Yoko Ono

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

Biography

Yoko Ono is a Japanese artist, musician, author and peace activist, known for her work in avant-garde art, music and filmmaking as well as her marriage to John Lennon. Ono brought feminism to the forefront through her music which prefigured New Wave music (whether she was a direct influence is still debated). She is a supporter of gay rights and is known for her philanthropic contributions to the arts, peace and AIDS outreach programs.

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Japan

About

Acting, Male

Birthday

18 February 1933, 92 years old

Known For

Isle of Dogs

Let It Be

Imagine: John Lennon

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

Zappa

Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer

How the Beatles Changed the World

John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator

Borrowed Time: Lennon's Last Decade

Self (archive footage)

2025

One to One: John & Yoko

Self (archive footage)

2025

Beatles '64

Self (archive footage)

2024

Elton John: Never Too Late

Self (archive footage)

2024

Daytime Revolution

Self (archive footage)

2024

Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song

Self (archive footage)

2023

Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World

Self (archive footage)

2023

The Lost Weekend: A Love Story

Self (archive footage)

2023

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

Self (archive footage)

2023

The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert

Self (archive footage)

2022

Parkinson at 50

Self (archive footage)

2021

Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon

Self (archive footage)

2020

Zappa

Self (archive footage)

2020

Lennon's Last Weekend

Self (archive footage)

2020

Tapes

2020

Other Music

Self

2019

The Last 24 Hours: John Lennon

Self

2019

Killing John Lennon

Self (archive footage)

2019

John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky

Self

2018

Why Are We Creative?

Self

2018

Isle of Dogs

Assistant-Scientist Yoko-ono (voice)

2018

George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus

Self

2018

How the Beatles Changed the World

Self (archive footage)

2017

I Don't Know Which Tree It Comes From that Fragrance

Self

2017

It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & Beyond

Self (archive footage)

2017

Kyoko

Self (archive footage)

2017

Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album

Self (archive footage)

2016

Yoko Ono Lennon's Courage Awards 2016: Laurie Anderson, Mohammad el Gharani, Eileen Boxer, RoseLee Goldberg, LoftOpera

2016

Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne

Self (archive footage)

2016

The Last Lennon Interview

Self (archive footage)

2015

Bad Girls of Japan

2015

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

Self (archive footage)

2015

The Term. Beginning of a Big Story

Self (uncredited)

2014

Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer

2013

Rock 'N' Roll Exposed: The Photography of Bob Gruen

Self

2013

Inventing David Geffen

Self

2012

Arts & Crafts Spectacular #2

(voice)

2012

Sleepless Nights Stories

Self

2011

Re: Maciunas and Fluxus

2011

The Day John Lennon Died

Self

2010

Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)

Self

2010

Music

Self

2010

LennoNYC

Self

2010

John Lennon: Love Is All You Need

Self (archive footage)

2010

Ugly Beauty

Self

2010

The Beatles: The Complete Story

Self (Archive Footage)

2010

All Together Now

Self

2008

Classic Albums: John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band

Self

2008

The Universe of Keith Haring

Self

2008

365 Day Project

2007

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

Self

2007

To John With Love

Self

2006

John & Yoko Bed-In

Self

2006

Warhol and Maciunas

Self

2006

Greasy Rider

2006

John Lennon & Yoko Ono: Give Peace A Song

as Herself

2006

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

Self

2006

Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig

Self

2006

Torino 2006 Olympic Opening Ceremony

2006

Nam June Paik: Lessons from the Video Master

Self

2006

Pink Floyd London '66-'67

Self (uncredited)

2005

Beatles Biggest Secrets

Self

2004

Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair

Self (archive footage)

2004

Art & the 60s

2004

Inside John Lennon - Unauthorized

Self (archive footage)

2003

Imagine Imagine

Self

2003

Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon

Self (archive footage)

2003

Beatles: The Journey

Self (archive footage)

2003

Hanratty: The Whole Truth

Self (archive footage)

2002

Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music

2001

Kiss My Grits: The Herstory of Women in Punk and Hard Rock

Self

2001

Wingspan

Self (archive footage)

2001

Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album

Self

2000

John & Yoko's Year of Peace

Self

2000

Happy Birthday to John

Self

1997

The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus

Self - Vocal

1996

An Introduction to Harmolodics

1995

"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman

1995

Jonas in the Desert

Self

1994

The Revenge of the Dead Indians

Herself

1993

Rolling Stone 25: The MTV Special

Self

1992

The John Lennon Video Collection

1992

John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It

Self

1990

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1990

Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections

Self

1990

Imagine: John Lennon

Self

1988

Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

Self

1988

I Am Not a Freak

Self

1987

The John Lennon Sketchbook

Self

1986

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

Self (archive footage)

1986

Vain Glory

Yōko Ono

1986

John Lennon: One to One Concert Live in New York

Self (archive footage)

1986

Yoko Ono: Then and Now

Self

1984

Flux-Concert

Self

1979

Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante

Self

1977

Chelsea Girls with Andy Warhol

1976

Imagine

Self

1972

The One to One Concert

Self

1972

John Lennon - Imagine

1972

Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here

Self

1972

Yoko and John Party

Self

1971

Brazil in Cannes

1971

Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally

1971

Sweet Toronto

Self

1971

Up Your Legs Forever

1971

Frank Zappa, John Lennon & Yoko Ono: At Fillmore East

1971

Dynamite Chicken

Self (archive footage)

1971

Apotheosis

1970

Freedom

Woman

1970

Rome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley Clarke

Yoko Ono

1970

Let It Be

Self (uncredited)

1970

24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko

Self

1969

The Beatles: Something

Self

1969

Bed Peace

Self

1969

Two Virgins

1968

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

Self

1968

Eyeblink

Self

1966

No. 4

Self

1966

Eyeblink

Self

1966

Andy Warhol Screen Tests

Self

1965

Satan's Bed

Ito

1965

Cut Piece

Herself

1965

Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan

1964

Some Young People

herself

1964

The Misfits - 30 Years of Fluxus

Self

Unknown

Power To The People

Self

Unknown