Naomi J. Ogawa | |
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| Born | August 1996 (age 27) Westminster, London, England |
| Alma mater | Drama Centre London (BA) |
| Years active | 2020–present |
Naomi J. Ogawa (born August 1996) is an English actress. She is known for her role in the Netflix series Wednesday (2022–present).
Ogawa was born in central London to an English father and a Japanese mother.[1] She also has some Portuguese heritage.[2]
Ogawa moved around growing up, attending multiple different international schools in Europe.[3][4] Deciding academics were not for her due to her dyslexia, Ogawa went to boarding school at Ross School in New York,[5] where she was able to specialise in an artistic field. As she was "painfully shy",[6] her interest in acting came unexpectedly through a school musical. She returned to London to audition for drama school. After two years, she was admitted to her first choice,[7] going on to graduate from the Drama Centre London with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting in 2019.[8]
Initially credited as Naomi Tankel,[9] she made her feature film debut as Kate in Liam O'Donnell's 2020 science fiction film Skylines (also stylised as SKYLIN3S).[10] After an arduous audition process, Ogawa was cast in her first main television role as the vampire Yoko Tanaka in Tim Burton's Netflix series Wednesday, centred around the character Wednesday Addams (played by Jenna Ortega) of The Addams Family.[11] The series premiered in 2022.
On the side, Ogawa has hosted the podcasts Identity Issues and Nay's Way. She is a qualified personal fitness trainer.[12]
In 2023 Ogawa became the face of Roberto Cavalli's Wild Leda Collection.[13]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Assassin | Mistress | Short film |
| Skylines | Kate | ||
| 2022 | Wednesday | Yoko Tanaka | Main role |