Keiko Han is a Japanese voice actress born on April 5, 1953 in Shinbashi, Tokyo. She is usually typecasted as The Ojou like Saori Kido in Saint Seiya, "I Let Gwen Stacy Die"-subject Lalah Sune in Mobile Suit Gundam, or youthful mothers. She has a strong association with the World Masterpiece Theater franchise as well, having had major roles in several of those series and also sung the theme songs for Swiss Family Robinson.
When she's not in her voice acting jobs, she can tell the future for you as an astrologer. Really.
Early in her career, she did live-action and stage work as well, but eventually gave those up to focus exclusively on voice acting. She has also dabbled in singing, recording themes and image songs for various anime series.
Has a voice-acting relationship of sorts with Tōru Furuya and are personal friends.
Her only daughter, Megumi Han, is a voice actress in her own right.
She traces her ancestry to Taiwan.
Notable Roles by Keiko Han:
- Annerose von Grünewald in Legend of the Galactic Heroes
- Annette Burnier in Alps Story: My Annette
- Becky Thatcher in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (World Masterpiece Theatre version)
- Carrie White in the Japanese dub of Carrie
- She would also voice Margaret White in the remake, while her daughter voices the titular character.
- She also narrated the Japanese dub of Magic Adventures of Mumfie
- Freddie Claw in Cutey Honey Flash
- Ishtar in The Hero is Overpowered but Overly Cautious
- Juliette in Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds
- Kozuki Toki in One Piece
- Lalah Sune (and Icelina Eschonbach) in Mobile Suit Gundam
- Ledania in Natsu e no Tobira
- Luna and Beryl in Sailor Moon note
- Meg in Little Women (1987 anime) (in the 1981 series, she voiced Beth and Meg was voiced by Yuko Takaji)
- Mito in Hunter × Hunter (2011 reboot) (her daughter plays The Hero and nephew of Mito, Gon Freeccs)
- Moira in the notoriously Off-Model OVA Roots Search
- Princess Calla in the Japanese dub of Adventures of the Gummi Bears (succeded by Kikuko Inoue from episode 22)
- Princess Ruda Shalbart in Space Battleship Yamato
- Robomi in Granblue Fantasy
- Sanae Shiratori in Future Robot Daltanious
- Saori Kido/Athena in Saint Seiya (classic, succeeded by Fumiko Orikasa who was in turn succeeded by Shoko Nakagawa)
- Dr. Uchikido (Professor Ivy) in Pokémon: The Series
- Youko Takaoka in Smile Down the Runway
- Yukari Tatsumiya in Doomed Megalopolis
- Yurika Kirishima in Project Justice
- Ilsa Lund in the Japanese HBO MAX dub of Casablanca
