Ryoko Yonekura

From Yokohama, a model who became the queen of Japanese primetime as the freelance surgeon in Doctor X. That character could easily read as smug; she makes it exhilarating instead, which is nerve rather than looks. Then, instead of coasting, she played Roxie in Chicago on Broadway. She keeps choosing the frightening option.

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Name (English)

Ryoko Yonekura

Name (Japanese)

米倉涼子

Reading

よねくら りょうこ

Born

August 1, 1975 (age 51)

Origin

Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Height

168 cm

Occupation

fashion model / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Rabbit

Blood type

B

Agency

Desafio

Active years

1992 -

Awards & achievements

• 2002 Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year
• Kikuta Kazuo engeki shō

Spouse

一般人男性（2014 - 2016）

Works summary

Appearances

180 (1995–2026)

By year

1995: 2, 1997: 1, 1998: 1, 1999: 1, 2000: 11, 2001: 15, 2002: 15, 2003: 7, 2004: 7, 2005: 12, 2006: 5, 2007: 2, 2008: 6, 2009: 4, 2010: 6, 2011: 2, 2012: 6, 2013: 8, 2014: 11, 2015: 6, 2016: 4, 2017: 6, 2018: 3, 2019: 8, 2020: 2, 2021: 4, 2022: 7, 2023: 1, 2024: 2, 2025: 1, 2026: 2

Debut work

マジカルトップブラ

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttp://www.oscarpro.co.jp/profile/yonekura/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ryoko_yonekura_0801/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryoko%20Yonekura
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%B1%B3%E5%80%89%E6%B6%BC%E5%AD%90
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1041764

Tags

• Kanagawa Prefecture
• fashion model
• actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Works and profile fields sourced from Wikipedia reflect content as of 2026-08-26. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.