Bibari Maeda

Bibari Maeda
前田 美波里
Born (1948-08-08) August 8, 1948 (age 78)
Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
OccupationActress
Years active1966-present
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
ChildrenClaude Maki

Bibari "Beverly" Maeda (前田 美波里, Maeda Bibari; born August 8, 1948) is a Japanese actress. She is known for her starring role as Saeko Matsumiya in Son of Godzilla.

Biography

Maeda was born in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, to an American father and a Japanese mother. She married fellow performer Mike Maki in 1968, and their son, surfer and hip-hop artist Claude Maki, was born in 1972. Maeda has appeared in Japanese films and television programs from the 1960s into the 2020s. She modeled in a fashion show for Hanae Mori in Tokyo in 1976.

Selected filmography

Film

  • The Face of Another (1966) as Singer in Bar
  • Let's Go, Young Guy! (1967) as Etsuko
  • Judo Champion (1967) as Minako Arita
  • Son of Godzilla (1967) as Saeko Matsumiya
  • Hyappatsu hyakuchû: Ôgon no me (1968)
  • Kigeki ekimae kazan (1968)
  • Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2001) as Carmilla (voice)
  • McDull's Kung Fu Yochien (2012) as Mrs. McDull
  • Endless Shock (2021) as Owner role
  • Arrogance and Virtue (2024) as Onozato

TV

  • Serial TV novel Beppin-san (November 28, 2016-, NHK)-When child role
  • Aino Mating Agency (July–September 2017, TV Asahi)-Ikue Toshino
  • Sunday Prime " Funny Detective 20" (June 16, 2019, TV Asahi)-As Mutsumi Kawasumi

Awards