Yuri Nakamura
{{short description|Japanese actress and former singer (born 1982)}}
{{for|Japanese singer and composer|Yuri Nakamura (singer)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Yuri Nakamura
| native_name = 中村 ゆり
| native_name_lang = ja
| image = Nakamura Yuri from "by the window" at Red Carpet of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2022 (52461354464).jpg
| caption = Nakamura in 2022
| alt = Nakamura at press event in three-quarter profile wearing sleeveless dress
| citizenship = South Korea
| birth_name = Yuri Sei, Woori Song
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|3|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1998—present
| agent = Alpha Agency
| notable_works = {{hlist|Pacchigi! Love & Peace|Tengoku kara no Love Letter}}
| website = {{official website|https://alpha-agency.com/artist/nakamura/|Official profile}}
}}
{{nihongo|Yuri Nakamura|中村 ゆり, 中村 友理|Nakamura Yuri|born 15 March 1982, in Neyagawa, Osaka}}{{cite web|url=http://news.aol.jp/2015/08/30/nakamurayuri/|title=『ASAYAN』出身女優・中村ゆり、「美しすぎる脇役」としてネット上で話題に|work=AOL News|language=ja|date=31 Aug 2015|access-date=22 Dec 2016|archive-date=26 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026002309/http://news.aol.jp/2015/08/30/nakamurayuri/|url-status=live}} is a Japanese-born Korean actress and former singer. Her real name is {{nihongo|Yuri Sei|成 友理|Sei Yūri}} or Woori Song ({{korean|hangul=성우리|rr=Seong Uri|label=no}}).
Early life and career
Nakamura's father was a third-generation Japanese man and her mother was Korean and held citizenship in both South Korea and Japan. Nakamura, like many other multiracial Asians, had two names: her Japanese name Yuri Sei, and her Korean name Woo-ri Song.
She passed the singing audition of Asayan in 1996. She later formed the music duo YuriMari with her friend Mari Izawa, and made her music debut in 1998 with the duo. In 1999 the duo broke up.
Later on Nakamura became an actress under the name Yuri Nakamura and acted often in films, television dramas and music videos.
In 2007, she appeared in Break Through!'s sequel Pacchigi! Love & Peace as Kyonja; her performance in such became one of her more popular roles. In October 2008 Nakamura appeared in the company play 1945, which also contributed heavily to her popularity. Later in the year she won the Rookie Award of the 3rd Osaka Cinema Festival for her role in the film Pacchigi! Love & Peace.
Nakamura is good friends with actress and dancer Asuka Kitabayashi,{{cite web|author=Kitabayashi, Asuka|date=17 Mar 2012|url=http://ameblo.jp/kitabayashi-asuka/entry-11195797843.html|title=HAPPY BIRTHDAY♡|work=Asuka Kitabayashi official blog: Asuka-log|language=ja|publisher=Ameba Blog|access-date=22 Dec 2016}} and they privately travel together.{{cite web|author=Kitabayashi, Asuka|date=24 Oct 2011|url=http://ameblo.jp/kitabayashi-asuka/entry-11055748796.html|title=韓国旅行①|work=Asuka Kitabayashi official blog: Asuka-log|language=ja|publisher=Ameba Blog|access-date=22 Dec 2016|archive-date=23 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223063834/http://ameblo.jp/kitabayashi-asuka/entry-11055748796.html|url-status=live}}
Filmography
=Films=
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Awards
- 3rd Osaka Cinema Festival Newcomer Award (Pacchigi! Love & Peace)
- 2007 National Imaging Actress Award (Pacchigi! Love & Peace)
References
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Notes
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External links
- {{official website|https://alpha-agency.com/artist/nakamura/|Official profile}} {{in lang|ja}}
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Category:South Korean film actresses
Category:Zainichi Korean musicians
Category:Actresses from Osaka Prefecture
Category:Singers from Osaka Prefecture