Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Kou Shibasaki , born Yukie Yamamura , on August 5 , 1981 in Toshima , Tokyo , Japan is a Japanese singer and actress .
Simplified: Kou Shibasaki , born Yukie Yamamura on August 5 , 1981 in Toshima , Tokyo , is a Japanese singer and actress .