Manami Higa (比嘉 愛未, Higa Manami; born June 14, 1986) is a Japanese actress. Her mother was a model. She graduated from Okinawa Prefectural Central High School. She gained recognition as an actress when she was selected in an audition of 2,156 people to star in the NHK Asadora Dondo Hare in 2006.
Source: “Manami Higa”, English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), excerpt