Mayuko Kawakita

Biography

Mayuko Kawakita (河北 麻友子, Kawakita Mayuko; born November 28, 1991) is a Japanese-American actress and model, known for her role as Rena on Fashion Story: Model, Nippon Television variety show Hirunandesu!, and Sekai no Hatemade Itte Q!. She is the 2003 winner of the Japan Bishōjo Contest which is a beauty pageant held by Oscar Promotion.

== Appearances ==

=== Television === Sekaigumi TV (Fuji TV, 2005-2006), Mayu Gakkō ja Oshierarenai! Episode 2 (NTV, 2008) Orthros no Inu (TBS, 2009), Shiho Aoi Bikōjō Keikaku: Suzuki Rinko, 20-sai (KTV, 2010), Rinko Suzuki Best Friend (NHK 1seg2, 2010) Don Quixote (NTV, 2011), Eri Thumbs up! (BS Fuji, 2011), Reiko Mōsō Sousa: Kuwagata Kōichi Junkyōju no Stylish na Seikatsu (TV Asahi, 2012), Mizuho Yamamoto Sprout (NTV, 2012), Kiyoka Taniyama Tokusō Shirei! Aichi Police (Nagoya Broadcasting Network, 2012-2013), Aichi Prefectural Police special investigation unit commander Mistake! Episode 2 (Fuji TV, 2013) Mission: English Eiken Daisakusen (BS Fuji, 2013-2014), Mari Riviere Power Game (NHK BS Premium, 2013), Aya Koike Hakuba no Ōji Sama Junai Tekireiki (YTV, 2013), Kaori Higashiyama Kurokōchi (TBS, 2013), Tenten Yae's Sakura Episode 43, Episode 44 (NHK, 2013), Umeko Tsuda Mission: English Eiken Daisakusen Season 2 (BS Fuji, 2014), Mari Riviere Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu! (tvk, 2016), Reiko Shiratori Who is Princess? (2021), Herself (ep. 8)

=== Web dramas === Atelier (2015), Yuri Kōno

=== Films === Hitori Kakurenbo Gekijōban (2009), Ritsuko Uno Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (2009), Hall announcement Fashion Story: Model (2012), Rena Kū no Kyōkai (2013), Yūko Sawamura Taka no Tsume Go: Utsukushiki Elleair Shōshū Plus (2013), Okitemasu Yorunī Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2014), Kanazaki Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu! The Movie (2016), Reiko Shiratori Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire (2019), Rechel Cheong (voice) Rules of Living (2025)

== Personal life == In 16 January 2021 Kawakita married a non-celebrity man, whose name was not disclosed. She announced on her social media that she gave birth to their first child, a daughter on 12 April 2023.

== Bibliography ==

=== Books === Kokuminteki Bishōjo: Dai 9-kai Zennihon Kokuminteki Bishōjo Contest (Koudansha, October 2003) ISBN 9784063645347