Tatsumi Romano
{{Short description|American actress}}
{{infobox actor
| name = Tatsumi Romano
| image = Tatsumi Romano.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|4|17}}
| birth_place =
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2010-present
| website =
}}
Tatsumi Romano (born April 17, 1998) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Missy, one of the two protagonists in the series Class of Lies of Snap Originals.{{Cite web |last=Lucena |first=Jorge |title=How Tatsumi Romano Is Bringing Attention to Mental Health and Asian American Representation in Hollywood |url=https://www.flaunt.com/post/tatsumi-romano |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=www.flaunt.com}}
Career
Romano began her career performing voice-over roles in animations, including PBS's WordWorld and various commercials.
In 2018, Romano moved to Los Angeles to pursue full-time acting at 19.{{cite web |title=Tatsumi Romano Is Leading the Next Generation of Asian American Representation in Media |url=https://celebmix.com/tatsumi-romano-is-leading-the-next-generation-of-asian-american-representation-in-media/ |website=celebmix.com |publisher=Monella |access-date=21 November 2023}} She acted in the 2018 thriller-suspense film Ladyworld, directed by Amanda Kramer.{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=2018-01-08 |title=‘Captain Fantastic’ Standout Annalise Basso to Star in ‘Ladyworld’ |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/annalise-basso-ariela-barer-ladyworld-1202657047/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=Variety}}{{Cite web |last=Ramos |first=Dino-Ray |date=2018-09-17 |title=‘Ladyworld’ Clip: Maya Hawke Talks Leadership Dynamics In Surreal Post-Apocalyptic Suspense Film |url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/ladyworld-clip-maya-hawke-ariela-barer-amanda-kramer-fantastic-fest-1202465357/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=Deadline}}{{Cite news |last=Bugbee |first=Teo |date=2019-08-01 |title=‘Ladyworld’ Review: Fresh Talents Prove Themselves in a Twist on ‘Lord of the Flies’ |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/01/movies/ladyworld-review.html |access-date=2024-02-12 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} The film was selected for the Frontières Platform at the Festival de Cannes in April of that year.{{cite web |last=Dalton |first=Ben |date=2018-04-17 |title=Cannes Marché Frontières platform selects Ben Wheatley, Denis Côté projects |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/cannes-marche-frontieres-platform-selects-ben-wheatley-denis-cote-projects/5128355.article |access-date= |website=screendaily.com |publisher=}} Later in 2018, she starred as one of the protagonists in Snapchat's Snap Original, Class of Lies, a series based on two college best friends and roommates who solve cold cases on their crime podcast.{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Rachel |date=2018-10-10 |title=Snapchat Just Dropped 3 Brand New Original Shows You Watch Right There On Your App |url=https://www.elitedaily.com/p/these-snapchat-snap-originals-are-new-scripted-unscripted-shows-on-the-app-12208800 |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=Elite Daily |language=en}} The series was the recipient of the Writers Guild of America Awards for Best Short Form New Media and received over 20 million viewers.{{cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=2019-02-17 |title=WGA Awards 2019: ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?,’ ‘Eighth Grade’ Win Screenplay Awards |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/wga-awards-2019-winners-1203141993/amp/ |access-date= |website=variety.com |publisher=}}{{Cite web |last=Nolfi |first=Joey |date=2019-02-17 |title='Eighth Grade', 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?' win big at 2019 Writers Guild Awards: See the full list |url=https://ew.com/awards/2019/02/17/2019-wga-awards-winners-list/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=EW.com |language=en}}
In 2021, she appeared in two films: Nineteen on Fire, alongside Euphoria's Alexa Demie, and Year One.{{Cite web |last=Bakian |first=Amir |date=2024-02-01 |title=Snapchat Star Tatsumi Romano Champions the Importance of Media Representation for Asian Americans |url=https://bust.com/snapchat-star-tatsumi-romano-champions-the-importance-of-media-representation-for-asian-americans/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=BUST |language=en-US}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Film !Role !Comments |
| 2010
|Papa Gorilla Banana |Keiko Yamamoto |Short |
| 2011
|Time |Olivia |Short |
| 2013
|iSpy | |Short |
| 2015
|Almost Midnight |Josie Hart | |
| 2016
|Her Name Was Hope |Kelly Fine | |
| 2018
|Amanda |{{Cite web |last=Foutch |first=Haleigh |date=2019-06-05 |title=Ladyworld Trailer Teases a Surreal Spin on Lord of the Flies |url=https://collider.com/ladyworld-trailer/ |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=Collider |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2019-05-08 |title=WIRE Buzz: Hilary Swank going Away for Netflix; Chris Evans' Infinite sets finite date; more |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/hilary-swank-away-chris-evans-infinity-maya-hawke-ladyworld |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=SYFY Official Site |language=en}} |
| 2018
|Missy |
| 2021
|Nineteen on Fire |Marty |Short |
| 2021
|Sk8r Grrl |Dynamic | |
| TBA
|Year One |Breanna |Completed |
| TBA
|A Drifting Man | |Post-production |
References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3795317/ IMDb profile]
- [https://shoutoutla.com/meet-tatsumi-romano-actress-and-advocate/ Meet Tatsumi Romano | Actress and Advocate]
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Category:American television actresses