Teri Suzanne

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Teri Suzanne
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Suzanne cutting in 2019
Born (1948-08-18) August 18, 1948 (age 75)
Globe, Arizona, United States
Education University of California, Los Angeles, University of San Francisco, United States
Children Kunimi Andrea and Mayuka Thaïs
Website tericuts.com

Teri Suzanne (born August 18, 1948) is an American bilingual actress, freehand cut paper artist, [1] author, children's songwriter, and creator of the first bilingual family theatre program and theatre group Performing Arts Group (P.A.G) [2] at the Aoyama Theatre in Japan. She is also a producer of English and bilingual multi-media edutainment products, and edutainer with music labels and companies such as Nippon Columbia, Polygon Records, Crayola, Benesse, and SONY [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] Suzanne is known for her television series English in Action produced through NHKsoftware for the Ministry of Science and Education. She was Head of the International Department at the National Children's Castle. [3]

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The Tokyo Journal named her as one of 50 foreigners who have made a difference in Japan. [9]

Life and education

Suzanne was born in Globe, Arizona. [10] She grew up in Southern California and graduated from the University of California Los Angeles with a degree in graphic design and children's puppetry theatre. She later received her masters of education and bilingual education from the University of San Francisco. [11] She was one of the pioneer students to receive a degree in cross cultural education and bilingual specialist credential in this degree program.[ citation needed ]

Suzanne has two daughters Kunimi Andrea and Mayuka Thaïs who have worked on many of her multi-media bilingual edutainment projects. [3] [12] [13] [4] [2]

Career

Music

Suzanne has worked on 13 albums and numerous singles. In 2004 she recorded Genki Genki Utaou Nontan's bilingual Christmas album for Nippon Columbia [14] [15] along with her daughters Kunimi Andrea [2] and Mayuka Thaïs. [2] [16] Other labels she has worked for include ALC Publishing, [17] Meito, [18] Akachan Honpo, NHKsoftware, [17] and Benesse [19]

Studio releases

TitleYearRoleLabels
Minna De Merry Christmas1988Studio artist director Nippon Columbia
The Adventures of Shiny & Sparkle1989VoiceALC
Ninjin Cha Cha Cha1993Songwriter Nippon Columbia
Ahiru Samba1994Songwriter Nippon Columbia
Mrs. Santa's Series: Thanks Santa!1995Singer, Songwriter Nippon Columbia
All We Need1998Songwriter Nippon Columbia
Doki Doki Family1999Songwriter, SingerMeito
Teri's Happy Animals2000Songwriter, Singer Nippon Columbia, Meito
Mama to Asobou: Eigo no Asobi uta2000Songwriter Nippon Columbia, Akachan Honpo
Bring Santa To Me2001SongwriterDream Illumination
Action 82002Studio artist director NHK software
Genki Genki Nontan Utaou! Christmas2004Voice Nippon Columbia
Play Time for Toddlers2005Songwriter Benesse

Television

Suzanne has been a TV personality for NHKsoftware, [20] NHK, KBS TV, NHK Educational, and SKY PerfecTV! [21]

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002Action 8Director NHKsoftware
1995–2000Children’s ViewNarrator NHK
1997–2008Takamatsu Dream IlluminationMrs. Santa KBS TV
1999Hajimeyo Eikaiwa NHK Educational
1998Mrs. Santa's Doki Doki FamilyMrs. Santa SKY PerfecTV!

Bilingual theatre

Suzanne founded the first multi-cultural bilingual group called the Performing Arts Group (P.A.G.) to perform the first bilingual family theatre and family disco productions founded in 1985 in Tokyo, Japan. Their performance and productions were at the Aoyama Theatre in Tokyo, Japan. In the span of 13 years the company produced over 150 shows. [3] [4] [2]

Takashimaya floor design

Suzanne designed Nihonbashi Takashimaya Department store's children's floor. Suzanne based the floor design on her original bilingual Chidldren's book The Adventures of Shiny and Sparkle. Suzanne created bilingual floor-theme songs, event spaces, staff uniforms, a family membership program, toilets just for kids, a baby snack area, babysitting service and an infant changing and nursing area. [22]

Books

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