Christina Kokubo

Christina Kokubo
Born	(1950-07-27)July 27, 1950 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died	June 9, 2007(2007-06-09) (aged 56)
Occupation(s)	Actress and drama teacher
Years active	1974–1997

Christina Kokubo (July 27, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan – June 9, 2007) was an American film and television actress; she was also a drama teacher.

Career

Kokubo appeared in several feature films, including The Yakuza (1975), a neo-noir gangster film set in Japan, and Midway (1976), in which she played a Japanese-American who has a troubled romance with a white naval officer during World War II.

She also appeared in several television productions, including appearing as Paramedic Faith Yee in thirteen episodes (1984–1988) of St. Elsewhere, a medical-drama television series. Additionally, Kokubo participated in several documentary films about the yakuza crime syndicate in Japan.

Teaching and legacy

For seven years, Kokubo taught acting classes at the Braille Institute in Los Angeles, California. Spearheading the Los Angeles premier non-profit theater for the blind called "Changing Perceptions". Christina's Class — a non-profit organization that offers drama therapy to the disabled in the Los Angeles area, is named in her memory.

Death

Christina Kokubo died at age 56 of complications from breast cancer.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1975	The Yakuza	Hanako
1976	Midway	Haruko Sakura
1978	Hawaii Five-O	Eugenie Barlow	TV Series, Episode: "Invitation to Murder"
1986	Just Between Friends	Nurse
1984-1988	St. Elsewhere	Paramedic Faith Yee	TV Series, 14 episodes

External links

• Christina Kokubo at IMDb