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Anna Sawai
Wellington, New Zealand
Anna Sawai (アンナ・サワイ, born June 11, 1992) is a Japanese actress and singer. Born in New Zealand, she moved to Japan with her family at age 10. She landed her first acting role at a…
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Anna Sawai (アンナ・サワイ, born June 11, 1992) is a Japanese actress and singer. Born in New Zealand, she moved to Japan with her family at age 10. She landed her first acting role at age 11 as the title character in the 2004 Nippon Television production of Annie. Sawai later debuted in James McTeigue's 2009 martial arts film Ninja Assassin. Sawai rose to fame in Japan as one of the lead vocalists of the girl group Faky from 2013 to 2018. She made a return to acting with a supporting role in the British crime thriller series Giri/Haji (2019). Her international breakthrough came with her role in the Apple TV+ drama series Pachinko (2022–present). She gained further recognition for starring in the MonsterVerse series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023–present) and the historical drama Shōgun (2024). She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for the latter. She became the first Japanese actress to win a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2024, Time magazine included her on its 100 Next list. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anna Sawai, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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2028
The Beatles: George
Movie Yoko Ono
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2028
The Beatles: John
Movie Yoko Ono
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2028
The Beatles: Paul
Movie Yoko Ono
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2028
The Beatles: Ringo
Movie Yoko Ono
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2026
How to Rob a Bank
Movie
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2024
Shōgun
TV show Toda Mariko
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2023
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
TV show Self
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2023
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
TV show Cate Randa
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2022
Pachinko
TV show Naomi
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2021
F9
Movie Elle
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2019
Giri/Haji
TV show Eiko
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV show Self
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2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV show Self
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2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV show Self
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2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV show Self - Guest
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2009
Ninja Assassin
Movie Teenage Kiriko
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2005
Made in Hollywood
TV show Self
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2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV show Self - Guest
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1949
The Emmy Awards
TV show Self - Winner
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1944
Golden Globe Awards
TV show Self - Nominee
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Slime
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(Saint) Peter
Movie Sister Teresa
