Sonoya Mizuno
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Sonoya Mizuno c. 1988 Tokyo |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
Sonoya Mizuno (born c. 1988[1]) is a British-Japanese Actress, model and ballerina.
Born in Tokyo, Mizuno grew-up in Somerset in England.[2] She attended the Royal Ballet School as a child,[1] and graduated from the Royal Ballet School before working for several ballet companies including Semperoper Ballet in Dresden,[3] Ballet Ireland, New English Ballet Theatre and Scottish Ballet.[1][2] She began modelling aged 20 due to frustrations with her ballet career,[1] and has modelled for Chanel, Alexander McQueen, Saint Laurent and Louis Vuitton.[2] During 2014 Mizuno appeared in Arthur Pita's work of dance theatre The World's Greatest Show at Greenwich Dance and the Royal Opera House.[3][4]
Mizuno made her movie debut in Alex Garland's critically acclaimed[5] science-fiction thriller Ex Machina, released in the UK in February 2015.[2] She will also be appearing the dance film High Strung, directed by Michael Damian and scheduled for release in 2015.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Slater, Lidya. "Ballet's got talent". Daily Mail. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Jamieson, Teddy. "15 for 2015: Sonoya Mizuno". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Sonoya Mizuno". High Strung Dance Movie. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ↑ Thomas, Rachel. "‘Ladies and gentlemen, how long can they last?’: The disturbing 1930s craze of dance marathons". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ↑ "Ex Machina". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 5 February 2015.