Petrea Burchard
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Petrea Burchard is an American
actress, and voice actress. She is sometimes credited as Celeste Burch in the anime she appears in. Her most recognizable role to date is as the English voice actor for fictional character and space pirate, Ryoko Hakubi
from the Japanese animated series Tenchi Muyo!
.
. Her acting career began on the stage, taking roles in prominent production companies. She has played various roles in television
, film, and theatre
. Petrea has been a guest star on NBC's ER
, Passions
, and The West Wing, and CBS's How I Met Your Mother
, Joan of Arcadia
, The Guardian
, and The Young and the Restless
. She is also the opening woman in the 1992 black comedy
Death Becomes Her
.
Petrea studied Shakespeare with Barbara Gaines of Chicago Shakespeare Repertory and with John Barton and members of the Royal Shakespeare Company
at the British/American Drama Academy. Her credits in Shakespeare
include Antony and Cleopatra
(as Cleopatra), Titus Andronicus
(as Empress Tamora), The Taming of the Shrew
, Measure For Measure
, and Julius Caesar
(as Julius Caesar
). She originated in the James Sherman
plays "Mr. 80%", "The God of Isaac", and "The Escape Artist".
She is the voice over for Stater Brothers in southern California. She is also a writer. She has a story called "Things" from the book, A Cup of Comfort For Christmas and has her own column on the LA actors' website, NowCasting.com, called "Act As If".
She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband, film maker John Sandel.
Anime
United States
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actress, and voice actress. She is sometimes credited as Celeste Burch in the anime she appears in. Her most recognizable role to date is as the English voice actor for fictional character and space pirate, Ryoko Hakubi
Ryoko (Tenchi Muyo!)
is a key character in the various Tenchi Muyo! anime series by AIC. While details of her character differ between the various series, Ryoko is typically shown as an attractive, semi-reformed powerful space pirate who is madly in love with the series main character, Tenchi Masaki...
from the Japanese animated series Tenchi Muyo!
Tenchi Muyo!
, is a Japanese anime, light novel, and manga series created by Masaki Kajishima and Hiroki Hayashi.The generally accepted translation of the title is No Need for Tenchi or Useless Tenchi, though at the time of its appearance it was also translated variably as No Heaven and Earth and This Way Up...
.
Biography
Burchard was born in Lawrence, KansasLawrence, Kansas
Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Lawrence, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Douglas County...
. Her acting career began on the stage, taking roles in prominent production companies. She has played various roles in television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, film, and theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
. Petrea has been a guest star on NBC's ER
ER (TV series)
ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
, Passions
Passions
Passions is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC from July 5, 1999 to September 7, 2007 and on The 101 Network from September 17, 2007 to August 7, 2008....
, and The West Wing, and CBS's How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting...
, Joan of Arcadia
Joan of Arcadia
Joan of Arcadia is an American television fantasy/family drama telling the story of teenager Joan Girardi , who sees and speaks with God and performs tasks she is given. The series originally aired on Fridays, 8-9 p.m...
, The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, and The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
. She is also the opening woman in the 1992 black comedy
Black comedy
A black comedy, or dark comedy, is a comic work that employs black humor or gallows humor. The definition of black humor is problematic; it has been argued that it corresponds to the earlier concept of gallows humor; and that, as humor has been defined since Freud as a comedic act that anesthetizes...
Death Becomes Her
Death Becomes Her
Death Becomes Her is a 1992 American dark slapstick screwball comedy fantasy film directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Goldie Hawn, Meryl Streep, and Bruce Willis...
.
Petrea studied Shakespeare with Barbara Gaines of Chicago Shakespeare Repertory and with John Barton and members of the Royal Shakespeare Company
Royal Shakespeare Company
The Royal Shakespeare Company is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs 700 staff and produces around 20 productions a year from its home in Stratford-upon-Avon and plays regularly in London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and on tour across...
at the British/American Drama Academy. Her credits in Shakespeare
Shakespeare's plays
William Shakespeare's plays have the reputation of being among the greatest in the English language and in Western literature. Traditionally, the 37 plays are divided into the genres of tragedy, history, and comedy; they have been translated into every major living language, in addition to being...
include Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1607. It was first printed in the First Folio of 1623. The plot is based on Thomas North's translation of Plutarch's Lives and follows the relationship between Cleopatra and Mark Antony...
(as Cleopatra), Titus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, and possibly George Peele, believed to have been written between 1588 and 1593. It is thought to be Shakespeare's first tragedy, and is often seen as his attempt to emulate the violent and bloody revenge plays of his contemporaries, which were...
(as Empress Tamora), The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1591.The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the Induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken tinker named Sly into believing he is actually a nobleman himself...
, Measure For Measure
Measure for Measure
Measure for Measure is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604. It was classified as comedy, but its mood defies those expectations. As a result and for a variety of reasons, some critics have labelled it as one of Shakespeare's problem plays...
, and Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar (play)
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, also known simply as Julius Caesar, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1599. It portrays the 44 BC conspiracy against...
(as Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general and statesman and a distinguished writer of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the gradual transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire....
). She originated in the James Sherman
James Sherman
James Sherman may refer to:*James S. Sherman, Vice President of the United States under President William Howard Taft, 1909–1912*James Sherman , comic book artist*James Sherman , American playwright from Chicago...
plays "Mr. 80%", "The God of Isaac", and "The Escape Artist".
She is the voice over for Stater Brothers in southern California. She is also a writer. She has a story called "Things" from the book, A Cup of Comfort For Christmas and has her own column on the LA actors' website, NowCasting.com, called "Act As If".
She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband, film maker John Sandel.
Filmography
Live Action Roles- FractureFracture (2007 film)Fracture is a 2007 legal/crime suspense film from New Line Cinema and Castle Rock Entertainment, directed by Gregory Hoblit, starring Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling...
(2007) ... Dr. Marion Kang - Callback (2005)
- Death Becomes HerDeath Becomes HerDeath Becomes Her is a 1992 American dark slapstick screwball comedy fantasy film directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Goldie Hawn, Meryl Streep, and Bruce Willis...
(1992) - Four Friends (1981)
Anime
- Tenchi Muyô! In Love 2: Haruka naru omoi (aka Tenchi Muyo: Tenchi in Love 2: Distant Memories) (1999)
- Serial Experiments LainSerial Experiments LainSerial Experiments Lain is an anime series directed by Ryutaro Nakamura, original character design by Yoshitoshi ABe, screenplay written by Chiaki J. Konaka, and produced by Yasuyuki Ueda for Triangle Staff. It was broadcast on TV Tokyo from July to September 1998...
(1998) - Tenchi Muyô! Manatsu no Eve (aka Tenchi the Movie 2: The Daughter of Darkness) (1998)
- Shin Tenchi Muyô" (aka Tenchi In Tokyo) (1997)
- Pretty Sammy: Magical Girl (1996)
- Tenchi Muyô! In Love (aka Tenchi The Movie) (1996)
- Tenchi Muyô (aka Tenchi Universe) (1995)
- Tenchi Muyô! Ryô Ôki OVA 1 and 2Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohkiis a twenty episode collection of OVAs produced by AIC, initially released in Japan in 1992. The first two OVA series were later licensed and distributed in North America by Pioneer LDC, with FUNimation Entertainment taking over the rights for the third series.The distribution of the first OVA...
(1992)