Michi Kobi Obituary
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Actress Michi Kobi, who was known for roles in movies including "12 to the Moon," died March 1, according to a statement released by her family this weekend. She was 91.
Born Machiko Okamoto Nov. 2, 1924, in Sacramento, California, Kobi experienced a life-changing period during World War II, when her family was interned in a concentration camp in Utah along with others of Japanese descent. She turned to acting while in the camp, appearing in a production of "Our Town" as a means of self-expression. After the war, she studied acting at New York University.
Kobi's notable films included "Tokyo After Dark" (1959), "12 to the Moon" (1960), and "Hell to Eternity" (1960). She was in the original Broadway cast of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" in 1963, playing Nurse Nakamura. On television, she appeared on series including "The Californians" and "Law & Order."
Other than a handful of small roles, Kobi largely left acting after the early 1960s, frustrated by the dearth of good roles for Asian women.
Actress
Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad
Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
Law & Order
7.8
TV Series
Mrs. Ito
2004
1 episode
Marty Grabstein in Courage the Cowardly Dog (1999)
Courage the Cowardly Dog
8.3
TV Series
(voice)
2002
13 episodes
American Rickshaw (1989)
American Rickshaw
5.1
Old Madame Luna
1989
Gardner McKay in Adventures in Paradise (1959)
Adventures in Paradise
8.1
TV Series
Michiko
1961
1 episode
Cry for Happy (1961)
Cry for Happy
5.8
Harakichi
1961
Hell to Eternity (1960)
Hell to Eternity
6.9
Sono
1960
12 to the Moon (1960)
12 to the Moon
3.3
Dr. Hideko Murata
1960
The Ann Sothern Show (1958)
The Ann Sothern Show
7.8
TV Series
Michiko
1959
1 episode
Richard Coogan in The Californians (1957)
The Californians
6.5
TV Series
Mai Sung
Lily
Dai Wan
1957–1959
3 episodes
Michi Kobi and Richard Long in Tokyo After Dark (1959)
Tokyo After Dark
6.6
Sumi Fujita
1959
Marsha Hunt and John Rodney in Studio One (1948)
Studio One
7.5
TV Series
Tama Sato
1958
1 episode
Dan Duryea in Climax! (1954)
Climax!
6.5
TV Series
Aiko Nezumi
1958
1 episode
The New Adventures of China Smith
7.1
TV Series
Ming Toy
Krisiva
1954
2 episodes
Self
Lamp Unto My Feet (1948)
Lamp Unto My Feet
7.6
TV Series
1960
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