is a Japanese actress, voice actress, gravure idol, occasional J-pop singer, and political activist.
Biography
Reiko Chiba was born on January 8, 1975, in Osaka Prefecture, and raised in Fukushima Prefecture. She started her career as a model in 1991 before making her acting debut in the 1992 Super Sentai series Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger as Mei/Ptera Ranger. When the series was adapted into the US version Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, it aired in Japan where Chiba, herself, re-dubbed both Ptera Ranger and the US footage of actress Amy Jo Johnson who played her character, now known as Kimberly Ann Hart/Pink Ranger. After the end of the series, Chiba made her J-Pop debut on April 7, 1993, as a member of Aurora Gonin Musume. She provided the vocals for the main theme song of Fatal Fury Special titled "Non Stop! One Way Love" and participated in the game's first image album, released in April 1994.
Chiba currently resides in Itoshima, Fukuoka.
Filmography
TV series
- Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger – Mei/Ptera Ranger (1992–1993)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Kimberly Ann Hart/Pink Ranger via Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger footage)
- Under the Same Roof (1993)
- Minami-kun no Koibito (1994) (Risako Nomura)
- Ninja Sentai Kakuranger – episode 25 guest appearance Reika (1994)
TV special
- Samurai Shodown: The Motion Picture – Nakoruru (1994)
- Super Sentai World – Ptera Ranger (1994, voice only)
- Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur Battle! Farewell Our Eternal Friends – Ptera Ranger (2014, voice only)
Anime OVA
- Wild 7 – Iko (1994)
Video games
- Samurai Shodown II – Cham Cham (1994)