Juri Ueno

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.

# Name (romaji): Ueno Juri
# Nickname: Jurippe
# Birthdate: 1986-May-25
# Birthplace: Kakogawa, Hyogo, Japan
# Height: 167cm
# Star sign: Gemini
# Blood type: A
# Talent agency: Amuse

TV Shows

* Ueno Juri to Itsutsu no Kaban (WOWOW, 2009)
* Last Friends (Fuji TV, 2008)
* Loss Time Life (Fuji TV, 2008, Story 4)
* Nodame Cantabile SP (Fuji TV, 2008)
* Marumaru Chibi Maruko-chan SP (Fuji TV, 2007)
* Jodan ja nai! (TBS, 2007)
* Nodame Cantabile (Fuji TV, 2006)
* Bokutachi no Sensou (TBS, 2006)
* Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi Slot (Fuji TV, 2006)
* Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo 2005 (NTV, 2005)
* Yagate Kuruhi no Tameni (やがて来る日のために) (Fuji TV, 2005)
* Engine (Fuji TV, 2005)
* Sayonara, Ozu Sensei (Fuji TV, 2004)
* Orange Days TBS (2004)
* Teruteru Kazoku NHK (2003)
* Okaasan to Issho TBS (2003)
* Seizon (生存) (NHK, 2002)

TV Show Theme Songs

* Kaban no Banka, theme song for Ueno Juri to Itsutsu no Kaban (WOWOW, 2009)

Movies

* Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (2010)
* Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I (2009)
* Killer Virgin Road (2009)
* Kodomo no Kodomo (2008)
* Guu-Guu Datte Neko de Aru (2008)
* Kung Fu Kun (2008)
* Naoko (2008)
* 7 Gatsu 24 Nichi Toori no Christmas (2006)
* Shiawase no Switch (2006)
* Deguchi no Nai Umi (2006)
* Warau Michael (2006)
* Niji no Megami Rainbow Song (2006)
* Summer Time Machine Blues (2005)
* Kame wa Igai to Hayaku Oyogu (2005)
* Swing Girls (2004)
* Joze, the Tiger, and the Fish (2003)
* Chirusoku no Natsu (2003)

Recognitions

* 1st Tokyo Drama Awards: Best Actress - Last Friends, Nodame Cantabile in Europe
* 2nd MTV Student Voice Awards: Best Actress (2008)
* 57th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress - Last Friends
* 12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Spring 2008): Best Supporting Actress - Last Friends
* 51th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actress - Nodame Cantabile
* 28th Japan Academy Awards: Best Newcomer - Swing Girls
* 59th Everyday Movie Sponichi Grand Prix: Best Newcomer - Swing Girls, Chirusoku no Natsu
* Yokohama Film Festival: Best Newcomer - Swing Girls