Yuka Itaya (板谷 由夏, Itaya Yuka, born 22 June 1975, in
Fukuoka Prefecture)[1] is a Japanese actress and caster. She is represented with
Amuse, Inc.[2]
Biography
Itaya graduated from Kyushu International University Comes High School[3] and Fukuoka Jo Gakuin Junior College.[4]
She worked as an exclusive model for PeeWee in 1994.[4]
In 1995, Itaya joined with Hanamaru Hakata (As Hakata Tsuruya at the time) and Otako Pū as South End×Yuka (stylized as SOUTH END×YUKA) and released the single "So.ta.i".
Co-starring with
Kentarō Ōtani, she acting debut in the film avec mon mari, in which she won the Best New Talent award at the
Yokohama Film Festival.[4] After appearing in Perfect Love!, Itaya appeared in many television dramas and films.[4]
On 22 February 2007, she married
wardrobe stylist Hirohiko Furuta. Itaya gave birth to her eldest son in June 2008, and to her second son on 9 August 2012,[5] and is now a mother of two children.
Yuka Itaya (板谷 由夏, Itaya Yuka, born 22 June 1975, in
Fukuoka Prefecture)[1] is a Japanese actress and caster. She is represented with
Amuse, Inc.[2]
Biography
Itaya graduated from Kyushu International University Comes High School[3] and Fukuoka Jo Gakuin Junior College.[4]
She worked as an exclusive model for PeeWee in 1994.[4]
In 1995, Itaya joined with Hanamaru Hakata (As Hakata Tsuruya at the time) and Otako Pū as South End×Yuka (stylized as SOUTH END×YUKA) and released the single "So.ta.i".
Co-starring with
Kentarō Ōtani, she acting debut in the film avec mon mari, in which she won the Best New Talent award at the
Yokohama Film Festival.[4] After appearing in Perfect Love!, Itaya appeared in many television dramas and films.[4]
On 22 February 2007, she married
wardrobe stylist Hirohiko Furuta. Itaya gave birth to her eldest son in June 2008, and to her second son on 9 August 2012,[5] and is now a mother of two children.