Biography
Aya Ueto (上戸 彩, Ueto Aya, born September 14, 1985) is a Japanese actress, singer and television personality. In 1997, Ueto participated in the seventh Japan Bishōjo Contest, where she won the special jury prize. Soon thereafter, Ueto joined the talent agency Oscar Promotion and began taking singing, dancing and acting lessons. In 1999, she formed the girl group Z-1 with three fellow Japan Bishōjo Contest participants. The group disbanded in 2002 and later that year, Ueto signed with Pony Canyon and released "Pureness", her debut single as a lead artist. She has since released five studio albums which have spawned ten Oricon top-ten singles.
At the age of thirteen, Ueto made her acting debut in the 1999 thriller Satsujinsha: Killer of Paraiso. In 2001, Ueto appeared in the sixth season of the TBS drama 3-nen B-gumi Kinpachi-sensei. Her portrayal of a high school student with gender dysphoria garnered critical acclaim and led to several leading roles and advertising endorsements, establishing Ueto as one of Japan's most recognizable faces. Since 2004, Ueto has held the annual title of CM Queen five times. Ueto has won two Television Drama Academy Awards – one for Best Actress for her performance in the sports drama series Ace o Nerae! (2004) and one for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the human drama Nagareboshi (2010). She subsequently starred in the remake of Attention Please (2006), the banking drama Hanzawa Naoki (2013) and Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon (2014).Ueto ventured onto the big screen as the lead in Ryuhei Kitamura's 2003 blockbuster Azumi, which earned her a nomination for a Japan Academy Award for Best Actress. She went on to star in its sequel, Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005), and Thermae Romae (2012), the adaptation of Mari Yamazaki's manga series of the same name. In 2017, Ueto starred in the feature film adaptation of the drama series Hirugao. Aya Ueto was born in Nerima, Tokyo. Her father is from Suttsu, Hokkaido, while her mother is from Ishigaki Island, Okinawa. Her parents divorced shortly after Ueto's debut. She is the middle of three children with an older brother, Shun, and younger brother Makoto. Despite growing up in a relatively poor household, Ueto studied piano, modern ballet, swimming and gymnastics.
Filmography
all 61
TV Shows 32
Movies 29
Voice 2
self 1
The Silent Service (2024)
The Silent Service (2023)
Shylock's Children (2023)
Neighbor Chikara (2022)
僕が笑うと (2019)
Case Closed: Zero the Enforcer (2018)
ミッドナイト・ジャーナル 消えた誘拐犯を追え (2018)
Hirugao (2017)
I'm Home (2015)
Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon (2014)
Thermae Romae II (2014)
A Tale of Samurai Cooking (2013)
Oshin (2013)
Hanzawa Naoki (2013)
Someday at a Place in the Sun (2013)
I Will Fly to the Sky on a Wheelchair (2012)
金子みすゞ物語〜みんなちがってみんないい〜 (2012)
Thermae Romae (2012)
Shooting Star (2010)
Ai wa mieru: Zenmô fûfu ni yadotta chiisana inochi (2010)
I'll Still Love You in 10 Years (2010)
Surely Someday (2010)
Absolute Zero (2010)
Baton (2009)
Baton (2009)
Konkatsu! (2009)
The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming (2008)
Celeb & Poor (2008)
Hokaben (2008)
UETO AYA BEST LIVE TOUR 2007 Never Ever (2007)
Abarenbo Mama (2007)
The Piano Forest (2007)
Hotelier (2007)
Ri Kôran (2007)
李香兰 (2007)
Shimokita Sundays (2006)
Attention Please (2006)
Angels with Broken Wings (2006)
UETO AYA LIVE TOUR 2005 "Genki Hatsuratsuu"? (2005)
Tomorrow I'll be Lively ~Half Sweet Potato~ (2005)
Attack No.1 (2005)
Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005)
Koto (2005)
Yoshitsune (2005)
Install (2004)
Midnight Ghost Tour (2004)
Aim for the Ace! (2004)
Song of the Canefields (2003)
Papa for One Summer (2003)
UETO AYA FIRST LIVE TOUR Pureness 2003 (2003)
Azumi (2003)
Kou Kou Kyoushi (2003)
My Little Chef (2002)
M-1 Grand Prix (2001)
The Wife is 3 Stars (2001)
As Tears Go By (2000)
The Killers from Paraiso (1999)
Making It Through (1990)
Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B (1979)
Matthew's Best Hit TV
Hitoribocchi - Hito to Hito wo Tsunagu Ai no Monogatari
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1985-09-14 (38 years old)
Birth PlaceTokyo, Japan
ReligionSoka Gakkai
Height162-centimeter
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As上戸彩, Ueto Aya, 上户彩, 우에토 아야, 上戶彩, আয়া উয়েটো, Ая Уето, Айя Уето, Уето Айя, ایا اوئتو, اويتو ايا, أويتو أيا, Ая Уэто
AwardsElan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year
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