Miiko Taka

Miiko Taka
Miiko Taka
	Taka in a publicity photo for Cry for Happy (1961)
Born	Miiko Shikata; July 24, 1925; Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Died	January 4, 2023 (aged 97); Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Resting place	Rose Hills Memorial Park
Other names	Betty Ishimoto
Years active	1957–1982
Spouses	; Dale Ishimoto (m. 1944; div. 1958) ; Lennie Blondheim (m. 1963, death) ; Reginald Hsu (m. 2003)
Children	2
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Miiko Taka (高美以子, Taka Miiko) (born Miiko Shikata^[1] July 24, 1925 – January 4, 2023) was an American actress, popular for her film and television roles from the late 1950s until the early 1980s. Her best known role was as an elegant Japanese dancer starring with Marlon Brando in the drama Sayonara. She also acted in several other films and TV shows with fellow performers such as Miyoshi Umeki, James Garner, Bob Hope, Cary Grant, and Toshirō Mifune.^[2]

^ Makino, Jimmy. "A Japanese-American Nisei in the 20th Century". Retrieved June 20, 2012.
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[makino-1] Makino, Jimmy. "A Japanese-American Nisei in the 20th Century". Retrieved June 20, 2012.

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Miiko Taka
Taka in a publicity photo for Cry for Happy (1961)
Born	Miiko Shikata (1925-07-24)July 24, 1925 Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Died	January 4, 2023(2023-01-04) (aged 97) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Resting place	Rose Hills Memorial Park
Other names	Betty Ishimoto
Years active	1957–1982
Spouses	Dale Ishimoto (m. 1944; div. 1958) Lennie Blondheim (m. 1963, death) Reginald Hsu (m. 2003)
Children	2

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