Romi Dames
Encyclopedia
Hiromi "Romi" Dames is a Japanese
-American
actress.
. She is best known for her role as Traci Van Horn, the nasal-voiced celebrity on Hannah Montana
.
Other credits include recurring roles on The Young and the Restless
, Bill Nye the Science Guy
, and Sci-Squad.
Romi currently serves as a StarPower Ambassador for Starlight Children’s Foundation, encouraging other young people to commit their time, energy and resources to help other kids and working with Starlight to brighten the lives of seriously ill children.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
-American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress.
Biography
Born to an American father and Japanese mother, Hiromi (later shortened to Romi), lived in Japan until she turned 13; soon after, her father retired and moved the family to Seattle, Washington. After finishing high school in Seattle, Romi was accepted to the University of WashingtonUniversity of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
. She is best known for her role as Traci Van Horn, the nasal-voiced celebrity on Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana is an American television series, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on the Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night, concealing her real...
.
Other credits include recurring roles on The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
, Bill Nye the Science Guy
Bill Nye the Science Guy
Bill Nye the Science Guy is an educational television program that originally aired from September 10, 1993 to June 20, 1998, hosted by Bill Nye and produced by Buena Vista Television. The show aired on PBS Kids and was also syndicated to local stations, making it the second first-run television...
, and Sci-Squad.
Romi currently serves as a StarPower Ambassador for Starlight Children’s Foundation, encouraging other young people to commit their time, energy and resources to help other kids and working with Starlight to brighten the lives of seriously ill children.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Winx Club Winx Club Winx Club is a 2004 Italian animated television series, created by Iginio Straffi and produced by Rainbow S.r.l.. The series is aimed toward children between the ages of five and twelve, but is also popular among teens... |
Musa | TV Series, voice only |
| 2010 | Child P.O.W. | Starring Nina | Movie |
| 2010 | Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil | Additional Voices | TV Show |
| 2010 | The Newlywed Game The Newlywed Game The Newlywed Game is an American television game show that pits newly married couples against each other in a series of revealing question rounds to determine how well the spouses know each other. The program, originally created by Nick Nicholson and E. Roger Muir The Newlywed Game is an American... |
Herself | TV Show |
| 2009–2010 | Phineas and Ferb Phineas and Ferb Phineas and Ferb is an American animated television comedy series. Originally broadcast as a preview on August 17, 2007, on Disney Channel, the series follows Phineas Flynn and his English stepbrother Ferb Fletcher on summer vacation. Every day the boys embark on some grand new project, which... |
Additional Voices | TV Show |
| 2007 | The Young and the Restless The Young and the Restless The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin... |
Morgue Attendant | TV Show |
| 2006–2010 | Hannah Montana Hannah Montana Hannah Montana is an American television series, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on the Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night, concealing her real... |
Traci van Horn | Major-Recurring Role season 5-6h |
| 2005 | Rule Number One | Student Interviewee | Film |
| Call Center | Fred's Girl | Film | |
| 2001 | Celebrity Deathmatch Celebrity Deathmatch Celebrity Deathmatch is a claymation television show that depicts celebrities against each other in a wrestling ring, almost always ending in the loser's gruesome death. It was known for its excessive amount of blood used in every match and exaggerated physical injuries... |
Lisa Ling | TV Show |
| 1999 | Sci-Squad | Erica | TV Series |
| 1993 | Bill Nye, the Science Guy | Herself | TV Series |