Karen Maruyama

Karen Maruyama Movies and TV Shows

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.

Personal info

  • Gender: Female
  • Date of birth: 5/29/1958 (65 years old)
  • Place of birth: U.S.A
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
Kung Fu Panda 4
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 72%
role:
Various (voice)
2024

Action

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

6.3
72%
Self Reliance
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 58%
role:
Lindsey
2024

Comedy

Thriller

6.1
58%
2022

Comedy

4.6
64%
2021

Comedy

6.3
58%
2021

Comedy

Romance

3.9
70%
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2018

Comedy

5.6
62%
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 62%
role:
Tourist at Snake Farm
2016

Adventure

Comedy

Family

6.1
62%
The Campaign
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 58%
role:
Mrs. Yao
2012

Comedy

6.1
58%
The Bucket List
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 72%
role:
Nurse Shing
2007

Comedy

Drama

7.4
72%
Dunston Checks In
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 53%
role:
Telephone Operator
1996

Adventure

Comedy

Family

5.3
53%
The American President
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 66%
role:
Leo's Secretary
1995

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.8
66%
Pulp Fiction
IMDB 8.9
TMDB 85%
role:
Gawker #1
1994

Crime

Thriller

8.9
85%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Karen Maruyama are, for example, Kung Fu Panda 4, Self Reliance and It's a Wonderful Binge.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Amazon, Google Play and iTunes.
The best Anystream ratings are Pulp Fiction (8.7), The Bucket List (7.3) and Kung Fu Panda 4 (6.8).
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