Mayumi Wakamura (若村麻由美 Wakamura Mayumi, born on January 3, 1967, in Nerima, Tokyo) is a Japanese actress. She decided to be an actress at age sixteen when she saw a stage production by Tatsuya Nakadai's troupe. Later she joined his stage production to be an actress. She debuted in the six-month Asadora TV series Hassai Sensei in 1987 (produced by NHK) when she was 21 years old. After the show, she started appearing on other TV shows including several TV movies and series. In 1988 she was cast in a drama Kigakaikyo.
In February, 2004, she married Kanehiro Ono, the leader of the religious group Shakusonkai (釈尊会). She appeared in another Asadora Jun to Ai in 2012.
Filmography Films Florence My Love (1991) Kozure Ōkami: Sono Chiisaki Te ni (1993) Spellbound (1999) - Wada Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea (2007) - Hoelun God's Puzzle (2008) - Saraka's mother My Rainy Days (2009) - Ayako Ozawa Night People (2013) Hitotsubu no Mugi (2019) - Ogino Ginko Mio's Cookbook (2020) What Happened to Our Nest Egg!? (2021) The Woman of S.R.I. the Movie (2021) - Satsuki Kazaoka The Hotel of My Dream (2024)
Television Hassai Sensei (1987) - Midori Saotome Gokenin Zankurō (1995) - Tsutakichi The Great White Tower (2003) - Kyoko Zaizen Atsuhime (2008) - Kangyoin (Tsuneko Hashimoto) The Woman of S.R.I. (2008–20) - Satsuki Kazaoka Rebound (2011) - Ran Morinaka Jun to Ai (2012) - Taeko Machida Murder at Mt. Fuji (2012) - Yoshie Watsuji Hana Moyu (2015) - Mitsuru Mukunashi Shizumanu Taiyō (2016) Princess Jellyfish (2018) - Rina Half Blue Sky (2018) Ochoyan (2020–21) - Chidori Yamamura Shikatanakatta to Iute wa Ikan no desu (2021) Nakamura Nakazo: Shusse no Kizahashi (2021) Prism (2022)
Dubbing roles Calista Flockhart Pictures of Baby Jane Doe (Jane) Ally McBeal (Ally McBeal) Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (Christine Taylor) Bedtime Stories (Jill Hastings (Keri Russell)) Janice Beard (Janice Beard (Eileen Walsh))
Video games Grandia III (Miranda)
Awards Year Award Category Work(s) Result 1989 13th Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Herself
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External links
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