Maiko (actress)

Maiko
マイコ
Born (1985-03-15) March 15, 1985 (age 39)
Seattle, United States
Nationality Japanese
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
AgentGR Promotion
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Spouse
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(m. 2016)​
Children2
WebsiteOfficial profile

Maiko (マイコ, born March 15, 1985, in Seattle, United States)[1] is a Japanese actress who is represented by the talent agency GR Promotion.[2]

Career

Early life

Maiko was born on March 15, 1985, in Seattle, USA to an American father and Japanese mother.[3]

Career beginnings

Maiko was a subject to a longing scout and auditioned in the entertainment industry when she was a teenager. She received a corporate advertising audition for Shiseido and debuted in an advertisement in 2006.[1]

Maiko's first starring role was in the film, Yama no Anata: Tokuichi no Koi, with Tsuyoshi Kusanagi in 2008.[4] In 2010, she appeared in the NHK Taiga drama, Ryōmaden.[5] Maiko later become the third-generation member of Choya Umeshu's Sarari to Shita Umeshu.[6] In 2011, she appeared in the NHK Asadora, Ohisama,[7] and in December of the same year, her debut in stage is 8 Women.[8]

In 2014, Maiko played Ayumi Himekawa in Glass Mask,[9] and later appeared in many films, television series, stage shows, and advertisements.

Personal life

Maiko married actor Satoshi Tsumabuki on August 4, 2016, after being in a relationship for four years. They met in 2012 when they co-starred in the Fuji TV drama "Keigo Higashino Mysteries."[10]

Maiko and her husband have two children together. Their first child was born on December 11, 2019,[11] and their second child on September 13, 2022.[12]

Filmography

TV series

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2010 Ryōmaden Iwasaki Kizei NHK Taiga drama
Shinzanmono Yusatoru Yamamoto TBS
2011 Sunshine Machiko Soma NHK Asadora
Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de Yumi Kanno Fuji TV Episode 5
2012 Ren Ai Kentei Sayo Kagawa NHK BS Premium Episode 2
Keigo Tono Mysteries Kiyomi Hatakeyama Fuji TV Episode 6
2013 Made in Japan Kanae Obata NHK
Pin to Kona Mizuki TBS
Kyōryū Sensei Noko Shiozaki NHK BS Premium Lead role
2014 Shinichi Hoshi Mystery SP K Fuji TV
Tsuma wa, Kunoichi: Sai Shūshō Shizuko NHK BS Premium
2015 Ryūsei Wagon Kaori Hashimoto's best friend TBS Episode 5
Massan Taeko Kawano NHK Asadora
Dr.Rintarō Makiko Miura NTV Episode 4
2021 Welcome Home, Monet Natsu Inoue NHK Asadora [13]
2023 What Will You Do, Ieyasu? Oeyo NHK Taiga drama [14]

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Yama no Anata: Tokuichi no Koi Michiho Misawa
2009 Waiting for Good News Ko
Yamagata Scream Katsumiko
Black Gaisha ni Tsutome Teru Naga, mō Ore wa Genkai Kamo Shirenai Nakanishi-san
Snow Prince Yasuko Hasegawa
2010 Space Battleship Yamato Aihara
2011 Milocroze: A Love Story Milocroze
2014 Bilocation-Hyō Sayuri Mitamura / Sayuri Izuka [15]
Bilocation-Ura Sayuri Mitamura / Sayuri Izuka
Over Your Dead Body Kayoko Kurata

References

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  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2016-08-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "妻夫木聡が結婚 マイコと交際４年「この子しか」 - 結婚・熱愛 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  4. ^ "マイコ「演技は楽しかった」女優デビュー作をPR" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-09-07. Sponichi Annex (Sponichi Osaka)
  5. ^ "きれいすぎる嫁・喜勢"マイコ、実生活でも結婚相手は「龍馬より弥太郎」希望" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-09-07. Oricon Style (Oricon) (June 5, 2010)
  6. ^ "「さらりとした梅酒」伊東美咲に続く3代目キャラクターにマイコ" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-09-07. Oricon Style (Oricon) (April 29, 2010)
  7. ^ "井上真央、松本城ロケで雪の洗礼 満島ひかりらと"おばちゃんトーク"満喫" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-09-07. Oricon Style (Oricon) (December 4, 2010)
  8. ^ "マイコさん 初舞台後「どんな世界が見えているのかな」 「8人の女たち」に出演" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2015-09-07. Mainichi Kirei (Mainichi Shimbun Digital) (December 4, 2010)
  9. ^ "貫地谷しほり、北島マヤ役に感涙「とにかく頑張る」 『ガラスの仮面』5度目の舞台化" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-09-07. Oricon Style (Oricon) (May 14, 2014)
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  11. ^ "妻夫木聡、マイコ夫妻に第１子誕生「愛情いっぱい育てていきたい」性別、誕生日は非公表". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  12. ^ "妻夫木聡＆マイコに第2子誕生「ただただ感謝の気持ちでいっぱいです」". ORICON NEWS. 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  13. ^ "朝ドラ「おかえりモネ」東京編の新キャストに今田美桜、清水尋也、森田望智ら8名". Natalie. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  14. ^ "『どうする家康』新キャスト11人発表 物語終盤を彩る豪華顔ぶれ【11人の役柄紹介あり】". Oricon. 15 September 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  15. ^ "バイロケーション". eiga.com. Retrieved July 15, 2021.