Brenda Kamino is a Canadian actress, teacher, writer, director and painter. She is best known for over forty years of theatre work, numerous screen roles, and for playing Dot Yasuda in the TV series Carter.[1]
Kamino's first professional appearances were in 1977, as an extra in the CBC film Bethune, and in the Toronto Open Circle Theatre's production of The Primary English Class, by
Israel Horovitz.[3] The play was so successful in Toronto that it toured other Canadian cities during 1977[3] and 1978.[4]
Kamino has a recurring role playing Dot Yasuda in the TV series Carter (2018– ).[1][19]Carter was commissioned by
Sony Pictures Television for
AXN in Spain, Latin America, Brazil, Japan, Central Europe and Russia, and by
CTV for Canada. It is distributed by
SPT worldwide, excluding Canada. In January 2019, it was announced that Carter was renewed for a second season by
WGN in the US and
CTV Drama (formerly Bravo) in Canada.[20] Season 2 of Carter premiered September 25, 2019 in Canada on CTV Drama.[21]
Kamino produces theatre with award-winning playwright, director and actor Andrew Moodie with their company Renaissance Theatre, dedicated to finding scripts that deserve a second chance at life in the Canadian theatre scene.[26]
In 2005, Kamino received the
Canadian Actors' Equity Association's Larry McCance Award "for her work on cultural diversity".[27][28] For more than two decades, she did artistic and administrative work in theatre, film and TV, advocating access and equity in the arts.[29] Among the groups she worked with were Canadian Actors' Equity, Theatre Ontario and the
Ontario Arts Council.[30]
References
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abBahr, Robyn (6 August 2018).
"'Carter': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
^Fujino, David (1 October 2012).
"A Conversation with Brenda Kamino". Toronto NAJC (National Association of Japanese Canadians). Archived from
the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
^Fujino, David (7 August 2015).
"She's Got A New Gig!". Toronto NAJC (National Association of Japanese Canadians). Archived from
the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2020.