Behind the anime

Aya Ueto

Voice actor

Aya Ueto is a Japanese actress, singer and television personality.

Occupation: Voice Actor, Vocalist
Born: September 14, 1985
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Years active: 1999–present
Gender: Female
Blood type: O
Awards: 1
Credits: 9

Aya Ueto at a glance

Aya Ueto is a voice actor and vocalist with nine credits in Aniphoria's catalog. Their listed hometown is Tokyo, Japan. Their birth date is listed as September 14, 1985. Years active: 1999–present.

Notable work

In the voice booth, Aya has played leads such as Kai Ichinose (Piano no Mori) and Lulun (Sore Ike! Anpanman: Baikinman to Ehon no Lulun). Production credits include theme song performance (4).

FAQ

What has Aya Ueto worked on?

Our catalog lists nine credits, including Piano no Mori, Zatch Bell!, and REBORN!.

Which characters has Aya Ueto voiced?

Listed roles include Aya Ueto, Kai Ichinose, Kyoko Tachibana, and Lulun.

Where is Aya Ueto from?

Their hometown is listed as Tokyo, Japan.

The person behind the work

Biography

Aya Ueto (上戸彩, Ueto Aya; born September 14, 1985) is a Japanese actress, singer and television personality. In 1997, Ueto participated in the seventh Japan Bishōjo Contest, where she won the special jury prize. Soon thereafter, Ueto joined the talent agency Oscar Promotion and began taking singing, dancing and acting lessons.

In 1999, she formed the girl group Z-1 with three fellow Japan Bishōjo Contest participants. The group disbanded in 2002 and later that year, Ueto signed with Pony Canyon and released "Pureness", her debut single as a lead artist. She has since released five studio albums which have spawned ten Oricon top-ten singles.

At the age of thirteen, Ueto made her acting debut in the 1999 thriller Satsujinsha: Killer of Paraiso. In 2001, Ueto appeared in the sixth season of the TBS drama 3-nen B-gumi Kinpachi-sensei. Her portrayal of a high school student with gender dysphoria garnered critical acclaim and led to several leading roles and advertising endorsements, establishing Ueto as one of Japan's most recognizable faces.

Since 2004, Ueto has held the annual title of CM Queen five times. Ueto has won two Television Drama Academy Awards – one for Best Actress for her performance in the sports drama series Ace o Nerae! (2004) and one for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the human drama Nagareboshi (2010).

She subsequently starred in the remake of Attention Please (2006), the banking drama Hanzawa Naoki (2013) and Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon (2014). Ueto ventured onto the big screen as the lead in Ryuhei Kitamura's 2003 blockbuster Azumi, which earned her a nomination for a Japan Academy Award for Best Actress.

She went on to star in its sequel, Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005), and Thermae Romae (2012), the adaptation of Mari Yamazaki's manga series of the same name. In 2017, Ueto starred in the feature film adaptation of the drama series Hirugao.