Biography
Tamae Ando is an actress born on August 8, 1976, in Arakawa, Tokyo. She is married to Kuro Tanino, a theater playwright and director associated with the theater group "Niwa Gekidan Penino". The couple has one child. She's been active as an actress since 2001. She is part of the talent agency MASH. She was born as the daughter of a tonkatsu restaurant called "Donpei" which has appeared in the drama "Kodoku no Gurume". She graduated from Ogu Miyamae Elementary School, Ogu Hachiman Junior High School, and The Second Nihon University High School. Aspiring to become a diplomat, she entered Sophia University's department of Foreign Languages but dropped out. She went on to graduate from Waseda Universities department of Literature. Following her graduation, she joined the theater company "Pots Doll" and began working as an actress. She caught the eye of director Hiroki Ryuichi and was cast in her first film, 2003's "Vibrator". Following her 2003 movie debut, 2004 saw her appearing in her first drama. She left "Pots Doll" in 2007 but still appears in stage productions with her most recent appearance occurring in 2015.
Acted in 102
2020s
- 2026
Blue Flower, Forest of Vessels
Rumi Kurihara · 32 episodes
Innocent Witness
Harumi Koike · 1 episode
- 2025
リア王
Movie
Gold Sunset
TV
- 2024
アイドル誕生 輝け昭和歌謡
Movie
- 2023
Kyoto no Ohikkoshi
Hirano Nao
Ripples
Misae Watanabe
亀も、青春は短い
Movie
Yukio in Tokyo
TV
- 2022
- 2021
Asagaya Shimai no Nohohon Futarigurashi
ミホ · 7 episodes
Inubu: The Dog Club
Fuzakawa Satoko
How to be Likable in a Crisis
TV
- 2020
Sugu Shinun Dakara
Shinobu Yumi · 5 episodes
One Left Hand Shot
Movie
A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic
Movie
2010s
- 2019
Mango no Ki no Shita de
TV
Fujoshi, Ukkari Gei ni Kokuru
Yoko Ando · 8 episodes
Bridal Battle of BUSU
Movie
- 2018
Manager Rinko Kazehana's Love
TV
- 2017
The Last Reunion
Movie
Side Job
Movie
- 2016
- 2015
The Man of the Political Economy
Movie
64
Kakinuma Meiko · 5 episodes
- 2014
The Long Goodbye
Nurse 2 · 1 episode
Smoking Gun
Shoko Komiyama · 11 episodes
Botanical Life of Varendar
Kyoko Fujimura · 37 episodes
- 2013
Madame Marmalade's Mysterious Puzzle - Answer Version
Movie
Madame Marmalade's Mysterious Puzzle - Question Version
Movie
Kagi no nai Yume wo Miru
TV
Nobody's Perfect
Hideko Aoyanagi
- 2012
Dreams for Sale
Noriyo Oota
Deceiving Idol
Usa Asari · 12 episodes
- 2011
クレイジーハニー
TV
- 2010
Kaidan Horror Classics
TV
What a Wonderful Life!!
Movie
Solanin
Receptionist of Live House Music Studio
Golden Slumber
Iwasaki's Wife
2000s
- 2009
We'll Keep Walking, That's All
Kaoru
- 2008
All Around Us
Masako Yoshida
700 Days of Battle: Us vs. the Police
Takaaki's Sister
- 2007
Hatsuko's World
Movie
The Matsugane Potshot Affair
Haruko
- 2006
- 2005
- 2003
Hatsukoi: Love, A First
Movie
1990s
- 1999
I DON'T TALK MUCH
Movie
1970s
- 1971
