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Kotoko Kawamura

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Kotoko Kawamura
BornKotoko Kawamura
(1924-10-15) October 15, 1924 (age 100)
Kyoto, Japan
💀DiedDecember 2, 2016(2016-12-02) (aged 92) https://www.mauimemorialpark.com/obituaries/Kotoko-Kroesen/#!/FamilyTreePage
Maui, Hawaii, U.S.December 2, 2016(2016-12-02) (aged 92) https://www.mauimemorialpark.com/obituaries/Kotoko-Kroesen/#!/FamilyTreePage
💼 Occupation
Actress
📆 Years active  1996-2009
👩 Spouse(s)Theodore Burton Kroesen
👶 Children1
👴 👵 Parents
  • Akira Kawamura (father)
  • Michi Kawamura (mother)

Kotoko Kawamura-Kroesen, known professionally as Kotoko Kawamura (born October 15, 1924), was a Japanese actress. She was best known for her supporting role as Granny in the Academy Award-winning film Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), based on the Arthur Golden novel of the same name.

Life and Career[edit]

Kawamura was born in Kyoto, Japan to parents Michi and Akira Kawamura. She resided in Santa Monica, California for over 40 years before moving to Maui, Hawaii. She was married to Theodore Burton Kroesen and had one daughter with him, Claire Tatsumi Stucklen (née Kroesen). She was a volunteer at Roosevelt Elementary School and The Santa Monica Historical Society. A keen animal lover, she had many pets throughout her life, and loved animals, children, people, and life.

Kawamura began her brief career as an actress between the age of 70 & 80. She was also an accomplished swimmer.[1][2]

Death[edit]

Kawamura died on December 2, 2016 of natural causes in Maui. She was interred at Wailuku Hongwanji Mission Columbarium in Wailuku, Maui County, Hawaii, USA. She is survived by her one daughter, three grandchildren, and her two pets.[3][4][5]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1996 High School High Asian Woman
2005 Memoirs of a Geisha Granny
2009 Fame Old Woman at Subway uncredited

Television[edit]

Year Series Role Notes
1996 Danielle Steel's Full Circle Victim TV Movie
1996 Everybody Loves Raymond Japanese Woman Episode: Frank, the Writer
1999 Ladies Man Mrs. Yamaguchi Episode: Regarding Eric
1999 Angel Ancient Korean Woman Episode: Parting Gifts
2002 Malcolm in the Middle Mrs. Mekeetjuk - Inuit Woman Episode: Dewey's Dog
2006 Viagra Falls TV Movie

References[edit]

  1. https://limaomecanico.com.br/celebridade/kotoko-kawamura/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-sep-03-ls-28250-story.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://www.mauimemorialpark.com/obituaries/Kotoko-Kroesen/#!/FamilyTreePage. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/kotoko-kroesen-obituary?pid=183032860. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173850750/kotoko-kroesen. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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