Linda Yamamoto's father was a US serviceman who died in the Korean War when she was only two years old.
10 Facts About Linda Yamamoto
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Linda Yamamoto began modeling when just eleven years old, first becoming known after an appearance in the popular fashion magazine, Soen.
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Linda Yamamoto was scouted to become a singer, and in 1966 made her debut single "Komacchau na", which promptly sold over a million copies.
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Linda Yamamoto continued her modeling career, and as such her modeling career rocketed.
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About a year after her debut, Linda Yamamoto did a six show tour of the United States, which included stops in New York City and San Francisco.
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Linda Yamamoto stayed busy with her singing career with some appearances in musicals and on television, but was not getting near the top of the charts.
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Linda Yamamoto had a brief turn as a voice actress in 1974, providing the speaking and singing voice of Princess Margaret in Gisaburo Sugii's anime movie version of Jack and the Beanstalk.
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Linda Yamamoto played the character of Mari in the original Kamen Rider TV series starting in 1971.
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Linda Yamamoto's shows were consistently popular, and the media began calling her "queen of revue".
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Linda Yamamoto married for the first time that year, at the age of 50, to a college professor seven years her senior.