Maria Kawamura was born on 21 November 1961 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Shin seiki Evangelion Gekijô-ban: Air/Magokoro wo, kimi ni (1997), Kidô senshi Gandamu: Gyakushû no Shâ (1988) and Shôjo kakumei Utena: Adolescence mokushiroku (1999). She has been married to Mamoru Nagano since December 1991.