Years active 1950–63 Name Reiko Sato | Role Dancer Parents Chieko Sato | |
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Movies Flower Drum Song, The Ugly American, Woman on the Run, Kismet, Hell to Eternity Similar People George Englund, Henry Koster, Norman Foster, Vincente Minnelli, Stanley Donen | ||
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Reiko Sato (December 19, 1931 – May 28, 1981) was an American dancer and actress.
Contents
- Love look away reiko sato james shigeta
- Mar 29 2008 Reiko Sato John List
- Early life
- Career
- Final years
- Filmography
- References
Mar 29 2008 - Reiko Sato / John List
Early life
Reiko Sato was born in Los Angeles, California to issei farm operator, Tonezo Sato and his wife Chieko. She and her family were interned at the Gila River War Relocation Center during World War II. Her mother became a real estate investor after the war; Reiko also had many siblings. She graduated from Belmont High School 1949, later attending Los Angeles City College. She continued her studies in ballet.
Career
Sato is best known for playing seamstress Helen Chao in the 1961 feature film Flower Drum Song. She also had a dramatic role in The Ugly American, receiving personal coaching from actor Marlon Brando with whom she had a relationship. She had been on contract with Fox and Universal, but nothing materialized, and she retired from Hollywood.
She had performed as the original Princess of Ababu in the Broadway production of Kismet, as well as the movie. She was also in the Broadway play, Destry Rides Again, having two roles.
Final years
Reiko Sato spent her final years involved in various organizations promoting equality for Asian-American performers. She lived on Mulholland Drive. After her death in 1981 she was cremated. Half of her ashes were sent to a Buddhist temple. The other half were "spirited away" to Marlon Brando's private island.