an actress who is good at singing

Music producer, composer, vocal coach, keyboard playerKei Takahata
From around 1995 to 2000, he built experience as a composer and producer at a major label, then moved to the United States. In Los Angeles, he studied vocalization and singing under top voice trainer Elizabeth Sabine, mastering the so-called Hollywood vocal method she advocated. After returning to Japan, he trained and produced a variety of singers, earning high praise for his direction that maximized the appeal of both the songs and the vocalists. In a collaboration video with Guild’s vocalist ryuichi, he handled keyboard performance, vocal direction, and sound production. (Passed away in 2025)

These days, more and more actresses are also singing.

Both singing and delivering lines require “voice,” a sense of rhythm, and expressive ability, so in fact, singing and acting have a lot in common.

Musical theater actresses are the prime example of this.

This time, we’ll be showcasing plenty of actresses who are great singers.

If you’ve only known them from TV or film until now, you might discover a whole new side to them.

Enjoy!

Actresses with great singing voices (ages 41–50)

A Flower Blooming Underwater of LoveMatsuzaka Keiko

Keiko Matsuzaka - Love’s Underwater Flower

A Flower Blooming Underwater of LoveMatsuzaka Keiko

The big hit “Ai no Suichūka” (Water Flower of Love).

It even appeared on ranking shows and gained popularity among men.

An actress singing a song is one form of expression, and this track made me realize how important it is to fully immerse oneself in the world of the song.

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Gramorous skyNakajima Mika

Mika Nakashima 'GLAMOROUS SKY' MUSIC VIDEO Shorts ver.

Gramorous skyNakajima Mika

Mika Nakashima originally started out as an artist, but as an actress she has appeared in many films and TV dramas, and I find her acting very compelling.

She may be a very sensitive person, and that sense and acting ability might be exactly what’s being channeled into her primary career as a singer as well.

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In conclusion

We’ve introduced a number of actresses who are great singers—what did you think? Many actresses we usually see on TV or in theaters originally aspired to be singers and were active in music, or come from musical theater backgrounds.

I imagine quite a few readers were surprised to find that many of them have vocal abilities on par with, if not superior to, full-time singers.

Acting, just like singing—and often even more so—demands excellent vocal projection, and performing on stage, in films, or on television requires a high level of expressive ability.

So when you think about it, it makes perfect sense that so many actresses are strong singers.

I’ve worked on recording sessions with stage actresses and produced musical theater productions several times, and I’m always amazed by the power of their vocals and the richness of their expression.

I hope this article helped you discover a different side to these women—one that’s distinct from their appeal as actresses.