is a Japanese actress represented by

Oscar Promotion is a Japanese talent agency headquartered in Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo. It was founded in 1970 and manages talents in a variety of fields including modelling and acting. The company has a large roster of talents, making it one of the largest talent ag ...

Biography

Yokoyama graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Takehaya Senior High School and

Aoyama Gakuin University is a private Christian university in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Originally established in 1874 by missionaries from the Methodist Episcopal Church, it was reconfigured in its current form in 1949 as part of Aoyama Gakuin. Aoyama Gakuin University ...

Faculty of Letters Second Section of the Department of Education. While part of the land division of high school, she was part of Queen Bee, a copy band to the

Barbee Boys Barbee Boys are a successful 1980s Japanese rock band. The band debuted in 1984 and was popular through the 1980s, becoming the first Japanese rock band to perform at the Nippon Budokan, until disbanding in 1992. The five members were: Konta (rea ...

and Men's Meg (from the brands Men's Viki and Megumi no Megu), a copy to Ann Lewis. Yokoyama made her debut as Rei, the girlfriend of Jun (played by

Hidetaka Yoshioka is a Japanese actor known for his performance in several movies as a child and lately the award-winning TV drama Dr. Coto's Clinic. He notably played the part of Tora-san's little nephew in the "Otoko wa Tsurai yo" film series, and he appeared ...

) in ''Kita no Kuni kara '87 Hatsukoi'', and has been active in a wide range of dramas, advertisements and variety shows afterwards. She is mostly known for playing the heroine Ruriko in ''Shinju Fujin'' in 2002. In 1995, Yokoyama married advert narrator Yasuki Okawa, but due to her popularity in ''Shinju Fujin'' she became busy and they divorced in December 2002 due to married couplings. In May 2006, she later married American Express Vice President Mamoru Ninobu. In September 2008, Yokoyama moved to Oscar Promotion from Knockout. It was undisputed that she was a heavy drinker. Yokoyama dislikes

narcissist Narcissism is a self-centered personality style characterized as having an excessive interest in one's physical appearance or image and an excessive preoccupation with one's own needs, often at the expense of others. Narcissism exists on a co ...

s. She especially "hated" men who are muscular and drunk on their bodies, she had said in a variety show. Her brother is former professional boxer Tomohiko Yokoyama.

Filmography

TV dramas

Films

Stage

Other TV programmes

References

External links

* on be amie * on Oscar Promotion {{DEFAULTSORT:Yokoyama, Megumi Actresses from Tokyo 1969 births Living people