Sato in the Doctor Who episode " Aliens of London". Mori also provided the voice acting for the villainess Mai Hem for the game Perfect Dark Zero. Mori had a major role in the 2005 BBC docu-drama Hiroshima, which contained dramatic re-enactments of the 1945 atomic bombing. In 1995, she had a small role as a Japanese computer hacker in the film Hackers. Mori also appeared in the television programmes Thief Takers (1997), Judge John Deed (2001), Spooks (2002), Mile High (2003) and Powers (2004). Film roles followed, including appearances in the 1997 musical comedy film Spice World and Topsy-Turvy (1999). From 1993 to 1994, Mori had a regular role on the hospital drama Casualty as the hospital receptionist Mie Nishikawa. She later went on to play Kim and became the first Japanese national to play a lead role in the West End. While studying for her A-levels, she auditioned and joined London's West End production of the Vietnam War musical Miss Saigon. Mori said that being on her own at such a young age helped her to be a very independent person, although it was still a scary world to be faced so young. Mori's father opened a bank account for her, handed her a cheque book and told her to find a flat or a bed sit for herself to live in. She chose to stay in London, partly because she wanted to finish her GCSEs and gain some qualifications. When her parents were posted back to Japan, Mori was given the choice of either moving back to Japan with her parents or remaining in London on her own. She returned to Japan when she was ten and moved to London two years later. When Mori was four years old, she moved to New Jersey due to her father's work. Naoko Mori was born on 29 November 1971 in Nagoya, Japan, to a Ryukyuan mother and a Japanese American father. She is known for her roles as Toshiko Sato in Doctor Who and Torchwood, Yasuko Namba in Everest, Sarah in Absolutely Fabulous and Nicola in Spice World. Naoko Mori ( 森 尚子, Mori Naoko) (born 29 November 1971) is a Japanese actress based in the United Kingdom.
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