is a Japanese

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and

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. She is of

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heritage. Her father is an American citizen of Spanish descent. She has been working as a model since she was 10, and her acting debut was in the 1999 movie '' Hakuchi'' (directed by

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, opposite

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), and has performed in several movies. On

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, she had a participation on

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's ''Profile'' and has performed in

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Filmography

Film: * '' Hakuchi'' (''The Innocent'') (1999) * '' Jikken Eiga'' (1999) * '' Mōju vs Issunbōshi'' (2001) * '' Hero? Tenshi ni Aeba...'' (''Hero? If I Could Meet an Angel...'') (2004) * ''

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'' (2004) * '' Black Kiss'' (2006) Television: * ''Mokuyō no aidan'' (''Thursday's Ghost Tales'') (

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(Japan), 1996) * ''Ren ren dou shuo wo ai ni'' (人人都说我爱你) (

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, 2003) * ''Jiang shan mei ren'' (江山美人) (

, 2004) * '' Trail of the Everlasting Hero'' (侠影仙踪) (

, 2004) * ''

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'' as Sophie Villeneuve/B-Fighter Ageha, ( Toei, 1996) * ''Wonderful'' ( TBS, 1996) * ''PRO－file'' (

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, until 2004)

References

External links

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Reika Color Diary
- Official blog 1980 births Japanese film actresses Japanese female models Japanese people of American descent Japanese people of Spanish descent Living people Models from Tokyo Metropolis {{Japan-film-actor-stub