AYA UETO WAS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 14, 1985. SHE IS A JAPANESE ACTRESS, SINGER, MODEL, TARENTO, AND OCCASIONAL RADIO PERSONALITY. AYA WAS DISCOVERED WHEN SHE PARTICIPATED IN THE 7TH JAPAN BISHŌJO CONTEST, WHERE SHE WON THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE.AT THE AGE OF THIRTEEN, SHE MADE HER ACTING DEBUT, IN THE FILM SATSUJINSHA: KILLER OF PARAISO (1999).
AYA’S BREAKTHROUGH CAME WHEN SHE WAS CAST AS A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SUFFERING FROM GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER (GID), IN THE SIXTH SEASON OF THE LONG-RUNNING TBS DRAMA 3-NEN B-GUMI KINPACHI-SENSEI. HER CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED PERFORMANCE LED TO SEVERAL LEADING ROLES AND ENDORSEMENTS, EVENTUALLY ESTABLISHING HERSELF AS ONE OF JAPAN’S MOST RECOGNIZABLE FACES.
AS ONE OF JAPAN’S MOST UBIQUITOUS CELEBRITIES, AYA CONSTANTLY APPEARS ON BILLBOARDS, SHOP WINDOWS AND TRAIN ADVERTS, AND HAS HELD THE ANNUAL TITLE OF CM QUEEN FIVE TIMES SINCE 2004.
