Kitagawa Mika, born Ono Teruyo (大野照代) in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese actress. She initially pursued ballet and aspired to become a ballerina during her time at Hosui Elementary School (芳水小学校), later attending Osaki Junior High School (大崎中学校) and Teikyo Girls' High School (帝京女子高等学校). Her father died when she was four months old.

In 1966, while in her final year of high school, a classmate submitted an application on her behalf for the Toho New Face (東宝ニューフェイス) audition. Although she did not attend the second round due to her interest in ballet, her materials were sent to a commercial modeling audition, where she was accepted. She began modeling without informing her school.

She was named Miss 007 in a 1967 contest organized by United Artists, which included an invitation to West Germany. That same year, she made her television debut in Heishiro Kiki Ippatsu (平四郎危機一発) under the stage name Kitagawa Mika. In 1969, she made her film debut in Red Hair (赤毛), produced by Mifune Productions (三船プロダクション).

Kitagawa was in a common-law relationship with actor Mifune Toshiro (三船敏郎), with whom she had a daughter, actress Mifune Mika (三船美佳), born in 1982. Although Mifune was married and did not acknowledge the child publicly during his lifetime, recognition was granted posthumously through his will in 1997.

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