Karen Maruyama
Known for
Karen Maruyama reached veteran standing the slow way, as an actress who has seen the business change around her more than once. Elsewhere on the filmography sits 'The Bucket List'. Steady employment, rather than one breakout, gives the career its shape. Ask a viewer to place Karen Maruyama and the answer usually comes back 'Pulp Fiction'.
Karen Maruyama
19 Movies
48 Series
Karen Maruyama reached veteran standing the slow way, as an actress who has seen the business change around her more than once. Elsewhere on the filmography sits 'The Bucket List'. Steady employment, rather than one breakout, gives the career its shape. Ask a viewer to place Karen Maruyama and the answer usually comes back 'Pulp Fiction'.
Movies
Plays Gawker #1
Pulp Fiction
1994
Plays Wolf Crime Boss / Bunny Waiter / Citizen #1 / Questioned Sheep (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024
Plays Nurse Shing
The Bucket List
2007
Plays Mrs. Yao
The Campaign
2012
Plays Oba-chan (voice)
Ultraman: Rising
2024
Plays Leo's Secretary
The American President
1995
Plays Mediator
Life of the Party
2018
Plays Lindsey
Self Reliance
2024
Plays Caricature Artist
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
2021
Plays Telephone Operator
Dunston Checks In
1996
Plays Mrs. Nelson
The Thirteenth Year
1999
Plays Tourist at Snake Farm
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
2016
Plays Grandma
It's a Wonderful Binge
2022
Plays Sandra
I'm Totally Fine
2022
Plays Ms. Polotzi
A Little Italian Vacation
2021
Plays Auntie Bobbie
Logan Lee & the Rise of the Purple Dawn
2020
TV Shows
Plays Shao Lin (voice)
Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys
1996
Plays Gloria
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996
Plays Barborah (voice)
Dead End: Paranormal Park
2022
Plays Mrs. Fong
Suddenly Susan
1996
Plays Mrs. Finn
Heathers
2018
Plays Self
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1988
Plays Nurse Heather
Ghost Whisperer
2005
Plays China Garden
Arrested Development
2003
Plays Ginny
Baskets
2016
Plays Additional Voices (voice)
The Proud Family
2001
Plays Dr. Ma
Shameless
2011
Plays Nurse Patty
Titus
2000
Plays Kichiro (voice)
American Dad!
2005
Plays Kim (voice)
Static Shock
2000
Plays Buddhist (voice)
King of the Hill
1997
Plays Millie
Even Stevens
2000
Plays Madam Rose
Nip/Tuck
2003
Plays Police Operator
Viper
1994
Plays Tsukuri / Firefighter (voice)
Justice League
2001
Plays Leopard (voice)
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
Plays Su-Min
2 Broke Girls
2011
Plays O.R. Nurse
Mad About You
1992
Plays Lilly
Young & Hungry
2014
Plays Female Parking Attendant
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
Plays Minister
One Big Happy
2015
Plays Maid
Columbo
1971
Plays Wanda Williams
Bosch
2015
Plays Amazonian (voice)
Futurama
1999
Plays Shadowy Woman / Flower Vendor (voice)
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
2003
Plays Vice-Principal Takashi
Crash & Bernstein
2012
Latest Trailers
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Ultraman: Rising
Full Filmography
Miss Valentine
Shelly Foster
2025
Film
Ultraman: Rising
Oba-chan (voice)
2024
Film
Kung Fu Panda 4
Wolf Crime Boss / Bunny Waiter / Citizen #1 / Questioned Sheep (voice)
2024
Film
Self Reliance
Lindsey
2024
Film
RE-OPENING: A Lockdown Mockumentary
Renee Foreman
2023
Film
Unstable
Meredith · 1 episode
2023–
TV
Dead End: Paranormal Park
Barborah (voice) · 7 episodes
2022
TV
It's a Wonderful Binge
Grandma
2022
Film
I'm Totally Fine
Sandra
2022
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Karen Maruyama and where are they from?
Karen Maruyama is 68 years old, born on May 29, 1958 in U.S.A.
What are the most famous roles of Karen Maruyama?
Karen Maruyama is best known for roles in Pulp Fiction, The Bucket List, Kung Fu Panda 4.
How many movies has Karen Maruyama been in?
Over a 32-year career (since 1994), Karen Maruyama has appeared in 19 movies and 47 TV shows.
What was Karen Maruyama's first movie?
The career of Karen Maruyama began with Pulp Fiction (1994).
What is Karen Maruyama's most recent movie or series?
Karen Maruyama's most recent release is The Oracle, which premiered on January 22, 2026.
What TV shows has Karen Maruyama appeared in?
On television, Karen Maruyama has appeared in Grey's Anatomy, The Simpsons, Better Call Saul, Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Karen Maruyama
1958-05-29 · U.S.A
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.