Karen Maruyama

Karen Maruyama

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1958-05-29 (65 years old)

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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

all 62

TV Shows 45

Movies 17

Voice 11

self 2

Various (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 4

Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)

Movie
7.14
Lindsey
Self Reliance

Self Reliance (2024)

Movie
Renee Foreman
RE-OPENING: A Lockdown Mockumentary

RE-OPENING: A Lockdown Mockumentary (2023)

Movie
Grandma
It's a Wonderful Binge

It's a Wonderful Binge (2022)

Movie
Sandra
I'm Totally Fine

I'm Totally Fine (2022)

Movie
Barborah (voice)
Dead End: Paranormal Park

Dead End: Paranormal Park (2022)

TV
Caricature Artist
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar

Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021)

Movie
Ms. Polotzi
A Little Italian Vacation

A Little Italian Vacation (2021)

Movie
Auntie Bobbie
Logan Lee & the Rise of the Purple Dawn

Logan Lee & the Rise of the Purple Dawn (2020)

Movie
Marcy
Dead to Me

Dead to Me (2019)

TV
5.78
Mrs. Finn
Heathers

Heathers (2018)

TV
Mediator
Life of the Party

Life of the Party (2018)

Movie
7.5
Tourist at Snake Farm
Pee-wee's Big Holiday

Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016)

Movie
6.11
Minister
One Big Happy

One Big Happy (2015)

TV
6
Judge Metcalf
Better Call Saul

Better Call Saul (2015)

TV
7.57
Wanda Williams
Bosch

Bosch (2015)

TV
5.71
Liz
Go-Go Boy Interrupted

Go-Go Boy Interrupted (2014)

TV
Susie
Garfunkel and Oates

Garfunkel and Oates (2014)

TV
4.5
Lilly
Young & Hungry

Young & Hungry (2014)

TV
Vice-Principal Takashi
Crash & Bernstein

Crash & Bernstein (2012)

TV
Mrs. Yao
The Campaign

The Campaign (2012)

Movie
5.5
Su-Min
2 Broke Girls

2 Broke Girls (2011)

TV
5.77
Michi
Shake It Up

Shake It Up (2010)

TV
6.47
Coach Lutes
Good Luck Charlie

Good Luck Charlie (2010)

TV
6.54
Nurse Shing
The Bucket List

The Bucket List (2007)

Movie
6.17
Valerie
Cory in the House

Cory in the House (2007)

TV
8.4
Cindy Wasser
The Enigma with a Stigma

The Enigma with a Stigma (2006)

Movie
Dr. Yamada
Hannah Montana

Hannah Montana (2006)

TV
5.84
Nurse Heather
Ghost Whisperer

Ghost Whisperer (2005)

TV
6.63
Stacked

Stacked (2005)

TV
Bureaucrat (voice)
Avatar: The Last Airbender

Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)

TV
7
Woman (voice) / Kichiro (voice)
American Dad!

American Dad! (2005)

TV
6.24
Nip/Tuck

Nip/Tuck (2003)

TV
6.18
Shadowy Woman / Flower Vendor (voice) / Head Protestor (voice)
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series

Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (2003)

TV
6.8
Wanda at Large

Wanda at Large (2003)

TV
Tsukuri / Firefighter (voice) / Tsukuri (voice)
Justice League

Justice League (2001)

TV
6.09
Yoji Kirakowa / Yoji Kirakawa
Heavy Gear

Heavy Gear (2001)

TV
Additional Voices (voice) / Marsha Mitsubishi (voice) / Marsha Mitsubishi / Teens (voice)
The Proud Family

The Proud Family (2001)

TV
3.86
The Division

The Division (2001)

TV
Female Parking Attendant
Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)

TV
6.07
Kim (voice)
Static Shock

Static Shock (2000)

TV
5.67
Strip Mall

Strip Mall (2000)

TV
Even Stevens

Even Stevens (2000)

TV
Titus

Titus (2000)

TV
6
Amazonian (voice)
Futurama

Futurama (1999)

TV
6.16
Kim
Guys Like Us

Guys Like Us (1998)

TV
Connie
The King of Queens

The King of Queens (1998)

TV
5.94
Leopard (voice)
The Wild Thornberrys

The Wild Thornberrys (1998)

TV
6.2
Herself
Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1998)

TV
6.75
Buddhist (voice)
King of the Hill

King of the Hill (1997)

TV
7
Shao Lin
Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys

Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys (1996)

TV
The Jamie Foxx Show

The Jamie Foxx Show (1996)

TV
8
Telephone Operator
Dunston Checks In

Dunston Checks In (1996)

Movie
4.79
Leo's Secretary
The American President

The American President (1995)

Movie
5.5
Polito
Sawbones

Sawbones (1995)

Movie
Gawker #1
Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Movie
7.26
Police Operator
Viper

Viper (1994)

TV
O.R. Nurse
Mad About You

Mad About You (1992)

TV
5.76
The Simpsons

The Simpsons (1989)

TV
6.75
Herself
Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1988)

TV
Full House

Full House (1987)

TV
6.57
Maid
Columbo

Columbo (1971)

TV
5.78

Ratings

Average 6.59
Based on 5.77 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1971
1998
2005
2000
2024
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1958-05-29 (65 years old)

Birth Place
Perris, California, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America


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