Draft:Akemi Look
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Comment: The only significant mention in a source is about Look being a sexual abuse victim, and that source borders on not being independent of Look. I dream of horses (Contribs) (Talk) 04:19, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
Akemi Look (born Taryn Akemi Look) is an American actress, writer, film producer, and activist. [1]
Early Life[edit]
Look was born in New York City and raised in the Detroit suburb of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. She is of both Chinese and Japanese heritage. Her father is Chinese-American and her mother is Japanese-American.
She competed both nationally and internationally in the sport of rhythmic gymnastics. At 13, she became Junior Olympic Champion and went on to compete for the U.S.A. National Team. At the age of 15, she moved to the Lake Placid Olympic Training Center to continue her training for the World Championships. In 2002, she represented the United States in the World Championships as a member of the USA Rhythmic Gymnastics Group team.[2]
After her gymnastics career, Look attended the University of Michigan before moving to NYC to accept a dance scholarship to The Alvin Ailey School where she studied classical ballet, contemporary, and modern dance.
Look attended New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study and trained as an actor at the Lee Strasberg Institute for Theatre and Film.[1]
Career[edit]
Look's first television appearance as an actor was on the HBO television series How To Make It In America. She has since starred in numerous feature and short films, commercials, and music videos for artists such as Animal Collective, Miike Snow, and Little Dragon.[1]
Look starred in the science fiction film series The Man From Earth: Holocene alongside Michael Dorn, Vanessa Williams, and William Katt.[3]
Video games[edit]
She is the face of the character Operator Kitsune in the video game franchise Call of Duty[4][5]
Activism[edit]
Look is also a community organizer and activist. In March 2021, she co-organized the largest attended #StopAsianHate rally in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles.
She has also been an outspoken advocate for survivors of sexual assault and survivors of child sexual abuse. She is a CSA survivor of Larry Nassar, the convicted former USA Gymnastics doctor.[6]
Look appeared in the #StopAsianHate PSA alongside Simu Liu, Lisa Ling, Olivia Munn, Ken Jeong, Winston Duke, and Vivian Bang. The PSA was directed by award-winning documentary filmmaker, Bao Nguyen.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Akemi Look". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ "With Larry Nassar's sentencing, his accusers share their own powerful words". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ Lincoln, Ross A. (2016-05-28). "Sequel To Cult Sci-Fi Pic 'The Man From Earth' A Go With Vanessa Williams, Sterling Knight Among Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ "Who Are The Call of Duty Operators Based On?". www.020mag.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ Jael Rucker (Sep 8, 2021). "Actress Akemi Look Is The Latest Call of Duty Addition". www.one37pm.com. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ McCarthy, Kelly (January 26, 2018). "With Larry Nassar's sentencing, his accusers share their own powerful words". Good Morning America. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ "GoFundMe co-producing anti-Asian racism film with Olivia Munn, Ken Jeong, others". NBC News. April 15, 2021. Retrieved 2023-02-01.