is a Japanese fashion model, actress and singer. She is the daughter of film actor Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe

is a Japanese stage, film, and television actor. To English-speaking audiences he is known for playing tragic hero characters, such as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in Letters from Iwo Jima and Lord Katsumoto Moritsugu in The Last Samurai, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best...

. 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

Anna Sui

Anna Sui is an American fashion designer. Her luxury brand retails globally in the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Her clothing, fragrance, cosmetic, and accessories lines sell at Anna Sui stores in over 50 countries and are also widely distributed at leading department stores...

, Diane von Furstenberg

Diane von Fürstenberg

Diane von Fürstenberg, formerly Princess Diane of Fürstenberg , is a Belgian-American fashion designer best known for her iconic wrap dress. She initially rose to prominence when she married into the German princely House of Fürstenberg, as the wife of Prince Egon of Fürstenberg...

, Tommy Hilfiger

Tommy Hilfiger

Thomas Jacob "Tommy" Hilfiger is an American fashion designer and founder of the premium lifestyle brand Tommy Hilfiger.-Early life:...

, and Vivienne Tam

Vivienne Tam

Vivienne Tam is a fashion designer based in New York City. She was born in Guangzhou, China and moved to Hong Kong at the age of three. She attended Hong Kong Polytechnic University....

, among others. She also walked for Baby Phat

Baby Phat

Baby Phat is an urban fashion line of clothing and other items for women and girls. Besides clothing, the brand also includes accessories for phones, jewelry, shoes and fragrances. It is the corporate "sibling" of the clothing brand Phat Farm created by Russell Simmons. Baby Phat uses a sleek cat...

, Imitation of Christ, Karl Lagerfeld

Karl Lagerfeld

Karl Lagerfeld is a German fashion designer, artist and photographer based in Paris. He has collaborated on a variety of fashion and art related projects, most notably as head designer and creative director for the fashion house Chanel...

, Lacoste, Marc by Marc Jacobs

Marc Jacobs

Marc Jacobs is an American fashion designer. He is the head designer for Marc Jacobs, as well as Marc by Marc Jacobs, a diffusion line, with more than 200 retail stores in 60 countries. He has been the creative director of the French design house Louis Vuitton since 1997...

, and Thakoon

Thakoon

Thakoon Panichgul is a Thai-American fashion designer. Panichgul moved to the United States with his family when he was 11 years old, and grew up in Omaha, Nebraska. His clothing has been worn by U.S...

 in subsequent seasons.

Watanabe has been featured in print advertisements for Anna Sui

Anna Sui

Anna Sui is an American fashion designer. Her luxury brand retails globally in the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Her clothing, fragrance, cosmetic, and accessories lines sell at Anna Sui stores in over 50 countries and are also widely distributed at leading department stores...

 and Nars

Nars

NARS Cosmetics is a Shiseido-owned cosmetics and skin care company founded by François Nars, make-up artist and photographer.The cosmetics line began with twelve lipsticks sold at Barneys New York. Since then, NARS have created various multi-use beauty products...

 Cosmetics.

In Japan, Watanabe is also a well-known reki-jo

Reki-jo

are Japanese women history buffs, who also may use the speech and mannerisms of pre-industrial Japan in their social gatherings. Reki-jo are a kind of otaku, people obsessed with a particular interest...

(history girl) -- a female history otaku

Otaku

is a Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests, particularly anime, manga or video games.- Etymology :Otaku is derived from a Japanese term for another's house or family , which is also used as an honorific second-person pronoun...

.

Drama

• Tengoku to Jigoku (TV Asahi, 2007)
• Tenchijin (NHK, 2009)
• Karei Naru Spy (NTV, 2009)
• Samurai High School (NTV, 2009)
• Shinzanmono (TBS, 2010, ep1)
• Naka nai to Kimeta Hi (Fuji TV, 2010)
• Joker: Yurusarezaru Sōsakan (Fuji TV, 2010)
• Namae o Nakushita Megami (Fuji TV, 2011)
• Yokai Ningen Bem (NTV, 2011)

Filmography

• Sakura no Sono (2008)
• Fashion Week (2009)
• Bandage (2010)
• Ninja Kids!!!
  Ninja Kids!!!
  is a 2011 Japanese family-oriented comedy film directed by Takashi Miike. The film is live-action adaptation of the Japanese anime series Nintama Rantarō. The film stars Seishiro Kato as Rantaro who is sent to a ninja training school by his parents...
  
  (2011)

Endorsements

• Calpis (2006)
• Shiseido Tsubaki, Maquillage (2007)
• Ezaki Glico Watering Kiss Mint (2007)

Recognitions

• 64th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress for Naka nai to Kimeta Hi

External links

• Anne Watanabe Photos at style.com
• Anne Watanabe at the Fashion Model Directory