Keiko Kitagawa Profile

Keiko Kitagawa Profile

Name: 北川景子 (きたがわ けいこ)
Name (romaji): Kitagawa Keiko
Profession: Actress and model
Birthdate: August 22, 1986 (age 26), Kobe
Birthplace: Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Height: 160cm
Weight: 42kg
Star sign: Leo
Blood type: O
Talent agency: Stardust
Education: Meiji University (2009)

Keiko Kitagawa is a Japanese actress and former model. She was an exclusive model for the Japanese Seventeen magazine from late 2003 to mid 2006, and left modeling when she left the magazine. Wikipedia

This innocent looking girl is an established model, actress and a commercial science major at Meiji University in Tokyo. Keiko Kitagawa had no intention of entering into the entertainment world. She wanted to become a doctor. By the time she reached high school, she was not sure about her future career. At that time, a talent agency approached her. Initially, her parents did not agree but then they gave her permission. In 2003, Keiko Kitagawa was chosen as Miss Seventeen 2003 and started her career as a model for the popular Japanese teen magazine Seventeen. She worked there from late 2003 to mid 2006 and stopped modeling upon leaving the magazine. That same year, she started her acting career in the live action television series, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. Keiko Kitagawa played the character of Rei Hino in that series. After Sailor Moon, Keiko Kitagawa worked in both Hollywood and Japanese movies. Her major Hollywood movie includes, The Fast and The Furious sequel, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. Born on August 22, 1986 in Hyogo Prefecture, Keiko Kitagawa is a fortunate survivor of the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995. She lost many of her friends in that earthquake. When she was young she was hit by a car and had to stay in the hospital for a long time. A stay-at-home person, Keiko Kitagawa enjoys watching DVD, listening to music and reading books. She also likes swimming. She has a pet cat named Jill.
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