伊藤步出生于东京，一直热爱电影和艺术。她在大林信彦的《水上旅行者：武士小子》中首次亮相大银幕。她独特的风格使她在著名导演岩井俊二执导的《燕尾蝶》中的表演广受好评。16岁时，步美在第20届日本学院金像奖上获得了最佳新人女演员奖和最佳女配角奖。

Ayumi 的职业生涯已经发展壮大，在几部成功的电影和电视节目中担任主演。她曾在洛杉矶和纽约接受培训，并曾与世界知名的中国导演和艺术家田壮壮、米歇尔·冈德里（《一尘不染的永恒阳光》）等伟大的电影制作人合作。步美在富士电视剧《Belle de Jour》中的表演非常出色，以至于当该剧成为故事片和票房大卖时，她重新演绎了这个角色，收入超过23亿日元。她还是动画电影《最终幻想VII：降临之子》中蒂法·洛哈特的配音。在银幕外，Ayumi 是一位才华横溢的歌手和唱片艺术家。她对艺术的热情继续茁壮成长，她在表演中将角色栩栩如生。

Born in Tokyo, Ayumi Ito has always had a love for movies and art. She made her big-screen debut in Nobuhiko Obayashi's The Water Travelers: Samurai Kids. Her distinctive style led to her critically acclaimed performance in Swallowtail Butterfly, directed by the renowned Director Shunji Iwai. At 16-years-old, Ayumi was awarded both the Best New Actress Award as well as the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 20th Annual Japanese Academy Awards.

Ayumi's career has blossomed into starring roles in several successful films and television shows. She trained in LA and New York and has worked globally with world-renown Chinese director and artist Zhuangzhuang Tian, Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), among other great filmmakers. Ayumi's performance in the the Fuji TV drama Belle de Jour was so strong that she reprised the role when it became a feature film and box-office hit, earning over 2.3 billion JPY. She is also the voice of Tifa Lockhart in the animated film Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. Off-screen, Ayumi is a talented vocalist and recording artist. Her passion for art continues to thrive and she brings characters to life in her performances.