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Anna Sawai (アンナ・サワイ, born June 11, 1992) is a Japanese actress, singer, and dancer. 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 TV production of Annie.
Anna Sawai was born in New Zealand. She is an actress, known for Ninja Assassin (2009), F9: The Fast Saga (2021) and Shōgun (2024).
Considering Hollywood’s notorious history of diminishing female characters, Sawai flexes her acting chops through the complex and powerful role. “To be able to give voice to the Japanese women was a huge thing for me,” Sawai tells Marie Claire.
Mar 5, 2024 · Anna Sawai is having a breakthrough moment. Fresh off starring in Pachinko and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Sawai takes on the role of Lady Mariko (also referred to as Toda...
Mar 19, 2024 · Japanese actress Anna Sawai’s career was already on a steady ascent in recent years, but FX’s epic samurai series Shōgun has undoubtedly become her breakthrough.
Jun 20, 2021 · In F9, the ninth and latest installment of the mega-successful franchise Fast & Furious, Anna Sawai plays a leather-clad, sword-wielding badass. But for the Japanese-New Zealand...
Apr 14, 2022 · Anna Sawai was in the J-pop girl group Faky, before heading to Hollywood, where she starred in last year’s “F9,” the latest installment in the “Fast and Furious” action-movie franchise.
Anna Sawai was born in New Zealand. She is an actress, known for Ninja Assassin (2009), F9: The Fast Saga (2021) and Shōgun (2024).
Jun 23, 2021 · Anna Sawai Wants to Eliminate Stereotypes for Asian Female Characters. The 29-year-old actress’s ascension, from the Fast & Furious franchise to Pachinko, has been swift. By Ariana Yaptangco ...
Anna Sawai (born June 11, 1992) is a Japanese–New Zealand actress, dancer and singer. She began her film career in 2009 in a supporting role in the martial arts film Ninja Assassin, and debuted as a professional singer in 2013 as one of the lead vocalists in the J-pop girl group FAKY (2013-2018), singing in both Japanese and English.
