English Stage Name:
Kumiko Goto
Japanese Stage Name:
後藤久美子
Birth Name:
Kumiko Gotoh
Nickname:
Gokumi
Origin:
Suginami Ward, Tokyo, Japan
Blood Type:
O
Height:
161 cm ( 5 ft 3 inches )
Weight:
46 kg ( 102 lbs)
Marital Status:
De facto relationship with Jean Alesi, a French racing driver
Children:
one daughter, two sons
Family:
Father, Mother, one older sister, one older brother
Past Relationships/ Ex-Boyfriends:
- Takaaki Ishibashi
Rumored to have dated
- Hiromi Go
Rumored to have dated
Friends:
- Rie Miyazawa
- Kaori Momoi
- Miho Nakayama
- Yasuko Sawaguchi
- Masahiko Tsugawa
- Mayuko Kato
- Shizuka Kudo
Personality:
Kumiko is said to be;
- out-spoken and up-front.
- emotional, when it comes to acting.
- calm, when she is not acting.
Trivia:
- Kumiko started modeling at the age of 10.
- Kumiko is known for her love for cars; she used to drive a Coupe Fiat and a Dino 206/ 204.
- Kumiko started dating Jean Alesi, a French racing driver, in 1995 and moved into his house in France in the following year. To this day, they haven’t legally married but are in a “de facto” relationship.
- Kumiko and her husband, Jean have two sons and one daughter together and they all can speak Japanese.
- Kumiko and Jean have a main house in Geneva, Switzerland, and condos in Paris, New York City and Monaco.
- Kumiko says she will never act again for dramas or movies, but enjoys modeling for magaginzes and shooting for TV commercials.
- Kumiko has released a few singles and albums from 1997 to 1998, due to a strong request by her agency. However, she has confessed that she never enjoyed singing.
- Kumiko had been one of the most popular actresses and models in Japan from 1986 till the time she moved to France for Jean in 1996, and is said to have made her agency, Oscar Promotion to become one of the well-known talent agencies in Japan.