Yo-Yo Ma

Biography

Yo-Yo Ma is a French-born American cellist. He was born in Paris and spent his schooling years in New York City and was a child prodigy, performing from the age of four and a half.

Most Famous Work

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The West Wing

(1999) Yo-Yo Ma

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Le Grand Échiquier

(1972) Self - Main Guest

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Won't You Be My Neighbor?

(2018) Self - Musician and Fred's Friend

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Deeper Look from New York

(2020) Self

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The Words That Built America

(2017) Reader - Declaration of Independence

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Mister Rogers: It's You I Like

(2018) Self

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The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble

(2016) Self

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Dvorak in Prague: A Celebration

(1993) Self

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2022	Yo-Yo Ma	Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 2022-11-12 Movie
2020	Self	Deeper Look from New York 2020-04-28 TV Show
2019	Self	Desus & Mero 2019-02-21 TV Show
2018	N/A	Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood 2018-12-28 Movie
	Self - Musician and Fred's Friend	Won't You Be My Neighbor? 2018-06-29 Movie
	N/A	Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 2018-06-22 TV Show
	Self	Mister Rogers: It's You I Like 2018-03-06 Movie
2017	Reader - Declaration of Independence	The Words That Built America 2017-07-04 Movie
2016	Self	The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble 2016-06-10 Movie
2015	N/A	Yo Yo Ma: The Bach Project– Six Cello Suites 2015-09-10 Movie
	Self	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2015-09-08 TV Show
2014	N/A	Blue Gold: American Jeans 2014-05-31 Movie
	Voice Over (voice)	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 2014-04-27 TV Show
2012	Self	The Goat Rodeo Sessions Live 2012-05-25 Movie
2009	N/A	Chris Botti in Boston 2009-03-31 Movie
2005	N/A	The Colbert Report 2005-10-17 TV Show
2004	Himself	Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone 2004-10-20 Movie
2003	Self (cellist)	Beethoven - Choral Fantasy and Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello & Piano 2003-02-11 Movie
2000	Self	Appalachian Journey Live In Concert 2000-08-08 Movie
1999	Yo-Yo Ma	The West Wing 1999-09-22 TV Show
1998	N/A	Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach 1998-04-01 TV Show
	Self	Appointment With The Wise Old Dog 1998-01-01 Movie
	himself	Bach Cello Suite #2: The Sound of the Carceri 1998-01-01 Movie
	himself	Bach Chello Suit #1: The Music Garden 1998-01-01 Movie
1997	Self	The Best of Sessions at West 54th: Vol. 1 1997-12-19 Movie
	Self	Falling Down Stairs 1997-10-24 Movie
	Himself	Sarabande 1997-10-24 Movie
1996	Yo-Yo Ma (voice)	Arthur 1996-10-07 TV Show
1995	Self	Beethoven: Triple Concerto And Choral Fantasy 1995-09-07 Movie
1993	Self	Dvorak in Prague: A Celebration 1993-12-16 Movie
	Tom (voice)	Frasier 1993-09-16 TV Show
1992	N/A	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992-05-25 TV Show
1989	Yo-Yo Ma (voice)	The Simpsons 1989-12-17 TV Show
1985	N/A	Ozawa 1985-01-01 Movie
1972	Self - Main Guest	Le Grand Échiquier 1972-01-12 TV Show
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Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Music	Dancing Nation 2021-01-28 TV Show
2005	Musician	Memoirs of a Geisha 2005-12-06 Movie
2002	Musician	Naqoyqatsi 2002-09-02 Movie
2000	Musician	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2000-07-06 Movie
1998	Music	Bach Chello Suit #1: The Music Garden 1998-01-01 Movie
	Music	Bach Cello Suite #2: The Sound of the Carceri 1998-01-01 Movie
1997	Musician	Seven Years in Tibet 1997-09-12 Movie
1985	Musician	Taipei Story 1985-05-01 Movie
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Crew

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2017	Additional Music	The Vietnam War 2017-09-17 TV Show
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Writing

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1997	Idea	Sarabande 1997-10-24 Movie
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