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Born on October 16, 1933 in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, Nobuyo Ōyama was a seiyū, actor and singer. Nobuyo Ōyama died on September 29, 2024 at the age of 90. The listed height was 162 cm. Credited works include 中井正広のブラックバラエティ (2008), プライスバラエティ ナンボDEなんぼ (2008) and 元祖!でぶや (2007). The recorded affiliation is アクターズ・セブン.
My Take
For anyone who grew up in Japan, Nobuyo Oyama's voice is not a performance credit, it is a childhood. She played Doraemon, a robot cat, for twenty-six years, and it never once sounded like an adult woman doing an impression of a boy. That is the strange alchemy of great voice acting: the actor disappears and the character becomes the only version anyone will accept. Plenty of roles get recast. Hers, really, never could be. What I find most human about her is the range around it, a stage and screen actress, a singer, and a cookbook writer, as if one iconic role was never going to be enough to contain her. She faced illness openly in her later years and died in September 2024. Some debts you can only repay by saying thank you.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Nobuyo Ōyama
- Name (Japanese)
- 大山のぶ代
- Reading
- おおやま のぶよ
- Born
- October 16, 1933 – September 29, 2024
- Origin
- Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
- Height
- 162 cm
- Weight
- 60 kg
- Occupation
- seiyū / actor / singer / culinary writer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rooster
- Blood type
- O
- Agency
- アクターズ・セブン
2. Relationships
- Spouse
- 砂川啓介
3. Works & records
Works summary
- Appearances
- 26 (1978–2008)
- By year
- 1978: 1, 1980: 1, 1991: 1, 1996: 1, 1999: 1, 2004: 1, 2005: 1, 2006: 1, 2007: 1, 2008: 2
- Debut work
- 娘ひとりにパパ二人
Filmography / notable works
| Category | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 日本テレビ系 | 中井正広のブラックバラエティ | 2008 |
| フジテレビ系 | プライスバラエティ ナンボDEなんぼ | 2008 |
| テレビ東京系 | 元祖!でぶや | 2007 |
| フジテレビ系 | ドラえもんでお馴染みの大山のぶ代はアルカノイドがうまい | 2006 |
| フジテレビ系 | ネプリーグ | 2005 |
| フジテレビ系 | 考えるヒト | 2004 |
| フジテレビ系 | 快進撃TVうたえモン | 1999 |
| 日本テレビ系 | 午後は○○おもいッきりテレビ | 1996 |
| テレビ東京系 | ほのぼのワイド | 1991 |
| TBS系 | 大山のぶ代の料理朝一番 | 1980 |
| NHK | 娘ひとりにパパ二人 | 1978 |
| NHK | クイズ面白ゼミナール | |
| NHK | クイズ日本人の質問 | |
| NHK | ためしてガッテン | |
| 日本テレビ系 | お笑いスター誕生!! | |
| 日本テレビ系 | 欽ちゃんの全日本仮装大賞 | |
| 日本テレビ系 | テレビ三面記事 ウィークエンダー | |
| TBS系 | クイズ☆タレント名鑑 | |
| フジテレビ系 | 夕食ばんざい | |
| フジテレビ系 | 笑っていいとも! | |
| テレビ朝日系 | やすきよ笑って日曜日 | |
| テレビ朝日系 | 徹子の部屋 | |
| テレビ朝日系 | うじきつよしのワンダーポケット | |
| テレビ朝日系 | 大正週間漫画 ゲラゲラ45 | |
| Other | ごはんの学校 | |
| TV program | ザ・ルーシー・ショー |
4. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobuyo%20%C5%8Cyama
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7%E5%B1%B1%E3%81%AE%E3%81%B6%E4%BB%A3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q836154
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Works and profile fields sourced from Wikipedia reflect content as of 2026-08-26. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Nobuyo Ōyama born?
Born October 16, 1933.
When did Nobuyo Ōyama die?
Died September 29, 2024, aged 90.
Where was Nobuyo Ōyama from?
Nobuyo Ōyama was from Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.
What did Nobuyo Ōyama do?
Nobuyo Ōyama worked as seiyū, actor, singer, culinary writer.
How tall was Nobuyo Ōyama?
Nobuyo Ōyama was 162 cm.
What was Nobuyo Ōyama's blood type?
O.
What agency was Nobuyo Ōyama with?
Nobuyo Ōyama was with アクターズ・セブン.
What was Nobuyo Ōyama known for?
Notable works include 中井正広のブラックバラエティ, プライスバラエティ ナンボDEなんぼ, 元祖!でぶや.
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