Anzu Lawson is an American actress, singer, songwriter, comedian, playwright, director and screenwriter.[1][2][3][4]
Music
Lawson was signed to Japanese a label where she reached number 1 on the Japanese Billboard charts with her cover of the single "The Rose" on Avex Records.[5] She also reached number 1 on the European Dance charts with her single "Sweet Clarity" with a project called Aquabox produced by Lee Curreri.[6] She has also sung on multiple movie soundtracks produced by Harry Gregson-Williams, Heitor Pereira and Hans Zimmer such as The Chronicles of Narnia, Spy Game, The Da Vinci Code, Sinbad, and Illegal Tender. She also wrote the song "I Am Onto You" for No Way Back, starring Russell Crowe and directed by Frank Cappello.
Her first screen test was at age 8 to play Mako's granddaughter for an East West Players film production and she starred in her first American movie opposite Viggo Mortensen in American Yakuza, directed by Frank Cappello.[7] Frank Cappello also directed the dark comedy He Was A Quiet Man, where he cast Anzu opposite Christian Slater, to play his neighbor. She was nominated "Best Actress" for her role as Yoko Ono in 2014 at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in the musical Rock and Roll's Greatest Lovers.
Comedy
As a stand-up comic, Anzu performs in comedy festivals as well as The Hollywood and Brea Improv, The Laugh Factory, The Ha-Ha Café, The Comedy Store and The IceHouse Pasadena.[8]
Filmography
Lawson's TV and film credits are below:[4][9]
TV
| Year | TV Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Law & Order | Dr. Nancy Willis | Episode: "A Perfect Family" |
| 2025 | My Happy Marriage | General Store Shop Keeper (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | Heavenly Delusion | Director (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | Black Rock Shooter: Dawn Fall | Strength (voice) | 5 episodes |
| 2020 | Mickey and the Roadster Racers | Michiko Duck (voice), Additional Voices | Episode: "Hanami Hijinks/Happy Harajuku Helpers" |
| 2017 | Guilty Party | Principal Lee | 9 episodes |
| 2017 | The Young and the Restless | Dr. Lang | 4 episodes |
| 2017 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Nurse | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Fuller House | ||
| 2016 | Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street | Miss Tran | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Broke A$$ Rich Kid | ||
| 2016 | CSI: Cyber | ||
| 2015 | Hand of God | ||
| 2015 | Gypsi | Ann Dupree | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Mom | ||
| 2015 | Cristela | ||
| 2014 | Revenge | ||
| 2014 | Ray Donovan | ||
| 2010 | 'Til Death | ||
| 2010 | Make It or Break It | ||
| 1994 | Hot Line | ||
| 1996 | Goode Behavior | ||
| 2005 | The King of Queens | ||
| 2007 | Mind of Mencia | ||
| 2008 | Without A Trace | ||
| 2009 | Criminal Minds | ||
| 1992 | Full House |
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Perfect Match | Sophia | |
| 2015 | The Viking and the Pendulum | Isi | Short |
| Spy Game | Singer | ||
| Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | Singer | ||
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe | Singer | ||
| 2007 | He Was a Quiet Man | Nancy Felt | |
| 2006 | All In | Asian Player 5 | |
| The Da Vinci Code | Singer | ||
| Illegal Tender | Singer | ||
| 2010 | What Would Jesus Do? | Waitress | |
| 1995 | No Way Back | Singer-Songwriter | |
| 1995 | Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back | Karen Banning | |
| 1994 | The Shadow | Concubine | |
| 1993 | American Yakuza | Yuko |
Video games
| Year | Game | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster | Jo Slade |
| 2020 | Ghost of Tsushima | Ankshar Khatun/The Eagle |
| 2013 | Killer Instinct | Black Orchid[10] |
References
- ^ "Yahoo! Entertainment". Movies.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ^ "TV Guide". TV Guide. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ^ "MovieWeb". MovieWeb. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ^ a b "Flixster". Flixster. 2010-05-28. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ^ "avex network". Avexnet.jp. 2000-04-19. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ^ "Aquabox". Cdbaby.com. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ^ "Flixster". Flixster. Archived from the original on 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ^ "FWIX". FWIX. 2010-02-11. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ^ "Fandango". Fandango. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ^ "Anzu Lawson (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information). Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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