Aya Ueto

PROFILE:
•Name: 上戸彩
•Name (romaji): Ueto Aya
•Profession: Actress and singer
•Birthdate: 1985-Sep-14
•Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
•Height: 162cm
•Star sign: Virgo
•Blood type: O
•Talent agency: Oscar Promotion


TV SHOWS:
•Abarenbo Mama (Fuji TV, 2007)
•Wachigaiya Itosato as Itosato (TBS, 2007)
•Hotelier as Odagiri Kyoko (TV Asahi, 2007)
•Wataru Seken wa oni Bakari as Kojima Kana (TBS, 2007, season 8, ep50)
•Ri Kouran as Ri Kouran (TV Tokyo, 2007)
•Attention Please SP (Fuji TV, 2007)
•Shimokita Sundays as Satonaka Yuika (TV Asahi, 2006)
•Attention Please as Misaki Yoko (Fuji TV, 2006)
•Tsubasa No Oreta Tenshitachi as Komine Nanako (Fuji TV, 2006)
•Nada Sousou as Oda Miki (TBS, 2005)
•Koto (TV Asahi, 2005)
•Misora Hibari Tanjou Monogatari as Kato Kazue aka Misora Hibari (15~20 years old) (TBS, 2005)
•Attack No.1 as Ayuhara Kozue (TV Asahi, 2005)
•Yoshitsune as Utsubo (NHK, 2005)
•Ace wo Nerae Kiseki e no Chousen (TV Asahi, 2004)
•Reikan Bus Guide Jikenbo (TV Asahi, 2004, ep3)
•Ace wo Nerae! as Oka Hiromi (TV Asahi, 2004)
•Namahousou wa Tomaranai as Ueto Aya(Herself) (TV Asahi, 2003)
•Satokibi Batake no Uta as Hirayama Mie (TBS, 2003)
•Hitonatsu no Papa e as Mochizuki Marimo (TBS, 2003)
•Kou Kou Kyoushi 2003 as Machida Hina (TBS, 2003)
•Wataru Seken wa oni Bakari as Kojima Kana (TBS, 2002, season 6)
•My Little Chef as Kamosawa Nazuna (TBS, 2002)
•3 nen B gumi Kinpachi sensei 6 as Tsurumoto Nao (TBS, 2001)
•Yome wa mitsuboshi as Shinjyo Mayumi (TBS, 2001)
•Namida o fuite as Fuchigami Momo-chan (Fuji TV, 2000)


MOVIES:
•Piano no Mori (http://www.piano-movie.jp/) (2007)
•Ashita genki ni na~re! ~hanbun no satsumaimono~ / Tomorrow Will Be a Brighter Day! ~half a sweet potato~ (http://www.ashita-genki.com/) (2005)
•Azumi 2 - Death or Love (http://www.azumi2.jp/) (2005)
•Install (http://www.install-movie.net/) (2004)
•Azumi (http://tristone.co.jp/azumi/) (2003)
•Peter Pan 2: Neverland no Himitsu (2002)
•Satsujinsha~keep of paraiso~ (Murderer ~killer of paraiso~) (1999)


RECOGNITIONS:
•2003-Jan 14th Japan Jewelry Best Dresser Prize
•2003-Feb 40th Golden Arrow Awards - Rookie of the Year Prize
•2003-May 11th Hashida Awards - Rookie of the Year Prize
•2004-Feb 13th Japan Movie Critic First Prize - Rookie of the Year Prize
•2004-Feb 28th Elandor Awards - Rookie of the Year Prize
•2004-Feb 27th Japan Academy Awards - Best Lead Actress Prize, Newcomer in a Film Prize
•2004-Mar 41st Golden Arrow Awards - Best Newcomer in a film Prize
•2004-Apr 17th DVD & Video Data First Prize - Best Talent Prize
•2004-Nov Triumph Little Devil Prize
•2005-Oct 2005 Best Hair Award
•2005-Nov 45th ACC Best CM Actress Award
•2005-Nov 12th Best Smile Prize
•2005-Nov Nail Queen 2005 Prize


TRIVIA:
•Her father is from Hokkaido and her mother is from Ishigakijima (Ishigaki Island), Okinawa.
•Has two older brothers, one 16 years older and the other 2 years older than her
•Her brother Makoto wrote the song "fermata" which was included in her 4th studio album.
•She loves children and would have become a preschool teacher if she had not become an actress.
•2004 Income: 59,080,000 Yen (approx)


*credits to: http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Ueto_Aya