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Yōko Shimada
Sign in to saveAlso known as Shimada Yōko, Yoko Shimada, Shimada Yoko, Youko Shimada
Japanese actress (1953−2022)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1929
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Shimada Yōko shishū
- Uta to asobeba
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Film & TV
Kumamoto, Japan
Kumamoto City-born Shimada Yoko is best known in the west as Mariko from the 1980 mini-series Shogun. The lady-in-waiting role created an interest in Japan and its culture overseas and introduced Japanese history to foreign audiences. She won the Golden Globe For Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama category and was nominated for a Prime-time Emmy Award for her work on the serial…
Known for
- Kanon — Sumiko2016
- God in Jail2016
- The Faithless Love — Self2011
- Mikkai — Self2011
- I Want to Meet Yoko Shimada2010
- Dear Heart2009
- The Deep Red — Dr. Tanaka2005
- Black Corridor2004
- The Making of Shōgun2003
- Undiscovered Tomb — Ivy2003
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Kumamoto
- Place of death
- Shibuya
- Occupation
- nude model
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Japanese
- Image
- ShimadaY.jpg
- Height
- 171
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- Commons category
- Yoko Shimada
- name in kana
- しまだ ようこ
- date of birth
- 1953-05-17
- name in native language
- 島田陽子
- start of work period
- 1970-00-00
- date of death
- 2022-07-25
- end of work period
- 2022-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- Colorectal cancer
- birth name
- 中村 ようこ
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