Karen Maruyama

Actor May 29 (age 67) U.S.A 1971–2025 (54 year career)

6.8 avg rating

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 Cu…

Known For

Film

Pulp Fiction

Gawker #1

Film

The Bucket List

Nurse Shing

Film

Kung Fu Panda 4

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

Film

The Campaign

Mrs. Yao

Film

The American President

Leo's Secretary

Film

Life of the Party

Mediator

Film

The Thirteenth Year

Mrs. Nelson

Film

Self Reliance

Lindsey

Filmography

Acting (78)

Movies (21)

Miss Valentine

2025

as Shelly Foster

10.0

Kung Fu Panda 4

2024

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

7.0

Self Reliance

2024

as Lindsey

5.9

RE-OPENING: A Lockdown Mockumentary

as Renee Foreman

I'm Totally Fine

as Sandra

It's a Wonderful Binge

2022

as Grandma

4.9

Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar

2021

as Caricature Artist

6.0

A Little Italian Vacation

2021

as Ms. Polotzi

7.0

Logan Lee & the Rise of the Purple Dawn

as Auntie Bobbie

Life of the Party

as Mediator

Pee-wee's Big Holiday

2016

as Tourist at Snake Farm

6.1

The Campaign

2012

as Mrs. Yao

5.8

Shake It Up: Made In Japan

2012

as Michi

The Bucket List

2007

as Nurse Shing

7.2

The Enigma with a Stigma

as Cindy Wasser

The Thirteenth Year

as Mrs. Nelson

Dunston Checks In

as Telephone Operator

5.4

Rudy Coby: Ridiculously Dangerous

1996

as Grandma

Sawbones

1995

as Polito

4.0

The American President

as Leo's Secretary

Pulp Fiction

as Gawker #1

Television (57)

Unstable

2023

as Meredith

6.9

Dead End: Paranormal Park

as Barborah (voice)

Dead to Me

as Marcy

Heathers

as Mrs. Finn

Baskets

as Ginny

Better Call Saul

as Judge Metcalf

Bosch

as Wanda Williams

One Big Happy

as Minister

Young & Hungry

as Lilly

Garfunkel and Oates

as Susie

Go-Go Boy Interrupted

2014

as Liz

3.3

Crash & Bernstein

2012

as Vice-Principal Takashi

Shameless

as Dr. Ma

2 Broke Girls

as Su-Min

Raising Hope

as Mrs. Hwong

Good Luck Charlie

as Coach Lutes

Shake It Up

as Michi

Cory in the House

as Valerie

Hannah Montana

as Dr. Yamada

Grey's Anatomy

as Lisa Saito

American Dad!

as Kichiro (voice)

Avatar: The Last Airbender

2005

as Additional Voices (voice)

Ghost Whisperer

as Nurse Heather

Kitchen Confidential

as Fran

Stacked

Arrested Development

as China Garden

Nip/Tuck

as Madam Rose

Spider-Man: The New Animated Series

2003

as Shadowy Woman / Flower Vendor (voice)

Wanda at Large

Justice League

as Tsukuri / Firefighter (voice)

8.2

The Proud Family

2001

as Additional Voices (voice)

The Division

Heavy Gear

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Female Parking Attendant

Static Shock

as Kim (voice)

Even Stevens

as Millie

Titus

as Nurse Patty

Strip Mall

Futurama

as Amazonian (voice)

The King of Queens

as Connie

The Wild Thornberrys

as Leopard (voice)

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

as Self

Guys Like Us

King of the Hill

as Buddhist (voice)

Veronica's Closet

as Event Official

The Jamie Foxx Show

as Gloria

Suddenly Susan

as Mrs. Fong

Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys

as Shao Lin (voice)

Caroline in the City

as Actress

Ellen

as Kate

Viper

as Police Operator

Mad About You

as O.R. Nurse

The Simpsons

as Dancing Woman #1 (voice)

8.0

Snoops

1989

as Gail Nakamura

5.0

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

as Self

Full House

Columbo

as Maid