appeared in a large number of commercials for a variety of products. For many years she was the face of the Nippon Menard Cosmetic Company. Iwashita has been married to the director Masahiro Shinoda since 1967. Selected filmography Film Television Stage On stage, Iwashita played Desdemona to the Othello of Keita Asari (浅利慶太) . Honours Kinuyo Tanaka Award (1988) Medal with Purple Ribbon (2004) Guinness Book of World Records for longest modeling contract (2010) Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2012) References External links 1941 births Living people People from Tokyo 20th-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses Taiga drama lead actors Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class