Marumi Shiraishi (白石 マル美, formerly 白石 まるみ) (born November 27, 1962) is an
actress
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and
media personality
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from
Tokyo
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,
Japan. Her real name is Mitsue Minamikawa (南川 光江) and her
maiden name
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was Matsuda (松田).
In 1978, Shiraishi auditioned for the part of leading man
Hiromi Go
, is a Japanese singer, part of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. His real name is .
In the 1970s, he was called the with Goro Noguchi and Hideki Saijo. He belonged to Johnny & Associates, but later left the agency. He also effectively became ...
's sweetheart on the
TBS TV drama,
Mū ichozoku and debuted as the girl in "Izakaya Hiromi."
Not limited only to television, Shiraishi was a multifaceted
idol
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Religion and philosophy
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active also as a singer, movie actress, and radio personality.
Later, in 2002, she changed the spelling of her stage name from "まるみ" to the identically pronounced "マル美" and has been hosting a TV shopping program, living frugally on
Ikinari! Ōgon densetsu, and appearing as a TV travelogue reporter.
As a hobby, she plays in a
badminton
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club and is said to be very good.
Appearances
* ''
Taiyō ni Hoero!
, literally ''Roar at the Sun!'', was a long-running prime-time television detective series in Japan, which ran from 1972 to 1986 for a total of 718 episodes. The lead star was Yujiro Ishihara. It also helped further the career of actors such a ...
'' (TV) guest appearance
* ''Kotoshi no botan wa yoi botan'' (1983) (TV)
* ''Stewardess monogatari'' (1983) (TV)
* ''Getsuyō drama land'' (TV)
* ''Kaseifu ha mita!'' (1990-2004) (TV)
* ''
Suna no Shiro (1997) (TV)
* ''
Family
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'' (2001)
* ''
Bright Future'' (2003)
* ''Morning Salad'' (TV variety show)
External links
Marumi Shiraishi's official home page(Japanese, created by Marumi herself)
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1962 births
Living people
Japanese actresses