Mao Kobayashi (actress)

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Mao Kobayashi
小林 麻央
Mao Kobayashi on her wedding day in 2010
Born	Mao Kobayashi (1982-07-21)21 July 1982 Ojiya, Niigata, Japan
Died	22 June 2017(2017-06-22) (aged 34) Aobadai, Meguro, Tokyo, Japan
Other names	Mao Horikoshi
Occupation(s)	Actress, newscaster
Years active	2003–2017
Spouse	Ichikawa Ebizō XI ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	2
Relatives	Maya Kobayashi (sister)

Mao Kobayashi (小林 麻央, Kobayashi Mao, 21 July 1982 – 22 June 2017) was a Japanese freelance newscaster and actress. She was also one of Fuji TV's weathercasters.