Karen Takizawa

Karen Takizawa (滝沢 カレン, Takizawa Karen, born May 13, 1992[1] in Tokyo) is a Japanese model, tarento and actress. She is represented by her agency Stardust Promotion[1] and was the winner of the Miss Seventeen 2008 grand prix. She was an exclusive model for the fashion magazine JJ. Takizawa's father is Ukrainian, her mother is Japanese.

Karen Takizawa
滝沢 カレン
Born (1992-05-13) May 13, 1992
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
OccupationModel, tarento, actress
Years active2008–
AgentStardust Promotion
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)

Life and career

Takizawa was scouted in Shibuya and entered the entertainment industry as a model.[2] She entered and won the Miss Seventeen 2008 grand prix for the fashion magazine Seventeen in 2008 and began activities as an exclusive model.[3] From 2009 to 2010, Takizawa starred in the live action films of Rookies: Graduation[4] and Maria-sama ga Miteru.[5]

In March 2011, she graduated from high school and from the fashion magazine Seventeen. A month later, she joined JJ as their exclusive model. In 2014, she moved agencies from Groovy Air to Stardust Promotion.[6] Takizawa gained traction as a tarento for her appearance on Dancing Sanma Palace in June 2015,[7] where her unique method of speech and choice of words was noticed.[8] Since then, she has become an active television personality on various programs.[9]

On July 23, 2019, Takizawa graduated from JJ as an exclusive model.[10]

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References
  1. STARDUST - Stardust Promotion - Takizawa Karen Profile - Stardust Promotion（Accessed 2019-05-15）
  2. "滝沢カレン「芸能界は脱いでから仕事が入ってくる世界だと…」". Sponichi. Sponichi. 2017-03-26. Archived from the original on 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  3. "『CAPA』2009年1月号「土屋勝義×滝沢カレン」撮影現場リポート". CAPAカメラネット. 2009. Archived from the original on 2008-12-25. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  4. オリコン. "ミスセブンティーン2008は滝沢カレンさん 映画『ROOKIES』出演も決定". Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  5. 滝沢カレン - モバゲーブログ (2010-04-29). "嬉しいご報告♪". Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  6. "滝沢カレン". Groovy Airー. Archived from the original on 2008-10-18. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  7. 「さんま御殿」初出演のハーフ美女モデル、独特キャラで存在感発揮 - 2015-06-04 Modelpress
  8. “新おもしろクイーン”滝沢カレン旋風再び 間違い連発の日本語が話題に - 2015-10-06 Modelpress
  9. 中野ナガ (2017-03-04). "滝沢カレン、独特すぎる言語感覚でバラエティ席巻 "おバカ"を超えて哲学的?". ORICON NEWS. Oricon. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  10. "滝沢カレン、JJ専属モデル卒業 表紙への起用は「1億円当たるより嬉しかった」（J-CASTニュース）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-07-23.
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