Nakama Yukie

She is a Japanese actress, singer and former idol. She was born in Okinawa, Japan, in a fisherman's family, the youngest of five siblings.

At the start of her career she was a gravure idol and singer (her debut single "Moonlight to Daybreak" was released in 1996), and appeared in bit roles until her career breakthrough playing Sadako in "Ring 0: Birthday (2000)."

In 2000, Nakama demonstrated her talent for comedy with her lead role in the Japanese television drama Trick which proved so popular that it had two more seasons and three film versions, but it was the top-rating TV series Gokusen (2002), a live-action version of the popular manga, that established her as one of Japan's most popular and bankable actresses.

Nakama has featured in commercials for companies such as Nissin, Glico, Lotte, Asahi, Shiseido, au by KDDI, and has even served as a spokesperson for Japan Railways and the Japanese Tax Agency. She is managed by Production Ogi.


PROFILE
* Name: 仲間由紀恵 (なかま ゆきえ)
* Profession: Actress and singer
* Birthdate: 1979-Oct-30
* Birthplace: Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan
* Height: 160cm
* Weight: 46kg
* Star sign: Scorpio
* Blood type: AB
* Talent agency: Production Ogi


DISCOGRAPHY
Single
* Moonlight to Daybreak (1996)
* トゥルー・ラブストーリー〜恋のように僕たちは〜 (1996) True Love Story theme song
* 心に私がふたりいる／トレモロ (1997)
* 負けない愛がきっとある/One More Chance (1997) Mega Man X4 OP & ED and Don't Leave Me Alone, Daisy Ending Theme
* 遠い日のメロディー／ヴィオラの夢 (1997) Haunted Junction
* 青い鳥／晴れた日と日曜日の朝は (1998)
* Birthday／I Feel You (2000) Ring 0: Birthday image song
* 愛してる (Aishiteru) (2001)
* 恋のダウンロード (Koi no Download) (2006) [as Yukie with Downloads]

Album
* 遠い日のメロディー (1998)


RECOGNITION - 57th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actress in Gokusen 3
- 44th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actress in Gokusen 2
- 42nd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Outfit in Tokyo Wankei
- 39th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actress in Trick 3
- 37th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actress in Kao
- 33rd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actress in Gokusen
- CO-HOST: 56th NHK Kouhaku Uta-Gassen
- CAPTAIN: Red Team, 57th NHK Kouhaku Uta-Gassen

sourece: Wikipedia and DramaWiki