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Atsuko Tanaka, born Atsuko Satō on November 14, 1962, is a Japanese voice actress who gained very substantial fame due to her role as [[Franchise/GhostInTheShell Major Motoko Kusanagi]] (leading to many fans calling Tanaka herself "Major"), as well as her impersonation of video game icon [[Franchise/TombRaider Lara Croft]]. Tanaka is well known for her cool, deep, sometimes very alluring voice, which usually lands her roles of strong, professional women. However, this can be twisted, and she does evil villainesses just as well. She's still active to this day.

She is married with a son and has a sister. Her best friend is fellow voice actress Creator/KikukoInoue. She frequently works with Creator/RikiyaKoyama, using nicknames for each other. She also attended kindergarten with Creator/ToruFurusawa.

Not related to Creator/MinamiTanaka, Creator/RieTanaka, Creator/HideyukiTanaka, Creator/MayumiTanaka, Creator/YoshikiTanaka and Creator/KazunariTanaka.

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!!Notable roles by Atsuko Tanaka:
* Adelina Esperanza in ''VideoGame/GranadoEspada''
* Akiko Nanbara in ''Anime/AicoIncarnation''
* Akira in ''[[Anime/GaroCrimsonMoon Garo: The Fleeting Cherry Blossom]]''
* Almeidrea Kaineris in ''VideoGame/TalesOfArise''
* Astrid in ''VideoGame/AtelierRoronaTheAlchemistOfArland'' and ''VideoGame/AtelierMeruruTheApprenticeOfArland''
* Amazon in ''VideoGame/DragonsCrown''
* Amida Arca in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans''
* Atelia in ''Anime/TweenyWitches''
* [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Azami (Lucy)]] and [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Aloe (Lenora)]] in ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries''
** Dorothy Fisher in ''VideoGame/DetectivePikachu''
* [[Characters/BayonettaTitularCharacter Bayonetta]] in ''Anime/BayonettaBloodyFate'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}} Bayonetta 1]]'', ''[[VideoGame/Bayonetta2 2]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/Bayonetta3 3]]'', ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU'', and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''. [[spoiler: She also voices Bayonetta's mother, Rosa.]]
* Botanica in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines''
* Caster ([[Myth/ClassicalMythology Medea]]) in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''
** Additionally, in ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' she voices Jing Ke and Carmilla.
* Chun Li and Poison in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII: Third Strike'' and ''VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom''. She also did Regina of ''VideoGame/DinoCrisis''' fame in the latter.
** Reprises Poison in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken'', ''Ultra VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'' and VideoGame/StreetFighterV.
* [[FourStarBadass Claudette]] in ''Anime/QueensBlade''
* Constantine in ''VideoGame/Reverse1999''
* Lady Dahlia Reinhold in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheCuriousVillage''
* Eleanor Varrot in ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles''
* Esmeralda in ''Literature/ReignOfTheSevenSpellblades''
* [[DarkActionGirl Faora]] in the Japanese dub of ''Film/ManOfSteel''
* Flamme in ''Manga/FrierenBeyondJourneysEnd''
* Flavia in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''
** [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade Juno]] in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''
* Fujina in ''Anime/LegendOfHimiko''
* Fumiko Odette Van Stein in ''[[VideoGame/CastleOfShikigami Castle of Shikigami III]]'' ([[TheOtherDarrin replacing]] Creator/AsakoDodo)
* Galena in ''VideoGame/JumpForce''
* Hades Wise Goddess Gorgon in ''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger''
* Haku Kaen aka Soi from ''Manga/FushigiYuugi''
* Hanami in ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen''
* Helena Leonis in ''VideoGame/WarOfTheVisionsFinalFantasyBraveExvius''
* Hibana in ''VideoGame/Nightshade2003'' and ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone 2''
* HMS Hood and KMS Tirpitz in ''VideoGame/AzurLane''
* Hisoka Kurosawa in ''VideoGame/FatalFrameMaidenOfBlackWater''
* Inanna and Mathias from ''VideoGame/TalesOfInnocence''
* Jagara in ''Anime/WolfsRain''
* Jaina Proudmoore in ''VideoGame/HearthstoneHeroesOfWarcraft''
* Official dub voice for Creator/JenniferLopez:
** Jean Gilkyson in ''An Unfinished Life''
** Nilda Georgina "Puchi" Román in ''El Cantante''
** Ricki in ''Film/{{Gigli}}''
* Joan Watson (Creator/LucyLiu) in the Japanese dub of ''{{Series/Elementary}}''
* Kainé in ''[[VideoGame/NieR NieR Replicant]]''
* Karulau in ''VideoGame/{{Utawarerumono}}'' and ''VideoGame/AquaPazza''
* [[AntiVillain Professor]] [[MamaBear Kiyama]] [[InnocentFanserviceGirl Harumi]] of ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun''
* Kayo Tohyama/Okyann in ''VideoGame/Persona5ThePhantomX''
** Jerri in ''VideoGame/Persona5Tactica''
* Konan in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''
* Kunus in ''Anime/BangBraveBangBravern''
* Kyoko Saionji in ''Anime/PsychoPass''
* [[{{Yandere}} Kyrie Ushiromiya]] in ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry''
** Along with her sister Kasumi Sumadera in the anime (but not in the Platform/PlayStation3 remake, where she is voiced by Creator/SumiShimamoto)
* Lara Croft in ''Franchise/TombRaider'' (2-6. The first was done by Creator/MegumiOgata and 7 was done by Takako Honda.)
* Layla Hassan in ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed''
* Lilith in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiV''
* [[MsFanservice Li]]{{s|creamingWoman}}a in the Japanese dub of ''VideoGame/NightTrap''
* Lisa Lisa in the 2012 adaptation of ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure''
* Love Heart in ''Sky Love'' ([[TheOtherDarrin darrin'd]] by Creator/ToaYukinari in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters XIV'')
* Lucrezia Zora in ''Literature/{{Campione}}''
* Maika Kazetsubaki in ''Literature/{{Maburaho}}''
* Mary Sera in ''Manga/CaseClosed''
* Michelle Peng in ''Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger''
* [[PsychoLesbian Mika Ayanokouji]] in ''Anime/ShatteredAngels''
* Mila Pfefferberg (Adi Nitzan) in the Japanese dub of ''Film/SchindlersList''
* Miranda Jahana in ''Anime/VariableGeo''
* Major Motoko Kusanagi in ''Franchise/GhostInTheShell'' (all incarnations except for ''Arise'')
* Monkey in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/KuboAndTheTwoStrings''
* Nina Williams in ''Anime/TekkenBloodVengeance''
* [[CatsAreMean Nyamses]] in ''Manga/NyanKoi''
* Opera Vectra in ''[[VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory Star Ocean:]] [[VideoGameRemake Second Evolution]]'' (succeeding Yuko Nagashima)
* Poison Ivy in ''Anime/BatmanNinja''
* Python in ''VideoGame/SakuraWars3IsParisBurning''
* Japanese dub characters voice played by Creator/RachelWeisz
** Evelyn Carnahan in ''Film/TheMummy1999''
** Melina Vostokoff in ''Film/BlackWidow2021''
* Reika Nagase in ''Literature/KokoroConnect''
* Reiko Amagai in ''[[Anime/{{Raideen}} Chouja Reideen]]''
* Reiko Tamura in ''Manga/{{Parasyte}}''
* Reina in ''VideoGame/YakuzaKiwami''
* Lady Rhaenys Targaryen-Velaryon (Creator/EveBest) in the Japanese dub of ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon''
* Rhinedottir in ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact''
* Rose in ''Literature/TheWrongWayToUseHealingMagic''
* Rue in ''VideoGame/GuardianTales''
* Samari Ittan in ''Manga/KnightsOfSidonia''
* Serene Haze/Kasumi Sumika in ''VideoGame/ArmoredCoreForAnswer''
* Silene in ''Anime/DevilmanCrybaby'' and the Playstation 1 adaptation of ''Anime/{{Devilman}}''.
* Sister Jill in ''Anime/CuteyHoney Universe''
* Slan in ''Anime/Berserk1997'' and ''VideoGame/BerserkMillenniumFalconHenSeimaSenkiNoSho''
* Slipstream (the [[OppositeSexClone female Starscream clone]]) in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated''
* Sofia Callaghan in ''VideoGame/AnotherCode: Recollection''
* Tahamine in ''Literature/TheHeroicLegendOfArslan''
* Tess in the Japanese dub of ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''
* Tie Shan Gongzhu in ''VideoGame/DragaliaLost''
* Trish in ''Anime/DevilMayCryTheAnimatedSeries'', ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'', and ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5''.
* Tsubaki Amamiya in ''VideoGame/GodEater''
* [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII Ultimecia]] in ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy''
** Arecia Al-Rashia in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyType0''
* Viletta Vadim in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha'' and ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration'' series
* Violet North in ''Literature/MagicalWarfare''
* Violetta Noire in ''VideoGame/{{Compass}}''
* Wilmit Zenam in ''Anime/GundamReconguistaInG''
* Yuri Nikaido in ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows''
* Yu Ziyuan in the Japanese audio drama adaptation of ''Literature/GrandmasterOfDemonicCultivationMoDaoZuShi''
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