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Encyclopedia > Naoko Mori
Naoko Mori
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Born Naoko Mori
1975
Nagoya, Japan

Naoko Mori (森尚子 Mori Naoko?)[1] (born 1975)[2] is a Japanese actress well-known for roles as Sarah, Saffron's friend in Absolutely Fabulous, Mie Nishi-Kawa in Casualty (1993-1994), and Toshiko Sato in Doctor Who and Torchwood. Image File history File links Toshikosato. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nagoya ) is the fourth largest city in Japan. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... This article is about the television series. ... Casualty is the longest running emergency medical drama series in the world[1], first broadcast in 1986 and transmitted in the UK on BBC One (with repeats on UKTV Gold). ... Dr Toshiko Tosh Sato , IPA: )[1][2] is a fictional character from the television series Doctor Who and Torchwood, played by Naoko Mori. ... This article is about the television series. ... For plants known as torchwood, see Burseraceae. ...


Biography

Mori was born in Nagoya, Japan. Her family moved to New York, U.S. when Mori was four years old, returned to Tokyo when she was ten, and moved to London, England two years later. There, Mori took singing lessons, and at the age of 17 was cast as Kim, the lead role, in the West End production of Miss Saigon, opposite John Barrowman.[2] Around the same time, she was cast as Saffron's friend Sarah (also known as "Titicaca" to Saffron's mother, Edina) in Absolutely Fabulous, a role she would continue to play occasionally for over a decade. Nagoya ) is the fourth largest city in Japan. ... This article is about the state. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, England, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of Londons Theatreland. Along with New Yorks Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre... Miss Saigon is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr. ... John Barrowman (born 11 March 1967 in Mount Vernon, Glasgow) is a Scottish-American actor, musical performer, dancer, singer, and TV presenter who has lived and worked both in the United Kingdom and the United States. ... Edina can refer to: Edina, Minnesota Edina, Missouri This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...


In 1993–1994, Mori had a regular role on the hospital drama, Casualty as the hospital receptionist Mie Nishi-Kawa. Film roles followed, including appearances in Spiceworld: The Movie (1997) and Topsy-Turvy (1999), and a leading role in Running Time (2000). Mori also appeared in the television programmes Judge John Deed (2001), Spooks (2002) and Mile High (2003)[3]. 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. Topsy-Turvy is a 1999 film which tells the background story of the creation of The Mikado, a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. ... Judge John Deed is a BBC television drama series about a high court judge, created, written and produced by G. F. Newman. ... For the music band, see The Spooks. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hackers is a 1995 film that follows the misfortunes of the young hackers Dade Murphy (Crash Override/Zero Cool, played by Jonny Lee Miller), Kate Libby (Acid Burn, played by Angelina Jolie) and their friends. ... The mushroom cloud over Hiroshima after the dropping of Little Boy. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Perfect Dark Zero is a first-person shooter video game developed by Rare and published by Microsoft exclusively for the Xbox 360 video game console. ...


Also in 2005, Mori had a small role as "Dr Sato" in the Doctor Who episode "Aliens of London". Producer Russell T. Davies took note of her performance, and decided to bring the character back as a regular in the first two series of the Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood.[4] Mori's Torchwood character, Toshiko Sato, was killed in "Exit Wounds", the final episode of Torchwood’s second series. However she has not ruled out a series 3 return. She returned to the West End on November 20, 2006, when she took over the role of Christmas Eve from Ann Harada in the London production of Avenue Q.[5] Aliens of London is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on April 16, 2005. ... Russell T Davies, interviewed for the documentary series Doctor Who Confidential in 2005. ... For plants known as torchwood, see Burseraceae. ... Dr Toshiko Tosh Sato , IPA: )[1][2] is a fictional character from the television series Doctor Who and Torchwood, played by Naoko Mori. ... is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ann Harada (born 3 February 1964 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is a New York-based actress who is best-known on Broadway in Avenue Q in which she originated the role of Christmas Eve, the heavily-accented Japanese therapist. ... Avenue Q is a Tony award-winning musical that was conceived by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, who wrote the music and lyrics. ...


Mori is a Japanese Buddhist.[6] The Buddha in Kamakura (1252). ...


References

  1. ^ グローバルキャスティング： 映画・テレビドラマ・CMのオーディション・エキストラ募集情報 ('Global Casting: Movies; Television Drama; CM Auditions; Extras Recruitment Information') (Japanese). Global Casting. Retrieved on 2006-12-01.
  2. ^ a b BBC Television (2006-11-03). "Torchwood pushes all the right buttons for Naoko". Press release. Retrieved on 2006-11-03.
  3. ^ Episode Guide. Mile High fansite. Retrieved on 2007-08-01.
  4. ^ Torchwood's latest members. BBC Press Office. Retrieved on 2006-04-24..
  5. ^ Avenue Q preview review. Retrieved on 2006-10-20.
  6. ^ Gordon, Carole. "Interview with Torchwood star Naoko Mori", Eclipse Magazine, 2007-01-01. Retrieved on 2007-01-03. 

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NAME Mori, Naoko
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 森尚子(もりなおこ), Mori Naoko
SHORT DESCRIPTION Actress
DATE OF BIRTH 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Nagoya, Japan
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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Naoko Mori was born in Nagoya, Japan in 1975.
Naoko took singing lessons and attended stage school and, at the age of seventeen, appeared in London's West End in the leading role of Kim in Miss Saigon, opposite John Barrowman, with whom she later appeared in the Doctor Who...
Naoko: (on her character Toshiko Sato) I think Tosh, out of the rest of the team, is the most guarded and private person and she's not particularly good at expressing herself at the best of times.
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