Ariane Koizumi

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occupation=Film, television actress, model

Ariane Koizumi is known as a fashion model and actress (though often just credited as Ariane). She is of Japanese and Dutch parentage. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A06E6D71439F931A15753C1A962948260&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fSubjects%2fF%2fFashion%20and%20Apparel NY Times from Oct. 22, 1984] ]

Ariane modeled for numerous top designers, including Yves Saint-Laurent, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, Giorgio Armani, Rei Kawakubo for Comme des Garçons and Jean Paul Gautier. She appeared in Vogue, Elle, Harper's Bazaar and other top publications and worked in the runways of Paris, Rome, Milan, Tokyo and other fashion centers worldwide. In 1985, she starred in Michael Cimino's film "Year of the Dragon" where she played the role of Chinese-American television reporter Tracy Tzu who falls in love with the fanatical cop Stanley White played by Mickey Rourke. For this role, she was nominated for two Razzie Awards. [ [http://razzies.com/asp/content/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=26 Razzies.com - 1985 archive] ] Ariane subsequently had a cameo in Abel Ferrara's "King of New York".

Filmography

*"Year of the Dragon" (1985) - Tracy Tzu
*"King of New York" (1990) - Ariane
*"Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules" (1991) (TV) - Alice
*"Skin Art" (1993) - Lin

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