Trained from a young age in dance and Japanese hand-to-hand and sword stage combat, Yuuki Yamagiwa developed a strong physical and expressive foundation, performing in hundreds of live productions. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from UCLA, where she was a member of LCC Theatre Company. She portrayed performance capture role Atsuhime in Rise of the Ronin and voiced Lee You-Mi's Emmy Award winning performance in the English version of Squid Game.