Shelley Sweeney
| Shelley Sweeney | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 11, 1966 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Canadian |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | Japanese Permanent Resident |
| 🏫 Education | Corona Academy |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts |
| 💼 Occupation | English acting instructor, actress, model[1] |
| 📆 Years active | 1986–present |
| 🏡 Home town | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Height | 1.66 m |
Shelley Sweeney (born January 11, 1966) is a Canadian actress and model based in Tokyo, Japan. She is noted to have some acting roles in Godzilla movie series, Super Sentai and Ultra TV series.
Background[edit]
Sweeney was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on January 11, 1966. At around age from 17 to 18 in 1986, she first came to Japan on a modeling contract for three months. She later moved to London to study at the Corona Academy for one year and later at Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts for almost a year before returning to Canada. She returned to Japan to took on acting roles, she had her acting debut in the 1990 Japanese TV series Hotel. In 1991, Sweeney made her film acting debut role in the Japanese film King's Fire Play.
She auditioned for a supporting role of the film Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II alongside with French actress Julie Dreyfus and was selected to portray co-pilot Lt. Catherine Berger for the film. She would went on to act in numerous films and television series of the Japanese film industry since then.[2]
In 2018, she became an English acting instructor catering for local Japanese acting students to improve their English speaking skills.[3]
Filmography[edit]
Films[edit]
| Year | English Title | Original Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | King’s Fire Play | キングの火遊び | ||
| 1992 | Nurse Call | ナースコール | Herself | |
| 1993 | Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II | ゴジラvsメカゴジラ | Lt. Catherine Berger | |
| 1995 | Godzilla vs. Destoroyah | ゴジラvsデストロイア | G-Force Technician | |
| 1996 | Siberian Express | シベリア超特急 | Greta Petersen | |
| 1996 | Unlawful Stay | 不法滞在 | ||
| 1997 | Moonlight Serenade | 瀬戸内ムーンライト・セレナーデ | ||
| 1999 | Godzilla 2000: Millennium | ゴジラ2000 ミレニアム | reporter | |
| 2001 | Kamen Rider Agito: Project G4 | 劇場版 仮面ライダーアギト PROJECT G4 | ||
| 2004 | Godzilla: Final Wars | ゴジラ FINAL WARS | Commanding Officer of French Aerial Battleship Eclaire | |
| 2005 | Tokyo Tower | 東京鐵塔 | Canadian interviewer | |
| 2018 | The Great Buddha Arrival | 大仏廻国 | [4] | |
| 2019 | Two Homelands | 二つの祖国 |
Television dramas[edit]
| Year | English Title | Original Title | Episode | Role | Network | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Hotel | HOTEL | Ippei english teacher | TBS | ||
| 1990 | Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari | 橋田壽賀子ドラマ 渡る世間は鬼ばかり | TBS | |||
| 1990 | Top Stewardess Monogatari | スチュワーデス物語 | TBS | |||
| 1994 | Ninja Sentai Kakuranger | 忍者戦隊カクレンジャー | TV Asahi | |||
| 1995 | Juukou B-Fighter | 重甲ビーファイター | Jella | TV Asahi | ||
| 1995 | Haru-chan Season 4 | はるちゃん4 | Tōkai TV | |||
| 1995 | Ten Made Todoke Season 4 | 天までとどけ4 | Olney Colin | TBS | ||
| 1995 | Aishiteiru to Itte Kure | 愛していると言ってくれ | TBS | |||
| 1995 | June Bride | ジューン・ブライド | TBS | |||
| 1995 | Living Alone | ひとり暮らし | TBS | |||
| 1995 | Oretachi no Tabi | 俺たちの旅 | TBS | |||
| 1996 | Long Vacation | ロングバケーション | Gaijin | Fuji TV | ||
| 1996 | Ultraman Tiga | ウルトラマンティガ | 6: Second Contact | Professor Rosalind Holhes | MBS TV | |
| 1996 | Delicious Relationship | おいしい関係 | Fuji TV | |||
| 1996 | Concerto | 協奏曲 | TBS | |||
| 1997 | Denji Sentai Megaranger | 電磁戦隊メガレンジャー | TV Asahi | |||
| 1999 | Shin-D ぼくの彼女は外資系 | Nippon TV | ||||
| 2000 | God of Love | 恋の神様 | TBS | |||
| 2000 | Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B Season 5 | 3年B組金八先生 | 8 | Kato Barbara's Mom | TBS | |
| 2000 | Cinderella Never Sleeps | シンデレラは眠らない | Nippon TV | |||
| 2002 | Lunch no Joō | ランチの女王 | Fuji TV | |||
| 2004 | Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy | ウルトラQ dark fantasy | TV Tokyo | |||
| 2004 | Ultraman Max | ウルトラマンマックス | 39 | Delos of the Underground Civilization | TV Tokyo | Voice dubbed by Yuriko Yamamoto |
| 2005 | Mahō Sentai Magiranger | 魔法戦隊マジレンジャー | 37 | TV Asahi | ||
| 2007 | Ultraseven X | ウルトラセブン エックス | 1 | Foreigner in bar | Chubu-Nippon |
References[edit]
- ↑ shelleys753 (2013-07-10). "Shelley S". Acquamodels. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ↑ Homenick, Brett (2018-07-02). "A CANADIAN ACTRESS IN TOKYO! Shelley Sweeney Discusses Her Career in Godzilla!". Vantage Point Interviews. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ↑ "Shelley Jane Sweeney-講師紹介｜テアトルアカデミーオフィシャルサイト". テアトルアカデミーオフィシャルサイト (in 日本語). Retrieved 2020-01-08.
- ↑ "Exclusive: Godzilla Alum Joins 'The Great Buddha Arrival'". FanBolt. 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
External links[edit]
- Shelley Sweeney on IMDb
- Shelley Sweeney on Facebook
- Shelley Sweeney on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Shelley Sweeney on Instagram
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