Rie Miyazawa

Rie Miyazawa (宮沢 りえ, Miyazawa Rie, born on April 6, 1973) is a Japanese actress and singer. Rie Miyazawa was born in Tokyo, to a Japanese mother and a Dutch father, and raised by her mother. Since her debut at age 11 in an advertisement for Kit Kat, she has many films, television shows, commercials, stage appearances and photo books to her credit. She starred in the children's comedy Bokura no Nanokakan Senso (Seven Days' War) and Tokyo Elevator ... more

Rie Miyazawa (宮沢 りえ, Miyazawa Rie, born on April 6, 1973) is a Japanese actress and singer. Rie Miyazawa was born in Tokyo, to a Japanese mother and a Dutch father, and raised by her mother. Since her debut at age 11 in an advertisement for Kit Kat, she has many films, television shows, commercials, stage appearances and photo books to her credit. She starred in the children's comedy Bokura no Nanokakan Senso (Seven Days' War) and Tokyo Elevator Girl. Miyazawa made her J-pop debut on 15 September 1989. She gained notoriety in 1991 with the publication of a nude photo book, Santa Fe, and even more publicity in 1992 by her engagement to sumo star Takanohana. The engagement was called off in 1993. Following the split, Miyazawa seemed to be on a downward spiral to self-destruction. In September 1994 she cut her wrists with a broken glass in what she described as an "accident". The tabloids focused on Miyazawa's drinking session, fights with her mother, and her escape to a nearby hotel as... less