Anne Watanabe

Anne Watanabe

Watanabe at Narita-san Temple in Osaka, February 2014
Native name 渡辺 杏
Born (1986-04-14) 14 April 1986
Tokyo, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Occupation
  • Fashion model
  • singer
  • actress
  • TV host
Years active 2010–present
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Spouse(s) Masahiro Higashide (married 2015)
Children twin daughters (born. May 2016)
Parent(s) Ken Watanabe
Website www.topcoat.co.jp/artist/anne/

Anne Watanabe (渡辺 杏 Watanabe An, born 14 April 1986 in Tokyo) is a Japanese fashion model, actress, and singer.[2] She is the daughter of film actor Ken Watanabe and his first wife Yumiko. In her modeling work, she is known by the mononym Anne.[3]

Career

Watanabe's first high-profile modeling season was spring/summer 2006, in which she was featured in runway shows for Anna Sui, Diane von Furstenberg, Tommy Hilfiger, and Vivienne Tam, among others. She also walked for Baby Phat, Imitation of Christ, Karl Lagerfeld, Lacoste, Marc by Marc Jacobs, and Thakoon in subsequent seasons.

Watanabe has been featured in print advertisements for Anna Sui and NARS Cosmetics.[4]

Works

TV drama

Film

Radio

Discography

Mini-albums

Personal life

In Japan, Watanabe is also a well-known reki-jo (history girl) -- a female history otaku.[3]

She married actor Masahiro Higashide on 1 January 2015.[5]

In May 2016, Watanabe gave birth to twin daughters.

Recognitions

References

External links

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