Mari Kasuya is a Japanese-American actress and dancer, known for her roles as “Support Group Grievers” in the film Avengers: Endgame (2019) and “Camper (Principal Dancer)” in the film One Week Vacation (2020).
Wiki/Biography
Mari Kasuya was born in Yokohama, Japan in 1994 (age 26 in 2020) as “Mari Kaitlin Kasuya”.
Mari Kasuya childhood photo with her family
She graduated from Walton High School in Georgia. She attended the University of Virginia, where she participated in the Semester at Sea program sailing in the spring of 2016.
Mari Kasuya’s Instagram post about Semester at Sea
She received her bachelor’s degree in digital broadcast journalism and theater from the University of Georgia. She studied acting with Barbara Beneville at Just Breathe Acting in Marietta. She trained in hip-hop and dance at Rhythm Dance Center in Marietta. She also studied singing in high school.
appearance
Height: 5′ 4″
Eye Color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Family and Race
Her father is Keishi Kasuya, and her mother, Andrea Kasuya, is a former ballet dancer who ran a dance studio in her hometown in Japan.
Mari Kasuya and her parents
She has a brother named Chris Kasuya.
Mari Kasuya and her brother
Profession
Prior to entering the acting industry, she worked a variety of jobs, from a social media intern at What’s Trending in Los Angeles and a freelance fashion stylist at Tailor (app) to a marketing and sales specialist at Orange Halo and a social media manager at North River Christian Church. In 2012, she made her film debut in the movie “Sounds of Joy” as a member of the Our Lady of Eternal Tears choir.
She made her debut in the television series Marked to Kill (2019) as Karen Potak.
She has appeared in the films Avengers: Endgame (2019), Limbo (short film; 2019), Succession (2020), and What a Beautiful Night (short film). She has also appeared in the digital films Christmas on the Square (2012) and A Week’s Vacation (2020). She also works as an independent contractor for Belay, a leading virtual recruitment solutions company.
Favorite things
- Actresses: Reese Witherspoon, Constance Wu
Facts/Trivia
- In her free time she enjoys dancing, writing, traveling, and exploring digital media.
- Mary began dancing and performing on stage at a young age.
- When she played a small role in the film “Joyful Sound” (2020), she decided to become an actor. However, during her degree, she changed her goal and became a news anchor. After working in the journalism industry for a while, she returned to acting.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education