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Mari Kasuya is a Japanese American actress and dancer known for her roles as ‘Support Group Griever’ in the film, Avengers: Endgame (2019), and ‘Camper (Principal Dancer)’ in the film, A Week Away (2020).
Wiki/Biography
Mari Kasuya was born as ‘Mari Kaitlin Kasuya’ in 1994 (age 26 years; as in 2020) in Yokohama, Japan.
Childhood Picture of Mari Kasuya with her Family
She did her schooling from Walton High School, Georgia. She attended the University of Virginia where she pursued Semester at Sea program of the Spring 2016 Voyage.
Instagram Post of Mari Kasuya Talking About Semester at Sea
She took her Bachelor’s degree in Digital Broadcast Journalism & Theatre from the University of Georgia. She learned acting from Barbara Beneville at Just Breathe Acting in Marietta. She is trained in hip hop dance and attended Rhythm Dance Center in Marietta to learn dance. She also learned singing in her high school days.
Physical Appearance
Height: 5’ 4”
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Family & Ethnicity
Her father’s name is Keishi Kasuya. Her mother, Andrea Kasuya is a former ballerina and used to run a dance studio in her hometown in Japan.
Mari Kasuya with her Parents
She has a brother named Chris Kasuya.
Mari Kasuya with her Brother
Career
Before coming into the world of acting, she did a variety of Jobs; from being a social media intern at What’s Trending in Los Angeles and freelance fashion stylist on Tailor (app) to market and sales specialist at Orange Halo and social media manager at North River Church of Christ. In 2012, she made her acting debut with the film, Joyful Noise as ‘Our Lady of Perpetual Tears Choir Member.’
She made her TV debut with the series, Mark of a Killer (2019) as ‘Karen Potack.’
She has acted in the films, Avengers: Endgame (2019), Limbo (Short;2019), Inheritance (2020), and What a Night (Short). She has also acted in the digital films, Christmas on the Square (2012), and A Week Away (2020). She is also working as an independent contractor at Belay, a leading virtual staffing solutions company.
Favorite Things
- Actress(s): Reese Witherspoon, Constance Wu
Facts/Trivia
- She likes dancing, writing, traveling, and exploring digital media in her free time.
- At an early age, Mari began to dance and had started performing on stage.
- She decided to become an actress when she got to do a small role in the film, Joyful Noise (2020). However, while pursuing her graduation, she changed her aim to a news anchor. After being in the field of journalism for a while, she went back to acting.