Anne Nakamura
Japanese actress, model and tarento (born 1987)
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Anne Nakamura (中村 アン, Nakamura An; born 17 September 1987, in Koto, Tokyo)[2] is a Japanese actress, model, and tarento. Her real name is Yuko Nakamura (中村 友子, Nakamura Yūko).
17 September 1987
- Model
- talent
- actress
Anne Nakamura | |
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中村 アン | |
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| Born | Yuko Nakamura 17 September 1987 Koto, Tokyo, Japan |
| Education | Toyo Eiwa University |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
| Agent | Platinum Production |
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) (2013)[1] |
Nakamura is represented with Platinum Production.
Biography
Nakamura was born in Fukagawa, Koto, Tokyo. She graduated from Koto Ward Elementary School,[3] Mejiro Gakuen Junior and Senior High School (now Mejiro Kenshin Junior and Senior High School)[4] and Toyo Eiwa University.[5][6] From her high school to college years Nakamura was part of the cheerleading team[7] and served as the captain during her third year at high school,[3] and participated in the national competition during both high school and college.[5]
When she was a sophomore in college, she participated in a model audition from a form invited by her friend and won the Grand Prix. But Nakamura did not join the entertainment industry, and although she was finding employment during her third year in university she thought of entering the entertainment industry, she later entered to her current agent where she received an offer and made her debut.[5]
While working as a model in fashion magazines and appearing in television programmes, she became a member of G Race in 2010 and served as a Super GT Image Girl,[8] and in 2014 she also worked as an image model for keirin (cycle racing).[9]
On 6 October 2015, Nakamura was awarded the "Sunglasses Department" award of the 28th Japan Megane Best Dresser Award.[10]
According to a Lespas fitness awareness survey, she was chosen in first place of the women's ideal figure.[11]
Works
Albums
G Race
| Year | Title | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Super Eurobeat presents Super GT 2010 | "Fly High!!" |
| Super Eurobeat presents Super GT 2010 -Second Round- | "Fly Again" |
Books
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Anne Balance |
Filmography
TV programmes
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | #nakedEve | [12] |
TV drama
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5→9 From Five to Nine | Ran Ino | [13] | |
| 2016 | Kazoku no Katachi | Aya Kozue | [14] | |
| O Gifu-san to Yoba sete | Kiwa Aikawa | [15] | ||
| Eigyō Buchō: Natsuko Kira | Tomomi Imanishi | [16] | ||
| 2019 | La Grande Maison Tokyo | Kanna Kuzumi | [17] | |
| 2021 | Japan Sinks: People of Hope | Misuzu Aihara | [18] | |
| 2022 | DCU: Deep Crime Unit | Takako Nariai | [19] | |
| 2023 | Ōoku: The Inner Chambers | Noto / Shima | [20] | |
| 2024 | La Grande Maison Tokyo Special | Kanna Kuzumi | [21] | |
| 2024 | What Comes After Love | Kobayashi Kanna | [22] | |
| 2025 | Omusubi | Reina Kamata | Asadora | [23] |
| Sai: Disaster | Midori Domoto | [24] | ||
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Master Plan | Risa | [25] | |
| Masquerade Night | Mayumi Okuda | [26] | ||
| 2024 | La Grande Maison Paris | Kanna Kuzumi | [27] | |
| 2026 | Sai: Disaster | Midori Domoto | [24] | |
Japanese dub
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Finding Dory | Destiny | [28] |
Video games
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kurohyō: Ryū ga Gotoku Shinshō | Appeared in CG with Yuu Tejima and Aya Hoshi | [29] |