- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 19, 1971
- Place of Birth
- Nagoya, Japan
Naoko Mori
Naoko Mori (森 尚子 Mori Naoko?) (born November 19, 1971) is a British actress of Japanese descent known for roles as Sarah, Saffy's 'odd' friend in Absolutely Fabulous, Mie Nishikawa in Casualty, and Toshiko Sato in Doctor Who and Torchwood. Mori was born in Nagoya, Japan, to a Ryukyuan mother and a Japanese American father. When Mori was four years old, she moved to New Jersey due to her father's work. She returned to Japan when she was ten and moved to London two years later. When her parents were posted back to Japan, Mori was given the choice of either moving back to Japan with her parents or remaining in London on her own. She chose to stay in London, partly because she wanted to finish her GCSEs and gain some qualifications. She attended the Royal Russell School. Mori's father opened a bank account for her, handed her a cheque book and told her to find a flat or a bed sit for hersel…
Filmography
tvThe Hairdresser Mysteries
2026 · Ayumi
tv3 Body Problem
2024 · Marie Curie
tvX-Men '97
2024 · Psylocke (voice)
movieShin Kaishaku Banchō Sarayashiki - Okiku-dera: Temple
2023
movieMr Malcolm's List
2022 · Mrs. Thistlewaite
tvSister Boniface Mysteries
2022 · Lilly Ardwell
tvThe Chelsea Detective
2022 · Steph Lang
tvInvasion
2021 · Yui
tvElliott from Earth
2021
tvZoey's Extraordinary Playlist
2020 · Bonnie
tvThe Boys
2019 · Golden Geisha
movieAnother Day, Another Time
2018
movieGerry Anderson's Firestorm
2018 · Nagisa Kisaragi (Voice)
movieMamma Mia! Here We Go Again
2018 · Yumiko
tvPatrick Melrose
2018 · Doctor Pagazzi
tvThe Terror
2018 · Asako Nakayama
movieLife
2017 · Kazumi
tvYou, Me and the Apocalypse
2015 · Nocturnapram Professor
movieEverest
2015 · Yasuko Namba
tvHumans
2015 · Fiona
movieThree Inches
2011 · Annika
Three Inches
tvThree Inches
2011
tvThe Amazing World of Gumball
2011 · Yuki Yoshida (voice)
movieLennon Naked
2010 · Yoko Ono
tvVexed
2010 · Saatchi Kyoto
tvManeater
2009 · Morgan Tan
tvPrivate Practice
2007 · Patricia Ramsey
tvTorchwood Declassified
2006
tvTorchwood
2006 · Toshiko Sato
tvDoctor Who
2005 · Dr Hoshi Sato
tvThe Smoking Room
2004
tvPowers
2004 · Older Song Li
tvSpooks
2002 · Annette
tvJudge John Deed
2001
tvMurder in Mind
2001 · Naomi
movieTopsy-Turvy
1999 · Miss 'Sixpence Please'
tvPsychos
1999 · Mariko Harris
movieSpice World
1997 · Nicola
tvMidsomer Murders
1997 · Nadia Simons
movieAbsolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
1996 · Sarah
movieHackers
1995 · Tokyo Hacker
tvBugs
1995 · Melissa
tvAbsolutely Fabulous
1992 · Sarah
movieBlue Green
1988
tvCasualty
1986 · Mie Nishi-Kawa