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Christina Kokubo Born July 27, 1950
Detroit, Michigan, United StatesDied June 9, 2007 (aged 56) Occupation Actress and drama teacher Years active 1974–1997 Christina Kokubo (July 27, 1950 — June 9, 2007) was an American film and television actress; she was also a drama teacher.
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Early life
She was born in Detroit, Michigan.
Career
Kokubo appeared in several feature films, including The Yakuza (1975), a neo-noir gangster film set in Japan, and Midway (1976), in which she played a Japanese-American who has a troubled romance with a white naval officer during World War II.[1][2]
She also appeared in several television productions, including appearing as Paramedic Faith Yee in thirteen episodes (1984–1988) of St. Elsewhere, a medical-drama television series.
Additionally, Kokubo participated in several documentary films about the yakuza crime syndicate in Japan.[citation needed]
Teaching and legacy
For seven years, Kokubo taught acting classes inspiring those with disabilities. Christina's Class — a non-profit organization that offers drama therapy to the disabled in the Los Angeles, California, area — is named in her memory.[3]
Death
Kokubo died at age 56 of complications from breast cancer.[3]
Notes
- ^ Database (undated) "Midway (1976)". co-published by Baseline StudioSystems and All Media Guide (hosted on The New York Times website). Accessed January 24, 2010.
- ^ Database (undated). "Christina Kokubo". Internet Movie Database. Accessed January 24, 2010.
- ^ a b Staff writer (undated). "Christina's Class". christinasclass.org. Accessed January 24, 2010.
External links
Christina Kokubo at the Internet Movie Database
Categories:- 1950 births
- 2007 deaths
- Actors from Michigan
- American film actors
- American television actors
- Cancer deaths in California
- Deaths from breast cancer
- Drama teachers
- People from Detroit, Michigan
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