Juri Ueno 上野樹里

Juri Ueno (上野 樹里; born 25 May 1986) is a Japanese actress from Kakogawa, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. She won the ‘Best Newcomer’ prize at the Japanese Academy Awards in 2005 for her role in Swing Girls.

Profile
* Height: 167cm
* Place of Birth: 兵庫県 / Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
* Talent Agency: Amuse
* Interests: Music, cooking
* Skills: Sprinting, tenor saxophone

Movies
* 2008 - Naoko (Naoko Shinomiya)
* 2006 - Arch Angels (Fumio Shijo)
* 2006 - 7 gatsu 24 ka dôri no Kurisumasu (Megumi Kamibayashi)
* 2006 - Niji no Megami Rainbow Song (Aoi Sato)
* 2006 - Shiawase no suitchi (Shiawase no Switch) (Rei Inada)
* 2006 - Deguchi no nai umi (Minako Narumi)
* 2005 - Summer Time Machine Blues (Haruka Shibata)
* 2005 - Kame wa igai to hayaku oyogu (Suzume Katakura)
* 2004 - Swing Girls (Tomoko Suzuki)
* 2004 - Chirusoku no Natsu (Mari Sugiyama)
* 2003 - Joze to tora to sakana tachi (Kanae)

TV Dramas
* 2008 - Nodame Cantabile New Year Special in Europe (Megumi Noda)
* 2007 - Jodan ja nai! (Eren Takamura)
* 2006 - Nodame Cantabile (Megumi Noda)
* 2006 - Tsubasa No Oreta Tenshitachi (Ryoko Shimojo)
* 2005 - Kindaichi shônen no jikenbo - Kyuketsuki densetsu satsujin jiken (Miyuki Nanase)
* 2005 - Engine (Misae Hoshino)
* 2004 - Orange Days (Ayumi Kirishima)
* 2003 - Okaasan to issho (Kaori Matsui)
* 2003 - Teru teru kazoku (Akiko Iwata)

Awards and Nominations
Awards won
* 51st Television Drama Academy Awards - Best Actress for Nodame Cantabile
* 28th Japanese Academy Awards - Best Newcomer for Swing Girls
* 59th Everyday Movie Sponichi Grand Prix - Best Newcomer for Swing Girls, Chirusoku no Natsu
* Yokohama Film Festival - Best Newcomer for Swing Girls