Karen Maruyama

Karen Maruyama

Born 1958-05-29 (age 68) U.S.A
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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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Known For

Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction

1994

as Gawker #1

Kung Fu Panda 4
Kung Fu Panda 4

2024

as Wolf Crime Boss / Bunny Waiter / Citizen #1 / Questioned Sheep (voice)

The Campaign
The Campaign

2012

as Mrs. Yao

The Bucket List
The Bucket List

2007

as Nurse Shing

Life of the Party
Life of the Party

2018

as Mediator

Ultraman: Rising
Ultraman: Rising

2024

as Oba-chan (voice)

The American President
The American President

1995

as Leo's Secretary

Self Reliance
Self Reliance

2024

as Lindsey

Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar

2021

as Caricature Artist

It's a Wonderful Binge
It's a Wonderful Binge

2022

as Grandma

Pee-wee's Big Holiday
Pee-wee's Big Holiday

2016

as Tourist at Snake Farm

The Thirteenth Year
The Thirteenth Year

1999

as Mrs. Nelson

The Enigma with a Stigma
The Enigma with a Stigma

2006

as Cindy Wasser

Dunston Checks In
Dunston Checks In

1996

as Telephone Operator

Shake It Up: Made in Japan
Sawbones
Sawbones

1995

as Polito

I'm Totally Fine
I'm Totally Fine

2022

as Sandra

Miss Valentine
Miss Valentine

2025

as Shelly Foster

Logan Lee & the Rise of the Purple Dawn
A Little Italian Vacation
A Little Italian Vacation

2021

as Ms. Polotzi