Mikano Fukaya- Actress, Model, Singer, Writer and Yoga Instructor.
Photo by Travis Tanner Photography
Mikano Fukaya is a SAG-AFTRA, Los Angeles-based Actress, Model, Singer, Writer and Yoga Instructor. She grew up in Hamamatsu city, and is fluent in Japanese and English. After graduating from University of Washington with a BA in Drama, she has been acting professionally for past 7 years. Her training includes: Stanislavski Method, Suzuki Method, Alexander Technique, Viewpoint and Yoga. She is also a trained operatic singer. She was a member of Washington Ensemble Theatre in Seattle from 2005 to 2009. Her favorite roles include: C in Crave, Jessica in This is Our Youth, Sadako in Sadako and The Thousand Paper Cranes, Mary-Threse in Crumbs are Also Bread, Nina in The Seagull and Lavinia in Titus. She moved and started working in Los Angeles in 2011 and continues to expand her career. She appeared in a commercial for Samsung. She is now marketing her first feature script about Japanese American Internment Camps during WWII, titled "Wind of May". She also finished another feature, "The Five" based on the ancient sacred text, Mahabharata.