斎藤瑠希 (Ruki Saito)

斎藤瑠希 (Ruki Saito)

Artist

Born in Saitama Prefecture, Japan on September 26th, 2002, Ruki Saito (斎藤瑠希; Saito Ruki), is a Japanese actress and singer.

She is most known for voicing as Mirabel in the Japanese localization of Disney’s 2022 hit film Encanto (renamed as ミラベルと魔法だらけの家 (Mirabel and the Magical House)).

Prior to finding success with Disney, Saito had attended and graduated from the Watanabe Entertainment School and Japan Art High School. During her time there, she starred in the school’s adaptation of yet another Disney hit – High School Musical as Gabriella Montez – in 2014. In the same year, she was also selected to take part in the Best Female Singer Audition; the audition was the same audition that produced Little Glee Monster, who debuted the same year.

After graduating from Watanabe Entertainment School’s program, she signed with the company as an entertainer, and debuted as an actress in the second season of the drama ドラゴン桜 (Dragon Zakura) in a minor role playing a student.