Sawajiri Erika

Name: Sawajiri Erika (沢尻エリカ)
Birthdate: 1986/4/8
Nicknames: Deco (Childhood), Kacchan, Aachan
Horoscope: Aries
Blood Type: A
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan (Her mother is a French-Japanese mixed)
Charming Point: Long eyelashes, forehead and small ears
Hobbies: People-watch, shopping, collecting cheap candies & cooking
Talent: Jazz dance, horse riding, swimming
Bad Habit: playing with her hands
Character: My-Pace
T・B・W・H:　T160 B83 W58 H86 (2004)
Idol: Amuro Namie

Profile
- She is half-japanese, having a Japanese father (death of illness) and an Algerian-French mother and is the youngest child of three brothers and sisters. Her father died of cancer when she was in her third year at junior high school and her second eldest brother died of a car accident when she was in first year at high school.
- Her father was the owner of racehorses, and owned sixteen race horses including Edonokoban (エドノコバン) etc. Her mother manages the Mediterranean restaurant now; Sawajiri sometimes helps with it.
- Her specialty is horseback riding. She has been riding from childhood.
- Her name is derived from the flower's name. (Ericaceae's Erica)
- The opportunity which she entered the entertainment world was because she wanted to see Namie Amuro.
- It's said that she has a frank character in contrast with her girlish appearance.

History
1999
Passed the Stardust audition after graduating from elementary schoo

2000
Joined idol unit "ANGEL EYES"
Modelling in fashion magazines such as CUTiE and nicola

2001
Event: YoungJump Uniforms Collection 2001 Grand-Prize
ANB（BS）News Programme Harajuku ロンチャーズ Regular

2002
Event: FujiTV Visual Queen 2002
Film Mondai no nai Watashitachi (Feb)
NTV Music Variety Show THE YORU mo Hit Parade （4/20～6/29）
CX News Programme 超VIP フォーチュンの扉 （6/12・24・8/26）
CBC Variety Show Bijo Dokyu (Nov)
TBS show B-1 (2002.10～2003.03)

2003
Starred in PV: Kishidan - SECRET LOVE STORY
Starred in PV: ZEEBRA - BIG BIG MONEY feat. HIRO
CX Hokkaido Special Drama North Point - FRIENDS (Feb)
TBS drama HOTMAN ep4-6, 9, 10 (Apr~June)
CX（CS721ch）Variety Show Idol Road (May~)
TBS drama Hito natsu no papa e (July~Sep)

2004
TBS News Programme Ousama no Oyashoku
TBS drama Sakura saku made (Jan-Mar)
CX drama Fuyuzora ni tsuki wa kagayaku (Feb)
NTV Special Drama Cheers~Tenkou e no ouenka (Apr)
TBS drama Mumei (Nov)

2005
Film PACCHIGI! (Jan)
Film Ashurajo no Hitomi (Apr)
TBS drama Aikurushii (Apr~June)
Film Shinobi (Sep)
CX Ichi Rittoru no Namida (Oct~)

2006
Film Sharei (Spring)
Film Kangyou Kyodai (Summer)

Films
2002
Mondai no nai watashitachi
2005
PACCHIGI!
Ashurajo no Hitomi
Shinobi
2006
Sharei
Mamiya Kyoudai

Dramas
2003
North Point - FRIENDS
HOTMAN
Hitonatsu no papa e
2004
Sakura sakumade
Cheers~Tenkou e no ouenka
Mumei
2005
Aikurushii
Ichi Litre no Namida

Photobooks
2002.10 P-chu!
2004.04.08 erika

VIDEO/DVD
2002.08.07 Fuji Television Presents VISUAL QUEEN OF THE YEAR 2002 (DVD, VHS)
2003.04.02 erica (DVD, VHS)
2005.04.25 COLOR (DVD)