Haruko Katō

Haruko Kato (加藤 治子 , Katō Haruko , 24 November 1922 – 2 November 2015) was a Japanese actress.

Haruko Kato was born in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, on 24 November 1922. After training at acting school, she was signed up with the film production company Toho in 1939, debuting in Hanatsumi Nikki [ja] in the same year.

She married the playwright Michio Kato [ja] in 1946, but he died in 1953. She married actor Masaya Takahashi [ja] in 1958, but they divorced in 1973.

Kato died on 2 November 2015 at her home in Tokyo, aged 92.

In 2002, Kato was awarded the Order of the Precious Crown.