the first two series of the Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood. Mori's Torchwood character, Toshiko Sato, was killed in "Exit Wounds", the final episode of Torchwood'''s second series, but has not ruled out the possibility of returning to the show at a later date. Since her exit from the show, Mori has reprised the character in multiple Torchwood audio dramas by Big Finish Productions, some of them with her as a lead with a guest cast, but some with her as part of the team with the rest of the main Torchwood cast. She returned to the West End on 20 November 2006, when she took over the role of Christmas Eve from Ann Harada in the London production of Avenue Q, a role which she played until 14 April 2007. Mori portrayed Yoko Ono in the BBC Four production Lennon Naked, which was broadcast in the UK on 23 Wednesday June 2010. The film reunited her with Christopher Eccleston, who played John Lennon, opposite whom she played Dr. Sato in her Doctor Who appearance. Before joining Torchwood, Mori acted as Kim in Miss Saigon alongside future co-star John Barrowman as Chris. Mori appeared in the movie Everest (2015), as Yasuko Namba, opposite Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Jake Gyllenhaal, Robin Wright, Keira Knightley, and Sam Worthington. In 2018 Mori played Lady Thiang in The King and I'' in London. She was also the voice of Nagisa Kisaragi in the 2018 version of Gerry Anderson's Firestorm. Personal life Mori is a Japanese Buddhist. She has an elder brother with whom she grew up in New Jersey. At the age of 16 or 17 she moved into a flat on her own in London. This was when her career expanded. She wanted to become a singer before she was an actress. Filmography Film Television Video games References External links Digital Spy interview with Naoko Mori, 4 Apr 2008 Living people People from Nagoya Japanese Buddhists Japanese film actresses Japanese expatriates in the United Kingdom Japanese television actresses Japanese video game actresses Japanese voice actresses 20th-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses People educated at Royal Russell School 1971 births