Sumi Haru

Birth Name:

Mildred Sevilla

Birth Place:

Orange, New Jersey, United States

Profession

Actress

Was honored with SAG's Ralph Morgan Award for distinguished service in 2009
Was the only woman of color to hold the position of Screen Actors Guild president, as well as the first Asian American to serve on the AFL-CIO's executive council
Made her screen acting debut in the film "Krakatoa: East of Java" in 1969
As an actress, she appeared in TV series like "The Beverly Hillbillies" and "Hill Street Blues," as well as the film "MASH․"
Best known as an actress and as the former interim president of the Screen Actors Guild in 1995
Joined the Screen Actors Guild in 1968 and AFTRA in 1972, serving as a national board member for both organizations multiple times since 1974
Was co-founder of SAG's Ethnic Employment Opportunities Committee in 1971 and served as the vice president of AFL-CIO from 1995 to 2001
Published her memoir, "Iron Lotus: Memoirs of Sumi Sevilla Haru," in 2012

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