Juri Ueno

Biography

Juri Ueno (born May 25, 1986) is a Japanese actress from Kakogawa, Hyogo, Japan. She was one of six actors to receive the "Newcomer of the Year" prize at the Japanese Academy Awards in 2005 for her role in Swing Girls. She is also known for her starring role as the title character in the live-action adaptation of Nodame Cantabile for which she won "Best Lead Actress" at the 51st Television Drama Academy Awards in 2007, and as Ruka Kishimoto in Last Friends for which she was voted "Best Supporting Actress" at the Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix and the 57th Television Drama Academy Awards in 2008.

Known For

The Beauty Inside

as Woo-jin 74

Swing Girls

as Tomoko Suzuki

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

as Kanae

Summer Time Machine Blues

as Haruka Shibata

Nodame Cantabile

as Noda Megumi

Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers

as Suzume Katakura

Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I

as Megumi Noda

Girl in the Sunny Place

as Mao Watarai

Rainbow Song

as Aoi Sato

Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II

as Megumi Noda