Tanie Kitabayashi

    Tanie Kitabayashi

    May 21, 1911 (113 years old) in Tokyo, Japan

    Tanie Kitabayashi (ๅŒ—ๆž—่ฐทๆ „, Kitabayashi Tanie, May 21, 1911 โ€“ April 27, 2010) was a Japanese actress and voice actress. Born Reiko Ando in Tokyo, she began as a stage actress. Early in her career, she became well known for portraying older women. Kitabayashi was a founding member of the famed Mingei Theatre, founded in 1950. In 1960, she won best actress awards at the 10th Blue Ribbon Awards and at the Mainichi Film Awards for Kiku to Isamu. She also won the Japan Academy Prize for best actress in Rainbow Kids (1991), a film that also earned her honors from the Mainichi Film Awards and from Kinema Junpo. She died on April 27, 2010, of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital. She was 98.

    Known For

    My Neighbor TotoroMy Neighbor Totoro
    Mayuko hitoriMayuko hitori
    The Insect WomanThe Insect Woman
    The Burmese HarpThe Burmese Harp
    White Snake EnchantmentWhite Snake Enchantment

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