was a

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actress, singer and radio entertainer. She was born on November 10, 1960, in the city of Moriyama, Aichi, (now Moriyama-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture), Japan and graduated from

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. She made her singing debut in 1979; in 1982 she got an early break on the television show '' Owarai Manga Dōjō.'' Noteworthy radio and television appearances include ''Miss DJ Request Parade'' (radio, 1981), ''Expo Scramble'' (1985), ''Wakamono no Subete'' (1994), ''Meibugyō Tōyama no Kin-san'' (1995), ''Shitsurakuen'' (1997), ''Magarikado no Kanojo'' (2005) and ''Shichinin no Onna Bengoshi'' (2006). She is the subject of several photo books, including ''Woman'' (1993). Kawashima died on September 24, 2015, from

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. She was 54.

Filmography

Dramas

*Keiji 110 kg 2 (TV Asahi / 2014) - Miyuki Akiba (ep.6-2) * Egoist (Fuji TV / 2009) * 4 Shimai Tantei Dan (TV Asahi / 2008) * Oniyome nikki: Ii yu da na (Fuji TV / 2007) * Seven Female Lawyers , Shichinin no onna bengoshi (TV Asahi / 2006) * New Woman of the Crime Lab 7 , Shin Kasouken no Onna (TV Asahi / 2006) - ep.5 * - Iwasaki Marie (Fuji TV / 2004) * The Aaah Detective Agency , Aatantei Jimusho (TV Asahi / 2004) * Beauty Seven (NTV / 2001) * Kizudarake no Love Song (Fuji TV / 2001) * The Chef (NTV / 1995) * Wakamono no Subete (Fuji TV / 1994)

Movies

*''Mokka no koibito'' (2002) *''Ghost Shout'' (2010) *''Chai Koi'' (2013)

References

External links

TVdrama Database
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1960 births 2015 deaths Japanese actresses Japanese television personalities Japanese female adult models Japanese women pop singers Japanese radio personalities People from Nagoya Aoyama Gakuin University alumni Deaths from cholangiocarcinoma Deaths from cancer in Japan {{Japan-actor-stub