Ryoko Yonekura (米倉 涼子, born August 1, 1975) is a Japanese actress and former fashion model best known for her role in the Japanese medical drama Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon. She also performs the voice of Black Widow in the Japanese-language releases of the Avengers film series.
Ryoko Yonekura | |
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米倉 涼子 | |
Born | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | August 1, 1975
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Years active | 1992–present |
Agent | Desafio |
Spouse |
Unknown
(m. 2014; div. 2016) |
Website | desafio-net |
Yonekura studied classical ballet for 15 years from the age of five.[citation needed] Represented by the Oscar Promotion agency, she won the sixth Japan Bishōjo Contest in 1992.[1] In 1993, she started her career as a model, working for fashion magazines such as CanCam.[citation needed] She announced her intention to start her acting career in 1999.[2] Her acting debut was in the TBS television drama Koi no Kamisama , and has appeared in many dramas ever since.[3]
Yonekura played the role of Roxie Hart in the Japanese-language production of Chicago in Tokyo 2008 and in 2010. She then learned the role in English and made her Broadway debut in 2012.[4]
In late March 2020, her agency at the time, Oscar Promotion, announced that she would leave the agency after her contract expired on March 31, 2020.[1] She founded her own personal agency, Desafio, in early April of the same year.[5]
In December 2014, Yonekura announced that she had married a company owner two years her junior.[6][7] In December 2016, Yonekura announced that she had divorced her husband. In a written statement, Yonekura commented, "After timely, repeated discussions, our divorce has been finalized. I am sorry to have caused trouble with my private matters." She continued, "I hope to move forward both as an actress and woman. I will do my best every day in order to challenge myself to various new things. Please continue to give me guidance and encouragement.".[8]
In October 2022, Yonekura announced she was withdrawing from performances of Chicago due to treatment for cerebrospinal fluid hypovolemia.[9]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2000 | Koi no Kamisama | Erika Saionji | [3] | |
Tenki-yoho no Koibito | Ikuko Sudo | |||
Hatachi no Kekkon | Ranko | |||
Straight News | Yuka Ichino | |||
2001 | Love Revolution | Mariko Endou | ||
Hikon Kazoku | Hikaru Matoba | [10] | ||
2002 | Pretty Girls | Ayumi Kurai | ||
Artificial Beauty | Honami Saotome | Lead role | [3] | |
Sonagi: Ameagari no Satsui | Chizuru Otsuki | Lead role | [11] | |
2003 | Musashi | Otsu | Taiga drama | |
2004 | Okusama wa Majo | Arisa Matsui | Lead role | [3] |
Kurokawa no Techo | Motoko Haraguchi | Lead role | [3] | |
2005 | Nyokei Kazoku | Fumino Hamada | Lead role | |
Haru to Natsu: Todokanakatta Tegami | Haru Takakura (young) | Lead role | [3] | |
Onna no Ichidaiki | Haruko Sugimura | Lead role | ||
2006 | Kemonomichi | Tamiko Narusawa | Lead role | [12] |
Fushin no Toki | Michiko Asai | Lead role | ||
2007 | Warui Yatsura | Toyomi Terashima | Lead role | [3] |
2007 | Katagoshi no Koibito | Moe Hayasaka | Lead role | |
2008–2009 | Kōshōnin | Reiko Usagi | Lead role; also known as The Negotiator | [13] |
2008 | Monster Parent | Itsuki Takamura | Lead role | [3] |
Koori no Hana | Kyoko Seno | Lead role | [14] | |
2010 | Nasake no Onna | Matsuko Matsudaira | Lead role | [15] |
2011 | Hunter: Sono Onna-tachi, Shōkin Kasegi | Rei Isaka | Lead role | [16] |
2012 | Atsui Kūki | Nobuko Kono | Lead role | [17] |
2012–2021 | Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon | Michiko Daimon | Lead role | [18][19] |
2013 | 35-sai no Koukousei | Ayako Baba | Lead role | [20][21] |
2014 | Kaseifu wa Mita | Nobuko Sawaguchi | Lead role | [22] |
Mighty Ant | Isako Sawada | Lead role | [23] | |
Out Burn | Eiko Yagami | Lead role | [24] | |
2015 | Kaseifu wa Mita 2 | Nobuko Sawaguchi | Lead role | [25] |
2016 | Kagerou Ezu | Nui | Lead role | [26] |
2018 | Legal V Ex-lawyer Shoko Takanashi | Shoko Takanashi | Lead role | [27] |
2019 | Crayon Shin-chan | Michiko Daimon (voice) | Episode: "Doctor-X" | [28][29] |
2022 | The Journalist | Anna Matsuda | Lead role | [30][31] |
2023 | Angel Flight | Nami Izawa | Lead role | [32] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2001 | Cardboard House Girl | An Sakurai | Lead role | |
2002 | Gun Crazy: A Woman from Nowhere | Saki Yamada | Lead role | |
2008 | Sakura no Sono | Shino Wakamatsu | [33] | |
2010 | Koshonin the Movie | Reiko Usagi | Lead role | [34] |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2012 | The Avengers | Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) | [35] |
2013 | Diana | Diana (Naomi Watts) | [36][37] |
2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) | [38] |
2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) | [39] |
2016 | Captain America: Civil War | Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) | [40] |
2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) | [41] |
2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) | [42] |
2021 | Black Widow | Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) | [43] |
2022 | Bullet Train | Maria Beetle (Sandra Bullock) | [44] |