English Stage Name:
Yuriko Ishida
Japanese Stage Name:
石田ゆり子
Birth Name:
Yuriko Ishida
Nickname:
Ishira-san, Yuri-chan, Riri
Origin:
Born in Nagoya city, Japan
Grew up in Tokyo, Japan
Blood Type:
A
Height:
163 cm ( 5 ft 4 inches )
Weight:
48 kg ( 106 lbs)
Marital Status:
Single
Children:
None
Family:
Father, Mother, one younger sister
Boyfriend:
None
Past Relationships/ Ex-Boyfriends:
- Kouki Mitani, film director
Rumored to have dated
- Ken Ishiguro, actor
Rumored to have dated
- Kenichi Okamoto, actor and singer
Rumored to have dated
- Tetsuro Naito, Japanese taiko drummer
Rumored to have dated
Hobbies:
Cooking and Baking
Pets:
One dog (Hana)
Four cats (Ange, May, Mint and Bisque)
Personality:
Yuriko is said to be;
- despite her looks being so fragile, very strong minded, according to Yuriko, herself.
- spontaneous and funny, according to Kouki Mitani, film director.
Trivia:
- Yuriko has moved around in Japan many times. growing up, due to her father’s business; she was born in Nagoya, moved to Tokyo, then to Nishinomiya city, Kawasaki city and then moved back to Tokyo by the time she turned 15.
- When she was in elementary school, Yuroko was selected as a member of ”National Junior Olympic” of Japan as a swimmer to get trained, which is the most prestigious youth athlete development program in Japan.
- Yuriko has a younger sister, Hikari Ishida, who is also an actress.
- Yuriko and Hikari established a talent agency together, called Fuurinsha. Yuriko is CEO of the company.
- Hikari calls Yuriko, Riri, because when Hikari was little, she couldn’t pronounce her sister’s name Yuriko, and always ended up calling her Riri.
- Yuriko was approached by a model agency when she was 16, and initially debuted as a model.