Naomi Matsuda(I)
- Actress
Born in Nagasaki, Japan, Naomi's mother moved her and her brother to San Diego when Naomi was five. She started training in traditional Japanese dance at age seven. By the time she was 13, she upped her game and added jazz and ballet to her training. She started her professional career as a sought out dancer in Southern California, performing in cabaret shows, music videos, and dance concerts. It wasn't until she moved to Los Angeles that she was bitten by the acting bug.
Naomi has since appeared in The X-Files, Californication, New Girl, American Crime Story, The Rookie, Bullet Train, The Uncanny, and Collision, just to name a few. Then there's the role that has brought us to this point. She was hired as a recurring guest star in the CBS daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful. "That was wonderful. It was the best feeling. I feel like I am the luckiest woman on the planet right now."
"Playing the role of Dr. Li Finnegan was defining because I recognized a lot of her in me as a woman right now in this time. Working with such wonderful actors is really about getting into the playground of acting and just having the best time possible. Having actors giving you that same energy helps you create the best scenes because we're all having the best time."
Naomi was nominated for the Daytime Emmy as Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series in 2022. She continues her role as Li Finnegan and in her spare time, Naomi devotes herself to caring for animals with the future goal of opening a pet rescue center.
Naomi has since appeared in The X-Files, Californication, New Girl, American Crime Story, The Rookie, Bullet Train, The Uncanny, and Collision, just to name a few. Then there's the role that has brought us to this point. She was hired as a recurring guest star in the CBS daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful. "That was wonderful. It was the best feeling. I feel like I am the luckiest woman on the planet right now."
"Playing the role of Dr. Li Finnegan was defining because I recognized a lot of her in me as a woman right now in this time. Working with such wonderful actors is really about getting into the playground of acting and just having the best time possible. Having actors giving you that same energy helps you create the best scenes because we're all having the best time."
Naomi was nominated for the Daytime Emmy as Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series in 2022. She continues her role as Li Finnegan and in her spare time, Naomi devotes herself to caring for animals with the future goal of opening a pet rescue center.
