Karen Maruyama
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
May 29, 1958 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
| 2025 | Miss ValentineShelly Foster | |
| 2024 | Self RelianceLindsey | |
| 2024 | Kung Fu Panda 4Wolf Crime Boss / Bunny Waiter / Citizen #1 / Questioned Sheep (voice) | |
| 2024 | Ultraman: RisingOba-chan (voice) | |
| 2023 | RE-OPENING: A Lockdown MockumentaryRenee Foreman | |
| 2023 | UnstableMeredith | |
| 2022 | It's a Wonderful BingeGrandma | |
| 2022 | I'm Totally FineSandra | |
| 2022 | Dead End: Paranormal ParkBarborah (voice) | |
| 2021 | A Little Italian VacationMs. Polotzi | |
| 2021 | Barb & Star Go to Vista Del MarCaricature Artist | |
| 2020 | Logan Lee & the Rise of the Purple DawnAuntie Bobbie | |
| 2019 | Dead to MeMarcy | |
| 2018 | Life of the PartyMediator | |
| 2018 | HeathersMrs. Finn | |
| 2016 | Pee-wee's Big HolidayTourist at Snake Farm | |
| 2016 | BasketsGinny | |
| 2015 | One Big HappyMinister | |
| 2015 | BoschWanda Williams | |
| 2015 | Better Call SaulJudge Metcalf | |
| 2014 | Young & HungryLilly | |
| 2014 | Garfunkel and OatesSusie | |
| 2014 | Go-Go Boy InterruptedLiz | |
| 2012 | The CampaignMrs. Yao | |
| 2012 | Shake It Up: Made In JapanMichi | |
| 2012 | Crash & BernsteinVice-Principal Takashi | |
| 2011 | 2 Broke GirlsSu-Min | |
| 2011 | ShamelessDr. Ma | |
| 2010 | Good Luck CharlieCoach Lutes | |
| 2010 | Shake It UpMichi | |
| 2010 | Raising HopeMrs. Hwong | |
| 2007 | The Bucket ListNurse Shing | |
| 2007 | Cory in the HouseValerie | |
| 2006 | The Enigma with a StigmaCindy Wasser | |
| 2006 | Hannah MontanaDr. Yamada | |
| 2005 | American Dad!Kichiro (voice) | |
| 2005 | Ghost WhispererNurse Heather | |
| 2005 | Stacked | |
| 2005 | American Dad!Woman (voice) | |
| 2005 | Avatar: The Last AirbenderBureaucrat (voice) | |
| 2005 | Grey's AnatomyLisa Saito | |
| 2005 | Avatar: The Last AirbenderAdditional Voices (voice) | |
| 2005 | Kitchen ConfidentialFran | |
| 2003 | Nip/TuckMadam Rose | |
| 2003 | Wanda at Large | |
| 2003 | Spider-Man: The New Animated SeriesShadowy Woman / Flower Vendor (voice) | |
| 2003 | Spider-Man: The New Animated SeriesHead Protestor (voice) | |
| 2003 | Arrested DevelopmentChina Garden | |
| 2001 | The Division | |
| 2001 | Heavy Gear | |
| 2001 | Justice LeagueTsukuri / Firefighter (voice) | |
| 2001 | Justice LeagueTsukuri (voice) | |
| 2001 | The Proud FamilyAdditional Voices (voice) | |
| 2001 | The Proud FamilyMarsha Mitsubishi (voice) | |
| 2001 | The Proud FamilyMarsha Mitsubishi / Teens (voice) | |
| 2000 | TitusNurse Patty | |
| 2000 | Static ShockKim (voice) | |
| 2000 | Even StevensMillie | |
| 2000 | Strip Mall | |
| 2000 | Curb Your EnthusiasmFemale Parking Attendant | |
| 1999 | The Thirteenth YearMrs. Nelson | |
| 1999 | FuturamaAmazonian (voice) | |
| 1998 | Guys Like Us | |
| 1998 | The Wild ThornberrysLeopard (voice) | |
| 1998 | The King of QueensConnie | |
| 1998 | Whose Line Is It Anyway?Self | |
| 1997 | King of the HillBuddhist (voice) | |
| 1997 | Veronica's ClosetEvent Official | |
| 1996 | Dunston Checks InTelephone Operator | |
| 1996 | Rudy Coby: Ridiculously DangerousGrandma | |
| 1996 | The Jamie Foxx ShowGloria | |
| 1996 | Captain Simian & the Space MonkeysShao Lin (voice) | |
| 1996 | Suddenly SusanMrs. Fong | |
| 1995 | SawbonesPolito | |
| 1995 | The American PresidentLeo's Secretary | |
| 1995 | Caroline in the CityActress | |
| 1994 | Pulp FictionGawker #1 | |
| 1994 | ViperPolice Operator | |
| 1994 | EllenKate | |
| 1992 | Mad About YouO.R. Nurse | |
| 1989 | The SimpsonsDancing Woman #1 (voice) | |
| 1989 | The SimpsonsJapanese Stewardess (voice) | |
| 1989 | SnoopsGail Nakamura | |
| 1988 | Whose Line Is It Anyway?Self | |
| 1987 | Full House | |
| 1971 | ColumboMaid |














