McCarthy was born Nobu Atsumi in Ottawa, Ontario, the daughter of Masaji and Yuki Atsumi. Her father was a Japanese fashion designer and diplomatic attaché stationed in Canada at the time.[1] She was raised in Japan, where she studied ballet. A modeling career eventually led to a beauty pageant in which she won the title of "Miss Tokyo".[2] She married army sergeant David McCarthy in 1955 and moved to the United States.
She starred with Lloyd Bridges in a 1959 Sea Hunt television episode as a Hawaiian woman fighting to protect pearl-beds from poachers. In 1962 she appeared in the television series Wagon Train in the episode "The John Augustus Story" as Mayleen. For the next decade, McCarthy continued acting, appearing in smaller roles in a number of films as well as guest spots on television, including the title role in the 1960 episode "Princess of Crazy Creek" of the syndicatedwestern series Pony Express, starring Grant Sullivan.
In 1961, she appeared as Haru in the Laramie series episode "Dragon at the Door". She also appeared in the ABC adventure dramas Adventures in Paradise and The Islanders. During this time she made two guest appearances on Perry Mason: in 1959 she played defendant Mitsou Kamuri in "The Case of the Blushing Pearls," and in 1965 she played Sally Choshi in "The Case of the Wrongful Writ."
She also guest starred on ABC's The Bing Crosby Show in the 1964-1965 season. In the final, 1966, season of Mister Ed, she played Mei Ling, a Chinese restaurant manager and spy. She starred with Robert Conrad in the final episode of the First Season of The Wild Wild West, dated April 22, 1966 "The Night of the Sudden Plague" as a Chinese woman "Anna Kirby", who is the daughter of a mad professor breeding bacteria for a serum that causes temporary paralysis. She also made appearances in Batman, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Hawaii Five-O and Love, American Style.
In 1970, the McCarthys divorced; they had two children.[3]
Her starring role in the indie featureThe Wash, opposite Mako, earned her an Independent Spirit Award nomination in 1989. That same year she replaced Mako as artistic director of East West Players, a position she held until 1993. During this time, McCarthy also taught theatre at California State University, Los Angeles and UCLA. East West Players presented McCarthy with a lifetime achievement award in 1996,[4] and the Visionary Award in 1999.[5] McCarthy also did the voice-overs at the beginning and end of Picture Bride.
Later years
In 1976, six years after her divorce from David McCarthy, Nobu married William Cuthbert.[6]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Nobu McCarthy news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Nobu McCarthy Japanese ノブ マッカーシー born Nobu Atsumi 渥美 延 November 13 1934 April 6 2002 was a Canadian actress She received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in the film The Wash Nobu McCarthyMcCarthy in a publicity photo for Johnny Staccato 1959 1960 BornNobu Atsumi 1934 11 13 November 13 1934Ottawa Ontario CanadaDiedApril 6 2002 2002 04 06 aged 67 Londrina Parana BrazilOccupationActressYears active1958 2002Spouse s David McCarthy m 1955 div 1970 wbr William Cuthbert m 1976 died 1997 wbr Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Later years 4 Death 5 Filmography 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksEarly life EditMcCarthy was born Nobu Atsumi in Ottawa Ontario the daughter of Masaji and Yuki Atsumi Her father was a Japanese fashion designer and diplomatic attache stationed in Canada at the time 1 She was raised in Japan where she studied ballet A modeling career eventually led to a beauty pageant in which she won the title of Miss Tokyo 2 She married army sergeant David McCarthy in 1955 and moved to the United States Career EditWhile shopping in the Little Tokyo district of Los Angeles McCarthy was discovered by talent agent Fred Ishimoto which led to her film debut in The Geisha Boy 1958 In 1960 she appeared in the comedy film Wake Me When It s Over She starred with Lloyd Bridges in a 1959 Sea Hunt television episode as a Hawaiian woman fighting to protect pearl beds from poachers In 1962 she appeared in the television series Wagon Train in the episode The John Augustus Story as Mayleen For the next decade McCarthy continued acting appearing in smaller roles in a number of films as well as guest spots on television including the title role in the 1960 episode Princess of Crazy Creek of the syndicated western series Pony Express starring Grant Sullivan In 1961 she appeared as Haru in the Laramie series episode Dragon at the Door She also appeared in the ABC adventure dramas Adventures in Paradise and The Islanders During this time she made two guest appearances on Perry Mason in 1959 she played defendant Mitsou Kamuri in The Case of the Blushing Pearls and in 1965 she played Sally Choshi in The Case of the Wrongful Writ She also guest starred on ABC s The Bing Crosby Show in the 1964 1965 season In the final 1966 season of Mister Ed she played Mei Ling a Chinese restaurant manager and spy She starred with Robert Conrad in the final episode of the First Season of The Wild Wild West dated April 22 1966 The Night of the Sudden Plague as a Chinese woman Anna Kirby who is the daughter of a mad professor breeding bacteria for a serum that causes temporary paralysis She also made appearances in Batman The Man From U N C L E Hawaii Five OandLove American Style In 1970 the McCarthys divorced they had two children 3 In 1971 McCarthy joined East West Players an Asian American theatre group in Los Angeles In 1973 she appeared in a second season episode of Kung Fu In 1976 she appeared in an episode of Barney Miller as prostitute robbery victim Dorothy Murakami She then starred in the television movie Farewell to Manzanar based on the novel of the same title That year she also married attorney William J Cuthbert though she kept McCarthy as her stage name She made an appearance in an episode of the television sitcoms Happy Days and Diff rent Strokes She appeared in three episodes of The Love Boat In 1986 she had a supporting role opposite Pat Morita in the film The Karate Kid Part II Her starring role in the indie feature The Wash opposite Mako earned her an Independent Spirit Award nomination in 1989 That same year she replaced Mako as artistic director of East West Players a position she held until 1993 During this time McCarthy also taught theatre at California State University Los Angeles and UCLA East West Players presented McCarthy with a lifetime achievement award in 1996 4 and the Visionary Award in 1999 5 McCarthy also did the voice overs at the beginning and end of Picture Bride Later years EditIn 1976 six years after her divorce from David McCarthy Nobu married William Cuthbert 6 Death EditOn April 6 2002 McCarthy died at the age of 67 from a ruptured aortic aneurysm while she was on location in Brazil filming Gaijin Ama me Como Sou 7 Filmography EditYear Title Role Notes1958 The Hunters Japanese Clerk Uncredited1958 The Geisha Boy Kimi Sikita1959 Tokyo After Dark B Girl Uncredited1959 Five Gates to Hell Chioko1960 Wake Me When It s Over Ume Tanaka1960 Walk Like a Dragon Kim Sung1961 Two Loves Whareparita1963 Love with the Proper Stranger Yuki Uncredited1986 The Karate Kid Part II Yukie1988 The Wash Masi Matsumoto1990 Pacific Heights Mira Watanabe1993 Painted Desert Sari Hatano1999 Last Chance Miss Bea2005 Gaijin 2 Love Me as I Am Shinobu old See also Edit Biography portal Canada portal Los Angeles portal California portal Brazil portal Theatre portal Film portal Television portalPortrayal of East Asians in Hollywood Stereotypes of East Asians in the United StatesReferences Edit Nobu McCarthy Biography 1934 A Girl from Japan Named McCarthy Life November 3 1958 pp 127 128 130 Retrieved September 26 2018 Nobu McCarthy Artistic Director And Actress 67 The New York Times Associated Press April 10 2002 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved July 24 2019 Nobu McCarthy Artistic Director And Actress 67 The New York Times Associated Press April 10 2002 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved July 24 2019 East West Players Celebrates 33rd Anniversary May 24 Playbill May 24 1999 Retrieved July 24 2019 Nobu McCarthy 67 Actress on Stage and Film Los Angeles Times April 9 2002 Retrieved July 24 2019 Lentz Harris M III 2003 Obituaries in the Performing Arts 2002 Film Television Radio Theatre Dance Music Cartoons and Pop Culture McFarland p 203 ISBN 9780786414642 Retrieved September 26 2018 External links EditNobu McCarthy at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nobu McCarthy amp oldid 1130207603, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
