Maki Horikita

I have such a soft spot for Maki Horikita. She came up the classic way, a model and child performer who somehow grew into one of those actresses everybody in Japan just knew, and that clean, quietly steady screen presence always felt completely effortless to me, never a whiff of fakeness. She picked up an Elan d'Or newcomer award back in 2006 and you could feel she was only getting started. So when she walked away near the top of her game to step into private life, I genuinely wanted to yell at the screen, "wait, you can't just leave!" But honestly, choosing your own happiness over the spotlight takes more nerve than any role. That exit only makes me respect her more. A lovely actress, full stop.

Maki Horikita is a Japanese actress, voice actress, and model born on October 6, 1988, in Kiyose, Tokyo. She worked as a child actress before rising to national prominence as one of Japan's most recognized talents of the 2000s and early 2010s. In 2006 she received the Elan d'Or Award for Best Newcomer. She has since stepped back from public life, with her current agency and personal details kept private.

Name (English)

Maki Horikita

Name (Japanese)

堀北真希

Reading

ほりきた まき

Born

October 6, 1988 (age 37)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Dragon

Origin

Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan

Occupation

Actress / Voice Actress / Model

Awards & achievements

• 2006 — Elan d'Or Award, Best Newcomer

• Official sitehttps://www.horikita-collection.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/MakiHorikita6
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A0%80%E5%8C%97%E7%9C%9F%E5%B8%8C
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q864761

Tags

• From Tokyo
• Actress
• Voice Actress
• Model

Last updated

2026-06-02

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