Devon Aoki

Devon Aoki

Devon Aoki, 2008
Born Devon Edwenna Aoki
(1982-08-10) August 10, 1982
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 2003-present
Spouse(s) James Bailey
Parent(s) Pamela Hilburger
Hiroaki Aoki

Modeling information

Hair color Light brown
Eye color Hazel
Manager One Model Management New York City, d-Management Milan and City Paris

Devon Edwenna Aoki (born August 10, 1982) is an American actress and fashion model.

Early life

Aoki was born in 1982 in New York City, and grew up in California and London, attending high school at The American School in London.[1] Her Japanese father, Hiroaki "Rocky" Aoki, a former wrestler, was the founder of the Benihana restaurant chain and owned it until his death on July 10, 2008. Her mother, Pamela Hilburger, is a jewelry designer and a painter of German and English heritage. She is the half-sister of DJ and record producer Steve Aoki.

She started modeling when she was 13, the same year Aoki was introduced by her godmother to Kate Moss, who would later take the young model under her wing. She was signed to Storm Model Management at age 14. In 1998, at the age of 16, Aoki replaced Naomi Campbell as the face of Versace.[2]

Career

Aoki has modeled for the fashion houses Lancôme, Chanel, Versace, despite her relatively short height for a runway model. Aoki has done ad campaigns for Chanel Ready-to-Wear, Chanel Couture by Karl Lagerfeld, Versace by Steven Meisel, YSL by Juergen Teller, Alessandro Dell'Acqua, Hugo Boss, Moschino, Ungaro, Fendi, nko Shimada by Bettina Kimenda, Baby Phat by Kimora Lee Simmons, Lancome, Tiffanys and co.

Early in her career, Aoki made cameo appearances in several music videos, including Duran Duran's "Electric Barbarella", Primal Scream's "Kowalski" (with Kate Moss), Elton John's "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" and Ludacris' "Act a Fool". Music from the latter video was featured in the soundtrack of 2 Fast 2 Furious, in which both Ludacris and Aoki appeared. In 2007, she made an appearance in The Killers' video "Bones". Aoki has made a cameo appearance in the short films accompanying the Sean Lennon album, Friendly Fire. She also played Anna in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead. Aoki reprised her "Bones" character in a brief scene on the music video "Just Another Girl" in 2013.

Her acting career includes films like 2 Fast 2 Furious, D.E.B.S., Sin City, Dead or Alive, War and Mutant Chronicles. She did not have her driver's license prior to filming 2 Fast 2 Furious and had to learn to drive during filming.[3] She was cast as Tatsu Yamashiro in Arrow season 3,[4] but was replaced by Rila Fukushima due to a scheduling conflict.[5]

Aoki has joined L.A.'s International Creative Management for representation and The Firm for management, and has been on the cover of I-D magazine three times. She was also the face of Lancome cosmetics for four years. Aoki posed for Singaporean photographer Leslie Kee for Kee's 2006 charity photo-book "Super Stars", dedicated to the victims of the 2004 Asian tsunami disaster, which consists of photographs of 300 Asian celebrities by Kee. The same year, Aoki posed for photographer Marc Baptiste’s book Nudes wearing a dress. In September 2007, it was announced she was designing a jeans line for Levi's Asian market.[6] Aoki made a return to the runway, walking for the Chanel Pre-Fall 2008 show in London and the couture show in Paris where she was the bride. She is signed to 1/One Management New York, d-Management (Milan), and City (Paris).

In 2015, Aoki appeared briefly in her mentor and friend, Jeremy Scott's documentary film called Jeremy Scott: The People's Designer.

Personal life

Devon Aoki is married to James Bailey, and together they have a son and a daughter.[7]

Filmography

Year Title Role
2003 Death of a Dynasty Picasso
2003 2 Fast 2 Furious Suki
2004 D.E.B.S. Dominique
2005 Sin City Miho
2006 Sean Lennon's Friendly Fire Mermaid ("Wait for Me")
2006 DOA: Dead or Alive Kasumi
2006 Zoom Daravia
2006 Bones Girl (music video)
2007 War Kira Yanagawa
2008 Mutant Chronicles Valerie Duval
2009 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead Anna
2013 Just Another Girl Cameo (music video)
2015 Jeremy Scott: The People's Designer Herself
2016 M.I.L.F. $ Herself (music video)[8]

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