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'''Eleanor Matsuura White''' (born 16 July 1983) is a British actress who is best known for her roles as [[Yumiko (The Walking Dead)|Yumiko]] in ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]'', Hannah Santo in ''[[Spooks: The Greater Good]]'', Bev in ''[[Utopia (British TV series)|Utopia]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.meetthejoneses.co.uk/2012/10/12/new-client-eleanor-matsuura/|title=New Client: Eleanor Matsuura|work=meetthejoneses.co.uk|access-date=1 November 2015}}</ref> and as PC Donna Prager in [[Cuffs (TV series)|''Cuffs'']]. |
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Matsuura is of half-British and half-Japanese descent and does not speak Japanese.<ref name=":0" /> She is an animal rights supporter and works closely with the [[Battersea Dogs and Cats Home]]. |
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Matsuura married Canadian actor [[Trevor White (actor)|Trevor White]] in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/theatre/real-life-couple-starring-in-play-about-adultery-at-the-bush-theatre-say-it-made-them-reflect-on-a3351316.html|title=Real life couple starring in play about adultery at the Bush Theatre|date=2016-09-22|website=Evening Standard|location=London|language=en|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref> They live in London.<ref>Rashid Razaq: [https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/theatre/real-life-couple-starring-in-play-about-adultery-at-the-bush-theatre-say-it-made-them-reflect-on-a3351316.html ''Real life couple starring in play about adultery at the Bush Theatre say it made them reflect on marriage'']. Evening Standard, 22 September 2016</ref> In November 2017, Matsuura gave birth to a baby girl, the couple's first child.<ref name=":0">Dara Chau: [https://www.prestigeonline.com/hk/people-events/people/getting-to-know-film-tv-actress-eleanor-matsuura/ ''Getting to Know Film & TV Actress Eleanor Matsuura'']. Prestige, 4 March 2019</ref> |
Matsuura married Canadian actor [[Trevor White (actor)|Trevor White]] in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/theatre/real-life-couple-starring-in-play-about-adultery-at-the-bush-theatre-say-it-made-them-reflect-on-a3351316.html|title=Real life couple starring in play about adultery at the Bush Theatre|date=2016-09-22|website=Evening Standard|location=London|language=en|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref> They live in London.<ref>Rashid Razaq: [https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/theatre/real-life-couple-starring-in-play-about-adultery-at-the-bush-theatre-say-it-made-them-reflect-on-a3351316.html ''Real life couple starring in play about adultery at the Bush Theatre say it made them reflect on marriage'']. Evening Standard, 22 September 2016</ref> In November 2017, Matsuura gave birth to a baby girl, the couple's first child.<ref name=":0">Dara Chau: [https://www.prestigeonline.com/hk/people-events/people/getting-to-know-film-tv-actress-eleanor-matsuura/ ''Getting to Know Film & TV Actress Eleanor Matsuura'']. Prestige, 4 March 2019</ref> |
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Eleanor Matsuura | |
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Born | citation needed] Tokyo, Japan | 16 July 1983 [
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Alma mater | Central School of Speech and Drama |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2005–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Eleanor Matsuura White (born 16 July 1983) is a British actress who is best known for her roles as Yumiko in The Walking Dead, Hannah Santo in Spooks: The Greater Good, Bev in Utopia[1] and as PC Donna Prager in Cuffs.
Early life
Matsuura was born in Tokyo and raised in Hertfordshire, England. She was trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and graduated in 2004.[2][3] She is trained in Modern and Period dance.[4]
Career
Matsuura worked on stage at the Royal Court Theatre, Old Vic Theatre and several West End theatres. She has also appeared in several British TV dramas, including EastEnders, Thorne, Extras, Holby City, Lead Balloon, Doctor Who and Hustle and British films.[2][5] She currently appears as Isobel in Bull at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.[6]
Matsuura is in the fourth series of the hit BBC One drama series Sherlock, playing the role of Detective Inspector Hopkins. She has done voice acting for video games such as Mass Effect: Andromeda and Dreamfall Chapters.[7] She portrays Yumiko on the hit TV Show The Walking Dead based on the comic book of the same name.
Personal life
Matsuura is of half-British and half-Japanese descent and does not speak Japanese.[8] She is an animal rights supporter and works closely with the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.
Matsuura married Canadian actor Trevor White in 2014.[9] They live in London.[10] In November 2017, Matsuura gave birth to a baby girl, the couple's first child.[8]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Hustle | Receptionist | Episode: "The Lesson" |
2005 | Holby City | Suzie Ford | Episode: "Damage Limitation" |
2005 | Extras | Producer's Wife | Episode: "Ben Stiller" |
2005 | A Very Social Secretary | Luz | TV Movie |
2006 | EastEnders | Dr. Thorne | Episode: "Episode dated 5 January 2006" |
2006 | 9/11: The Twin Towers | Operator #1 | |
2006 | Breaking and Entering | Ruby | |
2006 | After the Rain | Lian | Short |
2006; 2008 | Doctors | Diana Coverly Erika Simms |
Episode: "The Real Thing" Episode: "Hidden Demons" |
2007 | Party Animals | Sally | Episode: "Episode #1.1" |
2007 | After You've Gone | Miss Murray | Episode: "Ripped Off" |
2007 | Magicians | Waitress | |
2008 | Trial & Retribution | Angela Clarkson | Episodes: "Conviction: Part 1" "Conviction: Part 2" |
2008 | Doctor Who | Jo Nakashima | Episode: "The Sontaran Stratagem" |
2008 | My Family | Doctor | Episode: "Neighbour Wars" |
2008 | Lead Balloon | Izzy | Episode: "Mistake" |
2008; 2012 | Casualty | Janie Newark Kelly Leese |
Episode: "Someone's Lucky Night" Episode: "Duty of Care" |
2009 | Hunter | DI Zoe Larson | Episodes: "Episode #1.1" "Episode #1.2" |
2009 | The Old Guys | Marianne | Episode: "Marriage" |
2009 | FM | Jess | Episode: "System Addict" |
2010 | Money | Cherry | Episode: "Episode #1.1" |
2010 | Doctor Who: The Adventure Game – Shadows of the Vashta Nerada | Dana Tanaka (voice) | Video Game |
2011 | Lunch Monkeys | Miss Fox | Episode: "Big Trouble in Little Cranford" |
2011 | Sirens | Tracy Kadam | Episode: "Two Man Race" |
2011 | New Tricks | Tiffany Hayes | Episode: "Old Fossils" |
2011 | The Fades | Vicky | 4 episodes Mini Series |
2011–2012 | The Royal Bodyguard | Dana | Episodes: "The Limping Assassin" "Bullets over Broad Street" |
2012 | Hacks | Ho Chi Mao Feast | TV Movie |
2012 | The Grind | Charlie (Young Lady) | |
2012 | Twenty Twelve | Doctor | Episode: "Inclusivity Day" |
2012 | Vexed | Emma | Episode: "Episode #2.1" |
2013 | Utopia | Bev | Episodes: "Episode #1.1" "Episode #1.2" "Episode #1.3" |
2013 | Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa | TV Reporter | |
2013 | Law & Order: UK | Sophie Cohen | Episode: "Fatherly Love" |
2013 | The Love Punch | Michaela | |
2014 | The Smoke | Cindy | Episode: "Episode #1.3" |
2014 | Silk | Elizabeth Forester | Episode: "Episode #3.4" |
2014 | Blood Moon | Black Deer | |
2014 | Dreamfall Chapters | Saga (Age 35) (voice) | Video Game |
2015 | Residue | Angela Rossi | 3 episodes Mini Series |
2015 | Spooks: The Greater Good | Hannah Santo | |
2015 | Dirty Bomb | Kira (voice) | Video Game |
2015 | Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward | Ranger of Darkness / Yugiri (voice) | Video Game |
2015 | The Lady in the Van | Interviewer | |
2015 | Burn Burn Burn | Pandora | |
2015 | Da Vinci's Demons | Madame Singh | 6 episodes Recurring (Season 3) |
2015 | Star Wars: Battlefront | Unknown (voice) | Video Game |
2015 | Cuffs | PC Donna Prager | 8 episodes Mini Series |
2016 | The Comic Strip Presents Redtop | Wendi Deng | TV Movie |
2016 | The Complete Walk: Antony and Cleopatra | Unknown | Short |
2016 | Homefront: The Revolution | Unknown (voice) | Video Game |
2016 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Hippolyta | TV Movie |
2016 | The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared | Rebecca | |
2017 | Sherlock | DI Hopkins | Episode: "The Six Thatchers" |
2017 | Lost in London | Laura | |
2017 | Ghost Recon: Wildlands | Weaver (Female) (voice) | Video Game |
2017 | Mass Effect: Andromeda | Additional Voices (voice) | Video Game |
2017 | Wonder Woman | Epione | |
2017 | Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood | Yugiri (English version, voice) | Video Game |
2017 | Justice League | Epione (uncredited) | |
2017 | Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 | Unknown (voice) | Video Game |
2017 | Star Wars: Battlefront II | Unknown (voice) | Video Game |
2017 | Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier | Oaka (voice) | Video Game |
2017–2019 | Into the Badlands | Baron Juliet Chau | 6 episodes Recurring role (Seasons 2–3) |
2018 | Juliet, Naked | Cat | |
2018 | Shetland | DI Jessie Cole | Episode: "Episode #4.5" "Episode #4.6" |
2018 | World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth | Unknown (voice) | Video Game |
2018–present | The Walking Dead | Yumiko | Recurring (Season 9) Also Starring (Season 10–present) 19 episodes |
2019 | The Rook | Claudia Clifton | Episodes: "Chapter 1" "Chapter 2" |
2020 | The One and Only Ivan | Candace Taylor | |
2021 | Zack Snyder's Justice League | Epione | Uncredited |
TBA | Squadron 42 | August Beck (voice) | Video Game Announced |
References
- ^ "New Client: Eleanor Matsuura". meetthejoneses.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Profile: Eleanor Matsuura". Chichester Festival Theatre. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ^ "Eleanor Matsuura". National Theatre. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "Eleanor Matsuura" (PDF). Amanda Howard Associates, Ltd. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ^ "BBC - Press Office - Hunter press pack: Eleanor Matsuura". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "Eleanor's role as a raging Bull". sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "Eleanor Matsuura Video Game Credits and Biography - MobyGames". MobyGames.
- ^ a b Dara Chau: Getting to Know Film & TV Actress Eleanor Matsuura. Prestige, 4 March 2019
- ^ "Real life couple starring in play about adultery at the Bush Theatre". Evening Standard. London. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ Rashid Razaq: Real life couple starring in play about adultery at the Bush Theatre say it made them reflect on marriage. Evening Standard, 22 September 2016
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- Actresses from Tokyo
- Actresses from London
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- Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
- English film actresses
- English people of Japanese descent
- English television actresses
- English video game actresses
- English voice actresses
- Japanese emigrants to the United Kingdom
- Japanese people of English descent
- 21st-century English actresses
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