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Eleanor Matsuura
Matsuura at San Diego Comic-Con in 2019
Born	Tokyo, Japan
Citizenship	United Kingdom
Alma mater	Central School of Speech and Drama
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2005–present
Spouse	Trevor White ​(m. 2014)​
Children	2

Eleanor Matsuura is a British actress best known for her roles as Yumiko in The Walking Dead, Hannah Santo in Spooks: The Greater Good, Bev in Utopia and as PC Donna Prager in Cuffs.

Early life

Matsuura was born in Tokyo and raised in Hertfordshire, England. She is of half-English and half-Japanese descent and does not speak Japanese. She was trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London and graduated in 2004. She is trained in modern and period dance.

Career

Matsuura worked on stage at the Royal Court Theatre, Old Vic Theatre and several West End theatres. She has also appeared in several British TV dramas, including EastEnders, Thorne, Extras, Holby City, Lead Balloon, Doctor Who and Hustle; and in British films. In 2015 she appeared as Isobel in Bull at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.

Matsuura is in the fourth series of the hit BBC One drama series Sherlock, playing the role of Detective Inspector Hopkins. She has done voice acting for video games such as Mass Effect: Andromeda and Dreamfall Chapters. She portrays Yumiko on the hit TV show The Walking Dead based on the comic book of the same name.

Personal life

Matsuura is an animal rights supporter and works closely with the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.

Matsuura married Canadian actor Trevor White in 2014. They live in London. In November 2017, Matsuura gave birth to a baby girl, the couple's first child.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

1. "New Client: Eleanor Matsuura". The Joneses Voice Agency. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
2. ^ Dara Chau: Getting to Know Film & TV Actress Eleanor Matsuura. Prestige, 4 March 2019
3. ^ "Profile: Eleanor Matsuura". Chichester Festival Theatre. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
4. "Eleanor Matsuura". National Theatre. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
5. "Eleanor Matsuura" (PDF). Amanda Howard Associates, Ltd. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
6. "BBC - Press Office - Hunter press pack: Eleanor Matsuura". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
7. "Eleanor's role as a raging Bull". Sheffield Telegraph. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
8. "Eleanor Matsuura Video Game Credits and Biography". MobyGames.
9. "Real life couple starring in play about adultery at the Bush Theatre". Evening Standard. London. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
10. Rashid Razaq: "Real life couple starring in play about adultery at the Bush Theatre say it made them reflect on marriage". Evening Standard, 22 September 2016

External links

• Eleanor Matsuura at IMDb
• Profile Eleanor Matsuura

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