Anna Sawai
Known For
Acting
Born
1992-06-11 in Wellington, New Zealand
Biography
Anna Sawai (アンナ・サワイ, born June 11, 1992) is a Japanese actress and singer. Born in New Zealand, she moved to Japan with her family at age 10. She landed her first acting role at age 11 as the title character in the 2004 Nippon Television production of Annie. Sawai later debuted in James McTeigue's 2009 martial arts film Ninja Assassin. Sawai rose to fame in Japan as one of the lead vocalists of the girl group Faky from 2013 to 2018. She made a return to acting with a supporting role in the British crime thriller series Giri/Haji (2019). Her international breakthrough came with her role in the Apple TV+ drama series Pachinko (2022–present). She gained further recognition for starring in the MonsterVerse series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023–present) and the historical drama Shōgun (2024). She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for the latter. She became the first Japanese actress to win a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2024, Time magazine included her on its 100 Next list. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anna Sawai, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
as Cate Randa
Shōgun
as Toda Mariko
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
Pachinko
as Naomi
Made in Hollywood
as Self
Ninja Assassin
as Teenage Kiriko
F9
as Elle
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
Giri/Haji
as Eiko
The Emmy Awards
as Self - Winner
The Emmy Awards
as Self
How to Rob a Bank
The Beatles: Paul
as Yoko Ono
The Beatles: Ringo
as Yoko Ono
The Beatles: George
as Yoko Ono