Yoko Ono

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Born

1933-02-18

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Japan
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Yoko Ono

Biography

Yoko Ono is a Japanese artist, musician, author and peace activist, known for her work in avant-garde art, music and filmmaking as well as her marriage to John Lennon. Ono brought feminism to the forefront through her music which prefigured New Wave music (whether she was a direct influence is still debated). She is a supporter of gay rights and is known for her philanthropic contributions to the arts, peace and AIDS outreach programs.

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Acting History

2025
Borrowed Time: Lennon's Last Decade as Self (archive footage)
2025
One to One: John & Yoko as Self (archive footage)
2024
Beatles '64 as Self (archive footage)
2024
Elton John: Never Too Late as Self (archive footage)
2024
Daytime Revolution as Self (archive footage)
2023
Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song as Self (archive footage)
2023
Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World as Self (archive footage)
2023
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story as Self (archive footage)
2023
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV as Self (archive footage)
2022
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert as Self (archive footage)
2021
The Beatles: Get Back as Self
2021
Parkinson at 50 as Self (archive footage)
2021
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything as Self (archive footage)
2020
Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon as Self (archive footage)
2020
Zappa as Self (archive footage)
2020
Lennon's Last Weekend as Self (archive footage)
2020
Tapes
2019
Other Music as Self
2019
The Last 24 Hours: John Lennon as Self
2019
Killing John Lennon as Self (archive footage)
2018
John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky as Self
2018
Why Are We Creative? as Self
2018
Isle of Dogs as Assistant-Scientist Yoko-ono (voice)
2018
George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus as Self
2017
How the Beatles Changed the World as Self (archive footage)
2017
I Don't Know Which Tree It Comes From that Fragrance as Self
2017
It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & Beyond as Self (archive footage)
2017
Kyoko as Self (archive footage)
2016
Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album as Self (archive footage)
2016
Yoko Ono Lennon's Courage Awards 2016: Laurie Anderson, Mohammad el Gharani, Eileen Boxer, RoseLee Goldberg, LoftOpera
2016
Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne as Self (archive footage)
2015
The Last Lennon Interview as Self (archive footage)
2015
Bad Girls of Japan
2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead as Self (archive footage)
2014
The Term. Beginning of a Big Story as Self (uncredited)
2013
Silver Spoon as Aki's Grandmother (voice)
2013
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
2013
Rock 'N' Roll Exposed: The Photography of Bob Gruen as Self
2012
Inventing David Geffen as Self
2012
Arts & Crafts Spectacular #2 as (voice)
2011
Sleepless Nights Stories as Self
2011
George Harrison: Living in the Material World as Self
2011
Re: Maciunas and Fluxus
2010
The Day John Lennon Died as Self
2010
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) as Self
2010
Music as Self
2010
LennoNYC as Self
2010
John Lennon: Love Is All You Need as Self (archive footage)
2010
Ugly Beauty as Self
2010
The Beatles: The Complete Story as Self (Archive Footage)
2008
All Together Now as Self
2008
Classic Albums: John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band as Self
2008
The Universe of Keith Haring as Self
2007
365 Day Project
2007
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens as Self
2006
John & Yoko Bed-In as Self
2006
To John With Love as Self
2006
Warhol and Maciunas as Self
2006
Greasy Rider
2006
John Lennon & Yoko Ono: Give Peace A Song as as Herself
2006
The U.S. vs. John Lennon as Self
2006
Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig as Self
2006
Torino 2006 Olympic Opening Ceremony
2006
Nam June Paik: Lessons from the Video Master as Self
2005
Girls and Boys - Sex and British Pop as Self
2005
Pink Floyd London '66-'67 as Self (uncredited)
2004
Beatles Biggest Secrets as Self
2004
Kulturplatz as Self
2004
Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair as Self (archive footage)
2004
Art & the 60s
2003
Inside John Lennon - Unauthorized as Self (archive footage)
2003
Imagine Imagine as Self
2003
Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon as Self (archive footage)
2003
Beatles: The Journey as Self (archive footage)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2002
Hanratty: The Whole Truth as Self (archive footage)
2001
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
2001
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music
2001
Kiss My Grits: The Herstory of Women in Punk and Hard Rock as Self
2001
Wingspan as Self (archive footage)
2000
Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album as Self
2000
John & Yoko's Year of Peace as Self
1997
Happy Birthday to John as Self
1997
Behind the Music as Self
1997
The View as Self
1997
Classic Albums as Self
1996
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus as Self - Vocal
1995
An Introduction to Harmolodics
1995
"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman
1994
Brisant as Self
1994
Jonas in the Desert as Self
1993
Intimate Portrait as Self (archive footage)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1993
The Revenge of the Dead Indians as Herself
1992
Rolling Stone 25: The MTV Special as Self
1992
The John Lennon Video Collection
1992
Mad About You as Yoko Ono
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1990
John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It as Self
1990
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1990
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections as Self
1988
Imagine: John Lennon as Self
1988
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues as Self
1987
I Am Not a Freak as Self
1986
American Masters as Self
1986
The John Lennon Sketchbook as Self
1986
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life as Self (archive footage)
1986
Vain Glory as Yōko Ono
1986
John Lennon: One to One Concert Live in New York as Self (archive footage)
1984
Yoko Ono: Then and Now as Self
1982
Champs-Elysées as Self
1979
Flux-Concert as Self
1977
Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante as Self
1976
Chelsea Girls with Andy Warhol
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self
1972
Imagine as Self
1972
The One to One Concert as Self
1972
John Lennon - Imagine
1972
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here as Self
1971
Yoko and John Party as Self
1971
Brazil in Cannes
1971
Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally
1971
Sweet Toronto as Self
1971
Up Your Legs Forever
1971
Frank Zappa, John Lennon & Yoko Ono: At Fillmore East
1971
Dynamite Chicken as Self (archive footage)
1970
Apotheosis
1970
Freedom as Woman
1970
Rome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley Clarke as Yoko Ono
1970
Let It Be as Self (uncredited)
1969
24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko as Self
1969
The Beatles: Something as Self
1969
Bed Peace as Self
1968
Two Virgins
1968
The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1968
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches as Self
1966
Eyeblink as Self
1966
No. 4 as Self
1966
Eyeblink as Self
1965
Andy Warhol Screen Tests as Self
1965
Satan's Bed as Ito
1965
Cut Piece as Herself
1964
Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan
1964
Some Young People as herself
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The Misfits - 30 Years of Fluxus as Self
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Power To The People as Self