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Yuriko(1920-2022)

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Yuriko was born on 2 February 1920 in San Jose, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Appalachian Spring (1958), Martha Graham: An American Original in Performance (1957) and Camera Three (1954). She was married to Charles Kikuchi. She died on 8 March 2022 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornFebruary 2, 1920
DiedMarch 8, 2022(102)
BornFebruary 2, 1920
DiedMarch 8, 2022(102)
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Known for

Night Journey (1962)
Appalachian Spring
6.4
TV Movie
  • Worshipper
  • 1958
Martha Graham: An American Original in Performance (1957)
Martha Graham: An American Original in Performance
7.4
  • Self
  • 1957
Natalie Wood and Jacques Sernas in Camera Three (1954)
Camera Three
6.3
TV Series
  • Self
13 Stars for Channel 13
TV Series
  • Self

Credits

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Actress

  • Night Journey (1962)
    Appalachian Spring
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Worshipper
    • 1958
  • Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner in The King and I (1956)
    The King and I
    7.4
    • Eliza - in Play (uncredited)
    • 1956

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Yuriko Kikuchi
  • Born
    • February 2, 1920
    • San Jose, California, USA
  • Died
    • March 8, 2022
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Charles Kikuchi1946 - September 25, 1988 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    She performed in the ballet, "Errand Into the Maze", "Ardent Song" and "Deaths and Entrances", in a Martha Graham Dance Company production at the Saville Theatre in London, England with Martha Graham, Helen McGehee, Robert Cohan, Stuart Hodes, Bertram Ross and Pearl Lang in the cast.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    She began using the single name Yuriko because theater programs frequently misspelled her surname.

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