Found dead in her bed by Marlon Brando after many days of trying to reach her by long-distance telephone calls.
Japanese-American actress and tap dancer, daughter of a Zen Buddhist priest. Made her Broadway debut in "Kismet". Under contract to 20th Century Fox from 1950. Friend of actors Marlon Brando and Wally Cox. Died in her sleep, aged 49 in L.A..
Later worked for Marlon Brando as his housekeeper.
She graduated from Belmont High School.
1962: Appeared, along with her Flower Drum Song co-star Virginia Ann Lee, in the San Francisco Civic Light Opera production of Kismet at the Curran Theater. The show starred Anne Jeffreys, Richard Banke, Henry Calvin, Lee Venora, and Don Beddoe.
Her dance instructor was Yuriko.
Was the daughter of a Zen Buddhist priest.
Studied dance from age four.
1952: Appeared as a dancer on the local Los Angeles program KNBH Anna May Show.
1959: Appeared on Broadway in Destry. Here understudy was Adriane Rogers.