Naomi J. Ogawa

Naomi J. Ogawa (born August 1996) is an English actress. She is known for her role in the Netflix series Wednesday (2022–present).

Naomi J. Ogawa
BornAugust 1996 (age 27)
Westminster, London, England
Alma materDrama Centre London (BA)
Years active2020–present

Early life

Ogawa was born in central London to an English father and a Japanese mother.[1] She also has some Portuguese heritage.[2]

Ogawa moved around growing up, attending multiple different international schools in Europe.[3][4] Deciding academics were not for her due to her dyslexia, Ogawa went to boarding school at Ross School in New York,[5] where she was able to specialise in an artistic field. As she was "painfully shy",[6] her interest in acting came unexpectedly through a school musical. She returned to London to audition for drama school. After two years, she was admitted to her first choice,[7] going on to graduate from the Drama Centre London with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting in 2019.[8]

Career

Initially credited as Naomi Tankel,[9] she made her feature film debut as Kate in Liam O'Donnell's 2020 science fiction film Skylines (also stylised as SKYLIN3S).[10] After an arduous audition process, Ogawa was cast in her first main television role as the vampire Yoko Tanaka in Tim Burton's Netflix series Wednesday, centred around the character Wednesday Addams (played by Jenna Ortega) of The Addams Family.[11] The series premiered in 2022.

On the side, Ogawa has hosted the podcasts Identity Issues and Nay's Way. She is a qualified personal fitness trainer.[12]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2020 Assassin Mistress Short film
Skylines Kate
2022–present Wednesday Yoko Tanaka Main role

References
  1. Brighton, Dionne (21 November 2022). "Naomi J. Ogawa: "If Chris Hemsworth can be Thor, then Naomi can be Yoko"". Marie Claire. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  2. Lo, Zabrina (22 November 2022). "Netflix's 'Wednesday' Star Naomi J Ogawa on Working With Tim Burton, and Otherness". Tatler Asia. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  3. Tan, Azrin (22 November 2022). "Meet Naomi J. Ogawa—the rising actor who plays Yoko in Netflix's 'Wednesday'". Vogue Singapore. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  4. Naomi. "Identity Issues..." Buzzsprout (Podcast). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  5. "Naomi Tankel". Ross Senior Project Catalog 2014: 25. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  6. Parry, Shiphrah. "Naomi J. Ogawa". Arcadia. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  7. Kevin (6 December 2022). "Exclusive Interview: Naomi J. Ogawa Talks Wednesday, How Resiliency Landed Her the Role, and More". Pop-Culturalist. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  8. "BA Acting - Class of 2018/2019". UAL: Central Saint Martins. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  9. Hough, Quinn (20 December 2020). "Skylines Cast & Character Guide". Screen Rant. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  10. Clark, Rebekah. "How I Wind Down With... Naomi J. Ogawa". Grazia. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  11. Gilcrease, Grayson (21 March 2022). "Naomi J. Ogawa as Yoko Tanaka: Meet the Macabre Cast of Tim Burton's Wednesday". PopSugar. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  12. "Naomi Tankel". WeAudition. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
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