Tamura Eriko

Tamura Eriko at the Heroes Season Premiere (2007)

Tamura Eriko (田村英里子) is a Japanese actress and singer.

Profile

• Real Name: Sakamoto Eriko (坂本絵理子)
• Nickname: Eririn (えりりん)
• Birthdate: January 16, 1973 (1973-01-16)
• Birthplace: Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture
• Blood Type: B
• Height: 160 cm
• Sizes: 82 - 56 - 85 cm

Information

When Tamura was eight years old, she moved to Dusseldorf, Germany because of her father's job. But, when she came back from Japan at age 14, she auditioned and won the grand prix for the All Japan Song Selection You're The Star contest. She soon released her first single, "Locomotion Dream", in 1989 under the label Sun Music. The marketing for the single and Tamura was unique at the time. Before her first single release, the anime Idol Densetsu Eriko was based on Tamura and appeared weeks before Tamurs's real debut.

By her third single, Tamura moved to the label Toshiba EMI while winnning the Rookie of the Year award. She would later appear in doramas and movies, including being the lead star in the 1996 television dorama Hideyoshi.

In 2000, Tamura dreamed about making it in Hollywood and went overseas to Los Angeles to study abroad. Seven years later, her dream came true when she landed the role of Yaeko in the NBC television show Heroes. She would also appear in many American films including the 2009 film Dragonball Evolution as Piccolo's servant Mai.

Discography

Tamura Eriko as Mai from Dragonball Evolution (2009)

Tamura Eriko during her idol days (1980s)

Studio Albums

• [1989.07.19] May be Dream
• [1990.02.28] Myself
• [1990.09.05] Behind the Heart
• [1991.02.14] Dar Traum
• [1991.06.28] Taiyou no Vancance (太陽のバカンス)
• [1992.06.24] Shoujo de Iraretara (少女でいられたら)
• [1992.12.02] Ima no Watashi de... (今の私で…)
• [1993.09.22] Sure

Best Albums

• [1991.12.04] Discovery
• [1994.08.24] BALLAD
• [1998.03.28] TWIN BEST (TWIN BEST／田村英里子)
• [2003.06.25] Golden☆Best Tamura Eriko (ゴールデン☆ベスト 田村英里子)
• [2005.08.24] NEW BEST 1500

Singles

• [1989.03.15] Locomotion Dream (ロコモーション・ドリーム)
• [1989.06.21] Suki yo (好きよ)
• [1989.09.06] Honki (真剣)
• [1990.01.31] Process (プロセス)
• [1990.04.25] Domino
• [1990.07.18] Reversible (リバーシブル)
• [1990.12.05] Nijiiro no Namida (虹色の涙)
• [1991.05.17] Little Darling (リトル・ダーリン)
• [1991.06.28] Makasete! Chon Don Shan (まかせて! チン・トン・シャン)
• [1991.10.09] Yuuwaku no Chacha (誘惑のチャチャ)
• [1992.05.01] Saigo ni Oshiete (最後に教えて)
• [1992.10.22] Suteki na Ame (すてきな雨)
• [1993.08.04] Ningyo no Tshirt (人魚のTシャツ)
• [1993.12.08] Asu no Yukue (明日の行方)
• [1994.04.27] Kanashimi de wa Owaranai (悲しみでは終わらない)
• [1995.07.19] Sabishisa ni Kowarete mo (寂しさに壊されても)

Books

• [1989] Tamura Eriko ET MAGAZINE PHOTO & HISTORY (田村英里子 ET MAGAZINE PHOTO & HISTORY)
• [1990] Tamura Eriko CD Dunk (田村英里子 CDダンク)
• [1990] IMPRESSION
• [1991] IMPRESSION Kaiteiban (IMPRESSION・改訂版)
• [1992] WHITE HEAVEN
• [1993] UNBALANCE
• [1995] E
• [2009] Hollywood Dream (ハリウッド・ドリーム)

External Links

• Official Site
• Japanese Wikipedia: 田村英里子
• Encyclopedia Idollica: Tamura Eriko