Yoko Shimada
Yōko Shimada (島田 陽子, Shimada Yōko, 17 May 1953 – 25 July 2022) was a Japanese actress. She was best known for being in Western movies. Her best known role was as Mariko in the 1980 miniseries Shōgun. For this role, she won a Golden Globe Award in 1980. She was born in Kumamoto, Japan. Her career began in 1970. She also appeared in the 1995 movie The Hunted.
Yōko Shimada | |
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Shimada in 1975 | |
| Born | May 17, 1953 |
| Died | July 25, 2022 (aged 69) |
Shimada died on 25 July 2022 at a hospital in Tokyo, Japan from colorectal cancer, aged 69.[1]
References
- ↑ 女優、島田陽子さんが69歳で死去 「白い巨塔」「砂の器」出演 (in Japanese)