Karen Maruyama

Personal Info

Birthday

May 29, 1958

(67 years old)

Place of Birth

U.S.A

Karen Maruyama

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.

Known For

Grey's Anatomy

The Simpsons

Shameless

King of the Hill

American Dad!

Bosch

Columbo

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Filmography

2024
Kung Fu Panda 4
as Wolf Crime Boss / Bunny Waiter / Citizen #1 / Questioned Sheep (voice)
Self Reliance
as Lindsey
2023
RE-OPENING: A Lockdown Mockumentary
as Renee Foreman
2022
It's a Wonderful Binge
as Grandma
I'm Totally Fine
as Sandra
2021
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
as Caricature Artist
A Little Italian Vacation
as Ms. Polotzi
2020
Logan Lee & the Rise of the Purple Dawn
as Auntie Bobbie
2018
Life of the Party
as Mediator
2016
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
as Tourist at Snake Farm
2012
The Campaign
as Mrs. Yao
2007
The Bucket List
as Nurse Shing
2006
The Enigma with a Stigma
as Cindy Wasser
1999
The Thirteenth Year
as Mrs. Nelson
1996
Dunston Checks In
as Telephone Operator
1995
The American President
as Leo's Secretary
Sawbones
as Polito
1994
Pulp Fiction
as Gawker #1