49
Years
25
Movies
7
TV Shows
8.3
Rating
Haruka Kuroda (黒田 はるか, Kuroda Haruka) is a Japanese actress and presenter. She provided the voice of Noodle from Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz from 2000 to 2017.
49
Years Old
25
Movies
7
TV Shows
8.3
Avg Rating
Haruka Kuroda (黒田 はるか, Kuroda Haruka) is a Japanese actress and presenter. She provided the voice of Noodle from Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz from 2000 to 2017.
2017
Haruka Kuroda (黒田 はるか, Kuroda Haruka) is a Japanese actress and presenter. She provided the voice of Noodle from Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz from 2000 to 2017.
She performed on all the Phase One tour dates as Noodle: She performed Noodle's speaking voice at all tour dates as well as Noodle's backing vocals, she was also playing the second guitar. (It is a popular misconception that Miho Hatori performed on the Gorillaz tour.) She is also the speaking voice of Noodle in Gorillaz' promotional interview CD, 'The Apex Tapes', as well as all live radio interviews and 'G-Bites' short films from Phase 1.
She has also sung with JC Connington's rock group JUNKSTAR on the track Going Nowhere as well as featuring in various BBC productions. (Jonny Vegas's Ideal series 1,2 3,4,5 & 6 Jonathan Creek, Hiroshima & Brain-Jitsu). Her film credit includes Foster, Swinging with the Finkels, I Like London In the Rain & One Minute Past Midnight which won the short film of the year in 2005 at Chicago Film Festival.
Haruka had a constant role in kids' gaming show PXG in 2005, where she hosts alongside Kentaro Suyama as the voice of 'Game Girl'.
She works extensively as a voice-over artist like in the GameCube's 2005 Battalion Wars as the Solar Empire empress.
Haruka moved to England in 1992 and trained at the Guildford School of Acting, graduating in 2000. She is also a master of the martial art Sanjuro, teaching regularly in London.
Her versatile career has recently seen her working as an Intimacy Coordinator on Life After Life (BBC), Troubled Blood (BBC), Culprits (Disney+), a language coach to Oscar winning actress Alicia Vikander on the film Earthquake Bird (Netflix), Sidse Badette Knudsen on The Accident (Ch4), and dialect coach on Giri/Haji (BBC& Netflix).
Gender
Female
Birthday
January 1, 1977
Birthplace
Kyoto, Japan
Also Known As
Life
2017
Jump the Gut
2002
Hiroshima
2005
Foster
2011
Gorillaz at Zénith 2017
2017
Gorillaz | Humanz Live in Cologne
2017
Gorillaz Talent Quest
2005
Bananaz
2008
Gorillaz Present: Song Machine LIVE
2020
Hey! Our Toys Have Arrived!
2002
Game Of Death
2002
Gorillaz | Sziget Festival 2018 (ARTE Concert)
2018
Gorillaz | Live Rock Am Ring
2018
On The Island
2006
Gorillaz | Phase One: Celebrity Take Down
2002
Gorillaz: Demon Days Live at the Manchester Opera House
2006
One Minute Past Midnight
2004
Gorillaz: Demon Dayz Festival
2017
Gorillaz | Song Machine Live From Kong
2021
Gorillaz: Live at Roundhouse in London
2010
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