Tamiyo Kusakari

Biography

Tamiyo Kusakari is a Japanese actress and former ballet dancer born on May 10, 1965. She began dancing professionally at eight and won the first prize at the Japan Ballet Competition in 1987, making her debut as Odette in Swan Lake that same year. After retiring from ballet due to injury, she went on to win a Japan Academy Prize for her role in "Shall We Dance?" in 1996, marking a notable turn in her acting career.