Mayumi Morita (森田 真裕美, Morita Mayumi, née Tada (多田), born February 5, 1956),[1] better known as Mao Daichi (大地 真央, Daichi Mao), is a Japanese actress and former Top Star otokoyaku (an actress who plays male roles) of the Japanese Takarazuka Revue's Moon Troupe.

Mao Daichi
大地 真央
Born
Mayumi Tada

(1956-02-05) February 5, 1956 (age 68)
Other names
  • Mao
  • Mami
OccupationActress
Years active1973–present
Known for
Spouses
  • (m. 1990; div. 2004)
  • (m. 2007)
Awards
  • 15th Kazuo Kikuta Theater Award (My Fair Lady)
  • 24th Agency Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Award Grand Prix 1998 (Roman Holiday)
  • 24th Kazuo Kikuta Theater Award (Roman Holiday)
  • 22nd Matsuo Performing Arts Theater Excellence Award (Roman Holiday, Mitsuko, Once Upon a Mattress)
  • 36th Kazuo Kikuta Theater Award (My Fair Lady)
WebsiteOfficial website

Her nicknames are Mao (真央) and Mami (マミ).

Filmography

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Stage

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Year Title Role Notes
1978 Marius Marius Takarazuka era
1981 DEAN James Dean
1984 A Tale of Two Cities Sydney Carton
1985 Guys and Dolls Sky Masterson
1986 The Unsinkable Molly Brown Margaret Brown
Twelfth Night Viola, Sebastian
1987 Gone with the Wind Scarlett
The Prince and the Showgirl Mary
1989 Carmen Carmen
Anything Goes Reno Sweeny
1990 My Fair Lady Eliza
Anything Goes Reno Sweeny
On the Twentieth Century Lily Garland
1991 Anything Goes Reno Sweeny
1992 The Sound of Music Maria
1993 My Fair Lady Eliza
Lady, Be Good Susie
1994 My Fair Lady Eliza
1995 The Sound of Music Maria
Irene Irene
1996 Scarlett Scarlett
Anything Goes Reno Sweeny
1997 My Fair Lady Eliza
Cleopatra Cleopatra
1998 The Sound of Music Maria
Irene Irene
Roman Holiday Princess Anne
1999 My Fair Lady Eliza
Roman Holiday Princess Anne
Carmen Carmen
2000 Roman Holiday Princess Anne
Mitsuko Mitsuko Aoyama
The Sound of Music Maria
Once Upon a Mattress Princess Winnifred
2001 Carmen Carmen
Gone with the Wind Scarlett
2002 Panama Hattie Hattie
My Fair Lady Eliza
The Lady of the Camellias Marguerite
Gone with the Wind Scarlett
2003 Gone with the Wind Scarlett
Twelfth Night Viola, Sebastian
2004 The Lady of the Camellias Marguerite
The Sound of Music Maria
My Fair Lady Eliza
Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette
2005 Tosca Floria Tosca
My Fair Lady Eliza
2006 Twelfth Night Viola, Sebastian
Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette
Gone with the Wind Scarlett
2007 My Fair Lady Eliza
2008 Moonstruck Loretta Castorini
2009 My Fair Lady Eliza
Gabrielle Chanel Coco Chanel
2010 Hedda Gabler Hedda Tesman
My Fair Lady Eliza
2011 Gabrielle Chanel Coco Chanel
8 Women Gaby
2012 Ōedo Hidori 808
2013 40 Carats Ann Stanley
2014 Too Many Husbands Vicky Lowndes
2016 Double Jeu Françoise

TV series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1988 Takeda Shingen Satomi Taiga drama [2]
2006 Kōmyō ga Tsuji Oichi Taiga drama [3]
2016 Daddy Sister Takiko Aoyagi Asadora [4]
2017 And Then There Were None Ayako Hoshino [5]

Internet series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Atelier Mayumi Minamijo [6]

Films

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1992 Angel Boku no Uta wa Kimi no Uta Sawako Kamigakari
2006 Japan Sinks Saori Takamori
2008 Kurosagi Sakura-mama
2013 R100
2016 The Kodai Family [7]
2022 Motherhood Rumiko's mother [8]
2025 Godmother: Life of Ayako Koshino Ayako Koshino Lead role [9]

Japanese dub

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe The White Witch [10]
2017 Sing Nana [11]
2022 Sing 2 Nana [12]

References

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  1. ^ "大地真央". Nihon Tarento Meikan (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. Archived from the original on February 6, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "武田信玄の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "功名が辻". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  4. ^ "『とと姉ちゃん』ヒロイン父に西島秀俊 追加キャスト15人発表" (in Japanese). Oricon. November 6, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "And Then There Were None in Japan". Agatha Christie. Agatha Christie Limited. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  6. ^ "桐谷美玲主演ドラマ『アンダーウェア』大地真央ら出演者発表" (in Japanese). Oricon. August 1, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "綾瀬はるか「高台家の人々」主演で妄想女子に!" (in Japanese). Eiga.com. November 6, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  8. ^ "戸田恵梨香&永野芽郁、湊かなえ原作映画『母性』で母娘に!初映像解禁". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  9. ^ "大地真央、初舞台から50年経て映画初主演、"コシノアヤコ"の物語を映画化【コメントあり】". Oricon. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  10. ^ "ナルニア国物語/第1章:ライオンと魔女". Wowow. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  11. ^ "SING/シング". Fukikaeru. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  12. ^ "SING/シング:ネクストステージ -日本語吹き替え版". Fukikaeru. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
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