Mari Uchida

Mari Uchida is an actor from the Chicago suburbs living in New York City. She is a graduate of Northwestern University and studied Theatre, Musical Theatre and Asian humanities. Throughout her time at Northwestern, she was featured in multiple student films either as leads or supporting roles, with experience in producing film as well. She was also an acting apprentice at Williamstown Theatre Festival, performing as an ensemble member of the Late-Night Cabaret series. This past summer, she spent five weeks in Kyoto to study kyogen, a form of traditional Japanese Theatre. Born in Japan, she has lived in the Chicago area for over 16 years. When she is not working, she loves to photograph, cook, bake, make jewelry, and watching videos of small animals.