Kumiko Okae
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Kumiko Okae | |
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Cương giang cửu mỹ tử | |
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| Born | Kumiko Okae 23 August 1956 |
| Died | 23 April 2020(aged 63) Tokyo,Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, voice actress, television presenter |
| Years active | 1975–2020 |
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| Children | Miho Ohwada |
Kumiko Owada(Đại hòa điền cửu mỹ tử,Ōwada Kumiko,23 August 1956 – 23 April 2020),néeOkae(Cương giang),was a Japanese actress,voice actress,andtelevision presenter.She was known for her work ontelevision dramas,as well as hosting entertainment andvariety shows,such asRenso GameonNHK.Okae also hosted the morning showHanamaru MarketonTokyo Broadcasting System Televisionfrom 1996 to 2014.
Career
[edit]Okae began her professional acting career in 1975.[1][2]She appeared in numerous television roles and variety shows from the 1970s to the 2010s.[3][2]In 1982, she released the albumYes, I Feelon the Casablanca label.[4]She acted intelevision dramas,and hosted entertainment andvariety shows,such asRensō GameonNHK.Okae hosted the morning show,Hanamaru Market,onTokyo Broadcasting System Televisionfrom 1996 until 2014.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Okae married actorBaku Ohwadain 1983, who she had met while they were both regular panelists onRensō Game.They had a daughter, actressMiho Ohwada.[1]
Death
[edit]Okae underwent surgery for early stagebreast cancerin late 2019.[1]She was then treated withRadiation therapyfrom January to mid-February 2020, which further weakened her immune system.[1][2]On 3 April 2020, Okae developed a fever and her health began to deteriorate.[2]She was admitted to a Tokyo hospital on 6 April, placed on aventilatorand later diagnosed withCOVID-19during theCOVID-19 pandemic in Japan.[1][3][2]Okae died frompneumoniain the Tokyo hospital on April 23, 2020, at the age of 63.[1][2][3]Okae's death, along with the death of comedianKen Shimurasix days later, were amongst the first prolific celebrity deaths related to COVID-19 in Japan.[5]
References
[edit]- ^abcdefg"Drama star Kumiko Okae, host of 'Hanamaru Market,' dies from pneumonia at 63".Japan Times.24 April 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 24 April 2020.Retrieved24 April2020.
- ^abcdef"Actress Okae Kumiko dies from coronavirus".NHK World.23 April 2020. Archived fromthe originalon 24 April 2020.Retrieved24 April2020.
- ^abc"Japanese actress Kumiko Okae dies after novel coronavirus infection".Kyodo News.23 April 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 24 April 2020.Retrieved24 April2020.
- ^"Kumiko Okae".Discogs.Retrieved4 April2021.
- ^INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (23 July 2020)."【 vân năng giới" trùng kích "Sự kiện bộ 】 chí thôn けんさんと cương giang cửu mỹ tử さんの tử đa くの nhân が bổn khí でコロナ khủng れるようになった ( 1/2ページ )".zakzak: Tịch khan フジ công thức サイト(in Japanese).Retrieved18 September2024.
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- 1956 births
- 2020 deaths
- Japanese television actresses
- Japanese voice actresses
- Japanese television presenters
- Japanese women television presenters
- Japanese television talk show hosts
- Japanese game show hosts
- Japanese women television personalities
- Actresses from Tokyo
- People from Setagaya
- 20th-century Japanese actresses
- 21st-century Japanese actresses
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
- Deaths from pneumonia in Japan