Flower Drum Song
1962
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Sato is best known for playing seamstress Helen Chao in the 1961 feature film Flower Drum Song. She also had a dramatic role in The Ugly American, receiving personal coaching from actor Marlon Brando with whom she had a relationship. She had been on contract with Fox and Universal, but nothing materialized, and she retired from Hollywood.
Actress: Flower Drum Song. Reiko Sato was born on 19 December 1931 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Flower Drum Song (1961), The Ugly American (1963) and Woman on the Run (1950). She died on 28 May 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Aug 11, 2015 · December 19 1931. Died. May 28 1981. Birth Location. Los Angeles. Generational Identifier. Nisei. A talented dancer and actress, Reiko Sato (1931–81) gained visibility as a performer on Broadway and in Hollywood and had some success fighting racial typecasting.
May 28, 1981 · Los Angeles, California, USA (brain aneurysm) Mini Bio. Reiko Sato was born on December 19, 1931 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Flower Drum Song (1961), The Ugly American (1963) and Woman on the Run (1950). She died on May 28, 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Family. Parents. Kenichi Sato.
Reiko Sato Photo Gallery. Reiko Sato is born in Los Angeles, California to Tonezo Sato and Chieko Kyogoku / Koyogoku. Her brother is Koji Sato.; Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen - The Private Lives and Times of Some of the Most Glamorous Actresses and Starlets of the Forties, Fifties and Sixties.
Sato is best known for playing seamstress Helen Chao in the 1961 feature film Flower Drum Song. She also had a dramatic role in The Ugly American, receiving personal coaching from actor Marlon Brando with whom she had a relationship.
Actor. Reiko Sato was an American dancer and actress. Background. Reiko Sato was born in Los Angeles, California. Her mother was Chieko Sato, a real estate investor. Reiko also had many siblings. Education. She graduated from Belmont High School 1949, later attending Los Angeles City College. Career.
