Biography
Tamiyo Kusakari (草刈 民代, Kusakari Tamiyo, born 10 May 1965) is a Japanese actress and former ballet dancer. In 1997 her portrayal of Mai Kishikawa in Shall We Dance? won a Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role. From Toshima, Tokyo, Kusakari started dancing professionally at the age of eight and won the first prize at the Japan Ballet Competition of 1987. In 1987, she made her debut as Odette in Swan Lake. She received the Muramatsu Award in 1988, and the Tachibana Akiko Award in 1990. At 27, she suffered a hernia that nearly ended her career, leaving her a temporary wheelchair user. She retired from ballet in 2009 at the age of 43.Kusakari is also known for her starring role in Shall We Dance? During the production of the movie she met and later married the director, Masayuki Suo.She starred in Suo's 2012 film A Terminal Trust.
Filmography
all 26
TV Shows 18
Movies 8
Voice 1
self 1
The Decagon House Murders (2024)
Angel Flight (2023)
Atai no Elegance (2022)
Tabiya Okaeri (2022)
Tall Order (2022)
Ichikei's Crow (2021)
My Housekeeper Nagisa-san (2020)
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi (2019)
Don't Forget Me (2018)
Kuroido Goroshi (2018)
Moon and Thunder (2017)
定年女子 (2017)
Yasuragi no Sato A Peaceful Place (2017)
The Unbroken (2016)
Flowers for Algernon (2015)
新 法廷荒らし 猪狩文助〜終の棲家〜 (2015)
Lady Maiko (2014)
The Terminal Trust (2012)
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon (2012)
Sleeping Jukujo (2012)
Tamiyo Kusakari’s Last “Giselle” (2012)
The Life of Budori Gusuko (2012)
Dancing Chaplin (2011)
The Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda (2011)
Ryōmaden (2010)
Shall We Dance? (1996)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1965-05-10 (58 years old)
Birth PlaceTokyo, Japan
SpouseMasayuki Suo
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As周防民代, Kusakari Tamiyo, i草刈民代
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