Tsuru was born in Chitose, Hokkaido. In the second grade of elementary school, she joined the Himawari Theatre Group with her sister. In 1968, Tsuru auditioned for Princess Comet (TBS) and made her drama debut in episode 63 "Yokai no Mori". In 1969, she also appeared in the fourth episode "Masked Cemetery" of Horror Theater Unbalance (Fuji TV) under the direction of Eizo Yamagiwa and with the same script by Shinichi Ichikawa.
After that, she appeared on the cover of learning magazines, fashion shows for children's clothing, and television dramas such as Aya no Onna (Fuji TV). Tsuru also lent her voice to Jodie Foster in the American film Bugsy Malone aired on Sunday Western Painting Theater (TV Asahi).
Career
After debuting as an actress, Tsuru graduated from Tsurumi High School in Kanagawa Prefecture.[2] In 1978, when she was a junior in high school, she auditioned for the World Masterpiece Theater series The Story of Perrine and made her voice acting debut in the role of the main character, Perrine Paindavoine.[3] After the airing of The Story of Perrine, she hadn't been a voice actor for two years, but in 1981 she was in charge of the cat role in Ohayō! Spank.
In 1982, after auditioning for the role of Revi in Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX, she transferred from the Sunaoka office to Aoni Production in order to work on her voice in earnest. Since then, Tsuru was active as a voice actress.
Starting in the 1990s, Tsuru started working mainly as a narrator on variety shows and newscasts, occasionally appearing on stage. She worked as a narrator until shortly before her death.
Personal life
She was married to Keiichi Nanba from 1986 until they divorced in 1990. They had no children.
Death
On November 16, 2017, at around 7:30 PM, Tsuru was found unconscious in her car on the Inner Circular Route near Nihonbashi in Tokyo. The car was stopped, the hazard lights were on, and Tsuru was still wearing her seatbelt. She was transported to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.[4][5][6] She was 57 years old. There were no external wounds and no sign of an accident. Police believed it was highly likely she died from an illness. Her agency later confirmed that she died from aortic dissection.[7]
^アンパンマンのドキンちゃん 声優の鶴ひろみさん死亡 首都高速で意識不明の状態で発見 [Anpanman's Dokin-chan voice actor Tsuru Hiromi found dead on the Inner Circular Expressway] (in Japanese). November 17, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
