(born January 14, 1981) is a Japanese

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

and former

gravure idol A model is a person with a role either to promote, display or advertise commercial products (notably fashion clothing in fashion shows) or to serve as a visual aid for people who are creating works of art or to pose for photography. Though mo ...

Personal life

Niiyama was born in

Aomori, Aomori is the capital city of Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 278,964 in 136,457 households, and a population density of 340 people per square kilometer spread over the city's total area of ...

. She was previously married to baseball player . They have a daughter named (born July 12, 2006). They divorced on December 29, 2014. She is affiliated with

Horipro is a large Japanese talent agency. History It was founded in 1960 as Hori Productions (ホリプロダクション ''Hori Purodakushon'') and changed to its present name in 1990. Horipro has two locations in the United States: Nashville and ...

Filmography

Film

*''The 2 Dimensional Travelers'' (1996) *'' Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack'' - Yuri Tachibana (2001) *'' Ju-on: The Grudge 2'' - Tomoko Miura (2003) *'' Rokushukan Private Moment'' - Akira Yuki (2001) *'' Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger The Movie: Full Blast Action'' - Marie Gold/Deka Gold (2004) *''

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'' - Arimori (2009) *'' Keiji Shoot 4'' - Honaka (2013)

Television

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'' (2012) *''

Ultraman Taiga is a Japanese tokusatsu drama produced by Tsuburaya Productions. It is the 31st entry to the Ultra Series, the first series released in the Reiwa period and the seventh entry to the lineup. It began airing on TV Tokyo on July 6, 2019. The serie ...

'' - Kana Sasaki (2019) *'' The Detective is Way Ahead'' - Sumika Sogawa (2018)

Voice Acting

Video game

*'' Eurasia Express Satsujin Jiken'' - Yukino Wada (1998) *'' Doraemon: Nobita and the Robot Kingdom'' - Jeanne (2002)

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Niiyama, Chiharu 1981 births Living people Voice actresses from Aomori Prefecture People from Aomori (city) Japanese gravure idols Japanese voice actresses