LiLiCo
Ann-Sophie Lennerfors is a Swedish-Japanese TV personality, film critic and part-time professional wrestler who lives and works in Japan, best known under the stage name LiLiCo.
Biography
Early life
LiLiCo was born Ann-Sophie Lennerfors in Stockholm, Sweden, to a Japanese mother and a Swedish father. As a biracial child in Sweden, LiLiCo was bullied while at school. Her father left the family when LiLiCo was 9 years old.Career in Japan
LiLiCo moved to Japan in 1988 at the age of 18, initially staying with her grandmother in Katsushika, Tokyo. In May 1989, LiLiCo embarked on a career as a singer, releasing her first single in 1992. In 2001, she was offered a job as a film critic on TBS's Saturday morning King's Brunch programme.Professional wrestling
In 2014, LiLiCo began working for Japanese professional wrestling company DDT Pro-Wrestling, where, over the next three years, she won the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship twice and the DDT Extreme Championship once, while also becoming part of the inaugural KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Champions.After having fractured her patella in 2020, forcing her to give up wrestling, LiLiCo was invited back to DDT to have a retirement match on March 20, 2022, at Judgement 2022: DDT 25th Anniversary.
Filmography
Cinema
Kiki's Delivery Service, voice of radio DJSmokin' on the Moon 108: Revenge and Adventure of Goro Kaiba, AdrianneNiwatori Phoenix Let's Talk About the Old Times, herselfThe Ohara Family Rhapsody, Rikako90 Years Old – So What? End-of-Life Concierge 3, RikakoTV drama
Woman of Maruho, Ryoko AzumaDubbing
Live-action
Animation
Championships and accomplishments
- '''DDT Pro-Wrestling'''