Juri Ueno

Infobox actor

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Juri Ueno (上野 樹里 "Ueno Juri", born May 25 1986) is an award-winning Japanese actress from Kakogawa, Hyōgo Prefecture, 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.

Career

Ueno made her television debut in 2002 at the age of 16 in NHK series, "Seizon", before making her first film major appearance in 2003 in [http://www.chirusoku.jp Chirosoku no Natsu] which won her the Sponichi Grand Prize New Talent Award at the Mainichi Film Awards along with her performance in the 2004 film, "Swing Girls". "Swing Girls" proved to be a breakthrough when she received critical acclaim and awards for Best Newcomer at the Yokohama Film Festival (she was also honored for her performance in "Joze to Tora to Sakana Tachi") and the Japanese Academy Awards.

In 2004, Ueno took on a supporting role in TBS's romance drama, "Orange Days", and co-starred in 2005 with Takuya Kimura in Fuji TV's romantic comedy, "Engine", as Misae Hoshino. She also appeared with Kazuya Kamenashi in the special television movie of "Kinda'ichi Shōnen no Jikenbo" the same year taking over the role of Miyuki Nanase from Anne Suzuki.

Ueno's popularity rose further when she was cast as Megumi Noda ("Nodame") in the 2006 live-action television adaptation of the popular manga, "Nodame Cantabile". Co-starring opposite Hiroshi Tamaki, the series' 11-episode run was a success with an average viewership rating of 18.79% with the season finalé garnering 21.7% of the viewership share for its timeslot. Ueno's portrayal as the eccentric and disorganized but yet extremely affable and talented pianist won her "Best Lead Actress" at the 51st Television Drama Academy Awards while the show won "Best Drama". The show was also recognized overseas at the 2nd Seoul Drama Festival where it was awarded "Best Miniseries". Ueno and Tamaki reprised their roles in 2007 in the two-part special, "Nodame Cantabile Shinshun Special in Europe", which chronicles their individual struggles to achieve success on Europe's storied classical music stage whilst being away from each other.

In 2008, Ueno reunited with "Nodame" co-stars, Eita and Asami Mizukawa, in Fuji TV's drama, "Last Friends", as Ruka Kishimoto, a talented motocross racer with a hidden secret she cannot discuss with friends or family. Taeko Asano, the scriptwriter of "Last Friends" praised Ueno's acting of Ruka, stating that Ueno is a "natural genius" and that she became "the character itself". [ [http://www.tokyowrestling.com/articles/2008/06/last_friends_4.html Tokyo Wrestling Interview Part 4] ] Ueno won "Best Supporting Actress" at the 12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix and The 57th Television Drama Academy Awards for her role. [ [http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-3529 Tokyograph] ] She was recognised as "Best Student Voice Actress" at the 2008 MTV Student Voice Awards for her role in "Wanko". [ [http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-3707 Student Voice Awards: Oguri wins again] , Tokyograph, MTV Japan; retrieved on September 2, 2008.]

Filmography

Movies

*2008 - "Kodomo no Kodomo"
*2008 - "Guu-Guu Datte Neko de Aru" (Naomi)
*2008 - "Kung-Fu Kun"
*2008 - "Wanko the Movie 2" (Narrator)
*2008 - "Naoko" (Naoko Shinomiya)
*2006 - "Arch Angels" (Fumio Shijo)
*2006 - "7 gatsu 24 ka dôri no Kurisumasu" (Megumi Kamibayashi)
*2006 - "Niji no Megami Rainbow Song" (Aoi Sato)
*2006 - "Shiawase no suitchi (Shiawase no Switch)" (Rei Inada)
*2006 - "Deguchi no nai umi" (Minako Narumi)
*2005 - "Summer Time Machine Blues" (Haruka Shibata)
*2005 - "Kame wa igai to hayaku oyogu" (Suzume Katakura)
*2004 - "Swing Girls" (Tomoko Suzuki)
*2004 - "Chirusoku no Natsu" (Mari Sugiyama)
*2003 - "Joze to tora to sakana tachi" (Kanae)

TV Dramas

*2008 - "Last Friends" (Kishimoto Ruka)
*2008 - "Loss Time Life"
*2008 - "Nodame Cantabile New Year Special in Europe" (Megumi Noda)
*2007 - "Marumaru Chibi Maruko-chan SP"
*2007 - "Jodan ja nai!" (Eren Takamura)
*2006 - "Nodame Cantabile" (Megumi Noda)
*2006 - "Tsubasa No Oreta Tenshitachi" (Ryoko Shimojo)
*2005 - "Kindaichi shônen no jikenbo - Kyuketsuki densetsu satsujin jiken" (Miyuki Nanase)
*2005 - "Engine" (Misae Hoshino)
*2004 - "Orange Days" (Ayumi Kirishima)
*2003 - "Okaasan to issho" (Kaori Matsui)
*2003 - "Teru teru kazoku" (Akiko Iwata)

Accolades

Awards won

2008

* MTV Student Voice Award - Best Student Voice Actress [ [http://svablog.mtvjapan.com/?eid=9 MTV STUDENT VOICE AWARDS 2008（SVA）] ]
* The Galaxy Award - monthly award (June), for the performance in Last Friends
* 57th Television Drama Academy Awards - Best Supporting Actress for Last Friends
* 12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Award (Spring 2008) - Best Supporting Actress for "Last Friends" [ [http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/dramagp/top-dramagp.html Nikkansports Awards] ]

2007

* 51st Television Drama Academy Awards - Best Lead Actress for "Nodame Cantabile"
* Élan d'or Awards - Best Newcomer for "Nodame Cantabile"

2005

* 28th Japanese Academy Awards - Newcomer of the Year for "Swing Girls"
* 59th Mainichi Film Awards: Sponichi Grand Prize New Talent Award - Best Newcomer for "Swing Girls" and "Chirusoku no Natsu"
* 25th Yokohama Film Festival - Best New Talent for "Swing Girls", "Joze to tora to sakana tachi" and "Chirusoku no Natsu"

References

External links

* [http://www.ueno-juri.com/index.php Ueno-Juri.com]
*imdb name|id= 1392075|name= Juri Ueno
* [http://www.designchronicle.com/memento/archives/bistrosmap_uenojurixtamakihiroshi.html Bistro SMAP - Ueno Juri x Tamaki Hiroshi] at "memento" site
* [http://www.jdorama.com/artiste_1797.htm JDorama.com]
* [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Ueno_Juri DramaWiki]