Aoki, Devon 1982-

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Aoki, Devon 1982-

PERSONAL

Full name, Devon Edwenna Aoki; born August 10, 1982, in New York, NY; daughter of Rocki (a restaurateur and former Olympic wrestler) and Pamela (a jewelry designer; maiden name, Hilburger) Aoki; brother of Steve Aoki (a record company owner and radio disc jockey).

Addresses:

Agent—Gersh Agency, 232 North Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Manager—Mimi DiTrani, Untitled Entertainment, 331 North Maple Dr., 3rd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Publicist—Ruth Bernstein, Baker/Wynokur/Ryder, 9100 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Floor W., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career:

Actress and fashion model. Storm Models, London, worked as a model, including appearances for designers Lancome, Chanel, and Versace.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Picasso, Death of a Dynasty, TLA Releasing, 2003.

Suki, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Universal, 2003.

Dominique, D.E.B.S., Samuel Goldwyn Films, 2005.

Miho, Sin City (also known as Frank Miller's "Sin City"), Dimension Films, 2005.

Kasumi, DOA: Dead or Alive (also known as DOA), Dimension Films/Weinstein Co., 2007.

Kira, War, Lions Gate Films, 2007.

Valerie Duval, The Mutant Chronicles, Tiglon, 2007.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Starz on the Set: Sin City, Starz, 2005.

Sin City: The Premiere, ITV2, 2005.

Scream Awards 2006, Spike, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

(Uncredited; in archive footage) "The Dangers of Modeling," The Tyra Banks Show, UPN, 2006.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Making Music with Ludacris, Universal, 2003.

Inside "2 Fast 2 Furious," Universal Studios Home Video, 2003.

2 Fast 2 Furious: Driving School, Universal, 2003.

Friendly Fire (musical video), Capitol Records, 2006.

Appeared in a Primal Scream music video. Other music videos include "Electric Barbarella" by Duran Duran, 1997; "Bone" by the Killers, 2006; "Dead Meat" by Sean Lennon; "In Those Jeans" by Ginuwine; and "The Way You Look" (sometimes cited as "Something about the Way You Look Tonight") by Elton John.

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