (Lorna Cole)
** Ransom (Kate Mullen)
** Lethal Weapon 4 (Lorna Cole)
** Two for the Money (Toni Abrams)
** Yours, Mine and Ours (Helen North)
** Velvet Buzzsaw (Rhodora Haze)
* Sharon Stone
** Above the Law (Sara Toscani)
** Blood and Sand (Doña Sol)
** Total Recall (Lori Quaid)
** Scissors (Angie Anderson)
** Sphere (Dr. Elizabeth "Beth" Halperin)
** Bobby (Miriam Ebbers)
** The Burning Plain (Gina)
* Carrie Fisher
** Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (Princess Leia)
** The Empire Strikes Back (Princess Leia)
** Return of the Jedi (Princess Leia)
** The 'Burbs (1992 TV Asahi edition) (Carol Peterson)
** Star Wars: The Force Awakens (General Leia Organa)
** Star Wars: The Last Jedi (General Leia Organa)
** Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (General Leia Organa)
* Emma Thompson
** Love Actually (Karen)
** Nanny McPhee (Nanny McPhee)
** Last Chance Harvey (Kate Walker)
** Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (Nanny McPhee)
** Men in Black 3 (Agent O)
** Men in Black: International (Agent O)
** Last Christmas (Petra Andrich)
* Daryl Hannah
** Blade Runner (1986 TBS edition) (Pris Stratton)
** Wall Street (1992 TV Asahi edition) (Darien Taylor)
** High Spirits (1992 NTV edition) (Mary Plunkett Brogan)
** Crazy People (Kathy Burgess)
** The Last Days of Frankie the Fly (Margaret)
* Barbara Hershey
** The Natural (1989 TV Asahi edition) (Harriet Bird)
** Hannah and Her Sisters (Lee)
** Hoosiers (Myra Fleener)
** Beaches (Hillary Whitney)
** Falling Down (Elizabeth "Beth" Trevino)
* Julia Roberts
** Mystic Pizza (Daisy Araujo)
** Steel Magnolias (Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie)
** Pretty Woman (1994 Fuji TV edition) (Vivian Ward)
** Prêt-à-Porter (Anne Eisenhower)
** Everyone Says I Love You (Von Sidell)
* Mary Steenburgen
** Parenthood (Karen Buckman)
** The Proposal (Grace Paxton)
** Last Vegas (Diana Boyle)
** Song One (Karen)
** A Walk in the Woods (Jeannie)
* Kim Basinger
** L.A. Confidential (Lynn Bracken)
** The Burning Plain (Gina)
** Grudge Match (Sally Rose)
** Third Person (Elaine Leary)
* Rebecca De Mornay
** Risky Business (Lana)
** Runaway Train (1988 TBS edition) (Sara)
** Backdraft (1995 Fuji TV edition) (Helen McCaffrey)
** The Three Musketeers (Milady de Winter)
* Melanie Griffith
** Body Double (Holly Body)
** Working Girl (1991 TV Asahi edition) (Tess McGill)
** Shining Through (Linda Voss)
** Celebrity (Nicole Oliver)
* Diane Lane
** Vital Signs (Gina Wyler)
** Judge Dredd (Judge Hershey)
** My Dog Skip (Ellen Morris)
** The Glass House (2005 TV Asahi edition) (Erin Glass)
* Andie MacDowell
** Hudson Hawk (Anna Baragli)
** Groundhog Day (Rita Hanson)
** Bad Girls (VHS/DVD edition) (Eileen Spenser)
** Multiplicity (Laura Kinney)
* Meryl Streep
** The Iron Lady (Margaret Thatcher)
** The Post (Katharine Graham)
** Little Women (Aunt March)
** Don't Look Up (President Orlean)
* Angela Bassett
** The Rosa Parks Story (Rosa Parks)
** Survivor (Ambassador Maureen Crane)
** Mission: Impossible – Fallout (CIA Director Erika Sloane)
* Geena Davis
** A League of Their Own (Dorothy Hinson)
** Stuart Little (Eleanor Little)
** The Exorcist (Angela Rance / Regan MacNeil)
* Lea Thompson
** Back to the Future (1989 TV Asahi edition) (Lorraine Baines McFly)
** Back to the Future Part II (1992 TV Asahi edition) (Lorraine Baines McFly)
** Back to the Future Part III (1993 TV Asahi edition) (Lorraine Baines McFly)
* Sigourney Weaver
** Vantage Point (Rex Brooks)
** The Assignment (Dr. Rachel Jane)
** Avatar: The Way of Water (Dr. Grace Augustine)
* Kristen Wilson
** Dr. Dolittle (Lisa Dolittle)
** Dr. Dolittle 2 (Lisa Dolittle)
** Dr. Dolittle 3 (Lisa Dolittle)
* 1911 (Empress Dowager Longyu (Joan Chen))
* 3 Days to Kill (Christine Renner (Connie Nielsen))
* 8 Simple Rules (Cate Hennessy (Katey Sagal))
* The Absent-Minded Professor (Betsy Carlisle (Nancy Olson))
* The Abyss (Dr. Lindsey Brigman (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio))
* The Addams Family (Morticia Addams (Anjelica Huston))
* Airplane! (1983 TBS edition) (Elaine Dickinson (Julie Hagerty))
* American Ultra (Victoria Lasseter (Connie Britton))
* Angel (Hermione (Charlotte Rampling))
* Anna and the King (Anna Leonowens (Jodie Foster))
* Armour of God II: Operation Condor (Ada (Carol Cheng))
* The A-Team (Tawnia Baker (Marla Heasley))
* Audrey (Mita Ungaro)
* Bandits (Kate Wheeler (Cate Blanchett))
* Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Senator Finch (Holly Hunter))
* Burlesque (Tess (Cher))
* Cannonball Run II (1988 TV Asahi edition) (Jill Rivers (Susan Anton))
* Cat People (1985 Fuji TV edition) (Alice Perrin (Annette O'Toole))
* Christine (1990 TV Asahi edition) (Leigh Cabot (Alexandra Paul))
* Copycat (1998 TV Tokyo edition) (Inspector Mary Jane "M.J." Monahan (Holly Hunter))
* Corky Romano (Agent Kate Russo (Vinessa Shaw))
* Cousins (Maria Hardy (Isabella Rossellini))
* Cowboy Bebop (Julia (Elena Satine))
* Crash (Catherine Ballard (Deborah Kara Unger))
* Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (Beth Griffith (Janeane Garofalo))
* CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Catherine Willows (Marg Helgenberger))
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Elizabeth Abbott (Tilda Swinton))
* Dangerous Beauty (Paola Franco (Jacqueline Bisset))
* Doc Hollywood (Nancy Lee Nicholson (Bridget Fonda))
* Dolittle (Ginko-Who-Soars (Frances de la Tour))
* Don't Say a Word (Aggie Conrad (Famke Janssen))
* Donnie Darko (Rose Darko (Mary McDonnell))
* The Doors (Patricia Kennealy (Kathleen Quinlan))
* Dreamland (Cheryl (Frances Barber))
* Dressed to Kill (1991 TV Asahi edition) (Liz Blake (Nancy Allen))
* End Game (The First Lady (Anne Archer))
* The Equalizer (Susan Plummer (Melissa Leo))
* The Equalizer 2 (Susan Plummer (Melissa Leo))
* ER (Adele Newman (Erica Gimpel))
* Fargo (2002 TV Tokyo edition) (Marge Gunderson (Frances McDormand))
* The First Wives Club (Annie MacDuggan-Paradis (Diane Keaton))
* Fierce Creatures (Willa Weston (Jamie Lee Curtis))
* A Fish Called Wanda (Wanda Gershwitz (Jamie Lee Curtis))
* The Flintstones (Wilma Flintstone (Elizabeth Perkins))
* The Gauntlet (1983 Fuji TV edition) (Augustina "Gus" Mally (Sondra Locke))
* Genius (Elsa Einstein (Emily Watson))
* The Golden Child (1989 Fuji TV edition) (Kee Nang (Charlotte Lewis))
* Hampstead (Emily Walters (Diane Keaton))
* Hard Target (1997 Fuji TV edition) (Natasha Binder (Yancy Butler))
* Heat (Justine Hanna (Diane Venora))
* Hello, My Name Is Doris (Doris Miller (Sally Field))
* IF (Margaret (Fiona Shaw))
* Infernal Affairs II (Mary (Carina Lau))
* In the Mouth of Madness (Linda Styles (Julie Carmen))
* Insomnia (2006 TV Tokyo edition) (Rachel Clement (Maura Tierney))
* Intelligence (Lillian Strand (Marg Helgenberger))
* The Jane Austen Book Club (Jocelyn (Maria Bello))
* Jaws 2 (2022 BS Tokyo edition) (Ellen Brody (Lorraine Gary))
* Joe Versus the Volcano (DeDe (Meg Ryan))
* K-9 (1993 TV Asahi edition) (Tracy (Mel Harris))
* Killing Eve (Carolyn Martens (Fiona Shaw))
* King Kong (Ann Darrow (Fay Wray))
* The Last Boy Scout (Sarah Hallenbeck (Chelsea Field))
* Leatherface (Verna Sawyer (Lili Taylor))
* Léon: The Professional (Mathilda's Mother (Ellen Greene))
* Liar Liar (Audrey Reede (Maura Tierney))
* Limitless (Nasreen 'Naz' Pouran (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio))
* Looney Tunes: Back in Action (Kate Houghton (Jenna Elfman))
* Magnolia (Linda Partridge (Julianne Moore))
* The Man Who Cried (Lola (Cate Blanchett))
* Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (Tso Ngan Kwan (Michelle Yeoh))
* The Meddler (Marnie Minervini (Susan Sarandon))
* The Medium (Noi (Sirani Yankittikan))
* Mindscape (Michelle Greene (Saskia Reeves))
* Mojin: The Lost Legend (Ying Caihong (Lin Xiaoqing))
* Mulan (Hua Li (Rosalind Chao))
* The Ninth Gate (Liana Telfer (Lena Olin))
* Nothing but Trouble (Renalda (Bertila Damas))
* The Omen (Mrs. Baylock (Mia Farrow))
* Pacific Heights (Stephanie MacDonald (Laurie Metcalf))
* Police Story 3: Super Cop ("Jessica" Yang Chien-Hua (Michelle Yeoh))
* The Purple Rose of Cairo (Cecilia (Mia Farrow))
* R.I.P.D. (Mildred Proctor (Mary-Louise Parker))
* Rocky Balboa (Marie (Geraldine Hughes))
* Ruby Sparks (Gertrude (Annette Bening))
* The Sea Inside (Julia (Belén Rueda))
* Star Trek: The Next Generation (Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis))
* Star Trek: Nemesis (Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis))
* Still Alice (Alice Howland (Julianne Moore))
* Striking Distance (Officer Jo Christmas/Tpr. Emily Harper (Sarah Jessica Parker))
* Sully (Lorraine Sullenberger (Laura Linney))
* Suspiria (1986 TV Tokyo edition) (Sara (Stefania Casini))
* The Tailor of Panama (Louisa Pendel (Jamie Lee Curtis))
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (April O'Neil (Paige Turco))
* Tenet (Priya (Dimple Kapadia))
* The Terminator (1992 VHS edition) (Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton))
* Throw Momma from the Train (Beth Ryan (Kim Greist))
* The Tiger and the Snow (Vittoria (Nicoletta Braschi))
* Tomb Raider (Ana Miller (Kristin Scott Thomas))
* Trauma (Adriana Petrescu (Piper Laurie))
* Twin Peaks (Laura Palmer and Maddy Ferguson (Sheryl Lee)
* Twin Peaks (2017) (Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee))
* Vantage Point (Rex Brooks (Sigourney Weaver))
* Village of the Damned (Jill McGowan (Linda Kozlowski))
* Virus (Nadia Vinogradova (Joanna Pacuła))
* Wasabi (2004 TV Tokyo edition) (Sofia (Carole Bouquet))
* Willow (film) (Sorsha (Joanne Whalley))
* Willow (TV series) (Queen Sorsha (Joanne Whalley))
* The Wedding Singer (Linda (Angela Featherstone))
* When Harry Met Sally... (Sally Albright (Meg Ryan))
* Zombi 2 (1982 TBS edition) (Anne Bowles (Tisa Farrow))

#### Animation

* Batman: The Animated Series (Catwoman)
* Delgo (Empress Sedessa)
* Dinosaur (Plio)
* Finding Dory (Jenny)
* Jetsons: The Movie (Jane Jetson)
* Missing Link (Yeti Elder)
* RWBY (Willow Schnee)
* Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (Eris)
* Star Trek: Lower Decks (Deanna Troi)
* Steven Universe (Yellow Diamond)
* Tinker Bell (Queen Clarion)
* Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (Queen Clarion)
* Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings (Queen Clarion)
* Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy (Queen Clarion)

## Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Result |
| 2015 | 9th Seiyu Awards | Kazue Takahashi Memorial Award | Won |