Taeko Yamada is the former stage name of Taeko Kawata, a Japanese voice actress born on March 20, 1965. She is a native of Tokyo. After graduating from Jissen Commercial High School, she began her career in voice acting in 1986 and was long affiliated with the talent agency 81 Produce until 2010.

In her early career under the name Taeko Yamada, she took on roles in several anime series. She is credited as the voice of Ichigo in the anime film Omusubiman. She also provided the voice for the character Socchi in the 1991 television series Chiisana Obake Acchi, Kocchi, Socchi, which is known internationally as Three Little Ghosts. The user query also mentions a role as Matchi in a series titled Nezumi no Densha～Nanatsu Ko-Nezumi Series 1, but this specific credit could not be verified in the available search results.

She is best known for her long-running role as Amy Rose in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, a part she has played consistently across numerous video games and the anime television series Sonic X. Another iconic role in her career is that of Arale Norimaki in the second anime adaptation of Dr. Slump. Her filmography is extensive, with additional notable roles including Toshiko Tsuchihashi in Chibi Maruko-chan, Momoko Momohara in Sailor Moon, and Neige in Wolf's Rain. She has also been involved in major franchise work, such as voicing the fairy Chypre in the Pretty Cure series and Shizuka Joestar in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable.

In addition to anime, Taeko Kawata has a prolific career in voice dubbing for foreign films and television series. Among her most famous dubbing roles are providing the Japanese voice for Michelle Tanner, played by the Olsen twins, in Full House, and for the character Newt in the film Aliens. She also dubbed the voice of Cinnamoroll for Sanrio's character media.

On October 1, 2019, she announced her departure from agency work to establish her own private firm, T-River LLC.