ACTOR
Michiko Ishihara Roberts
石原ロバーツ 身知子

157cm / USA and JAPAN
12/06 生まれ
SAG Eligible / US Green Card
English:intermediate
短大を卒業後、「劇団青年座」にて演技の基礎を学び、俳優としての道を歩み始める。
ロサンゼルスに拠点を置くIvana Chubbuckスタジオ、ベラレーヌシステム、Nikki Flaksなども学ぶ。
演劇での活動だけではなく、86倍の競争を突破し、読売ジャイアンツのチアリーダーとしての活動、東京ディズニーランドのショーにも出演。
1999年には、舞台「フレンドシップ」で、役のために長い髪を剃り、3ヶ月間スキンヘッドで舞台に立った。
過去25年間で、時代劇・現代劇を中心に、「フジテレビ大奥」「熱海五郎一座」「にんじん」など幅広いジャンルにて50作品以上に出演。帝国劇場、明治座、新橋演舞場、新宿コマ劇場、芸術座(現・シアタークリエ)、松竹座、新歌舞伎座、御園座、中日劇場、博多座など、日本全国の劇場でキャリアを積む。その豊富な経験より、様々な主演俳優から信頼を経て、サポート業務の依頼も多く、より俳優としてのスキルが磨かれた。
2009年、単身渡米。
2011年にマイケル・メンデルソーン監督の映画「ハロウィン・ハウス・ホラー」で日本人エイリアン役に抜擢される。
短編映画「Places We Knew」では、孤独に苦しみながらも愛を抱える母親・YUKI を演じた。
この映画は、アカデミー賞公認のIndy Shorts International Film Festival 2024およびBAFTA公認のFlickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival 2024、Japan Film Festival in LA 2024、LA ASIAN Film Festival 2024、Philadelphia Asian Film Festival 2024、TOKYO International Short Film Festival 2024などに選出されている。
君野倫子著の「着物を楽しむ方法」にてモデルとして登場、サンタアニタパークで開催された東京シティポップの文化イベントで着物プレゼンターに選ばれる。
2024年9月、フランス発のエンジニア養成機関42TOKYOのPiscineに挑戦、同年、日米合同、国際色豊かな1minute plays festivalでの活動開始など、チャレンジ精神はジャンルを問わず、幅広く旺盛。
After graduating from a junior college, Michiko Ishihara Roberts began her acting journey by studying the fundamentals of performance at the renowned Seinenza Theater Company.
She further honed her craft at the Ivana Chubbuck Studio, Bella Lené System, and under the guidance of Nikki Flaks, all based in Los Angeles.
Beyond acting, she successfully competed against 85 other applicants to become a cheerleader for the Yomiuri Giants and also performed in shows at Tokyo Disneyland.
In 1999, she shaved her long hair to play a role in the stage production Friendship and performed with a shaved head for three months.
Over the past 25 years, she has appeared in more than 50 productions, focusing on period dramas and contemporary plays. Her career has taken her to prestigious theaters across Japan, including the Imperial Theatre, Meijiza, Shimbashi Enbujo, Shinjuku Koma Theater, Geijutsuza (now Theatre Creation), Shochikuza, Shin Kabukiza, Misonoza, Chunichi Theatre, and Hakataza
In 2009, she moved to the United States.
In 2011, she was cast as a Japanese alien in the film Halloween House Horror, directed by Michael Mendelsohn.
In the short film Places We Knew, Michiko Ishihara Roberts portrayed the role of a mother grappling with loneliness while holding onto love.
This film has been selected for numerous prestigious festivals, including the Academy Award-qualifying Indy Shorts International Film Festival 2024, the BAFTA-qualifying Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival 2024, the Japan Film Festival in LA 2024, the LA Asian Film Festival 2024, the Philadelphia Asian Film Festival 2024, and the Tokyo International Short Film Festival 2024.
In 2025, the film was officially selected for the Anniversary edition of the DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon and the Kalakari Film Festival in India.
The film was recognized with an Honorable Mention at the Hollywood Shorts Fest and selected as a Semifinalist at the New York Indie Shorts Awards.
Additionally, she appeared as a model in Rinko Kimino’s book Kimono wo Tanoshimu Houhou (How to Enjoy Kimono) and served as a kimono presenter at cultural events such as the Tokyo City Cup held at Santa Anita Park.
In September 2024, she took on the challenge of the Piscine at 42Tokyo, the French-born engineering program, and in the same year began performing in the Japan–U.S. collaborative, international 1-Minute Plays Festival. Her drive to take on new challenges is strong and wide-ranging, transcending genres.
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