Yūko Tanaka
| Yūko Tanaka | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 29, 1955 Ikeda, Osaka, Japan |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Spouse(s) | Kenji Sawada (m. 1989) |
Yūko Tanaka (田中 裕子 Tanaka Yūko?) is a Japanese actress who was born on April 29, 1955, in Ikeda, Osaka, Japan. She has won several acting awards during a long career working in both film and television, after she graduated from Meiji University.
At the beginning of her career in 1979, Tanaka had a leading role in the NHK TV drama series Sister Ma (マー姉ちゃん Ma Nee-chan?) and she also voiced the role of Judy in the Fuji Television anime movie Daddy-Long-Legs (あしながおじさん?), based on the novel by Jean Webster, which was broadcast in October 1979. Tanaka appeared in her first theatrical film in 1981, the historical drama Eijanaika and later that year she starred in Edo Porn, a fictional biography of the artist Hokusai. Tanaka received a number of accolades for her work in these two films including Best Supporting Actress and one of the Best Newcomer of the Year awards from the Japan Academy. She also won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as the Hochi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress. Tanaka returned to television drama in late 1981 with the Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) series Making Memories (想い出つくり Omoide zukuri?) about three office ladies (OL) reaching their 25th birthdays. The series, which also starred Masako Mori and Yūko Kotegawa, ran from September to December 1981.
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