is a Japanese actress, singer, and model. Mizuki is represented by the talent agency

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. Born in

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parents, Mizuki began modelling for magazines and appearing in commercials at the age of four. On March 21, 2015, she announced that she married Koji Aoyama, a president of a construction company.

History

She become a

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in 1980 and first appeared in television series in 1983, but made her official acting debut in 1991, in the

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drama ''Mō Dare mo Aisanai''. In 1992, Mizuki landed her first leading role in the Fuji TV drama ''Hōkago''. She later starred in the popular series ''Nurse no Oshigoto'', which, after producing four seasons, was also made into a film, ''Nurse no Oshigoto: The Movie'' (2002). Mizuki won the Japan Academy Award for Best Newcomer for her performance in ''Chō Shōjo Reiko'' (1991) and later earned a Japan Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in ''Bokunchi'' (2003). In May 1991, Mizuki made her singing debut with the song "

Densetsu no Shōjo is the first single by Japanese recording artist Arisa Mizuki. It was released on May 15, 1991 as the first single from Mizuki's debut studio album ''Arisa''. The title song was written and composed by Amii Ozaki. It was inspired by Anri's "Olivi ...

," released through Nippon Columbia. The same year, she earned the

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for Best Newcomer. In 1997, Mizuki officially changed the romanization of her first name from Arisa to Alisa. She left Nippon Columbia and signed with her current record label, the

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subsidiary Avex Tune. As of 2011, Mizuki has released twenty-seven singles, six studio albums, and five compilation albums and has sold over 3 million total records. Mizuki is part of the group of artists that were majorly produced by

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, commonly known as the TK Family. Mizuki has starred in several drama series for which she has also sung the theme songs to, such as ''Help!'', ''Boy Hunt'', and most recently ''Saitō-san''. In 2010, Mizuki earned a place in the Guinness World Records book as the only actress to have starred in leading television roles for nineteen consecutive years. Alongside

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and Riho Makise, Mizuki was one of the top idols of the 1990s and due to their popularity and ubiquity, the trio were nicknamed "3M" by the media. She is also a successful runway and print model. Mizuki was the inspiration behind '' Sailor Moon'' character

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, and her song " Kaze mo Sora mo Kitto..." would be used as the ending theme for ''

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''.

Discography

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'' (1991) *'' Arisa II: Shake Your Body for Me'' (1992) *'' Arisa III: Look'' (1994) *''

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'' (1995) *''

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'' (1999) *'' SpeciAlisa'' (2011)

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Dubbing

*'' Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation'' (Ericka Van Helsing) *'' Hotel Transylvania: Transformania'' (Ericka Van Helsing)

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