Arai Tamao

Name: Arai Tamao
Native name: 荒井玉青
Also Known as: あらいたまお, 新井玉青
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Female
Born: March 8, 1968
Age: 58

Arai Tamao, a former Japanese actress from Setagaya, Tokyo, was affiliated with Hirata Kon Promotion in 1984 and later with Natsuki Production in 1989. She is the niece of actress Ishihara Maki.

Encouraged by her mother, Arai joined the Wakasou Theater Company at age four and pursued acting from her third year of junior high school. She graduated from Setagaya Ward Yawata Junior High School and Tokyo Metropolitan Tamagawa High School.

In 1985, while preparing for university entrance exams, she was selected from about 300 candidates to star in the film "Stardust Story: Hoshizuna Monogatari", released in 1987. The same year, she made her musical debut with a lead role in "Maria" at the Ginza Hakuhinkan Theater.

After her role in the TV drama "Daihyo Torishimariyaku Keiji", Arai ceased appearing in dramas, and her subsequent activities are not documented.

(Source: MyDramaList) Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1972	Taiyo ni Hoero Japanese Drama, 1972, 718 eps (Ep. 2) (Guest Role)	718	(Ep. 2) Guest Role	4.0

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