About Me

Originally from Tokyo, Japan, I’m an Angeleno by way of New York and San Francisco. The daughter of a Japanese mother, Caucasian American father, I grew up attending The American School In Japan and also competed nationally as a figure skater while playing the violin and piano. My first job in media would be as a voice-over actor and singer for animated children’s shows for NHK, Japan’s public broadcaster.

I then attended Phillips Exeter Academy for high school in New England before graduating from New York University with a degree in Psycholinguistics and a minor in entertainment and media business. My marketing career started at Showtime Networks in New York before following a (now-ex) boyfriend to San Francisco where I worked on the agency-side. This would also be where, missing NYC and entertainment, I’d step into an acting class. A few commercials and small roles later, I made the move to Los Angeles where I’d work a few years serving tables, hosting spirits tastings, and working at a wine store in Beverly Hills (I really took “starving artist” to heart…).