Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Birthday: 1920-02-12 | Place of Birth: Fushun, ManchuriaYoshiko Yamaguchi (山口 淑子, Yamaguchi Yoshiko, February 12, 1920 – September 7, 2014), also known by her stage names Shirley Yamaguchi and Li Xianglan, is a China-born Japanese actress and singer who made a career in China, Japan, Hong Kong, and the United States. She was elected as a member of the Japanese Parliament in the 1970s and served for 18 years. Early in her career, the Manchukuo Film Association concealed her Japanese origin and she went by the Chinese name Li Hsiang-lan (李香蘭), rendered in Japanese as Ri Kōran. This allowed her to represent China in Japanese propaganda movies. After the war, she appeared in Japanese movies under her real name, as well as in several English language movies under the stage name, Shirley Yamaguchi. After becoming a journalist in the 1950s under the name Yoshiko Ōtaka (大鷹 淑子, Ōtaka Yoshiko), she was elected as a member of the Japanese parliament in 1974, and served for 18 years. After retiring from politics, she served as vice president of the Asian Women's Fund. She died at the age of 94 in Tokyo on September 7, 2014.
Known For
Acting
Role
as The White Lady
as Angela, her teacher
as Mariko
as Yukiko Nogami
as Chiyo (Hana)
as Li Lili
as Oryo
as Tae Shimizu
as Harumi
as Miyako Saijo
as Beautiful singer
as 原口愛子
as Mariko
as Sayon
as 凤姑
as Oriental Woman
