Born 1958 (age 67) · U.S.A
Appears in 81 titles

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.

Filmography

Pulp Fiction
8.5
Pulp Fiction
1994
as Gawker #1
The Bucket List
7.2
The Bucket List
2007
as Nurse Shing
Kung Fu Panda 4
7.0
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024
as Wolf Crime Boss / Bunny Waiter / Citizen #1 / Questioned Sheep (voice)
The Campaign
5.8
The Campaign
2012
as Mrs. Yao
Life of the Party
6.1
Life of the Party
2018
as Mediator
The American President
6.5
The American President
1995
as Leo's Secretary
Ultraman: Rising
8.0
Ultraman: Rising
2024
as Oba-chan (voice)
Self Reliance
5.9
Self Reliance
2024
as Lindsey
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
6.0
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
2021
as Caricature Artist
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
6.1
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
2016
as Tourist at Snake Farm
The Thirteenth Year
6.6
The Thirteenth Year
1999
as Mrs. Nelson
Dunston Checks In
5.4
Dunston Checks In
1996
as Telephone Operator
It's a Wonderful Binge
4.9
It's a Wonderful Binge
2022
as Grandma
I'm Totally Fine
6.3
I'm Totally Fine
2022
as Sandra
A Little Italian Vacation
7.0
A Little Italian Vacation
2021
as Ms. Polotzi
Sawbones
5.0
Sawbones
1995
as Polito
Logan Lee & the Rise of the Purple Dawn
5.3
Logan Lee & the Rise of the Purple Dawn
2020
as Auntie Bobbie
The Enigma with a Stigma
5.0
The Enigma with a Stigma
2006
as Cindy Wasser
RE-OPENING: A Lockdown Mockumentary
7.0
RE-OPENING: A Lockdown Mockumentary
2023
as Renee Foreman
Miss Valentine
10.0
Miss Valentine
2025
as Shelly Foster