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Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

1933 - Today

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Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (黒柳 徹子, Kuroyanagi Tetsuko; born August 9, 1933) is a Japanese actress, television personality, World Wide Fund for Nature advisor, and Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. She joined NHK Broadcasting Theatre Company as the first television actress in 1953. In 1954, she made her debut as the lead actress in the radio drama Yambō Nimbō Tombō. In 1976, TV Asahi's Tetsuko's Room (Tetsuko no Heya) started airing. This program was recognized by the Guinness World Records in 2011 for having the highest number of broadcasts by the same host. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tetsuko Kuroyanagi is the 2,187th most popular actor (down from 1,600th in 2019), the 837th most popular biography from Japan (down from 645th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Japanese Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi ranks 2,187 out of 13,578. Before her are Arielle Dombasle, M. Emmet Walsh, Lenny Montana, Julian Sands, Andrés García, and Ellen Pompeo. After her are Angela Winkler, Tuba Büyüküstün, Jacky Cheung, Eric Braeden, Alan Dale, and Jonathan Bailey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi ranks 186. Before her are Stuart Roosa, Toshi Ichiyanagi, James Rosenquist, Vera Krepkina, Abel Pacheco, and Juan Sandoval Íñiguez. After her are Bobby Smith, Hossein Nasr, Mohammad-Javad Bahonar, Chuck Grassley, Donald E. Westlake, and Asim Ferhatović.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi ranks 837 out of 6,245. Before her are Prince Hisaaki (1276), Gotō Shinpei (1857), Yutaka Taniyama (1927), Ōtomo no Yakamochi (718), Keisai Eisen (1790), and Ryoji Yamanaka (1983). After her are Naoto Tajima (1912), Shigeo Shingo (1909), Mariya Takeuchi (1955), Kamo no Chōmei (1155), Katsuyoshi Kuwahara (1944), and Ennin (793).

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Among ACTORS In Japan

Among actors born in Japan, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi ranks 23. Before her are Momoko Kōchi (1932), Hibari Misora (1937), Akiko Wakabayashi (1941), Shintaro Katsu (1931), Kinuyo Tanaka (1909), and Mayumi Tanaka (1955). After her are Kōji Yakusho (1956), Sho Kosugi (1948), Mie Hama (1943), Akihiro Miwa (1935), Meiko Kaji (1947), and Kirin Kiki (1943).

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