Karen Maruyama

Birth Name:

Karen Maruyama

Birth Place:

United States

Profession

Actress, Director, Soundtrack

She has taught at the American Film Institute, Disney Animation, and Universal, among others
Studied Theater in college after previously being in the Art History and Critical Science majors
Her first role was in the 1985 indie drama "Odd Birds․"
Started out taking a theater class in high school and getting more involved with acting in college
Quote: "(On being an Asian-American actress): "It's always going to be challenging, you just have to keep going․․․it has nothing to do with me being a comedian and actor, it's just about what I do․""
Has worked as a director on the TV series "Lovespring International" and "Luke 11:17․"
Best known for her role as Mrs․ Yao in "The Campaign" and as Nurse Shing in "The Bucket List․"
Has done voice-over work on projects like "American Dad!," "Avatar: The Last Airbender," "Futurama," and "The Simpsons․"

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