Maria Ozawa, born January 8, 1986, in Hokkaido, Japan, is a former prominent AV idol, model, and actress of mixed Japanese and French-Canadian descent. Daughter of a Japanese mother and a French-Canadian missionary father, she grew up attending the Christian Academy in Japan, where she excelled in English, played ice hockey, and held jobs like fast-food server and kindergarten teacher. She debuted in the AV industry in June 2005 as Miyabi with Shirouto-Teien.
com, quickly signing with S1 No. 1 Style for her official debut. Rising to stardom, she released monthly videos, won awards including the 2009 AV GrandPrix for Best Violence Video, and ventured into V-Cinema, TV dramas, and international films like Taiwan's Invitation Only (2008).
Controversies arose with Indonesia's Menculik Miyabi (2010) due to her AV past. Retiring from adult films around 2010, she shifted to mainstream cinema (Erotibot, Nilalang), business in China and the Philippines, and media appearances. As of 2024, she remains active in cosplay and Philippine TV.