Karen Maruyama (born May 29, 1958) is an American actress and comedian.
Career Maruyama 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 the American and British versions of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, as well as being a member of The Groundlings. She also appeared as a parking lot attendant in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
She 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.
Maruyama 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 in May 1985 on the 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.
Filmography + Year Title Role Notes 1990 Circuitry Man Biker Bandit 1990–1991 On the Television Imelda Marcos Episode: "Our Maid Imelda" 1992 Full House Mrs. Knotts Episode: "The Long Goodbye" 1992 Doogie Howser, M.D. Kathy Walker Episode: "Do the Right Thing... If You Can Figure Out What It Is" 1994 Viper Police Operator Episode: "Pilot" 1994 Pulp Fiction Gawker #1 1994 Ellen Kate Episode: "Adam's Birthday" 1995 The Enforcer Voice 1995 Murphy Brown Wardrobe Woman Episode: "It's Miller Time" 1995 Sawbones Polito Television film 1995 The American President Leo's Assistant 1996 Dunston Checks In Telephone Operator 1996 Mad About You Nurse #2 Episode: "The Procedure" 1996 Rudy Coby: Ridiculously Dangerous Grandma Television film 1996–1997 Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys Shao Lin Voice 1997 Night Stand Miyoshi Episode: "Leave Your Job or I'm Leaving You" 1997 Caroline in the City Actress Episode: "Caroline and the Wayward Husband" 1997 Blade Runner Fish Dealer Video game, voice 1997–1998 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (UK) Herself 3 episodes 1998–2000 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (US) Herself 3 episodes 1998 Veronica's Closet Event Official Episode: "Veronica's Got a Secret" 1998 Holding the Baby Mona Episode: "Father Knows Breast" 1998 Guys Like Us Kim Recurring role 1998 Suddenly Susan Mrs. Fong 5 episodes 1999 The Thirteenth Year Mrs. Nelson Television film 1997–1999 The Simpsons Japanese Stewardess, Dancing Lady #1 Voice, 2 episodes 2000 The Wild Thornberrys Leopard Voice, episode: "Black and White and Mom All Over" 2000 King of the Hill Buddhist Voice, episode: "Won't You Pimai Neighbor?" 2000 Titus Nurse Patty Episode: "Episode Eleven" 2000 Static Shock Kim Voice, episode: "Grounded" 2000 Curb Your Enthusiasm Female Parking Attendant (Joanna) Episode: "Interior Decorator" 1999–2001 The Jamie Foxx Show Gloria 11 episodes 2001 Futurama Amazonian Voice, episode: "Amazonian Women in the Mood" 2001 Even Stevens Millie Episode: "A Weak First Week" 2001 Strip Mall Foo 9 episodes 2001 Heavy Gear: The Animated Series Yoji Kirakowa Voice 2002 Justice League Tsukuri, Firefighter Voice, episode: "Fury" 2003 Columbo Maid Episode: "Columbo Likes the Nightlife" 2003 Spider-Man: The New Animated Series Head Protester, Shadowy Woman, Flower Vendor Voice, 2 episodes 2005 The King of Queens Connie Episode: "Black List" 2005–2006 Avatar: The Last Airbender Additional Voices Episodes: "The Storm and The Serpent's Pass" 2007 The Bucket List Nurse Shing 2010 Raising Hope Mrs Hwong Episode: "Toy Story" 2012 The Campaign Mrs. Yao 2012 Crash & Bernstein Vice-Principal Takashi Episode: "Educating Crash" 2013 Good Luck Charlie Coach Episode: "Go Teddy!" 2013 2 Broke Girls Su-Min Lee Episode: "And the Girlfriend Experience" 2014 Garfunkel & Oates Susie Episode: "Rule 34" 2016 Go-Go Boy Interrupted Liz Episode: "My First Time Doing Porn" 2018 Heathers Mrs. Finn 3 episodes 2018 Life of the Party Mediator 2019 Dead to Me Marcy Episode: “It's Not You, It's Me" 2020 Bosch Wanda Williams Episode: "Dark Sacred Night" 2021 Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar Caricaturist 2022 Dead End: Paranormal Park Barborah Voice 2022 I'm Totally Fine Sandra 2023 The Loud House Nora Nussebaum, Fan Voices, episode: "Road Trip: Screen Queen"2023 Self Reliance Lindsey
References
External links
Karen Maruyama at the "Whose Line is it Anyway?" Encyclopedia