YOKO ONO

Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono
Gender: Female
Known for: Acting
Birthday: February 18, 1933
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan

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.

Notable work

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Filmography

Starring

2026·
John Lennon: The Last Interview
2026·
Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC
Self
2025·
David Frost Vs
self (archive footage)
2025·
The Beatles: The Sound of a Revolution
Self
2025·
The Beatles - Free As A Bird: A Song Reborn
Self (archive footage)
2025·
Borrowed Time: Lennon's Last Decade
Self (archive footage)
2025·
One to One: John & Yoko
Self (archive footage)
2024·
Elton John: Never Too Late
Self (archive footage)
2024·
Beatles '64
Self (archive footage)
2024·
Daytime Revolution
Self (archive footage)
2023·
Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World
Self (archive footage)
2023·
Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song
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)
2022·
Infamous Crime Scenes: John Lennon
2022·
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
Self (archive footage)
2021·
The Beatles: Get Back
Self
2021·
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
Self (archive footage)
2021·
Parkinson at 50
Self (archive footage)
2020·
Lennon's Last Weekend
Self (archive footage)
2020·
Tapes
2020·
Zappa
Self (archive footage)
2020·
Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon
Self (archive footage)
2019·
The Last 24 Hours: John Lennon
Self
2019·
Killing John Lennon
Self (archive footage)
2019·
Other Music
Self
2018·
Why Are We Creative?
Self
2018·
John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky
Self
2018·
George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus
Self
2018·
Isle of Dogs
Assistant-Scientist Yoko-ono (voice)
2017·
How the Beatles Changed the World
Self (archive footage)
2017·
Kyoko
Self (archive footage)
2017·
It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & Beyond
Self (archive footage)
2017·
I Don't Know Which Tree It Comes From that Fragrance
Self
2016·
WAR IS OVER! (If You Want It)
Self
2016·
Yoko Ono Lennon's Courage Awards 2016: Laurie Anderson, Mohammad el Gharani, Eileen Boxer, RoseLee Goldberg, LoftOpera
2016·
Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album
Self (archive footage)
2016·
Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne
Self (archive footage)
2015·
The Beatles 1+
2015·
The Last Lennon Interview
Self (archive footage)
2015·
Bad Girls of Japan
2015·
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self (archive footage)
2014·
The Last Impresario
Self
2014·
The Term. Beginning of a Big Story
Self (uncredited)
2013·
Silver Spoon
Aki's Grandmother (voice)
2013·
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
Self (archive footage)
2013·
Rock 'N' Roll Exposed: The Photography of Bob Gruen
Self
2012·
Inventing David Geffen
Self
2012·
Arts & Crafts Spectacular #2
(voice)
2011·
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Self
2011·
Re: Maciunas and Fluxus
2011·
Sleepless Nights Stories
Self
2010·
The Beatles: The Complete Story
Self (Archive Footage)
2010·
The Day John Lennon Died
Self
2010·
Music
Self
2010·
Ugly Beauty
Self
2010·
John Lennon: Love Is All You Need
Self (archive footage)
2010·
LennoNYC
Self
2010·
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
Self
2008·
The 60s: The Beatles Decade
2008·
All Together Now
Self
2008·
Classic Albums: John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
Self
2008·
The Universe of Keith Haring
Self
2007·
365 Day Project
Self
2007·
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Self
2006·
Greasy Rider
2006·
Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig
Self
2006·
Nam June Paik: Lessons from the Video Master
Self
2006·
Warhol and Maciunas
Self
2006·
John & Yoko Bed-In
Self
2006·
To John With Love
Self
2006·
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
Self
2006·
Torino 2006 Olympic Opening Ceremony
2006·
John Lennon & Yoko Ono: Give Peace A Song
as Herself
2005·
Girls and Boys - Sex and British Pop
Self
2005·
Pink Floyd London '66-'67
Self (uncredited)
2004·
Kulturplatz
Self
2004·
Beatles Biggest Secrets
Self
2004·
Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair
Self (archive footage)
2004·
Art & the 60s
2003·
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003·
Imagine Imagine
Self
2003·
Beatles: The Journey
Self (archive footage)
2003·
Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon
Self (archive footage)
2003·
Inside John Lennon - Unauthorized
Self (archive footage)
2002·
Hanratty: The Whole Truth
Self (archive footage)
2001·
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self
2001·
Wingspan
Self (archive footage)
2001·
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music
2001·
Kiss My Grits: The Herstory of Women in Punk and Hard Rock
Self
2000·
John & Yoko's Year of Peace
Self
2000·
Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album
Self
1998·
Sternstunde Kunst
Self
1997·
Classic Albums
Self
1997·
Behind the Music
Self
1997·
The View
Self
1997·
Happy Birthday to John
Self
1996·
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
Self - Vocal
1995·
"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman
1995·
An Introduction to Harmolodics
1994·
Brisant
Self
1994·
Jonas in the Desert
Self
1993·
Intimate Portrait
Self (archive footage)
1993·
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993·
The Misfits - 30 Years of Fluxus
Self
1993·
The Revenge of the Dead Indians
Herself
1992·
Mad About You
Yoko Ono
1992·
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992·
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 2: Assassination in the 20th Century
1992·
Rolling Stone 25: The MTV Special
Self
1992·
The John Lennon Video Collection
1990·
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections
Self
1990·
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1990·
John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It
Self
1988·
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
Self
1988·
Imagine: John Lennon
Self
1987·
I Am Not a Freak
Self
1986·
American Masters
Self
1986·
Vain Glory
Yōko Ono
1986·
John Lennon: One to One Concert Live in New York
Self (archive footage)
1986·
The John Lennon Sketchbook
Self
1986·
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
Self (archive footage)
1984·
Yoko Ono: Then and Now
Self
1982·
Champs-Elysées
Self
1981·
The Killing of America
Self (archive footage)
1979·
Flux-Concert
Self
1977·
Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
Self
1976·
Chelsea Girls with Andy Warhol
1975·
Saturday Night Live
Self
1972·
The One to One Concert
Self
1972·
John Lennon - Imagine
1972·
Imagine
Self
1972·
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
Self
1971·
Yoko and John Party
Self
1971·
Dynamite Chicken
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1971·
Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally
Self
1971·
Frank Zappa, John Lennon & Yoko Ono: At Fillmore East
1971·
Up Your Legs Forever
1971·
Brazil in Cannes
1971·
Sweet Toronto
Self
1970·
Let It Be
Self (uncredited)
1970·
Rome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley Clarke
Yoko Ono
1970·
Freedom
Woman
1970·
Apotheosis
1969·
Bed Peace
Self
1969·
24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko
Self
1969·
The Beatles: Something
Self
1968·
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968·
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Self
1968·
Two Virgins
1966·
Eyeblink
Self
1966·
No. 4
Self
1965·
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Self
1965·
Cut Piece
Herself
1965·
Satan's Bed
Ito
1964·
Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan
1964·
Some Young People
herself

Production

TBA·
Film No. 1 (A Walk to Taj Mahal)
Director
2024·
Daytime Revolution
Creative Consultant
TBA·
Untitled John Lennon/Yoko Ono Project
Producer
2024·
The Beatles LOVE
Producer
2023·
WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko
Thanks, Executive Producer
2023·
Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song
Thanks
2022·
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
Producer
2021·
The Beatles: Get Back
Producer
2019·
Earthquake Bird
Thanks
2016·
WAR IS OVER! (If You Want It)
Director
2011·
The Sun is Down
Music
2010·
Imagine Peace
Co-Producer, Music
2010·
Fluxfilm Anthology 1962-1970
Director
2006·
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
Thanks
2006·
Friendly Fire
Executive Producer
2003·
Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon
Executive Producer, Director
2002·
Bowling for Columbine
Thanks
1998·
Not For Sale: Feminism and Art in the USA during the 1970s
Music
1995·
The Beatles Anthology
Thanks
1992·
The John Lennon Video Collection
Director, Executive Producer
1986·
John Lennon: One to One Concert Live in New York
Executive Producer, Producer
1975·
Saturday Night Live
Director
1972·
Imagine
Writer, Producer, Director
1971·
The Museum of Modern Art Show
Director, Producer
1971·
Up Your Legs Forever
Director
1971·
Erection
Director
1970·
Did Britain Murder Hanratty?
Producer
1970·
Freedom
Writer, Director
1970·
Fly
Writer, Director
1970·
Apotheosis
Writer, Director
1969·
Bed Peace
Director, Writer
1969·
Self-Portrait
Writer, Director
1969·
Rape
Writer, Editor, Music, Sound, Director
1968·
Two Virgins
Writer, Director
1968·
Film No. 5
Director
1967·
Bottoms
Director
1966·
Shout
Director of Photography
1966·
One
Producer, Director
1966·
Eyeblink
Producer, Director
1966·
No. 4
Writer, Director
1962·
Love
Music