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Michi Kobi (02 November 1924-01 March 2016), born Machiko Kobinata Okamoto, was an American actress.[1][2][3]

Life

Kobi was born 02 November 1924 in Sacramento, California as Machiko Kobinata Okamoto. At age 17, her father, Rikikazu Okamoto, came to America in 1902 and became a doctor. In 1923 her father went to Japan, married Ito Kobinata, and brought her to Sacramento.[4] During World War II she and her mother were sent to Tanforan Assembly Center and then Topaz War Relocation Center. After the war she went to New York, seeking to become an actress, and lived there the rest of her life. She studied acting at New York University. In addition to acting on stage, screen, and television, she worked as a model, secretary, and translator. As a translator she worked for the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). She was very outspoken about the sanitized depictions of the conditions in the World War II internment camps and also urged for an apology and reparations. She left acting due to the few quality roles for Asian women. She died in Manhattan, New York City on 01 March 2016.[1][2][3][4]

Filmography

Theater

  • 1963-1964: original Broadway production of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" playing 'Nurse Nakamura'

See also

  • Hiroaki Sato, who knew her 30 years and wrote an article upon her death

References

  1. ^ a b c "Michi Kobi Papers (TAM 697)". Asian/Pacific/American Institute, New York University. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Kobi, Michi". New York Times. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Michi Kobi Obituary". Legacy.comTimes. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d Hiroaki, Sato (31 March 2016). "'I became temporarily blind, deaf and paralyzed'". Japan Times. Retrieved 27 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  5. ^ Fusco, Joseph (2017). Dan Duryea: A Career Appreciation. Albany, Georgia: Bear Manor Media. ISBN 978-1-62933-195-9.
  6. ^ "Michi Kobi". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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