LiLiCo

Ann-Sophie Lennerfors (born 16 November 1970) is a Swedish TV personality and film critic who lives and works in Japan, best known under the stage name LiLiCo.

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 (DDT), 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.

Cinema

 * Kiki's Delivery Service (2014), voice of radio DJ
 * Smokin' on the Moon (2018)
 * 108: Revenge and Adventure of Goro Kaiba (2019), Adrianne
 * Niwatori Phoenix (2022)
 * Let's Talk About the Old Times (2022), herself
 * The Ohara Family Rhapsody (2024), Rikako
 * 90 Years Old – So What? (2024)

TV drama

 * Woman of Maruho (マルホの女) (2014, TV Tokyo), Ryoko Azuma

Live-action

 * Barbie (Mermaid Barbie (Dua Lipa))
 * Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (Madame Truska (Salma Hayek))
 * Wonka (The Countess (Sophie Winkleman))

Animation

 * The Addams Family (Margaux Needler)
 * The Lorax (Mrs. Wiggins)
 * Mary and Max (Vera Lorraine Dinkle)
 * South Park (Eric Cartman)
 * A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures (Vera)

Championships and accomplishments

 * DDT Pro-Wrestling
 * DDT Extreme Championship (1 time)
 * Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (2 times)
 * KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ken Ohka, Ladybeard, Makoto Oishi and Super Sasadango Machine