Juri Ueno

Acting · Born 1986-05-25 · Kakogawa, Hyogo, Japan

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

• Scary True Stories: Summer Special 2025 (2025)
• Neighbor X (2023)
• Shishousetsu: Hattatsu Shougai no Boku ga Junai Shousetsuka ni nareta Riyuu (2023)
• Yell for the Blue Sky (2016)
• My Dad and Mr. Ito (2016)
• The Beauty Inside (2015)
• Mystery Trilogy Special (2015)
• The Girl in the Sun (2013)
• Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (2010)
• Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I (2009)
• Killer Bride's Perfect Crime (2009)
• Juri Ueno: ao akua (2009)
• Naoko (2008)
• Gu Gu, the Cat (2008)
• Nodame Cantabile in Europe (2008)
• Child by Children (2008)
• Kung Fu Kid (2007)
• Rainbow Song (2006)
• Arch Angels (2006)
• Christmas on July 24th Avenue (2006)
• Switch of Happiness (2006)
• Our War (2006)
• Sea Without Exit (2006)
• Summer Time Machine Blues (2005)