Kathleen Yamachi is best known as the first wife of American actor and comedian Pat Morita, who later gained international recognition as Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid. Yamachi and Morita married in 1953 and had one daughter, Erin Morita, born in 1954. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1967, according to multiple biographical references. Little independently verified information about Yamachi’s personal life or professional career is publicly documented.

Biography

FieldDetails
Full NameKathleen Yamachi
Known ForFirst wife of Pat Morita
Marriage1953–1967
Former HusbandPat Morita
ChildErin Morita
Daughter's Birth Year1954

Family Tree

RelationName
Ex-HusbandPat Morita
DaughterErin Morita

Career Highlights

  1. Kathleen Yamachi is publicly documented primarily through her marriage to Pat Morita.
  2. No independently verified professional career is sufficiently documented in reliable biographical sources.