is a Japanese actress and

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Biography

Career

From April 2004 to March 2005, Kato was a regular guest student on ''Italian Conversation'', a 25-minute

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TV program for beginners of Italian. She subsequently began appearing in commercials and became a popular model after appearing in ''Zexy'', a Japanese

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magazine, in 2004. She appeared in the Japanese film ''Tokyo Tower'' with

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in 2005. In late 2005, she began appearing in

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such as ''Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo''. She later won the "Best Newcomer Award" for her performance in ''Dance Drill'' (also known as ''Dandori'' in Japan) in 2006. In 2007, she starred in the Japanese drama ''Jotei'' with

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actor

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. In 2008, Kato appeared in several TV dramas such as ''Oh! My Girl!'' with

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and ''Change'' with

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Early life

Kato's mother is Japanese and her father is Italian, both met at an Italian restaurant her father worked at in

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. When Kato was five years old, the family moved to

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, Italy. At that time she was able to speak and understand Italian, but has since forgotten almost every word. Hence, Kato was a regular guest student on Italian Conversation

TV program. She was named Rosa after her paternal grandmother.

Personal life

On 22 June 2011, Kato's 26th birthday, she married Japanese football player

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. The next day, she announced on her blog her four-month pregnancy with their first child. She later gave birth to a son.

Filmography

Films

TV dramas

Awards

50th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Newcomer (''Dance Drill'')

References

External links

Official site

Rosa Kato in Nippon Cinema
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kato, Rosa 1985 births Japanese female models Japanese people of Italian descent Living people People from Kagoshima 21st-century Japanese actresses