| Rica Imai | |
| Native Name: | 今井 りか |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Date: | 29 February 1984 |
| Birth Place: | Ageo, Saitama, Japan |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Years Active: | 2002 - |
| Agent: | LesPros Entertainment |
| Height: | 1.66 m (2005) |
| Children: | 2 |
[1] is a Japanese model, entertainer, and actress.
After graduating from high school, Imai was listed in Vivis "Vivi Nintei! Shin Charisma Dokusha File" Volume 7 as a reader model on February 2003. She later worked as a regular model in the fashion magazine Ray, and also worked as a "Private Level" image model. In 2007, Imai, along with Misako Yasuda and Aki Higashihara, appeared in Uma na de: Uma to Nadeshiko, started her career appearing variety series and dramas. The program also made her gain interest in horse racing. After discontinuing Uma na de on December 6, Imai's first photo-book, Rica, was released.
On March 22, 2009, she participated in the Tokyo Marathon 2009 Women's 10 km Road Race.
On September 23, 2014, after the release of Rays November issue, Imai married a man who is three years older than her, and announced that she graduated from Ray.[2] She later became a regular model in Lee.[3] [4] On October 6, 2015, Imai was reported to have given birth to her first daughter.[5] On February 2, 2022, she gave birth to her second daughter.[6]
| Title | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ray | Shufunotomo | ||
| Balia | |||
| Maquia | Shueisha | ||
| Lee | Shueisha | ||
| Biteki | |||
| Voce | |||
| InRed |
| Year | Title | Network | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Uma na de: Uma to Nadeshiko | |||
| Dramatic Keiba | ||||
| Super Keiba | Fuji TV | |||
| 2008 | Dream Keiba | |||
| Otona no Keiba Magazine | ||||
| 2009 | Minna no Keiba | Fuji TV | Guest | |
| Sata Uma! Guest | ||||
| RicaRica no Kirakira Yosō | ||||
| 2010 | Rica Imai no Umaraji | Radio Nippon | ||
| 2012 | Uma Doki |
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Hanayome to Papa | Mai Iwakura | Fuji TV | ||
| Papa to Musume no 7-kakan | Kanako Shina | ||||
| 2009 | Code Blue | Aya Kashiwabara | Fuji TV | ||
| 2010 | Angel Bank | Episode 3; Guest | |||
| 2011 | Propose Kyōdai: Umare-jun Betsu Otoko ga Kekkon Suru Hōhō | Rino | Fuji TV | Episode 3 | |
| 2014 | S: Saigo no Keikan | Aika Miyama | TBS | Episode 8 |
| Year | Title | Network | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | MTV Cool Christmas 2005/Short Movie | |||
| 2007 | Kuchikomi Johnny! | Thursday regular | ||
| Mecha-Mecha Iketeru! | Fuji TV | "Yabetchi Sushi" Guest | ||
| 2009 | Dancing Sanma Palace | NTV | ||
| Shiru Shiru Mishiru | TV Asahi | |||
| Down Town DX | ||||
| 2011 | Zip! | NTV | ||
| 2012 | Tokyo Precious Dating | TV Asahi |