ACTOR
Yoko Ono
Known for Isle of Dogs · Saturday Night Live · The Beatles: Get Back
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.
Snapshot 2026-10-16
- Born
- Feb 18, 1933
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
- Known For
- Acting
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.
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Known For
MOVIE
Isle of DogsAssistant-Scientist Yoko-ono (voice) · 2018
★ 7.8
★ 7.8
TV
Saturday Night LiveSelf · 1975
★ 6.9
★ 6.9
TV
The Beatles: Get BackSelf · 2021
★ 8.4
★ 8.4
TV
Mad About YouYoko Ono · 1992
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self · 2003
★ 5.3
★ 5.3
TV
Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest · 1993
★ 7.3
★ 7.3
TV
The ViewSelf · 1997
★ 4.3
★ 4.3
TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1 eps · 1992
★ 5.3
★ 5.3
Filmography
Movies
LoveMusic
1962
Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan
1964SY
Some Young Peopleherself
1964
Andy Warhol Screen TestsSelf
1965
Cut PieceHerself
1965
Satan's BedIto
1965
EyeblinkSelf
1966EyeblinkDirector
1966EyeblinkProducer
1966
No. 4Self
1966No. 4Director
1966No. 4Writer
1966
OneDirector
1966OneProducer
1966
ShoutDirector of Photography
1966
BottomsDirector
1967WP
Wrapping PieceDirector
1967
Yoko Ono: Music of the MindDirector
1967
Diaries, Notes, and SketchesSelf
1968
Film No. 5Director
1968
Two Virgins
1968Two VirginsDirector
1968Two VirginsWriter
1968
24 Hours: The World of John and YokoSelf
1969
Bed PeaceSelf
1969Bed PeaceWriter
1969Bed PeaceDirector
1969
RapeDirector
1969RapeSound
1969RapeEditor
1969RapeMusic
1969RapeWriter
1969
Self-PortraitWriter
1969Self-PortraitDirector
1969
The Beatles: SomethingSelf
1969
Apotheosis
1970ApotheosisDirector
1970ApotheosisWriter
1970
Did Britain Murder Hanratty?Producer
1970
FlyDirector
1970FlyWriter
1970F
FreedomWoman
1970F
FreedomDirector
1970F
FreedomWriter
1970
Let It BeSelf (uncredited)
1970
Rome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley ClarkeYoko Ono
1970
Brazil in Cannes
1971
Dynamite ChickenSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
1971
ErectionDirector
1971
Frank Zappa, John Lennon & Yoko Ono: At Fillmore East
1971
Sweet TorontoSelf
1971
Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom RallySelf
1971
The Museum of Modern Art ShowProducer
1971The Museum of Modern Art ShowDirector
1971
Up Your Legs ForeverSelf - Last Legs(uncredited)
1971Up Your Legs ForeverDirector
1971YA
Yoko and John PartySelf
1971
ImagineSelf
1972ImagineDirector
1972ImagineProducer
1972ImagineWriter
1972
John Lennon - Imagine
1972
The One to One ConcertSelf
1972
Yoko Ono: This Is Not HereSelf
1972
Chelsea Girls with Andy Warhol
1976
Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisanteSelf
1977
Flux-ConcertSelf
1979
The Killing of AmericaSelf (archive footage)
1981
Yoko Ono: Then and NowSelf
1984AA
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
1986
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His LifeSelf (archive footage)
1986
John Lennon: One to One Concert Live in New YorkSelf (archive footage)
1986John Lennon: One to One Concert Live in New YorkProducer
1986John Lennon: One to One Concert Live in New YorkExecutive Producer
1986TJ
The John Lennon SketchbookSelf
1986
Vain GloryYōko Ono
1986
I Am Not a FreakSelf
1987
Imagine: John LennonSelf
1988
Michael Jackson: The Legend ContinuesSelf
1988
John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying ItSelf
1990
Lennon: A Tribute
1990
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships and IntersectionsSelf
1990
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy WarholSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
1990MM
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 2: Assassination in the 20th Century
1992RS
Rolling Stone 25: The MTV SpecialSelf
1992
The John Lennon Video Collection
1992The John Lennon Video CollectionExecutive Producer
1992The John Lennon Video CollectionDirector
1992TM
The Misfits - 30 Years of FluxusSelf
1993
The Revenge of the Dead IndiansHerself
1993
Jonas in the DesertSelf
1994
"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman
1995AI
An Introduction to Harmolodics
1995
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll CircusSelf - Vocal
1996
Happy Birthday to JohnSelf
1997
Not For Sale: Feminism and Art in the USA during the 1970sMusic
1998
Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine AlbumSelf
2000
John & Yoko's Year of PeaceSelf
2000
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music
2001KM
Kiss My Grits: The Herstory of Women in Punk and Hard RockSelf
2001
WingspanSelf (archive footage)
2001
Bowling for ColumbineThanks
2002HT
Hanratty: The Whole TruthSelf (archive footage)
2002
Beatles: The JourneySelf (archive footage)
2003
Imagine ImagineSelf
2003IJ
Inside John Lennon - UnauthorizedSelf (archive footage)
2003
Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John LennonSelf (archive footage)
2003Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John LennonDirector
2003Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John LennonExecutive Producer
2003
Art & the 60s
2004
Beatles Biggest SecretsSelf
2004
Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John SinclairSelf (archive footage)
2004
Pink Floyd London '66-'67Self (uncredited)
2005
Follow My Voice: With the Music of HedwigSelf
2006
Friendly FireExecutive Producer
2006
Greasy Rider
2006
John & Yoko Bed-InSelf
2006JL
John Lennon & Yoko Ono: Give Peace A Songas Herself
2006NJ
Nam June Paik: Lessons from the Video MasterSelf
2006
The U.S. vs. John LennonSelf
2006The U.S. vs. John LennonThanks
2006
To John With LoveSelf
2006
Torino 2006 Olympic Opening Ceremony
2006
Warhol and MaciunasSelf
2006
365 Day ProjectSelf
2007
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a LensSelf
2007
All Together NowSelf
2008
Classic Albums: John Lennon - Plastic Ono BandSelf
2008
The Universe of Keith HaringSelf
2008
Project 9: The Making of The Beatles: Rock BandSelf
2009Project 9: The Making of The Beatles: Rock BandThanks
2009
Fluxfilm Anthology 1962-1970Director
2010
Imagine PeaceMusic
2010Imagine PeaceCo-Producer
2010
John Lennon: Love Is All You NeedSelf (archive footage)
2010
LennoNYCSelf
2010
MusicSelf
2010
The Beatles: The Complete StorySelf (Archive Footage)
2010
The Day John Lennon DiedSelf
2010
Ugly BeautySelf
2010
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)Self
2010
Free Radicals: A History of Experimental FilmHerself (archive footage)
2011
Re: Maciunas and Fluxus
2011
Sleepless Nights StoriesSelf
2011
The Sun is DownMusic
2011A&
Arts & Crafts Spectacular #2(voice)
2012
Inventing David GeffenSelf
2012
John Cage: Journeys in SoundSelf
2012
Pussy Riot: A Punk PrayerSelf (archive footage)
2013R'
Rock 'N' Roll Exposed: The Photography of Bob GruenSelf
2013
John Lennon - Imaginecori, co-produzione
2014
The Last ImpresarioSelf
2014
The Term. Beginning of a Big StorySelf (uncredited)
2014
Bad Girls of Japan
2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant DeadSelf (archive footage)
2015
The Beatles 1+
2015
The Last Lennon InterviewSelf (archive footage)
2015
Andy Warhol, Fluorescent(archive footage)
2016
Deconstructing the Beatles' White AlbumSelf (archive footage)
2016SM
Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagneSelf (archive footage)
2016
WAR IS OVER! (If You Want It)Self
2016WAR IS OVER! (If You Want It)Director
2016
Yoko Ono Lennon's Courage Awards 2016: Laurie Anderson, Mohammad el Gharani, Eileen Boxer, RoseLee Goldberg, LoftOpera
2016
How the Beatles Changed the WorldSelf (archive footage)
2017
I Don't Know Which Tree It Comes From that FragranceSelf
2017
It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & BeyondSelf (archive footage)
2017
KyokoSelf (archive footage)
2017
George: The Story of George Maciunas and FluxusSelf
2018
Isle of DogsAssistant-Scientist Yoko-ono (voice)
2018
John & Yoko: Above Us Only SkySelf
2018
Why Are We Creative?Self
2018
Earthquake BirdThanks
2019
Killing John LennonSelf (archive footage)
2019
Other MusicSelf
2019
The Last 24 Hours: John LennonSelf
2019
Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John LennonSelf (archive footage)
2020
Lennon's Last WeekendSelf (archive footage)
2020
Tapes
2020
ZappaSelf (archive footage)
2020
Parkinson at 50Self (archive footage)
2021
Infamous Crime Scenes: John Lennon
2022
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop ConcertSelf (archive footage)
2022The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop ConcertProducer
2022
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TVSelf (archive footage)
2023
Now and Then - The Last Beatles SongSelf (archive footage)
2023Now and Then - The Last Beatles SongThanks
2023
Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the WorldSelf (archive footage)
2023
The Lost Weekend: A Love StorySelf (archive footage)
2023
WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & YokoExecutive Producer
2023WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & YokoThanks
2023
Beatles '64Self (archive footage)
2024
Daytime RevolutionSelf (archive footage)
2024Daytime RevolutionCreative Consultant
2024
Elton John: Never Too LateSelf (archive footage)
2024
The Beatles LOVEProducer
2024
Borrowed Time: Lennon's Last DecadeSelf (archive footage)
2025
One to One: John & YokoSelf (archive footage)
2025
The Beatles - Free As A Bird: A Song RebornSelf (archive footage)
2025
The Beatles: The Sound of a RevolutionSelf
2025
John Lennon: The Last Interview
2026
Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYCSelf
2026FN
Film No. 1 (A Walk to Taj Mahal)Director
UJ
Untitled John Lennon/Yoko Ono ProjectProducer
Television
The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest · 3 eps
1968
Saturday Night LiveSelf · 1 eps
1975Saturday Night LiveDirector
1975
The South Bank Show1 eps
1978
Champs-ElyséesSelf · 1 eps
1982
American MastersSelf · 1 eps
1986
The Word1 eps
1990
Later... with Jools Holland1 eps
1992
Mad About YouYoko Ono · 1 eps
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1 eps
1992
Intimate PortraitSelf (archive footage) · 1 eps
1993
Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest · 1 eps
1993
BrisantSelf · 1 eps
1994
The Beatles AnthologyThanks
1995
Behind the MusicSelf · 1 eps
1997
Classic AlbumsSelf · 1 eps
1997
The ViewSelf · 1 eps
1997SK
Sternstunde KunstSelf · 1 eps
1998
Friday Night with Jonathan RossSelf · 1 eps
2001
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self · 2 eps
2003
KulturplatzSelf · 1 eps
2004
Girls and Boys - Sex and British PopSelf · 4 eps
2005
The 60s: The Beatles Decade1 eps
2008
George Harrison: Living in the Material WorldSelf · 2 eps
2011
Silver SpoonAki's Grandmother (voice) · 2 eps
2013
1971: The Year That Music Changed EverythingSelf (archive footage) · 1 eps
2021
The Beatles: Get BackSelf · 2 eps
2021The Beatles: Get BackProducer
2021
David Frost Vsself (archive footage) · 1 eps
2025Photos
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