Ikuko Tani

**Ikuko Tani** (谷 育子, *Tani Ikuko*, born April 9, 1939) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator from Tokyo Prefecture. 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

* *Galaxy Express 999* (1978) (Emeraldes)
* *Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel* (1979) (Mother Cat)
* *The New Adventures of Gigantor* (1980) (Utako Shikishima)
* *Lucy-May of the Southern Rainbow* (1982) (Annie)
* *Moomin* (1990) (Moominmamma)
* *Juuni Senshi Bakuretsu Eto Ranger* (1995) (Jarei God Bagi)
* *Takoyaki Mantoman* (1998) (Oba-chan)
* *Cowboy Bebop* (1999) (Sally Yung)
* *Case Closed* (2000) (Beniko Suou)
* *Cluster Edge* (2005) (Chalce's Grandmother)
* *Aria the Natural* (2006) (Grandmother)
* *Ghost Hound* (2007) (Himeko Ōgami)
* *Naruto Shippuden* (2007) (Chiyo)
* *The Beast Player Erin* (2009) (Queen Shin)
* *Stitch! ~The Mischievous Alien's Great Adventure~* (2009) (Grand Councilwoman)
* *Stitch! ~Best Friends Forever~* (2010) (Grand Councilwoman)
* *Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal* (2011) (Haru Tsukumo)
* *Hunter × Hunter (Second Series)* (2014) (Tsubone)
* *Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation* (2015) (Asa Kōgami)
* *Death Parade* (2015) (Sachiko Uemura)
* *Overlord* (2015) (Lizzie Bareare)
* *The Great Passage* (2016) (Take)
* *Little Witch Academia* (2017) (Principal Holbrooke)
* *Ace Attorney* (2018) (Mara Mytonbred)
* *Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba* (2019) (Hisa)
* *"Deji" Meets Girl* (2021) (Teruko Higa)
* *Mieruko-chan* (2021) (Godmother)

### Animated films

* *Like the Clouds, Like the Wind* (1990) (Empress Kin)
* *Comet in Moominland* (1992) (Moominmamma)
* *Boku no Son Goku* (2003) (Xi Wangmu)
* *Nitaboh* (2004) (Itako)
* *A Letter to Momo* (2011) (Sae Sadahama)
* *After School Midnighters* (2012) (Dunkelheit, Lumière)
* *A Silent Voice* (2016) (Ito Nishimiya)

### Video games

* *Zack and Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure* (2007) (Hint God)
* *Higurashi no Naku koro ni Kizuna* (2008-2009) (Kimiyoshi Aki)
* *Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep* (2010) (Grand Councilwoman)
* *Pandora's Tower* (2011) (Graiai)

### 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)
	+ *The Lady in the Van* (Miss Mary Shepherd)
* **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)
	+ *Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children* (Miss Esmeralda Avocet)
	+ *Victoria & Abdul* (Queen Victoria)
	+ *All Is True* (Anne Hathaway)
	+ *Artemis Fowl* (Commander Julius Root)
	+ *Belfast* (Granny)
* **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)
* *The Addams Family* (Abigail Craven (Elizabeth Wilson))
* *Born on the Fourth of July* (VHS edition) (Mrs. Kovic (Caroline Kava))
* *Brothers & Sisters* (Nora Walker (Sally Field))
* *Burn Notice* (Madeline Westen (Sharon Gless))
* *Cat People* (1992 TV Asahi edition) (Female (Ruby Dee))
* *Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon* (Jade Fox (Cheng Pei-pei))
* *Cube* (Dr. Helen Holloway (Nicky Guadagni))
* *Dead Again* (Inga (Hanna Schygulla))
* *Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade* (Carol Lawrence, Margaret Thatcher, Hillary Clinton, Dixie Carter, Angela Lansbury, Mrs. Potts, Julie Andrews, Additional Voices)
* *Disney Parks 4th of July Spectacular* (Carol Burnett, Carol Channing, Angela Lansbury, Additional Voices)
* *Dragonheart* (Queen Aislinn (Julie Christie))
* *Dynasty* (Alexis Carrington Colby (Joan Collins))
* *ER* (Nurse Lydia Wright (Ellen Crawford))
* *Family Business* (Margie (Janet Carroll))
* *Halloween II* (1988 NTV edition) (Marion Chambers (Nancy Stephens))
* *Hannah Montana: The Movie* (Grandma Ruby (Margo Martindale))
* *Hope Floats* (Ramona Calvert (Gena Rowlands))
* *Joy* (Mimi (Diane Ladd))
* *The Last Word* (Harriett Lauler (Shirley MacLaine))
* *Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events* (Aunt Josephine (Meryl Streep))
* *Miami Rhapsody* (Nina Marcus (Mia Farrow))
* *Nebraska* (Kate Grant (June Squibb))
* *Nomadland* (Linda (Linda May))
* *The Others* (Bertha Mills (Fionnula Flanagan))
* *Parenthood* (Helen Buckman (Dianne Wiest))
* *Playing by Heart* (Mildred (Ellen Burstyn))
* *Practical Magic* (Aunt Frances Owens (Stockard Channing))
* *The Princess Diaries* (Queen Clarisse Renaldi (Julie Andrews))
* *The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement* (Queen Clarisse Renaldi (Julie Andrews))
* *Rear Window* (2012 Blu-Ray edition) (Stella (Thelma Ritter))
* *Red Sparrow* (Matron (Charlotte Rampling))
* *Roman Holiday* (2004 Nippon TV edition) (Countess Vereberg (Margaret Rawlings))
* *The Rookie* (Olline (Beth Grant))
* *The Royal Tenenbaums* (Etheline Tenenbaum (Anjelica Huston))
* *Rumor Has It* (Katharine Richelieu (Shirley MacLaine))
* *The Secret Life of Walter Mitty* (2019 *THE CINEMA* edition) (Edna Mitty (Shirley MacLaine))
* *Sherlock* (Mrs. Hudson (Una Stubbs))
* *Simon Birch* (Grandmother Wenteworth (Dana Ivey))
* *Spider-Man: No Way Home* (Ned's grandmother (Mary Rivera))
* *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (Katherine Pulaski (Diana Muldaur))
* *Suspiria* (1986 TV Tokyo edition) (Miss Tanner (Alida Valli))
* *Veronica Guerin* (Bernie Guerin (Brenda Fricker))
* *The Young Pope* (Sister Mary (Diane Keaton))

#### 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)
* *The Year Without a Santa Claus* (Mother Nature)