Kyrie Maezumi
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Kyrie Mimi Maezumi is an American
actress and musician
of Russian
, British
and Japanese
descent.
native, Kyrie grew up in a close family where her performing skills were apparent very early on. Kyrie is of Russian
, British
and Japanese
descent. She has been a life-long dancer with training in ballet, jazz and modern technique in addition to an impressive musical resume. She attended the Idyllwild School of Music and Arts near Palm Springs before enrolling at San Jacinto Community College.
Kyrie is a composer, songwriter and singer in addition to playing piano, flute, violin, 6 and 12-string guitar and banjo. Her group, "Peep and the Shivers," can be seen performing in hot LA clubs when her schedule allows. She is currently working on a collection of original songs for her first CD.
Kyrie is the daughter of the late Zen Buddhist master Taizan Maezumi
. She was discovered by Cutler Management at a sushi bar in Santa Monica who encouraged her to take acting classes.
daytime drama series, Passions
, which she played from January 2006, until the character died in June 2006. She went on to do the film Cosmic Radio followed by DAZE. Her most recent film role is that of Ari Larsen in the Stephen Savage directed thriller "Legacy", for which she was named "Best Actor (Female)" at the Idyllwild International Festival Of Cinema" in January 2010. The film was also chosen "Best Of Festival".
United States
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actress and musician
Musician
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of Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
, British
United Kingdom
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and Japanese
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
descent.
Private life
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native, Kyrie grew up in a close family where her performing skills were apparent very early on. Kyrie is of Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
, British
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
and Japanese
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
descent. She has been a life-long dancer with training in ballet, jazz and modern technique in addition to an impressive musical resume. She attended the Idyllwild School of Music and Arts near Palm Springs before enrolling at San Jacinto Community College.
Kyrie is a composer, songwriter and singer in addition to playing piano, flute, violin, 6 and 12-string guitar and banjo. Her group, "Peep and the Shivers," can be seen performing in hot LA clubs when her schedule allows. She is currently working on a collection of original songs for her first CD.
Kyrie is the daughter of the late Zen Buddhist master Taizan Maezumi
Taizan Maezumi
Hakuyū Taizan Maezumi was a Japanese Zen Buddhist teacher and rōshi, and lineage holder in the Sōtō, Rinzai and Harada-Yasutani traditions of Zen. He combined the Rinzai use of koans and the Sōtō emphasis on shikantaza in his teachings, influenced by his years studying under Hakuun Yasutani in the...
. She was discovered by Cutler Management at a sushi bar in Santa Monica who encouraged her to take acting classes.
Career
She is most recognizable for her role on the small screen as Maya Chinn on the NBCNBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
daytime drama series, Passions
Passions
Passions is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC from July 5, 1999 to September 7, 2007 and on The 101 Network from September 17, 2007 to August 7, 2008....
, which she played from January 2006, until the character died in June 2006. She went on to do the film Cosmic Radio followed by DAZE. Her most recent film role is that of Ari Larsen in the Stephen Savage directed thriller "Legacy", for which she was named "Best Actor (Female)" at the Idyllwild International Festival Of Cinema" in January 2010. The film was also chosen "Best Of Festival".