Swedish-born *anese actress (born 1966)

Maiko Kawakami (川上 麻衣子, Kawakami Maiko, born February 5, 1966) is a Swedish-born *anese actress who has starred in numerous movies and TV serials. She is a graduate of Keio University through distance education.

Profile

Maiko debuted on an NHK drama *led Kizuna. In 1980, she starred in the 2nd Kinpachi-sensei series. The following year, she released a J-pop single, Byakuya no sedai, as a *anese idol. She married her junior-high sweetheart in 1996, but was divorced in 2000.

Kawakami is perhaps best known for her role in the 1988 Sesame Street TV special Big Bird in *an. She was also a guest judge on the *anese version of Iron Chef. In the tokusatsu series Ultraman Ginga, she portrayed the role of Tomomi Kuroki.

References

External links

• Maiko Kawakami at IMDb
• Official website (in *anese)
• Maiko Kawakami on Facebook (in *anese)
• 川上麻衣子. JMDB (in *anese). Retrieved 2007-05-02. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
• "川上 麻衣子 - Kawakami Maiko". 'Web I-dic' (Idol Dictionary) (in *anese). Retrieved 2007-05-02. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)