I just
posted over in the Shinichiro's Mother thread, and I thought I'd say a bit about the great Takahashi Rieko, who voices her so well. She just rivets your attention -- for better or worse -- whenever she speaks.
As most of you know, she was Queen Dianna Soreil in
Turn A Gundam, and Neviril in
Simoun.
Takahashi-san is basically a stage actress with
Theatre Group En, and has appeared in over 25 plays, according to ja.Wikipedia. She also does quite a bit of dubbing. She's 40. Here are a couple of pics, one from a stage performance: