Anne Watanabe | |
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Watanabe at Narita-san Temple in Osaka, February 2014
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Native name | 渡辺 杏 |
Born |
Tokyo, Japan |
14 April 1986
Nationality | Japan |
Occupation |
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Years active | 2010–present |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Spouse(s) | Masahiro Higashide (married 2015–) |
Children | twin daughters (born. May 2016) |
Parent(s) | Ken Watanabe |
Website | www |
Anne Watanabe (渡辺 杏 Watanabe An?, born 14 April 1986 in Tokyo) is a Japanese fashion model, actress, and singer. She is the daughter of film actor Ken Watanabe and his first wife Yumiko. In her modeling work, she is known by the mononym Anne.
Watanabe's first high-profile modeling season was spring/summer 2006, in which she was featured in runway shows for Anna Sui, Diane von Furstenberg, Tommy Hilfiger, and Vivienne Tam, among others. She also walked for Baby Phat, Imitation of Christ, Karl Lagerfeld, Lacoste, Marc by Marc Jacobs, and Thakoon in subsequent seasons.
Watanabe has been featured in print advertisements for Anna Sui and NARS Cosmetics. She was the main visual model for Sui's Secret Wish Magic Romance fragrancefor both print and video.
In Japan, Watanabe is also a well-known reki-jo (history girl) -- a female history otaku.
She married actor Masahiro Higashide on 1 January 2015.
In May 2016, Watanabe gave birth to twin daughters.