Naoko Mori
| Naoko Mori 森 尚子 |
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Mori at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con International.
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| Born |
29 November 1971 Nagoya, Japan |
| Residence | London, England |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Education | Royal Russell School |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Notable work |
Absolutely Fabulous Casualty Doctor Who Torchwood |
Naoko Mori (森 尚子 Mori Naoko?, born 29 November 1971) is a Japanese-British actress who lives and works mainly in the UK. Mori is best known for her roles in Torchwood and Absolutely Fabulous.
Mori was born in Nagoya, Japan. When Mori was four years old, she moved to New Jersey, USA due to her father's work. She returned to Japan when she was ten and moved to London two years later. When her parents were posted back to Japan, Mori was given the choice of either moving back to Japan with her parents or remaining in London on her own. She chose to stay in London, partly because she wanted to finish her GCSEs and gain some qualifications. She attended the Royal Russell School. Mori's father opened a bank account for her, handed her a cheque book and told her to find a flat or a bed sit for herself to live in. Mori said that being on her own at such a young age helped her to be a very independent person, although it was still a scary world to be faced so young.
While studying for her A-levels, she auditioned and joined London's West End production of Miss Saigon. She later went on to play Kim and became the first ever Japanese national to play a lead role in the West End. From 1993–1994, Mori had a regular role on the hospital drama Casualty as the hospital receptionist Mie Nishikawa. Film roles followed, including appearances in the 1997 musical comedy movie "Spice World" and Topsy-Turvy (1999). Mori also appeared in the television programmes Thief Takers (1997), Judge John Deed (2001), Spooks (2002), Mile High (2003) and Powers (2004). In 1995, she had a small role as a Japanese computer hacker in the film Hackers. Mori had a major role in the 2005 BBC docu-drama Hiroshima, which contained dramatic re-enactments of the 1945 atomic bombing. Mori also provided the voice acting for the villainess Mai Hem for the game Perfect Dark Zero.
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