Karen Maruyama

Acting

Karen Maruyama

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
May 29, 1958 (67 years old)

Karen Maruyama

Known For

Kung Fu Panda 4
1h 34m
DOLBY
Movie 2024

Kung Fu Panda 4

Po is gearing up to become the spiritual leader of...

Self Reliance
1h 31m
DOLBY
Movie 2024

Self Reliance

When a man is offered a million dollars to play...

RE-OPENING: A Lockdown Mockumentary
1h 31m
DOLBY
Movie 2023

RE-OPENING: A Lockdown Mockumentary

A fully-improvised lockdown mockumentary following the cast and crew of...

It's a Wonderful Binge
1h 39m
DOLBY
Movie 2022

It's a Wonderful Binge

Like the original film, the sequel is set in a...

I'm Totally Fine
1h 23m
DOLBY
Movie 2022

I'm Totally Fine

Vanessa embarks on a solo trip after the death of...

Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
1h 47m
DOLBY
Movie 2021

Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar

The story of best friends Barb and Star, who leave...

A Little Italian Vacation
1h 18m
DOLBY
Movie 2021

A Little Italian Vacation

A group of high school Seniors juggle between old loves...

Logan Lee & the Rise of the Purple Dawn
8min
DOLBY
Movie 2020

Logan Lee & the Rise of the Purple Dawn

It's the night of the Hungry Ghost Festival, and Chinese-American...

Life of the Party
1h 45m
DOLBY
Movie 2018

Life of the Party

When her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime dedicated housewife Deanna...

Pee-wee's Big Holiday
1h 29m
DOLBY
Movie 2016

Pee-wee's Big Holiday

A fateful meeting with a mysterious stranger inspires Pee-wee Herman...

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. 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.