Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

Presenter, Musical Artist

1933 –

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Who is Tetsuko Kuroyanagi?

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi is an internationally famous Japanese actress, a talk show host, a best-selling author of children book, a World Wide Fund for Nature advisor, and a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. She is well known for her charitable works, and is considered as one of the first Japanese celebrities who achieved international recognition. In 2006, Donald Richie referred to Kuroyanagi in his book Japanese Portraits: Pictures of Different People as "the most popular and admired woman in Japan."

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Born
Aug 9, 1933
Minato
Also known as
  • Totto-chan
Parents
Siblings
Nationality
  • Japan
Profession
Education
  • Tokyo College of Music
Lived in
  • Tokyo

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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