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Yoko Ono was born on February 18, 1933, in her ancestral estate in Tokyo. Her father, named Eisuke Ono, was the descendant of a 9th Century Emperor of Japan. Her mother, named Isoko Yasuda Ono, was the granddaughter of Zenijiro Yasuda, the founder of Yasuda Bank. Yoko was 2 years old when she was brought to California... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideSoundtrack (28 titles)
2013 3.11: Surviving Japan (documentary) (performer: "Kurushi")
 
2012 This Is 40 (writer: "I'm Your Angel" / performer: "I'm Your Angel")
 
2010-2012 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Episode #21.49 (2012) (writer: "Happy Xmas War Is Over" - uncredited)
Episode #19.61 (2010) (writer: "Happy Xmas War Is Over")
 
2011 RocKwiz (TV series)
2011 Christmas Special (2011) (writer: "Happy Xmas War Is Over")
 
2010 Lennon Naked (TV movie) (writer: "Remember Love" / performer: "Remember Love")
 
2010 The Sun Is Down (short) ("The Sun is Down")
 
2009 Live from Studio Five (TV series)
Episode #1.64 (2009) (writer: "Happy Xmas War is Over" / performer: "Happy Xmas War is Over")
 
2009 FlashForward (TV series)
A561984 (2009) (writer: "Happy Xmas War Is Over" - uncredited / performer: "Happy Xmas War Is Over" - uncredited)
 
2009 Later with Jools Holland (TV series)
Episode #35.6 (2009) (performer: "I'm Going Always Smiling", "Day Of The Sunflowers We March On")
 
2001 The Bomber (performer: "Happy Xmas War is over")
 
2001 Heartbreakers (writer: "Oh My Love")
 
2000 Cássia Eller: Com Você Meu Mundo Ficaria Completo - Ao Vivo (video) (writer: "Woman is the Nigger of the World")
 
2000 Purely Belter (writer: "HAPPY XMAS WAR IS OVER" / performer: "HAPPY XMAS WAR IS OVER")
 
2000 Paul Is Dead (writer: "Happy Xmas War is over")
 
1999 Jeff Buckley: Remembered (TV documentary) ("Untitled")
 
1998 Antz ("Give Peace a Chance")
 
1997 Lola (short) (performer: " Just Like Starting Over")
 
1997 A Gala Christmas in Vienna (TV movie) (writer: "Happy Christmas War Is Over")
 
1996 The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (documentary) (writer: "Whole Lotta Yoko" / performer: "Whole Lotta Yoko")
 
1995 The Beatles Anthology (TV mini-series documentary)
June '67 to July '68 (writer: "Two Virgins" / performer: "Two Virgins")
 
1993 Beavis and Butt-Head (TV series)
Politically Correct (1993) (performer: "My Man")
 
1988 Imagine: John Lennon (documentary) (writer: "Two Virgins")
 
1986 John Lennon Live in New York City (video documentary) (writer: "Woman Is the Nigger of the World", "Sisters O Sisters", "Born in a Prison")
 
1986 Lovedolls Superstar (writer: "Give Peace a Chance" / as Y. Ono)
 
1981 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Rod Stewart (1981) (performer: "Season Of Glass" - uncredited)
 
1973 Flipside (TV series documentary)
Episode dated 30 June 1973 (1973) (writer: "Catman The Rosies Are Coming", "Death of Samantha", "Winter Song" / performer: "Catman The Rosies Are Coming", "Death of Samantha", "Winter Song")
 
1972 John Lennon and Yoko Ono Present the One-to-One Concert (TV movie) (performer: "Come Together")
 
1972 Please Stand By ("America", "Sisters O Sisters", "Born in a Prison")
 
Show ShowProducer (19 titles)
2009 Half Kenneth (short) (executive producer)
 
2003 Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon (video documentary) (executive producer)
 
2000 Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album (video documentary) (executive producer)
 
1986 John Lennon Live in New York City (video documentary) (executive producer)
 
1971 Erection (short) (producer)
 
1971 Clock (documentary) (co-producer)
 
1971 Up Your Legs Forever (producer)
 
1971 Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally (documentary) (producer)
 
1971 The Museum of Modern Art Show (documentary short) (producer)
 
1970 Apotheosis (short) (producer)
 
1970 Fly (short) (producer)
 
1970/I Freedom (short) (producer)
 
1969 Rape (TV movie) (producer)
 
1969 Honeymoon (documentary) (producer)
 
1968 Smile (documentary) (producer)
 
1968 Two Virgins (short) (producer)
 
1966 Eyeblink (short) (producer)
 
1966 Match (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (17 titles)
2003 Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon (video documentary)
 
1981 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Rod Stewart (1981) (segment "Season of Glass")
 
1972 Imagine (documentary)
 
1971 Erection (short)
 
1971 Clock (documentary)
 
1971 The Museum of Modern Art Show (documentary short)
 
1970/I Freedom (short)
 
1970 Fly (short)
 
1970 Apotheosis (short)
 
1969 Rape (TV movie)
 
1969 Honeymoon (documentary)
 
1968 Two Virgins (short)
 
1968 Smile (documentary)
 
1966 No. 4 (short)
 
1966 Match (short)
 
1966 Eyeblink (short)
 
Show ShowComposer (10 titles)
2013 The Being Experience (vocalizations) (post-production)
 
2013 Femme (documentary)
 
2010 The Sun Is Down (short)
 
1986 John Lennon Live in New York City (video documentary)
 
1975 Eat Me (short)
 
1971 Erection (short)
 
1970 Fly (short)
 
1968 Two Virgins (short)
 
1962 Ai (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (9 titles)
1971 Clock (documentary) (idea)
 
1971 The Museum of Modern Art Show (documentary short)
 
1970 Fly (short)
 
1970/I Freedom (short)
 
1969 Rape (TV movie)
 
1969 Honeymoon (documentary) (writer)
 
1968 Smile (documentary) (writer)
 
1968 Two Virgins (short) (writer)
 
1966 No. 4 (short)
 
Show ShowActress (5 titles)
1970 Apotheosis (short)
 
1970/I Freedom (short)
 
1968 Two Virgins (short)
 
1965 Satan's Bed
Ito
 
Show ShowMusic Department (4 titles)
2013 The Being Experience (vocalizations) (post-production)
 
2013 Femme (documentary) (composer: stock music)
 
2009 The Heart of No Place (composer: additional music)
 
1986 John Lennon Live in New York City (video documentary) (music producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1995 The Beatles Anthology (TV mini-series documentary) (archive material provider)
 
1969 Rape (TV movie) (cutting)
 
Show ShowSound Department (1 title)
1969 Rape (TV movie) (sound)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (1 title)
1966 Shout (short)
 
Show ShowThanks (16 titles)
2013 3.11: Surviving Japan (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2011 Delicacy (special thanks)
 
2011 The Music Never Stopped (special thanks - as Yoko Ono Lennon)
 
2010 The Sun Is Down (short) (thanks)
 
2009 Nowhere Boy (thanks)
 
2007 I Met the Walrus (documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2006 The U.S. vs. John Lennon (documentary) (very special thanks - as Yoko Ono Lennon)
 
2006 Shortbus (thanks)
 
2004 Tying the Knot (documentary) (generous funder - as Yoko Onio Lennon)
 
2002 Bowling for Columbine (documentary) (thanks)
 
2002 Border (short) (very special thanks)
 
2001 I Am Sam (thanks)
 
2001 Chelsea Walls (special thanks)
 
2001 Piñero (the producers wish to thank)
 
2000 Roadblock (short) (very special thanks)
 
1995 The Beatles Anthology (TV mini-series documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (119 titles)
2013 The Jonathan Ross Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #4.19 (2013) … Herself
 
2013 Brisant (TV series documentary)
Herself
Episode dated 14 February 2013 (2013) … Herself
 
1990-2012 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Herself
Inventing David Geffen (2012) … Herself
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (2006) … Herself
 
2012 CBS This Morning (TV series)
Herself - Guest
Episode #1.168 (2012) … Herself - Guest
 
2009-2012 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Herself - Musical Guest
Episode #1.728 (2012) … Herself - Musical Guest (as Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band)
Episode #1.143 (2009) … Herself - Musical Guest (as Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band)
 
2012 Arts & Crafts Spectacular #2 (documentary short) (voice)
 
2000-2012 Gomorron (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 4 June 2012 (2012) … Herself
Yoko Ono/VM-silver (2011) … Herself
Malou möter Yoko Ono (2000) … Herself
 
2012 John Cage: Journeys in Sound (documentary)
Herself
 
2012 Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth (documentary)
Interviewee
 
2011 Jônetsu tairiku (TV series documentary)
Herself
Yoko Ono (2011) … Herself
 
2011 George Harrison: Living in the Material World (documentary)
Herself
 
2011 Sleepless Nights Stories
Herself
 
2010 The Day John Lennon Died (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2010 Losing Lennon: Countdown to Murder (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2010 Beginnings (TV series documentary)
Herself
 
2010 Music (documentary)
Herself
 
2007-2010 Larry King Live (TV series)
Herself
Beatles Reunion (2010) … Herself
UFO Show and a Beatles Reunion (2008) … Herself
The Beatles (2007) … Herself
Cirque Du Soleil's 'Love' Show (2007) … Herself
 
2010 Classic Albums: John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band (video documentary)
Herself
 
2010 Do It Again (documentary)
Herself (voice)
 
2010 MindFlux (documentary)
Herself
 
2009 Later with Jools Holland (TV series)
Herself (also Interview)
Episode #35.6 (2009) … Herself (also Interview)
 
2009 Tetsuko's Room (TV series)
Herself
Yoko Ono & Sean Lennon (2009) … Herself
 
2009 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 5 October 2009 (2009) … Herself
 
2009 Xposé (TV series)
Herself
Episode #4.3 (2009) … Herself
 
2009 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 9 September 2009 (2009) … Herself
 
2009 E3 Xbox Media Briefing (TV movie)
Herself
 
2009 Tra Arte e Esperienza (TV series documentary)
Herself - Interviewee/Artist
 
2008 Imagine (TV series)
Herself
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (2008) … Herself
 
2008 The Universe of Keith Haring (documentary)
Herself
 
2008 All Together Now (documentary)
Herself
 
2003-2008 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Herself / Herself - The 2008 Grammy Awards
Episode #6.23 (2008) … Herself - The 2008 Grammy Awards
Episode #1.75 (2003) … Herself
 
2008 Extra (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 11 February 2008 (2008) … Herself (uncredited)
 
2008 The 50th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2007 Dream Power John Lennon Super Live 2007 (TV movie)
Herself
 
2007 Sunday AM (TV series)
Herself
Episode #3.4 (2007) … Herself
 
2007 The Beatles Larry King Live (TV movie)
Herself
 
2006 The Best Hit USA (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 28 December 2006 (2006) … Herself
 
2006 Greasy Rider (documentary)
Herself
 
2006 The U.S. vs. John Lennon (documentary)
Herself (as Yoko Ono Lennon) (also archive footage)
 
2006 Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig (documentary)
Herself
 
2005-2006 Orange Playlist (TV series)
Herself
Valentine's Special (2006) … Herself
Christmas Special (2005) … Herself
Yoko Ono (2005) … Herself
 
2006 Turin 2006: XX Olympic Winter Games (TV mini-series)
Herself
 
2005 The Record of the Year 2005 (TV special)
Herself
 
2005 The 100 Greatest Albums (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2005 All We Are Saying (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2005 Store studio (TV series)
Herself
Episode #6.2 (2005) … Herself
 
2004 Dancestar USA 2004 (TV movie)
Herself
 
2004 Sex 'n' Pop (TV mini-series documentary)
Herself
 
2004 Art & the 60s (TV series documentary)
Herself
Groovy Galleries (2004) … Herself
 
2004 The Rise of the Celebrity Class (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2004 The Late Late Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 7 May 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 The 46th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Herself (as Yoko Ono Lennon)
 
2003 Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon (video documentary)
Herself
 
2003 Imagine Imagine (documentary)
Herself
 
2003 This Morning (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 22 May 2003 (2003) … Herself
 
2003 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Herself
Episode #11.86 (2003) … Herself
 
2003 Good Day Live (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 8 May 2003 (2003) … Herself
 
2003 Imagine New York (documentary short)
Herself
 
2003 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 2 May 2003 (2003) … Herself
 
2003 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Herself
Episode #4.2 (2003) … Herself
 
2001 Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
2001 Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words and Music (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
2001 Top Ten (TV series documentary)
Herself
1981 (2001) … Herself
 
2001 The Real Yoko Ono (TV special)
Herself
 
2001 100 Greatest Number One Singles (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
2000 The Beatles Revolution (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2000 Top of the Pops 2 (TV series)
Herself - Guest Presenter
Episode dated 27 September 2000 (2000) … Herself - Guest Presenter
 
2000 John & Yoko's Year of Peace (TV documentary)
Herself (also archive footage)
 
2000 Rock Story (TV series documentary)
Herself
 
1999 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Herself
Yoko Ono (1999) … Herself
 
1999 Moonshot - the Spirit of 69 (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1998 Face to Face (TV series)
Herself
Yoko Ono (1998) … Herself
 
1996 The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (documentary)
Herself
 
1995 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Herself
Yoko Ono (1995) … Herself
Cyndi Lauper … Herself
 
1995 Mad About You (TV series)
Herself
Yoko Said (1995) … Herself
 
1994 Jonas in the Desert (documentary)
Herself
 
1993 The Revenge of the Dead Indians (documentary)
Herself
 
1992 One on One with John Tesh (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.129 (1992) … Herself
 
1990 The Word (TV series)
Episode #1.7 (1990)
 
1989 Lunettes noires pour nuits blanches (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 17 June 1989 (1989) … Herself
 
1988 Champs-Elysées (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 10 December 1988 (1988) … Herself
 
1988 Imagine: John Lennon (documentary)
Herself (also archive footage)
 
1986-1988 Aspel & Company (TV series)
Herself
Episode #6.3 (1988) … Herself
Episode #3.11 (1986) … Herself
 
1988 John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band: Sweet Toronto (video documentary)
Herself
 
1988 Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues (video documentary)
Herself
 
1986 Mensch Meier (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 27 February 1986 (1986) … Herself
 
1982 The 24th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1981 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Herself
Rod Stewart (1981) … Herself
 
1980 20/20 (TV series documentary)
Herself
Episode dated 26 November 1980 (1980) … Herself
 
1976 Chelsea Girls with Andy Warhol (documentary)
Herself
 
1975 The 17th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1973 Flipside (TV series documentary)
Herself
Episode dated 30 June 1973 (1973) … Herself
 
1972 Imagine (documentary)
Herself
 
1971-1972 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 11 May 1972 (1972) … Herself
Episode dated 24 September 1971 (1971) … Herself
Episode dated 11 September 1971 (1971) … Herself
 
1972 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Herself - Co-Host / Herself
Episode dated 18 February 1972 (1972) … Herself - Co-Host
Episode dated 17 February 1972 (1972) … Herself - Co-Host
Episode dated 16 February 1972 (1972) … Herself - Co-Host
Episode dated 15 February 1972 (1972) … Herself
Episode dated 14 February 1972 (1972) … Herself - Co-Host
 
1969-1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #4.84 (1972) … Herself
Episode #1.4 (1969) … Herself
 
1971 Clock (documentary)
Herself
 
1971 Parkinson (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.5 (1971) … Herself
 
1971 Dynamite Chicken
Herself
 
1971 Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally (documentary)
Herself
 
1971 The Museum of Modern Art Show (documentary short)
Herself
 
1970 Cinéastes de notre temps (TV series documentary)
Herself
 
1970 Let It Be (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1970 Top of the Pops (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 12 February 1970 (1970) … Herself (as Plastic Ono Band)
 
1969 Walden (documentary)
Herself
 
1969 Beat-Club (TV series)
Episode #1.45 (1969) (as Plastic Ono Band)
 
1969 How It Is (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 2 May 1969 (1969) … Herself
How Late It Is (1969) … Herself
 
1969 Honeymoon (documentary)
Herself
 
1969 Keep on 'Rockin (documentary short)
Herself (scenes deleted)
 
1968 Frost on Saturday (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.4 (1968) … Herself
 
1967 Pink Floyd London '66-'67 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1966 No. 4 (short)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (56 titles)
2012 The Nation's Favourite Christmas Song (TV documentary)
Herself (2004)
 
2007-2012 Banda sonora (TV series)
 
2010 Breakfast (TV series)
 
2010 War of the Gods (documentary)
Herself
 
2010 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2010 Lennon Naked (TV movie)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2009 50 años de (TV series)
 
2009 Kyôiku terebi no gyakushû: Yomigaeru kyoshô no kotoba (TV movie)
Herself (as Yôko Ono)
 
2008 60/90 (TV series)
 
2008 The O'Reilly Factor (TV series)
 
2008 Mike Douglas: Moments & Memories (video)
Herself
 
2007 Video on Trial (TV series)
 
2007 Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2007 Pornorama
Herself (uncredited)
 
2007 What a Year (TV series documentary)
 
2006 La imagen de tu vida (TV series)
 
1999-2006 Behind the Music (TV series documentary)
 
2006 Transformation: The Life and Legacy of Werner Erhard (documentary)
Herself - est Graduate
 
2005 Corazón de... (TV series)
 
2005 Mordfall John Lennon - Das Idol und sein Attentäter (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2005 80s (TV series documentary)
 
2005 Cavett and the Lennons (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2005 La mandrágora (TV series)
 
2004 Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair (video documentary)
Herself
 
2003 Get Up, Stand Up (TV series documentary)
 
2003 Inside John Lennon (video documentary)
Herself
 
2003 Michael Jackson: Number Ones (video)
Herself (segment "Man in the Mirror)
 
2003 I Love the '70s (TV series documentary)
 
2003 Mayor of the Sunset Strip (documentary)
Herself
 
2002 SexTV (TV series documentary)
 
2002 Cuéntame (TV series)
 
2001 Wingspan (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2001 Top of the Pops: The True Story (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2000 The Real John Lennon (documentary)
Herself
 
2000 Hendrix (TV movie)
Herself (with John Lennon) (uncredited)
 
1999 Grass (documentary)
Herself
 
1999 Sounds of 69 (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1999 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
1998 American Justice (TV series documentary)
 
1997 Happy Birthday to John (documentary short)
Herself
 
The Beatles Anthology (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1993 Murderers, Mobsters & Madmen Vol. 2: Assassination in the 20th Century (video documentary)
Herself - with John Lennon
 
1990 Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1988 The 1960's: Music, Memories & Milestones (video documentary)
 
1987 I Am Not a Freak (TV documentary short)
Herself
 
1986 John Lennon Live in New York City (video documentary)
Herself
 
1982 The Compleat Beatles (video documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1982 The Killing of America (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1977 All You Need Is Love (TV series documentary)
 
1970 Top of the Pops (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1998) TV commercial: One2One cellular telephone (stock footage) See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 1 Print Biography  | 12 Interviews  | 19 Articles  | 5 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Plastic Ono Band | Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band | Yoko Onio Lennon | Yoko Ono Lennon | Yôko Ono

Height:

5' 2" (1.57 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

When I met John I was at the point of disappearance, in the eyes of other people and myself. Where could I go after I'd done the silent music and they still didn't catch up on it? You see, the things that I did then I feel were in a field that no one has really touched on yet. I think I had something to offer but people did all sorts of things to misunderstand me and I was very lonely... See more »

Trivia:

Mother of Kyoko Ono Cox and Sean Lennon. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius