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Reiko Sato

Reiko Sato
  • Name: Reiko Sato
  • Birthday: 1931-12-19
  • Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Popularity: 0.031
Biography: Reiko Sato (Japanese: レイコ・佐藤; December 19, 1931 – May 28, 1981) was an American dancer and actress. Sato was born in Los Angeles, California, to an issei Zen Buddhist priest, Ken-ichi Sato, and his wife Chieko. She and her family were interned at the Gila River War Relocation Center during World War II. Her mother became a real estate investor after the war; Reiko also had an older brother, Keiichiro, and a younger brother, Koji. She graduated from Belmont High School in 1949, later attending Los Angeles City College. She continued her studies in ballet. Sato is best known for playing seamstress Helen Chao in the 1961 feature film Flower Drum Song. She also had a dramatic... Read More

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Title Release date
Densha Otoko Deluxe: The Final Crusade 2006-09-23
That's Dancing!   as  From 'Kismet' (archive footage) 1985-01-18
The Ugly American   as  Rachani, Deong's Wife 1963-04-02
Flower Drum Song   as  Helen Chao 1961-11-09
Hell to Eternity   as  Famika 1960-08-01
Kismet   as  1st Princess of Ababu (uncredited) 1955-10-08
House of Bamboo   as  Charlie's Girl (uncredited) 1955-07-01
Target Hong Kong   as  Dice Girl (uncredited) 1953-02-06
Woman on the Run   as  Suzie 1950-11-10
Mother Didn't Tell Me   as  Suki (uncredited) 1950-03-03
On the Town   as  Dancer (uncredited) 1949-12-08