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Yo-Yo Ma

  • Music Artist
  • Music Department
  • Actor
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Yo-Yo Ma at an event for The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (2001)
An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children's television host Fred Rogers.
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Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
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Yo-Yo Ma was born on 7 October 1955 in Paris, France. He is a music artist and actor, known for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Mission: Impossible (1996) and Ex Machina (2014). He has been married to Jill Alison Hornor since 20 May 1978. They have two children.
BornOctober 7, 1955
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BornOctober 7, 1955
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 22 wins & 11 nominations total

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Yo-Yo Ma, The Kid Mero, and Desus Nice in Wall of Zeppoles (2021)
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Yo-Yo Ma in Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
Yo-Yo Ma in The Music of Strangers (2015)
Yo-Yo Ma and Fred Rogers in Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968)
Yo-Yo Ma in Charlie Rose (1991)
Yo-Yo Ma in Charlie Rose (1991)
Martin Sheen and Yo-Yo Ma in The West Wing (1999)
Yo-Yo Ma and Morgan Neville at an event for The Music of Strangers (2015)
Nancy Abraham and Yo-Yo Ma at an event for The Music of Strangers (2015)

Known for:

Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Chang Chen, and Ziyi Zhang in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
7.9
  • Music Department(cello solos)
  • 2000
Tom Cruise, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emmanuelle Béart, Jean Reno, Ving Rhames, and Ingeborga Dapkunaite in Mission: Impossible (1996)
Mission: Impossible
7.1
  • Soundtrack("Divertimento in E-Flat Major for String Trio (K.563)")
  • 1996
Alicia Vikander in Ex Machina (2014)
Ex Machina
7.7
  • Soundtrack("Unaccompanied Cello Suite #1 in G Major BWV 1007 - Préludé")
  • 2014
Russell Crowe in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
7.5
  • Soundtrack("Prelude" from the "Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007")
  • 2003

Credits

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Music Department

  • Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach
    • musician: cello
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1997
  • Miley Cyrus in Miley Cyrus feat. WATT, Elton John, Yo-Yo Ma, Robert Trujillo, Chad Smith: Nothing Else Matters (2021)
    Miley Cyrus feat. WATT, Elton John, Yo-Yo Ma, Robert Trujillo, Chad Smith: Nothing Else Matters
    • cello
    • Music Video
    • 2021
  • Harbor from the Holocaust (2020)
    Harbor from the Holocaust
    • special guest performer
    • 2020
  • The Music of Strangers (2015)
    The Music of Strangers
    • musician: cello
    • 2015
  • Kahlil Gibran's the Prophet (2014)
    Kahlil Gibran's the Prophet
    • musician: cello solos
    • 2014
  • Joshua Bell, Hugh Downs, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel, Natalia Makarova, Audra McDonald, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Louis Perry, Beverly Sills, Martin Bookspan, and Fred Child in Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
    Live from Lincoln Center
    • musician
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story (2010)
    Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
    • musician: cello
    • 2010
  • The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
    The National Parks: America's Best Idea
    • musician
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2009
  • Ziyi Zhang in Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
    Memoirs of a Geisha
    • musician: cello solos
    • 2005
  • Suburban Symphony
    • musician: cello
    • Video
    • 2004
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    • musician: cello
    • TV Series
    • 2004
  • Nova (1974)
    Nova
    • musician
    • TV Series
    • 2003
  • Naqoyqatsi (2002)
    Naqoyqatsi
    • musician: cello solos
    • 2002
  • Hush! (2001)
    Hush!
    • musician: cello, "Hush Little Baby"
    • 2001
  • Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Chang Chen, and Ziyi Zhang in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
    • musician: cello solos
    • 2000
  • Brad Pitt in Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
    Seven Years in Tibet
    • musician: cello solos
    • 1997

Actor

  • Edward Norton, Kate Hudson, Daniel Craig, Kathryn Hahn, Dave Bautista, Leslie Odom Jr., Janelle Monáe, Madelyn Cline, and Jessica Henwick in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
    Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
    • Yo-Yo Ma
    • 2022
  • Taika Waititi in James and the Giant Peach with Taika and Friends (2020)
    James and the Giant Peach with Taika and Friends
    • Old Green Grasshopper
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2020
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    The Simpsons
    • Yo-Yo Ma (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Melissa Altro, Sonja Ball, Daniel Brochu, Michael Caloz, Mark Camacho, Ellen David, Bruce Dinsmore, Holly Gauthier-Frankel, A.J. Henderson, Arthur Holden, Rick Jones, Tamar Kozlov, Bronwen Mantel, Walter Massey, Eleanor Noble, Joanna Noyes, Jodie Resther, Patricia Rodriguez, J.T. Turner, Michael Yarmush, and Dallas Jokic in Arthur (1996)
    Arthur
    • Yo-Yo Ma (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 1999–2002
  • Rob Lowe, Martin Sheen, Allison Janney, Dulé Hill, Moira Kelly, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer, and Bradley Whitford in The West Wing (1999)
    The West Wing
    • Yo-Yo Ma
    • TV Series
    • 2000
  • Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney, Peri Gilpin, and Jane Leeves in Frasier (1992)
    Frasier
    • Tom (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 1999

Videos4

Trailer #2
Trailer 1:04
Trailer #2
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:25
Official Trailer
Wont You Be My Neighbor?
Trailer 0:51
Wont You Be My Neighbor?
The Music of Strangers
Trailer 2:30
The Music of Strangers

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Yo Yo Ma
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • October 7, 1955
    • Paris, France
  • Spouse
    • Jill Alison HornorMay 20, 1978 - present (2 children)
  • Other works
    Print ads for Harmon Kardon components and Infinity speakers (1997).
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 13 Articles
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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    Enrolled at Juilliard at age 9.
  • Quotes
    I think of a piece of music as something that comes alive when it is being performed, and I feel that my role in the transmission of music is to be its best advocate at that moment.

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