History Creator / SumiShimamoto

* Narrator in the first three films of the ''WesternAnimation/DisneyFairies'' series

* Princess Leia in the Nippon TV Japanese dub of the original ''Franchise/StarWars'' trilogy

* Princess Leia in the Japanese dub of the original ''Franchise/StarWars'' trilogy

Sumi Shimamoto (born December 8, 1954), is a prolific veteran Japanese voice actress who has been active since the late 1970's. She's probably best known for her multiple collaborations with Creator/HayaoMiyazaki, who cast her as the heroine in several of his early projects.[[labelnote:†]] That's actually out of character for him – Miyazaki hates working with professional seiyuu, preferring to do the Japanese equivalent of CelebrityVoiceActor. It speaks to her talent that he cast her anyway.[[/labelnote]] She happens to be the [[UrExample voice acting originator]] of the YamatoNadeshiko archetype (later perfected by Creator/KikukoInoue), but also played a few {{action girl}}s back in the day. Since the 80's, she has most often been cast as mothers to main characters. At the peak of her fame in the mid-'80s, she even voiced the girl who would be princess, [[UsefulNotes/DianaPrincessOfWales Diana Spencer]].[[note]]In ''Over the Rainbow: The Story of Young Princess Diana'', a 1986 anime special on Creator/TVAsahi.[[/note]]

* Princess Diana in ''Anime/PrincessDiana''

* Fillyjonk in ''[[Literature/TheMoomins Tanoshii Moomin Ikka]]''

* [=GinRei=] in ''Manga/GiantRobo''

Sumi Shimamoto (born December 8, 1954), is a prolific veteran Japanese voice actress who has been active since the late 1970's. She's probably best known for her multiple collaborations with Creator/HayaoMiyazaki, who cast her as the heroine in several of his early projects.[[labelnote:†]] That's actually out of character for him – Miyazaki hates working with professional seiyuu, preferring to do the Japanese equivalent of CelebrityVoiceActor. It speaks to her talent that he cast her anyway.[[/labelnote]] She happens to be the [[UrExample voice acting originator]] of the YamatoNadeshiko archetype (later perfected by Creator/KikukoInoue), but also played a few {{action girl}}s back in the day. Since the 80's, she has most often been cast as mothers to main characters.

* Diana Spencer (yes, [[UsefulNotes/DianaPrincessOfWales *that* Diana Spencer]]) in ''Over the Rainbow: The Story of Young Princess Diana''[[note]]A Creator/TVAsahi TV special from 1986[[/note]]

* Diana Spencer (yes, [[UsefulNotes/DianaPrincessOfWales ''that'' Diana Spencer]]) in ''Over the Rainbow: The Story of Young Princess Diana''[[note]]A Creator/TVAsahi TV special from 1986[[/note]]

Voice actress Shiori Koshikawa, who played minor roles in the ''Literature/{{Anpanman}}'' anime series, is Shimamoto's only child.

Sumi Shimamoto (December 8, 1954– ), is a prolific veteran Japanese voice actress who has been active since the late 1970's. She's probably best known for her multiple collaborations with Creator/HayaoMiyazaki, who cast her as the heroine in several of his early projects.[[labelnote:†]] That's actually out of character for him – Miyazaki hates working with professional seiyuu, preferring to do the Japanese equivalent of CelebrityVoiceActor. It speaks to her talent that he cast her anyway.[[/labelnote]] She happens to be the [[UrExample voice acting originator]] of the YamatoNadeshiko archetype (later perfected by Creator/KikukoInoue), but also played a few {{action girl}}s back in the day. Since the 80's, she has most often been cast as mothers to main characters.

* [[IllGirl Mitsuba Okita]] in ''Manga/{{Gintama}}''

* Ryō Nagare in ''Manga/GetterRobo Arc''

* Yukiko Kudo in ''Manga/DetectiveConan''

Voice actress Shiori Koshikawa, who played minor roles in the ''Franchise/{{Anpanman}}'' anime series, is Shimamoto's only child.

* Shokupan-man in ''Soreike Franchise/{{Anpanman}}'' ('''Definitely''' PlayingAgainstType and CrossDressingVoices as well!)

* Elice from the ''[[Anime/FireEmblem Fire Emblem OVA'' and ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''

* Elice from ''Anime/FireEmblem'' and ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''

* Clarisse in ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro''.

* Rei "Hana no Saint-Juste" Asaka from ''Manga/DearBrother''.

* Mutsumi Hoshikawa in ''Anine/TheUltraman'' (her first role as a regular cast member)