Nobu McCarthy

Birth Name:

Nobu Atsumi

Birth Place:

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Profession

Actress

Became a successful model in Japan and was eventually named Miss Tokyo
Received a lifetime achievement award from the East West Players in 1996
Was artistic director of the East West Players, the first Asian American theater company
Trained in ballet at the Pavlova School in Kamakura, Japan and sang with choral groups on stage and radio
Was spotted by an agent in the Little Tokyo neighborhood of Los Angeles and auditioned for her first film role with Paramount Pictures, the Jerry Lewis comedy "The Geisha Boy․"
Best known for her roles in the films "The Karate Kid, Part II" and "Pacific Heights" and in the TV movie "Farewell to Manzanar․"
Starred opposite George Takei of "Star Trek" fame in his first television role, "Playhouse 90," in 1958, and later worked with him again on "Perry Mason" and "The Wash․"
Taught drama at California State University at Los Angeles and at UCLA

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