| Shihuko Hoshi | |
|---|---|
 Shizuko Hoshi in 2002 film "Charlotte Sometimes" | |
| Personal Information | |
| Born: | 1935 |
| Birthplace | Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation/ Career: |
Actress |
| Years active: | 1965-present |
| Spouse(s): | Mako, ?-2006, his death |
| Related to: | 2 daughters |
| Character information | |
| Appeared on/in: | M*A*S*H |
| Episodes appeared in: | 4 episodes |
| Character(s) played: | Various roles which include Rosie and Mrs. Li (Oksun Li's mother) |
Shizuko Hoshi (born 1935 in Tokyo, Japan) appeared in various roles on the hit CBS-TV series M*A*S*H, where she was also one of three actresses to play Rosie, owner of Rosie's Bar just outside of the camp. Shihuko is a graduate of Tokyo Women's College and University of Southern California.[1] She was married to late character actor Mako, (who also made frequent appearances on the M*A*S*H series) the founding Artistic Director of East West Players in Los Angeles, and worked closely with the Asian American Theatre Company from 1965 to 1989.
Career[]
While at East West Players, Shihuko received many awards for performance, directing and choreography, including a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Featured Performance in Wakako Yamauchi's And The Soul Shall Dance,[2] as well as Drama-Logue Awards for Best Director for Hokusai Sketchbooks, Asa ga Kimashita, A Chorus Line, and Mishima.[3] Her film credits include Memoirs of a Geisha, Come See The Paradise, and M. Butterfly.
She appeared in the indie film, Charlotte Sometimes and narrated the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film|Academy Award-winning Live Action Short Film, Visas and Virtue. She has also appeared on television in addition to her M*A*S*H appearances, in such 1970's TV shows as NBC's Quincy M.E., ABC-TV shows Starsky & Hutch, The Six Million Dollar Man and also, most recently, CBS's Chicago Hope. In 1995, Hoshi co-directed the English language premiere of the Japanese comedy The Fall Guy off-Broadway in New York City.
Family[]
Shizuko and late husband Mako have two daughters (who are both actresses) and three grandchildren.