Karen Maruyama
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 29, 1958 (age 68)
- Birthplace
- U.S.A
Biography
Karen Maruyama is an American actress and comedienne. She has appeared on television in supporting roles in a number of sitcoms, including recurring characters on The Jamie Foxx Show, Strip Mall, Suddenly Susan, and Arrested Development. Maruyama is well known as an improv performer and instructor, and was a featured guest on both the American and British versions of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, as well as a member of The Groundlings. She also appeared as a parking lot attendant in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm. She also played a nurse in The Bucket List (2007) and a housekeeper in the 2012 film The Campaign. She is part of the cast of The Jim Henson Company's live stage show "Puppet Up! - Uncensored" which has toured to Aspen, Las Vegas, Edinburgh, Sydney and Melbourne and is currently appearing monthly at Avalon Hollywood. In 2013, on the serie 2 Broke Girls (third season, seventh episode), she appears how Han's mother, under the name Su-Min. Karen was also featured as a fashion victim in an episode of the makeover show How Do I Look?. She also appeared as a non-celebrity contestant on the 1984 CBS game show, Body Language, under the name Karen Upshaw, saying she was from Perris, California. She was paired with celebrity players Ted Lange and Constance Towers. She was also on The New $25,000 Pyramid in 1983 with Audrey Landers and Michael McKean.
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Filmography
I Don't Care
Movie · as Joan
The Oracle
Movie · as Nina Smolinsky
The Musical
Movie · as Ms. Belkin
TRIPWIRE
TV · as Boss · 1 ep
Miss Valentine
Movie · as Shelly Foster
Self Reliance
Movie · as Lindsey
Kung Fu Panda 4
Movie · as Wolf Crime Boss / Bunny Waiter / Citizen #1 / Questioned Sheep (voice)
Ultraman: Rising
Movie · as Oba-chan (voice)
RE-OPENING: A Lockdown Mockumentary
Movie · as Renee Foreman
Unstable
TV · as Meredith · 1 ep
It's a Wonderful Binge
Movie · as Grandma
I'm Totally Fine
Movie · as Sandra
Dead End: Paranormal Park
TV · as Barborah (voice) · 7 eps
A Little Italian Vacation
Movie · as Ms. Polotzi
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Movie · as Caricature Artist
Logan Lee & the Rise of the Purple Dawn
Movie · as Auntie Bobbie
Dead to Me
TV · as Marcy · 1 ep
Life of the Party
Movie · as Mediator
Heathers
TV · as Mrs. Finn · 4 eps
Nobodies
TV · as Ms. Park · 1 ep
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
Movie · as Tourist at Snake Farm
Baskets
TV · as Ginny · 3 eps
One Big Happy
TV · as Minister · 1 ep
Bosch
TV · as Wanda Williams · 1 ep
Better Call Saul
TV · as Judge Metcalf · 1 ep
Young & Hungry
TV · as Lilly · 1 ep
Garfunkel and Oates
TV · as Susie · 1 ep
Go-Go Boy Interrupted
TV · as Liz · 1 ep
The Campaign
Movie · as Mrs. Yao
Shake It Up: Made in Japan
Movie · as Michi
Crash & Bernstein
TV · as Vice-Principal Takashi · 1 ep
2 Broke Girls
TV · as Su-Min · 1 ep
Shameless
TV · as Dr. Ma · 2 eps
Good Luck Charlie
TV · as Coach Lutes · 1 ep
Shake It Up
TV · as Michi · 1 ep
Raising Hope
TV · as Mrs. Hwong · 1 ep
The Bucket List
Movie · as Nurse Shing
Cory in the House
TV · as Valerie · 1 ep
The Enigma with a Stigma
Movie · as Cindy Wasser
Hannah Montana
TV · as Dr. Yamada · 1 ep
American Dad!
TV · as Kichiro (voice), Woman (voice) · 1 ep
Ghost Whisperer
TV · as Nurse Heather · 3 eps
Stacked
TV · 1 ep
Avatar: The Last Airbender
TV · as Bureaucrat (voice), Additional Voices (voice) · 1 ep
Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Lisa Saito · 1 ep
Kitchen Confidential
TV · as Fran · 1 ep
Nip/Tuck
TV · as Madam Rose · 1 ep
Wanda at Large
TV · 2 eps
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
TV · as Shadowy Woman / Flower Vendor (voice), Head Protestor (voice) · 1 ep
Arrested Development
TV · as China Garden · 3 eps
The Division
TV · 1 ep
Heavy Gear
TV · 40 eps
Justice League
TV · as Tsukuri / Firefighter (voice), Tsukuri (voice) · 1 ep
The Proud Family
TV · as Additional Voices (voice), Marsha Mitsubishi (voice), Marsha Mitsubishi / Teens (voice) · 2 eps
Titus
TV · as Nurse Patty · 1 ep
Static Shock
TV · as Kim (voice) · 1 ep
Even Stevens
TV · as Millie · 1 ep
Strip Mall
TV · 6 eps
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV · as Female Parking Attendant · 1 ep
The Thirteenth Year
Movie · as Mrs. Nelson
Futurama
TV · as Amazonian (voice) · 1 ep
The Wild Thornberrys
TV · as Leopard (voice) · 1 ep
The King of Queens
TV · as Connie · 1 ep
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
TV · as Self · 3 eps
King of the Hill
TV · as Buddhist (voice) · 1 ep
Veronica's Closet
TV · as Event Official · 1 ep
Dunston Checks In
Movie · as Telephone Operator
Rudy Coby: Ridiculously Dangerous
Movie · as Grandma
The Jamie Foxx Show
TV · as Gloria · 11 eps
Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys
TV · as Shao Lin (voice) · 26 eps
Suddenly Susan
TV · as Mrs. Fong · 6 eps
Sawbones
Movie · as Polito
The American President
Movie · as Leo's Secretary
Caroline in the City
TV · as Actress · 1 ep
Pulp Fiction
Movie · as Gawker #1
Viper
TV · as Police Operator · 1 ep
Ellen
TV · as Kate · 1 ep
Mad About You
TV · as O.R. Nurse · 1 ep
The Simpsons
TV · as Dancing Woman #1 (voice), Japanese Stewardess (voice) · 1 ep
Snoops
TV · as Gail Nakamura · 1 ep
Doogie Howser, M.D.
TV · as Kathy Walker · 1 ep
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Full House
TV · 1 ep
Columbo
TV · as Maid · 1 ep