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Anna Sawai was born on 11 June, 1992 in Wellington, New Zealand, is a New Zealand-Japanese actress and singer (born 1992). Discover Anna Sawai's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 31 years old?
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Wellington, New Zealand |
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Anna Sawai Height, Weight & Measurements
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Anna Sawai Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Anna Sawai worth at the age of 31 years old? Anna Sawai’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from New Zealand. We have estimated Anna Sawai's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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Timeline
Anna Sawai (アンナ・サワイ) is a New Zealand-Japanese actress, singer and dancer.
Anna Sawai was born on June 11, 1992, in Wellington, New Zealand to parents of Japanese descent.
Her mother trained in opera performance and later worked as a piano teacher, while her father worked for an electronics company.
From age 3, her mother taught her how to play the piano and how to sing.
Her family moved frequently while growing up due to her father's job, living in Hong Kong and the Philippines, before settling in Yokohama, Japan at age 10.
She has an elder sister, Reina, who is a ballet dancer and coryphée at the Hong Kong Ballet company.
She landed her first acting role at age 11 as the titular character in the 2004 Nippon TV production of Annie shortly after moving to Japan.
In 2004, Sawai made her acting debut at age 11 in a Tokyo stage production of Annie as the titular character, which was simulcast on Nippon TV.
In 2006, Sawai successfully auditioned for the entertainment conglomerate Avex Inc., earning her a management contract and training at their in-house music and dance bootcamp.
Following this, Sawai continued her acting career with a minor role in the television drama Our Love Song (2007), and made her Hollywood feature film debut in a supporting role in James McTeigue's neo-noir martial arts film Ninja Assassin (2009), in which she played Kiriko, a rebellious young ninja.
Sawai continued to receive vocal and dancing lessons throughout high school and later enrolled at Sophia University.
Sawai later made her film debut as Kiriko in James McTeigue's 2009 neo-noir martial arts film Ninja Assassin.
While attending university, Sawai was transferred to the Avex Trax record label and in March 2012, she performed the United States national anthem at the Tokyo Dome to begin the 2012 Major League Baseball season.
A month later, Sawai was announced as one of the members of the girl group ARA, an acronym for Avex Rising Angels, and in November, they released the music video for their first and only single "Make My Dreams Come True".
Sawai rose to fame in Japan as one of the lead vocalists of the girl group Faky from 2013 to 2018.
The group disbanded in early 2013 after less than a year of promotions, but later that year in July, Avex announced that Sawai would be re-debuting as one of the lead vocalists for the girl group Faky under the Rhythm Zone record label.
They debuted with the single "Better Without You" on July 29, 2013.
While being a member of Faky, Sawai participated in a number of solo projects.
In October 2015, she appeared as the lead actress in Elliott Yamin's music video for his song "Katy".
Sawai was a featured artist on Yamato's debut single "Shining", alongside fellow bandmate Akina, which was released on April 26, 2017.
Later that year, Sawai had a voice role as Angélique Noir in the 2017 fashion simulation video game Style Savvy: Styling Star, and also performed the main theme song for the game, "Girls Be Ambitious".
She made a return to acting with supporting roles in the Japanese mystery series Colors (2018) and the British crime thriller series Giri/Haji (2019).
Her international breakthrough came with the roles of Elle in F9 (2021), the ninth film in the Fast & Furious franchise, and Naomi in the Apple TV+ drama series Pachinko (2022–present).
She gained further recognition for playing Cate Randa in the monster series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023–2024) and received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Mariko in the FX miniseries Shōgun (2024).
In 2018, she made a return to acting with a supporting role in the coming-of-age mystery series Colors, appearing in two episodes.
In May 2018, she appeared as a dancer in a limited run stage production of The Book directed by Fuko Takenaka, as part of the Think Tank Bang dance art collective.
On November 16, 2018, Faky announced Sawai's departure from the group, citing her desire to focus on her acting career.
She performed with the group for the last time on December 20 as part of their Four headline tour.
In 2019, Sawai portrayed Eiko, the daughter of a Yakuza boss, in the British crime thriller series Giri/Haji.
The series premiered on BBC Two in October to critical acclaim.
That same year, Sawai was cast as martial arts warrior Elle in F9, the ninth film in the Fast & Furious franchise, directed by Justin Lin.
Following her casting announcement, Sawai signed with WME.
Filming for F9 took place between June and November 2019, and the film was released on May 19, 2021, to mixed reviews.
F9 set several pandemic box office records with worldwide earnings of $726 million, and Sawai was particularly praised for "holding her own alongside franchise veterans".
In September 2021, Sawai was cast as the female lead, Lady Mariko, in the FX limited series Shōgun, based on the novel by James Clavell.
Since 2022, Sawai has portrayed the main role of Naomi in the Apple TV+ adaptation of Pachinko, based on the novel of the same name by Min Jin Lee.
Naomi is an original character created for the series.
The show debuted on March 25, 2022, to critical acclaim; the following month it was renewed for a second season.
The ensemble cast of the series won an Independent Spirit Award.
In June 2022, Sawai was cast as Cate Randa, the lead role in Legendary's MonsterVerse television series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.