Shioli Kutsuna (Actress)

Shioli Kutsuna is an Australian-born actress in Japan who began her career as an idol.

Native name

忽那汐里 (KUTSUNA Shiori)

Occupation

Actress

Birthplace

Killarney Heights, Sydney, Australia

Born

December 22, 1992 (age 23)

Height

5' 3" (160 cm)

Blood type

A

Debuted

2006

Genres

Films, TV dramas, commercials

Office

Oscar Promotion

History

Kutsuna, who is of both Australian and Japanese descent, spent most of her life living in Australia until she won the Judge’s Prize at the 2006 All-Japan National Young Beauty Contest. She then moved to Japan and decided to pursue a career as an idol (general entertainer) and actress.

In 2012, Kutsuna was named Best New Actress by film magazine Kinema Junpo as part of their year-end “Best Ten” lists for 2011. She also won the Sponichi Grand Prix Newcomer Award at the 66th Mainichi Film Awards for her performance in “My Back Page”.

Personal

• Kutsuna is fluent in both English and Japanese, having grown up speaking Japanese within her family household, and reportedly had no trouble speaking Japanese fluently when she began working as an actress. However, people sometimes point out her peculiar pronunciation on film sets.
• Like many Japanese celebrities, she is a graduate of Tokyo’s Horikoshi High School.