Tanie Kitabayashi

Tanie Kitabayashi (北林谷栄, Kitabayashi Tanie, May 21, 1911 – April 27, 2010) was a Japanese actress and voice actress. Born Reiko Ando in Tokyo, she began as a stage actress. Early in her career, she became well known for portraying older women. Kitabayashi was a founding member of the famed Mingei Theatre, founded in 1950. In 1960, she won best actress awards at the 10th Blue Ribbon Awards[1] and at the Mainichi Film Awards for Kiku to Isamu. She also won the Japan Academy Prize for best actress in Rainbow Kids (1991), a film that also earned her honors from the Mainichi Film Awards and from Kinema Junpo. She died on April 27, 2010, of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital. She was 98.[2]

Tanie Kitabayashi
Born
Reiko Andou (安藤 蓮以子, Andō Reiko)

(1911-05-21)May 21, 1911
Tokyo, Japan
DiedApril 27, 2010(2010-04-27) (aged 98)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationActress
Years active1936–2003

Filmography

Films

Television

Japanese dub

Honours

References
  1. ブルーリボン賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2008-10-22. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
  2. "Tanie Kitabayashi was "My Neighbor Totoro" grandma". forum.bcdb.com May 07, 2010
  3. Stuart Galbraith IV (16 May 2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. p. 375. ISBN 978-1-4616-7374-3.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.