Christina Kokubo

Christina Kokubo
Born	July 27, 1950(1950-07-27) Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died	June 9, 2007(2007-06-09) (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.

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

1. ^ Database (undated) "Midway (1976)". co-published by Baseline StudioSystems and All Media Guide (hosted on The New York Times website). Accessed January 24, 2010.
2. ^ Database (undated). "Christina Kokubo". Internet Movie Database. Accessed January 24, 2010.
3. ^ ^{a b} Staff writer (undated). "Christina's Class". christinasclass.org. Accessed January 24, 2010.

External links

Christina Kokubo at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Kokubo, Christina
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	July 27, 1950
Place of birth	Detroit, Michigan, United States
Date of death	June 9, 2007
Place of death