is a Japanese television personality and

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. Born in

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, she is the daughter of a Japanese father and an American mother, herself a former model. Her father,

Tatsuo Umemiya was a Japanese actor, ''tarento'', and businessman. He was represented by the agency Pickles. His daughter is model and ''tarento'' Anna Umemiya. The son of a doctor, Umemiya gave up a medical career to debut as a Toei New Face at the Toei Stu ...

, was an actor, and former original

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judge. Umemiya has a daughter, Momoka, by her former husband, identified only as "Mr C", whom she divorced on 28 January 2003 after an 18-month marriage.

Publications

* ''Anna: Ai no Nikki'' (アンナ愛の日記 (Anna - Diary of Love)) photo book (1995, Shinchosha, ) * ''"Minikui Ahiru no Ko" datta Watashi'' (「みにくいあひるの子」だった私 (I Used to be an Ugly Duckling)) (2001, Kodansha, )「みにくいあひるの子」だった私 at Amazon.co.jp
Retrieved on 17 February 2009.

References

External links

Official blog
* Japanese female models Japanese television personalities 1972 births Living people Japanese people of American descent Stardust Promotion artists {{japan-bio-stub