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    Karen Maruyama

    1958-05-29 (66 years old) in U.S.A

    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.

    Movies

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    Kung Fu Panda 4
    71 %|Mar 2, 2024
    Animation, Family, Fantasy, Action
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    Self Reliance
    60 %|Jan 3, 2024
    Comedy, Thriller
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    It's a Wonderful Binge
    49.51 %|Dec 9, 2022
    Comedy
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    I'm Totally Fine
    64 %|Nov 4, 2022
    Comedy, Science Fiction, Drama
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    Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
    60 %|Mar 29, 2021
    Comedy
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    A Little Italian Vacation
    70 %|Mar 20, 2021
    Comedy, Romance
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    Logan Lee & the Rise of the Purple Dawn
    53 %|Oct 1, 2020
    Horror, Comedy
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    Life of the Party
    61 %|May 10, 2018
    Comedy
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    Pee-wee's Big Holiday
    61.21000000000001 %|Mar 15, 2016
    Adventure, Comedy, Family
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    The Campaign
    58.269999999999996 %|Aug 9, 2012
    Comedy
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    The Bucket List
    71.87 %|Dec 25, 2007
    Drama, Comedy
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    The Thirteenth Year
    65.78 %|May 15, 1999
    TV Movie, Adventure, Comedy, Family
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    Dunston Checks In
    54 %|Jan 12, 1996
    Family, Comedy, Adventure
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    The American President
    65 %|Nov 17, 1995
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    Sawbones
    50 %|Jan 1, 1995
    Horror, TV Movie
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    Pulp Fiction
    85 %|Sep 10, 1994
    Thriller, Crime

    Series

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    Unstable
    70.98 %|Mar 30, 2023
    Comedy, Drama
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    Dead End: Paranormal Park
    81 %|Jun 16, 2022
    Animation, Kids
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    Dead to Me
    72.5 %|May 3, 2019
    Drama, Comedy, Crime
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    Heathers
    73 %|Oct 25, 2018
    Comedy
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    Baskets
    70 %|Jan 21, 2016
    Comedy
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    One Big Happy
    58.51 %|Mar 17, 2015
    Comedy
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    Better Call Saul
    86.88000000000001 %|Feb 8, 2015
    Crime, Drama
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    Bosch
    79.14 %|Jan 14, 2015
    Mystery, Drama, Crime
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    Go-Go Boy Interrupted
    45 %|Oct 7, 2014
    Comedy, Drama
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    Garfunkel and Oates
    69.53 %|Aug 7, 2014
    Comedy
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    Young & Hungry
    68.91 %|Jun 25, 2014
    Family, Comedy
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    Crash & Bernstein
    77.63 %|Oct 8, 2012
    Comedy, Kids, Family
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    2 Broke Girls
    72.07 %|Sep 19, 2011
    Comedy
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    Shameless
    82 %|Jan 9, 2011
    Drama, Comedy
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    Shake It Up
    76.21000000000001 %|Nov 7, 2010
    Family, Kids, Comedy, Drama
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    Good Luck Charlie
    79 %|Apr 4, 2010
    Comedy, Family, Kids
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    Cory in the House
    68 %|Jan 12, 2007
    Comedy, Kids
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    Hannah Montana
    72 %|Mar 24, 2006
    Comedy, Kids, Family
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    Ghost Whisperer
    80.83 %|Sep 23, 2005
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
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    Stacked
    71.88 %|Apr 13, 2005
    Comedy
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    Avatar: The Last Airbender
    87.33000000000001 %|Feb 21, 2005
    Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    American Dad!
    69.53 %|Feb 6, 2005
    Animation, Comedy
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    American Dad!
    69.53 %|Feb 6, 2005
    Animation, Comedy
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    Arrested Development
    79.50999999999999 %|Nov 2, 2003
    Comedy
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    Nip/Tuck
    71.65 %|Jul 22, 2003
    Drama
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    Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
    71 %|Jul 11, 2003
    Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
    71 %|Jul 11, 2003
    Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Wanda at Large
    72 %|Mar 26, 2003
    Comedy
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    Justice League
    81 %|Nov 17, 2001
    Action & Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Justice League
    81 %|Nov 17, 2001
    Action & Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Heavy Gear
    75 %|Sep 22, 2001
    Animation, Action & Adventure, Kids, Family
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    The Proud Family
    78 %|Sep 15, 2001
    Animation, Comedy, Kids, Family
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    The Proud Family
    78 %|Sep 15, 2001
    Animation, Comedy, Kids, Family
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    The Proud Family
    78 %|Sep 15, 2001
    Animation, Comedy, Kids, Family
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    The Division
    70 %|Jan 7, 2001
    Drama
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    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    80.03999999999999 %|Oct 15, 2000
    Comedy
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    Static Shock
    81 %|Sep 23, 2000
    Action & Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids
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    Strip Mall
    30 %|Jun 18, 2000
    Comedy
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    Even Stevens
    69.59 %|Jun 17, 2000
    Comedy
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    Titus
    70 %|Mar 20, 2000
    Comedy, Drama
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    Futurama
    84 %|Mar 28, 1999
    Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Guys Like Us
    30 %|Oct 5, 1998
    Comedy
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    The King of Queens
    70.82 %|Sep 21, 1998
    Comedy
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    The Wild Thornberrys
    68 %|Sep 1, 1998
    Animation, Comedy, Action & Adventure, Kids, Family
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    Whose Line Is It Anyway?
    77.83 %|Aug 5, 1998
    Comedy, Reality
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    Veronica's Closet
    51 %|Sep 25, 1997
    Comedy
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    King of the Hill
    73 %|Jan 12, 1997
    Animation, Comedy, Family
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    Suddenly Susan
    57 %|Sep 19, 1996
    Comedy
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    Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys
    58 %|Sep 7, 1996
    Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Kids
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    The Jamie Foxx Show
    68 %|Aug 28, 1996
    Comedy, Family
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    Caroline in the City
    64 %|Sep 21, 1995
    Comedy
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    Ellen
    64 %|Mar 29, 1994
    Comedy, Talk
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    Viper
    60 %|Jan 2, 1994
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Mad About You
    67 %|Sep 23, 1992
    Comedy
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    The Simpsons
    80.16999999999999 %|Dec 17, 1989
    Family, Animation, Comedy
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    The Simpsons
    80.16999999999999 %|Dec 17, 1989
    Family, Animation, Comedy
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    Snoops
    50 %|Sep 22, 1989
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
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    Whose Line Is It Anyway?
    76.42 %|Sep 23, 1988
    Comedy
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    Full House
    75.49000000000001 %|Sep 22, 1987
    Comedy, Family
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    Columbo
    81 %|Sep 15, 1971
    Crime, Drama