Kyoko Fukada (深田 恭子, Fukada Kyōko, born 2 November 1982) is a Japanese actress and singer. She is represented by the agency Horipro. She won the award for Best Actress at the Yokohama Film Festival for Kamikaze Girls.[2]
Biography
Kyoko Fukada was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, on 2 November 1982.
In 20 October 1996, she won the 21st Talent Scout Caravan Grand Prix Award as part of the "Pure Girl Audition" at the age of 13. She began her career as an actress in 1997 with her first appearance in the television series Sore ga Kotae da! as Kazune Mizuno. Fukada appeared in her first movie Ring 2 as Kanae Sawaguchi in 1999 and in later in School Day of the Dead, released in 2000. She graduated from Horikoshi High School in 2001.
In 2002, she made an appearance in Dolls as Haruna. Fukada is also a J-pop singer and her debut single "The Last Fruit" led to her album "Dear…", both released by Pony Canyon in 1999.
In 2021, it was announced that she had been diagnosed with adjustment disorder and would be taking a break from activities to focus on treatment.[3] She said that she had been prone to falling ill since around spring of the previous year, and this month a doctor diagnosed her with adjustment disorder. The company stated, "As a result, we will be prioritizing treatment for the time being and will be taking a break from work." Due to her hiatus, she will also be stepping down from her role in the drama series My Oshi no Oujisama, which she was scheduled to appear in from July 2021.[4] She announced on her Instagram on September 2, 2021, that she had finished her hiatus and would be resuming her activities.[5]
^"比嘉愛未、深田恭子の代役でフジ連ドラ初主演「最後まで全力」 渡邊圭祐との"逆マイ・フェア・レディ"描く" [Manami Higa takes the place of Kyoko Fukada in her first lead role in a Fuji TV drama series, "giving it her all until the very end"; she portrays a "reverse My Fair Lady" with Watanabe Keisuke]. Oricon News. Oricon. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
^"深田恭子が活動再開を報告「心と体も回復」 "適応障害"で5月に休養発表" [Kyoko Fukada announces her return to activities, "both mental and physical recovery" Announced hiatus in May due to "adjustment disorder"]. Oricon News. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
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