Juri Ihata is a Japanese actress and voice actress born in Tokyo on September 9, 1987. She began her career in entertainment at a young age, initially working as a child model before transitioning to acting. Her early career included appearances in television dramas, with her first prominent role being the childhood version of the main character in the 1998 drama "Sleeping Forest". Over the years, she built a multifaceted career spanning live-action television, film, stage, and voice acting in anime.

As a voice actress, Ihata is known for several notable anime roles. She voiced the character Lila in the 2001 series "Najica Blitz Tactics". In 2002, she played the role of Haruka Hoshi in the mecha anime series "Daigunder". Her other significant voice roles include Vanilla Mieux in "Sugar Sugar Rune" from 2005, Sumomo in "Sgt. Frog", and Yuri Otani in "Alien 9". She also contributed to the anime "Gad Guard".

Beyond voice acting, Ihata has been involved in music related to anime. She performed the Pokémon ending song "Pocket ni Fantasy" as part of the duo Sachi & Juri alongside singer Sachiko Kobayashi. She also participated as a member of "Pokémon Kids" for the theme song of the Pokémon movie "Mewtwo Strikes Back". Additionally, she sang character songs for series such as "Sgt. Frog" and performed for programs including Hamtaro.

Ihata has also been active in theater, participating in various stage productions and forming a theater unit called "Medama-chan & Kuchibiru-chan" with fellow actor Kedama Tezuka in 2013. Throughout her career, she has demonstrated versatility across different performance mediums, building a body of work that includes both mainstream and critically acclaimed productions.