Ryoko Yonekura
| Ryoko Yonekura | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 米倉 涼子 |
| Born |
August 1, 1975 Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Actress, fashion model |
| Years active | 1993– |
| Agent | Oscar Promotion |
| Notable work | Doctor X |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Website | |
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Ryoko Yonekura (米倉 涼子 Yonekura Ryōko, born August 1, 1975 in Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese actress and former fashion model.
Career
Yonekura studied classical ballet for 15 years from the age of five. Represented by the Oscar Promotion agency, she won a national young beauty award in 1992. In 1993, she started her career as a model, working for fashion magazines such as CanCam. She announced her intention to start her acting career in June 1999. Her acting debut was in the TBS television drama Koi no Kamisama (God of Love), and has appeared in many dramas ever since.[1]
Filmography
- Damboru Hausu Garu (homeless girl)
- Gun Crazy: A Woman from Nowhere (2002)
- Nezu no Ban (A Hardest Night!!) (2005)[2]
- Sakura no Sono (2008)
- Diana (2013, dubbing)
Television
- Koi no Kamisama (2000, TBS)
- Love Revolution (2001, Fuji TV)
- Artificial Beauty (Seikei Bijin) (2002, Fuji TV)[3]
- Okusama wa Majo ( 2004, TBS)
- Fushin no Toki (2006, TV Asahi)
- Warui Yatsura (2007, TV Asahi/ABC TV)
- Katagoshi no Koibito (9 episodes, 2007, TBS)
- Monster Parent (2008, Kansai TV)
- Kōshōnin (2008, TV Asahi)
- Kōshōnin 2 (2009, TV Asahi)
- Nasake no Onna (2010, TV Asahi)
- Hunter: Sono Onna-tachi, Shōkin Kasegi (2011, Fuji TV/Kansai TV)
- Atsui Kūki (2012, TV Asahi)
- 35-sai no Koukousei (2013, Nippon TV)
- Doctor X (2013, TV Asahi)
Personal life
In December 2014, Yonekura announced that she had married a company owner two years her junior.[4]
References
- ↑ "Name : Ryoko Yonekura". Bliss (Bhavakuta.com). Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ↑ "A Hardest Night!! (2005), Nezu no ban (original title)". Internet Movie Database (imdb.com). Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ↑ "Seikei Bijin [整形美人。]". JDorama.com. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ↑ "Actress Ryoko Yonekura announces marriage". Japan Today. GPlusMedia Co., Ltd. 27 December 2014.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Ryoko Yonekura at the Internet Movie Database
- Ryoko Yonekura at Artificial Beauty, Japanese series