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Yuka You-Ri Yamanaka
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Yuka You-Ri Yamanaka

female, actor
Location : Greater London


 
  
quick details
playing age30
height5' 2" (1.57 m)
weight7st. 2lb. (45kg)
hair colorBlack
eye colorBlack
buildSlim

 
 
filesformat
pdf documentOBSERVER-Critique for "Undergrou...pdf document
pdf documentMETRO-Critique for "Underground"...pdf document
sound fileOrganic Gardening (English)sound file
sound fileStory Reading - "Northern Light"...sound file
sound fileShampoo Commercial(Japanese)sound file
sound fileTravel Commercial(Japanese)sound file
sound fileDiamond Commercial(Japanese)sound file
sound filePoem Reading - "Lemon Elegy"(Jap...sound file
sound fileVarious character voices(Japanese)sound file
sound fileVarious Emotional Voices(Japanes...sound file
sound fileEnglish Learning CD presenter(Ja...sound file
sound fileNews Article(Japanese)sound file

 

  
quick overview
Agent21st Century Actors Management
t: 020 7278 3438
agent's website
Spotlightspotlight link
Spotlight page #7109
Equity MemberYes

 
YearRole / Type Production / Director Company / Venue
2010Yama
TV
 SPIRIT WARRIORS
Jon East

 
BBC Television
2010Narrator
Voice Over
 AVON
 
 
Foreign Voices
2009Titania/Hippolyta
Theatre
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
Jonathan Man

Southwark Playhouse
Southwark Playhouse
2009Tsuyukusa
Theatre
 HANJO & HELL SCREEN by MISHIMA
Kwong Loke

StoneCrabs Theatre
Oval House
2009Okami- Japanese Proprietor
Voice Over
 National Geographic

 
Chief TV
2009Workshop leader
Workshops
 ACTING WORKSHOP
 
 
Tokyo Visual Arts College
2009Workshop Leader
Workshops
 KABUKI DANCE WORKSHOP
Gregory Ross
 
 
Department of Architecture, Cambridge University
Cambridge University
2009Narrator/Various Characters
Voice Over
 TEACH YOURSELF JAPANESE/Spanish Version
 
 
Larousse
2009Narration
Voice Over
 PHILLIPS
 
 
SDL International
2009Inflight Announcement
Voice Over
 EMIRATES
 
 
Actors World Production
2009Harmony
Voice Over
 HARMONY SHOW
 
 
New Lanark Mills
2009Gin
Voice Over
 MONSTER HUNTER
 
 
Maveric Media Ltd
2009Annie McLeod
Voice Over
 DARK RIDE EXPERIENCE
 
 
New Lanark Mills
2009Narration
Voice Over
 EASY LEARNING JAPANESE
 
 
Harper Collins
2007 - 2009Narration
Commercial
 JSTV (Japan Sky TV)
 
 
Nikkei-sha
2008 - 2009In-flight Announcement
Voice Over
 TURKISH AIRLINES
 
 
Foreign Voices
2005 - 2009Announcement Messages
Voice Over
 FACTIVA DOW JONES & REUTERS
 
 
Success on Hold
2004 - 2009Announcement Messages
Voice Over
 BRITISH AIRWAYS
 
 
Success on Hold
2008Narration
Commercial
 NOKIA
 
 
Voice and Script International
2008Yuka
Voice Over
 Vodafone
 
 
Foreign Voices
2008Sophie
Voice Over
 APT TRANSTELEX
 
 
Foreign Voices
2008Movement Director
Theatre
 DIDO AND AENEAS (opera)
David Edwards
 
 
Temple Festival
Middle Temple
2008TIA
TV
THE LAST ENEMY
Iain McDonald

 
BBC Television
2007 - 2008Princess/Puppeteer
Theatre
PRINCESS AND THE PEA
Joy Haynes

Polka Theatre
Polka Theatre
2005 - 2008Senior Acting Teacher
Workshops
 BODY AND ACTING
Tamiya Kuriyama
 
 
New National Theatre Tokyo
2008Japanese woman
Voice Over
 GMC
Patch McQuaid
 
 
id audio
2008Announcement Messages
Voice Over
 HONG KONG DRAGON AIRLINES
 
 
Actors World Production
2007 - 2008Annoucement Messages
Voice Over
 INTERVAL INTERNATIONAL
 
 
Success on Hold
2002 - 2008Various Characters/Presenter
Voice Over
 TEACH YOURSELF JAPANESE/English Version
 
 
Hodder & Stoughton Educational
2007Chieko
Theatre
 LEMON ELEGY
Tim Baker

(Clwyd Theatr Cymru)
Jermyn Street Theatre
2007Various
Theatre (Tour)
 A FEW LITTLE DROPS
Paul Davies / Fern Smith

Volcano Theatre Company
Clwyd Theatr Cymru
2007Narration
Voice Over
 YOUNG CREATRO'S AWARD
 
 
Lingo 24
2007Character Voices
Voice Over
 ULITIMATE HOUSE

 
i2i Television
2007Narration
Voice Over
 AVID PROMOTION VIDEO
 
 
Voice Squad, Foreign Legion
2007Master of Ceremony
Voice Over
 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN TOKYO
 
 
Japan External Trade Organisation
Institute of Directors
2006Master of Ceremony
Corporate
 THE INVEST IN JAPAN SYMPOSIUM
 
 
Japan External Trade Organisation
Institute of Directors
2006Various Characters
Voice Over
 JAPANORAMA (Jonathan Ross)

 
BBC Television
2006Narrator
Voice Over
 ELT / Oxford University Press
 
 
Voice Squad, Foreign Legion
2006Kelly Wisner
Voice Over
 JONCKERS / cooperate
 
 
Foreign Voices
2006Exploratory workshop
Theatre
 A FEW LITTLE DROPS
Paul Davies/Fern Smith

 
Volcano Theatre
2006Movement Coach
Theatre
 NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE
Tanushuka Marah
 
 
Comany Collisions
2005 - 2006Raksha/Queen of Cobra
Theatre
THE JUNGLEBOOK
Andy Brereton

 
Watermill Theatre, Newbury
2006Chambermaid
Film (Short)
TOKYO JIM
Jamie Rafn
 
 
HLA/TCM Classic Shorts 2nd Winner
2006Butterfly
Film (Short)
THEATRE OF SOULS
John Hoye
 
 
Operating Productions
2006Various
Voice Over
 MERCK TRAINING
 
 
Foreign Voices
2006Lei-Qo
Voice Over
 BATTALION WARS 2
 
 
Kuju Entertainment
2006Workshop Leader
Workshops
 JAPANESE MOVEMENT WORKSHOP
 
 
Playback Theatre
2006Narrator
Voice Over
 NETG
 
 
Foreign Voices
2006Narrator
Voice Over
 TV OF THE ENVIRONMENT
 
 
Voice and Script International
2004 - 2006Announcement Messages
Voice Over
 MCAFEE
 
 
Success on Hold
2001 - 2006Announcement Messages
Voice Over
 GLAXO SMITHKLINE
 
 
Success on Hold
2005Alyona Ivanovna
Theatre
 UNDERGROUND
Tristan Sharps

 
Dreamthinkspeak
BITE05, Barbican, Theatre Royal, Brighton
2003 - 2005Workshop Leader
Workshops
 For the Acting Teachers in Japan
Megumi Kawaminami
 
 
Network Duo
Morishita Studio, Tokyo
2004Movement Coach
Theatre
 THE WORLD OF SOUND
Keiko Miyata
 
 
New National Theatre Tokyo
2004Workshop Leader
Workshops
 Summer Course
Tamiya Kuriyama
 
 
New National Theatre Tokyo
2004Workshop Leader
Workshops
 HAMLET
Yukio Ninagawa
 
Ninagawa Company
Barbican
2002 - 2004Workshop Leader
Workshops
 For the Professional Japanese Actors
Mina Ikeuchi
 
 
Right Size
Morishita Studio, Tokyo
2004Choreographer
Theatre
 HINTERLAND
Jamie Harper
 
 
LAMDA
2004The Wife
Theatre
 THE DARKNESS IN A WOODEN BELL
Hoonjae Kim
 
Lathos
Greenwich Playhouse
2004Mark
Theatre (Tour)
 MARK AND THE MARKED
Michael Wicherek

 
Box Clever
tour
2003 - 2004Fairy/Musician
Theatre (Tour)
 CAR STORY
Michael Wicherek

 
Box Clever
tour
2003 - 2004Narrator
Commercial
 OCS EUROPE
 
 
Nikkeishya
2003 - 2004Presenter
Voice Over
 ALL TALK ENGLISH
 
 
Linguaphone
2002 - 2003Elder/Narrator/Dragon/Choreographer
Theatre (Tour)
 SEA OF SILENCE
Guy Holland

 
Quicksilver Theatre
Leicester Haymarket and tour
2003Movement Coach
Theatre
 EVERYMAN-AN IMMORALITY PLAY
Sandy Maberley
 
Theatre Melange
Riverside Studio
2003Movement Coach
Theatre
 MODERN MAN
Caitoriona McLaughlin
 
 
New End Theatre
2003Director
Theatre
MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
myself
 
 
Loughborough University
2003Steve
Theatre
 THE SECRET AGENCY
William Galinsky
 
 
Playground Performing Arts Studio
2003Narrator
Commercial
 ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS
 
 
Nikkeishya
2003Nova
Voice Over
 Gohst Characters
 
 
Alchemy Studio
2002Movement Director
Theatre
 MAGIC FLUTE (OPERA)
Devid Edwards
 
 
New National Theatre Tokyo
2002Movement Coach
Theatre
 MADAME BUTTERFLY (OPERA)
Ian Rytherford

English National Opera
London Coliseum
2002Choreographer
Theatre
 ILLYRIA
Astrid Hilne
 
 
Bath Theatre Royal
2002Member of Exploratory Workshop
Theatre
 ELEPHANT VANISHES
Simon McBurney

 
Complicite
1999 - 2002Presenter
Voice Over
 SPEAK ENGLISH
Bob Marsden
 
 
De Agostini Japan
2001Priest/Concubine
Theatre
 THE PRIEST AND HIS LOVE
Amy Jeavons

 
Horla
Rose and Crown Theatre
2001Announcement Messages
Voice Over
 IBM
 
 
Success on Hold
2001Various Characters/Presenter
Voice Over
 LEARNING JAPANESE (CD-rom and internet)
Diverse Production

 
BBC Radio 4
2001Director
Theatre
 IN THE GROVE
myself
 
 
LAMDA
2001Director
Theatre
SALOME
myself
 
 
LAMDA
2000Movement Director
Theatre
AGAMEMNON
John Bashford
 
 
LAMDA
2000Narrator
Voice Over
 Audio Tour Guide for BARCELONA MARITIME MUSEUM

 
Antenna Audio
1999Dancer
Theatre
 BOLERO
myself
 
Splint
Camden People's Theatre
1999Suppliant
Theatre
 SUPPLIANTS
Elli Papaconstantinou
 
 
AthLon
Gilded Baloon Theatre, Edinburgh Fest
1998Main character, You-Ri
Film (Short)
 YOU'RE WELCOME
Photini Papadodima
 
 
Le Mur du Son Cinéma/1st Winner at Intl Short Film Fest in Greece
in Greece and Paris
1998Narrator
Commercial
 JAPAN AIR LINES
Ishimaru
 
 
Fuji TV
1998Tecmessa
Theatre
 AJAX
Elli Papaconstantinou
 
Icarus Production
Jermyn Street Theatre
1997Carol Top
Theatre
 BLUEBEARDS CASTLE
Eriko Shibata
 
 
Shuji Terayama
ICA, Amalia Theatre in Greece
1989 - 1995Dancer
Theatre
 Traditional Japanese Dance Show
Kinshino Hanayagi
 
 
Kinshino Hanayagi Dance Co.
various in Japan

 

Education
2006, Summer Musical Theatre Course
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
2001, 1yr Movement Director Course
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
1998, Le Coq school
Ecole Phillipe Gaulier
Additional Courses / Training
Kabuki dance(traditional Japanese dance).
Butoh(avant-garde Japanese dance).
Any other information
BA in politics at Waseda University, Tokyo

MA in Directing at Drama Department at Royal Holloway University of London
Additional Skills
Kabuki dance, Butoh, Tai-Chi, Physical Theatre, Improvisation, Puppeteering.

Senior Acting Teacher at the Drama Studio at THE NEW NATIONAL THEATRE TOKYO.

Playwright. Translator / Interpreter.

Sprinting, Bowling, Gymnastics, Ice skating, Snooker, Volleyball, Table tennis, Tennis, Swimming.

 
more details
EthnicityAsian/Oriental
Skin ColorOlive
Hair LengthLong
Accents (UK)RP
Accents (International)Japanese
Languages SpokenEnglish, Japanese
Interested inCommercials, Corporate, Film (Professional), Film (Student), Presenting, Radio, Theatre (Fringe), Theatre (Professional), Theatre (Touring), TV, Voice Over
Experienced inCommercials, Corporate, Film (Professional), Presenting, Radio, Theatre (Fringe), Theatre (Professional), Theatre (Touring), TIE, TV, Voice Over
General Singing SkillsSolo
Specific Singing SkillsSoprano
General Dance SkillsContemporary, Jazz
Musical SkillsAccordion, Drums, Percussion, Piano, Trumpet
Organisation MembershipEquity
Stage Combat SkillsYes
Driving Licences Standard
Perform nude?Only Professionally
Native accentJapanese
CRB checkedYes

 

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