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Michi Kobi
Kobi c. 1959
Born	Machiko Kobinata Okamoto (1924-11-02)November 2, 1924 Sacramento, California
Died	March 1, 2016(2016-03-01) (aged 91) Manhattan, New York City, New York
Nationality	American
Alma mater	New York University
Occupations	Actor model secretary translator
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Michi Kobi (2 November 1924 – 1 March 2016), born Machiko Kobinata Okamoto, was an American actress.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Life

Kobi was born 2 November 1924 in Sacramento, California as Machiko Kobinata Okamoto. Her father, Rikikazu Okamoto, came to America at age 17 in 1902 and became a doctor. In 1923 her father went to Japan, married Ito Kobinata, and brought her to Sacramento.^[4] During World War II, following the signing of Executive Order 9066, Kobi and her mother were sent to Tanforan Assembly Center and then Topaz War Relocation Center.

After the war she went to New York City, seeking to become an actor, and lived there the rest of her life. She studied acting at New York University. In addition to acting on stage, screen, and television, she worked as a model, secretary, and translator. As a translator she worked for the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). She was very outspoken about the sanitized depictions of the conditions in the World War II internment camps and also campaigned for an apology and reparations. She left acting due to the few quality roles for Asian women. She died in Manhattan, New York City on 1 March 2016.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Filmography

1954: "The New Adventures of China Smith" (TV)
1959: Tokyo After Dark playing Sumi Fukita
1960: 12 to the Moon playing Dr. Hideko Murata
1960: Hell to Eternity playing Sono
1961: Cry for Happy playing Hanakichi
1991: American Rickshaw playing Old Madame Luna
2004: Law & Order (TV) episode "Gaijin", playing Mrs. Ito

Theater

1963–1964: original Broadway production of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" playing 'Nurse Nakamura'

References

^ ^a ^b "Michi Kobi Papers (TAM 697)". Asian/Pacific/American Institute, New York University. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Kobi, Michi". New York Times. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Michi Kobi Obituary". Legacy.comTimes. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b Hiroaki, Sato (31 March 2016). "I became temporarily blind, deaf and paralyzed". Japan Times. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

External links

Michi Kobi at IMDb
Michi Kobi Papers, Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives at New York University Special Collections

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Life

Filmography

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