Anna Sawai (アンナ・サワイ, born June 11, 1992) is a Japanese actress and singer. Born in New Zealand, she moved to Japan with her family at age 10. She landed her first acting role at age 11 as the title character in the 2004 Nippon Television production of Annie. Sawai later debuted in James McTeigue's 2009 martial arts film Ninja Assassin. Sawai rose to fame in Japan as one of the lead vocalists of the girl group Faky from 2013 to 2018. She made a return to acting with a supporting role in the British crime thriller series Giri/Haji (2019). Her international breakthrough came with her role in the Apple TV+ drama series Pachinko (2022–present). She gained further recognition for starring in the MonsterVerse series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023–present) and the historical drama Shōgun (2024). She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for the latter. She became the first Japanese actress to win a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2024, Time magazine included her on its 100 Next list. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anna Sawai, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Anna Sawai

Anna Sawai

Acting Born June 11, 1992 Wellington, New Zealand

Anna Sawai (アンナ・サワイ, born June 11, 1992) is a Japanese actress and singer. Born in New Zealand, she moved to Japan with her family at age 10. She landed her first acting role at age 11 as the title character in the 2004 Nippon Television production of Annie. Sawai later debuted in James McTeigue's 2009 martial arts film Ninja Assassin.

Sawai rose to fame in Japan as one of the lead vocalists of the girl group Faky from 2013 to 2018. She made a return to acting with a supporting role in the British crime thriller series Giri/Haji (2019). Her international breakthrough came with her role in the Apple TV+ drama series Pachinko (2022–present). She gained further recognition for starring in the MonsterVerse series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023–present) and the historical drama Shōgun (2024). She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for the latter. She became the first Japanese actress to win a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2024, Time magazine included her on its 100 Next list.

Description above from the Wikipedia article Anna Sawai, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Nominee
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors poster

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Self
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters poster

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

Cate Randa
Shōgun poster

Shōgun

Toda Mariko
Pachinko poster

Pachinko

Naomi
Made in Hollywood poster

Made in Hollywood

Self
Ninja Assassin poster

Ninja Assassin

Teenage Kiriko
Giri/Haji poster

Giri/Haji

Eiko