Erika Sawajiri info

Erika Sawajiri is a Japanese actress, model, and musician. Her alias in her music career was Kaoru Amane, but she has recently started her own project under the name Erika. She is currently affiliated with Sony for her record label as formerly Kaoru Amane and later Erika, and Stardust Promotion for her talent agency as her real name, Erika Sawajiri, and became popular after playing a girl who suffered from an intractable disease called spinocerebellar degeneration (SCD) in the nonfiction drama "1 Litre of Tears".



Profile

• Name: 沢尻エリカ (さわじり えりか)
• Name (romaji): Sawajiri Erika
• Nickname: Deco (childhood), Kacchan, Aachan
• Profession: Actress, model and singer
• Birthdate: 1986-April-08
• Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
• Height: 160cm
• Star sign: Aries
• Blood type: A
• Talent agency: Stardust (http://www.stardust.co.jp/)

TV Shows

• Ichi Rittoru no Namida SP (Fuji TV, 2007)
• Taiyou no Uta (TBS, 2006)
• Ichi Rittoru no Namida (Fuji TV, 2005)
• Aikurushii (TBS, 2005)
• Sakura Sakumade (2004)
• Cheers~Tenkou e no Ouenka (2004)
• Mumei (2004)
• North Point - FRIENDS (2003)
• HOTMAN (TBS, 2003)
• Hitonatsu no Papa e (TBS, 2003)

TV Show Theme Songs

• Destination Nowhere, theme song for Mop Girl (TV Asahi, 2007)

Movies

• Closed Note (http://closed-note.com/index.html) (2007)
• Tegami / The Letter (http://www.tegami-movie.jp/) (2006)
• Sugar & Spice~Fuumi Zekka~ / Suger & Spice~What Little Girls are Made Of~ (http://sugarandspice.jp/) (2006)
• Tenshi no Tamago 天使の卵 (http://www.tentama.jp/) (2006)
• Sharei (2006)
• Otoshimono / Ghost Train (http://www.twitchfilm.net/) (2006)
• Mamiya Kyoudai / Mamiya Brothers (http://www.mamiya-kyoudai.com/) (2006)
• PACCHIGI! (2005)
• Ashurajo no Hitomi (2005)
• Shinobi (http://www.shinobi-movie.com/) (2005)
• Mondai no nai Watashitachi (2002)

Endorsements

• 2007: Pepsi NEX (http://www.pepsi.co.jp/menu.html)
• 2007: Meiji XYLISH (http://www.meiji.co.jp/sweets/candy_gum/xylish/moteiki/index.html)
• 2006: Sony Ericsson W51S (http://be-a-beauty.net/)
• 2006: Kanebo SALA (http://www.sala-sala.jp/brand/index.html)

Recognitions

• 2006 Japan Academy Awards: Best Newcomer for PACCHIGI!
• 2002: FujiTV's Visual Queen of the Year
• 2001: Young Jump Uniform Collection Runner Up

Trivia

• Family: Father (Japanese), mother (Algerian-French), and two older brothers.
• Hobbies: Shopping, collecting cheap candies & cooking
• Talents: Dancing to jazz music, horseback riding & swimming.
• Entered Stardust (http://www.stardust.co.jp/file/profile/sawajiri.html) through an audition. She decided to audition because she wanted to meet singer Amuro Namie, whom she idolizes.
• Changed her official Chinese name from 澤尻繪裏香 to 澤尻英龍華 in 2007-Jan
• Has released a special single, Taiyou no Uta, under the name Kaoru Amane. Taiyo no Uta was one of the biggest selling singles of 2006, having sold more than 480,000 copies.
• Has released a new single, Free, using the name ERIKA

Source: DramaWiki