Maki Nishiyama (西山茉希, Nishiyama Maki; born November 16, 1985) is a Japanese model, and actress. Her best-known modeling work has been with the Japanese fashion magazine, ''

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Career

In 2005, Nishiyama started her career as a model for the Japanese fashion magazine ''

'' under an exclusive contract. She has also appeared in television advertisements for several companies, from Nivea-Kao in 2006 to

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Japan in 2009. She played a role in a TV drama, ''

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'' (Tsuki no koibito) in 2010. She played the role of Nabiki Tendo in the ''

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'' live-action special aired in December 2011.

Television

References

Living people 1985 births Japanese actresses Japanese female models Japanese women television personalities {{Japan-actor-stub