31.05.1962 (62 gadi) (Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan)
Noriko Itō (伊東 範子, Itō Noriko, born May 31, 1962), better known by the stage name of Noriko Hidaka (日髙 のり子, Hidaka Noriko), is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and narrator. She played Minami Asakura in Touch, Akane Tendo in Ranma ½, Satsuki Kusakabe in My Neighbor Totoro, Near in Death Note, Jean Roque Raltique in Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Kikyō in Inuyasha and Patricia O'Sullivan of Mischievous Twins: The Tales of St. Clare's. She is also the dub actress for Jayma Mays in the American TV series Glee, as well as in The Smurfs film series.