Maiko

is a Japanese actress who is represented by the talent agency GR Promotion.

Career Early life Maiko was born on March 15, 1985, in Seattle, USA to an American father and Japanese mother.

Career beginnings Maiko was a subject to a longing scout and auditioned in the entertainment industry when she was a teenager. She received a corporate advertising audition for Shiseido and debuted in an advertisement in 2006. In 2010, she appeared in the NHK Taiga drama, Ryōmaden. Maiko later become the third-generation member of Choya Umeshu's Sarari to Shita Umeshu. In 2011, she appeared in the NHK Asadora, Ohisama, and in December of the same year, her debut in stage is 8 Women.

In 2014, Maiko played Ayumi Himekawa in Glass Mask, and later appeared in many films, television series, stage shows, and advertisements.

Personal life Maiko married actor Satoshi Tsumabuki on August 4, 2016, after being in a relationship for four years. They met in 2012 when they co-starred in the Fuji TV drama "Keigo Higashino Mysteries."

Maiko and her husband have two children together. Their first child was born on December 11, 2019, and their second child on September 13, 2022.

Filmography TV series

Films Year Title Role Notes 2008 Yama no Anata: Tokuichi no Koi Michiho Misawa 2009 Waiting for Good News Ko Katsumiko Black Gaisha ni Tsutome Teru Naga, mō Ore wa Genkai Kamo Shirenai Nakanishi-san Snow Prince Yasuko Hasegawa 2010 Space Battleship Yamato Aihara 2011 Milocroze: A Love Story Milocroze 2014 Bilocation-Hyō Sayuri Mitamura / Sayuri Izuka Bilocation-Ura Sayuri Mitamura / Sayuri Izuka Over Your Dead Body Kayoko Kurata