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Burchard was born in Lawrence, Kansas.
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Petrea Burchard
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She is sometimes credited as Celeste Burch in the anime she appears in. Her most recognizable role to date is as the English voice actor for fictional character and space pirate, Ryoko Hakubi from the Japanese animated series Tenchi Muyo!. Her acting career began on the stage, taking roles in prominent production companies including Chicago"s Second City and Victory Gardens theaters.
She has played various roles in television, film, and theatre.
She is also the opening woman in the 1992 black comedy Death Becomes Her. Her credits in Shakespeare include Antony and Cleopatra (as Cleopatra), Titus Andronicus (as Empress Tamora), The Taming of the Shrew, Measure Foreign Measure, and Julius Caesar (as Julius Caesar).
She originated roles in the James Sherman plays "Mr. 80%", "The God of Isaac", and "The Escape Artist".
She is best known as the voice of Ryoko the space pirate in the anime, Tenchi Muyo!.
Burchard is also a writer She has published two books, the novel Camelot & Vine, and a book of essays, Acting As If: Stumbling Through Hollywood with Headshot in Hand, based on her column on the Los Angeles actors" website, NowCasting.com, called "Acting As If".
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Petrea studied Shakespeare at Chicago Shakespeare Repertory and with John Barton and members of the Royal Shakespeare Company at the British/American Drama Academy.
