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Emily Keiko Kuroda (born October 30, 1952) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Mrs. Kim on TV's Gilmore Girls, but she has had a long career on stage and screen and is a veteran of East West Players, Asia Pacific Arts magazine interview with Emily Kuroda Los Angeles's premier Asian American theater group.
Kuroda completed seven years as Mrs. Kim in Warner Brothers’ Gilmore Girls as well as the Netflix revisit in 2016. She also played opposite Flavor Flav in 13 episodes of Under One Roof. Recent television credits include a recurring role on Drop Dead Diva (as Margaret Cho's mother), Medium, Grey's Anatomy, In Case of Emergency, Six Feet Under, The King of Queens, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Practice, General Hospital, Port Charles, L.A. Law, ER, The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Division, The Agency, Presidio Med, Arliss, and the television special About Love (Emmy Award nominated). Feature films include RED, PEEP WORLD, Minority Report, Stranger Inside, 2 Days in the Valley, Dad, Broken Words, Worth Winning and Shopgirl. She has also appeared in independent film Asian American films, including The Sensei, Yellow and Stand Up for Justice.
She is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, and the Actors' Equity Association.
| 1986 | American Geisha | Kikusen | |
| 1989 | Solo | Taki | Short |
| 1989 | Worth Winning | Cory Chu | |
| 1989 | Dad | Vicki | |
| 1990 | Why Me? | News Anchorwoman | |
| 1991 | Late for Dinner | Nurse Ruth | |
| 1993 | Broken Words | Grandmother | |
| 1998 | Yellow | Mrs. Lee | |
| 1999 | The Suburbans | Mrs. Lee Lee | |
| 2001 | Stranger Inside | Min | |
| 2003 | Day of Independence | Choir Member | Short |
| 2004 | Stand Up for Justice | Mrs. Matsuoka | Short |
| 2005 | Pawns of the King | Keiko | Short |
| 2005 | Shopgirl | Japanese Woman | Short |
| 2006 | My Prince, My Angel | Shen's Mother | Short |
| 2008 | The Sensei | Flora Nakano | |
| 2009 | Hotel for Dogs | Social Worker | |
| 2009 | Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure | Mei Mei | |
| 2009 | Love 10 to 1 | Ma | |
| 2010 | The Man Who Invented the Words | Short | |
| 2010 | Peep World | Nail Salon Owner | |
| 2010 | RED | Mrs. Chan | |
| 2010 | A Super Duper Exotic Erotic Fetish Sexy Must See Story... A Tragedy of Oriental Proportions! | Short | |
| 2011 | Lost Rites | Jun-Li | Short |
| 2012 | Family Restaurant | Female Customer/Still Photographer | Short |
| 2013 | Family Gathering | Co-producer | Short |
| 2013 | Yellow Face | Gish Jen | |
| 2013 | Uncle Bart | Mrs. Park | Short |
| 2014 | Special Thanks | Documentary | |
| 2015 | Maybe Someday | Mrs. Kibble | |
| 2016 | Justice Angel | Fang | |
| 2017 | Take the 10 | Patti | |
| 2022 | Kimi | Dr. Sarah Burns | |
| 2022 | Strange World | Ro (voice) |
| 1982 | Remington Steele | Akemi | Episode: "Your Steele the One for Me" |
| 1983 | Tales of the Gold Monkey | Geisha Girl | Episode: "Naka Jima Kill" |
| 1985 | CBS Storybreak | Voice | Episode: "Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China" |
| 1987 | Gung Ho | Yukiko Saito | 2 episodes |
| 1988 | Matlock | Receptionist | Episode: "The Investigation: Part 1" |
| 1988 | MacGyver | Karen Matsuga | Episode: "The Spoilers" |
| 1988-1989 | L.A. Law | Ronnie Page | 6 episodes |
| 1989 | The Preppie Murder | Reporter | TV movie |
| 1990 | Lifestories | Room Nurse | Episode: "Don Chapin" |
| 1990 | Voice | 13 episodes | |
| 1990 | She Said No | Regina | TV movie |
| 1990 | Donor | ICU Nurse | TV movie |
| 1991 | Columbo | Linda | Episode: "Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health" |
| 1990-1991 | Knots Landing | Woman/Cleaning Lady/Banker | 3 episodes |
| 1991 | Life Goes On | Dr. Kito | Episode: "Dr. Kito" |
| 1991 | Nurse Lin | TV movie | |
| 1991-1992 | Doogie Howser, M.D. | Anesthesiologist/Janet Masuda | 2 episodes |
| 1992 | Sisters | Reporter/Nurse | 2 episodes |
| 1992 | Ladykiller | Jack's Secretary | TV movie |
| 1992-1993 | The Jackie Thomas Show | Waitress | 2 episodes |
| 1993 | Shadowhunter | ADR Loop Group | TV movie |
| 1993 | About Love | Jeannette Kim | TV movie |
| 1993 | Melrose Place | Nurse | Episode: "Carpe Diem" |
| 1994 | Dr. Nancy Lee | TV movie | |
| 1995 | Awake to Danger | TV movie | |
| 1995 | O.R. Nurse | TV movie | |
| 1996 | ER | Dottie, Hospital Day-Care Worker | Episode: "Take These Broken Wings" |
| 1996 | Party Girl | Mikoto | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1997 | Heartless | Dr. Alice Morisaki | TV movie |
| 1998 | Profiler | Dr. Garson | Episode: "Bloodlust" |
| 1998 | The Young and the Restless | Nurse Candice Katsumoto | 6 episodes |
| 1999 | Working | Executive Storyteller #3 | Episode: "Romeo and Julie" |
| 1999 | Party of Five | Nurse Wolfe | Episode: "Rings of Saturn" |
| 1999 | L.A. Heat | Mrs. Kwan | Episode: "F Is for Framed" |
| 1999 | The Practice | Miss Hines - Dental Hygienist | Episode: "Free Dental" |
| 1999 | Snoops | KDLA Reporter | Episode: "The Grinch" |
| 2000 | Chicago Hope | Dr. Bates | Episode: "Simon Sez" |
| 2000 | Shasta McNasty | Nurse | Episode: "The Sugar Pill" |
| 2000 | Family Law | Dr. Braun | Episode: "Affairs of the State" |
| 2001 | The King of Queens | Lily | Episode: "Sight Gag" |
| 2001 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Restaurant Employee | Episode: "The Shrimp Incident" |
| 2001-2002 | The Agency | 3 episodes | |
| 2003 | The Handler | Dr. Kim Anderson | Episode: "Under Color of Law" |
| 2004 | Six Feet Under | Dr. Key | Episode: "Grinding the Corn" |
| 2006 | Clark and Michael | Driving Range Woman | |
| 2000-2007 | Gilmore Girls | Mrs. Kim | 43 episodes |
| 2007 | In Case of Emergency | Mrs. Tuckman | Episode: "Forbidden Love" |
| 2007 | State of Mind | Doctor | Episode: "Passion Fishing" |
| 2008-2009 | Under One Roof | Su Ho | 13 episodes |
| 2009 | Grey's Anatomy | Kendall Sully | Episode: "Stand By Me" |
| 2010 | Medium | Morgue Attendant | Episode: "Bring Your Daughter to Work Day" |
| 2010-2011 | Drop Dead Diva | Mrs. Lee | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Dakota | Cleaning Woman | Episode: "Down $1,170" |
| 2012 | BFFs | Jessica's Mother | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Slanted | Auntie Linda | Episode: "Paying Your Dues" |
| 2012 | Scruples | Cecile | TV movie |
| 2013 | Bloodline | Gloria | TV movie |
| 2014 | Sequestered | Rufang | 12 episodes |
| 2007-2014 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Dr. Kimborough/Archive Footage | 6 episodes |
| 2014-2015 | Just Us Guys | Mrs. K | 5 episodes |
| 2016 | Mrs. Kim | Episode: "Spring" | |
| 2018 | The Resident | Penny Oh | Episode: "The Germ" |
| 2019 | The Good Doctor | Sunny Lee | Episode: "Xin" |
| 2021 | All Rise | Dr. Johnson | Episode: "Safe to Fall" |
| 2022 | Baymax! | Kiko (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | The Power | Sister Veronica | Recurring role |
| Straight as a Line | |||
| Red | East West Players | ||
| Winter People | Boston Court | ||
| Innocent When You Dream | Electric Lodge | ||
| No-No Boy | Miles Memorial Playhouse in Santa Monica, California | ||
| Drama-Logue Awards | Ikebana, The Maids, Minimata, The Golden Gate, and Visitors from Nagasaki | |||
| City of Los Angeles Commendation | About Love | |||
| Back Stage West Garland Award | Outstanding Performance | Straight As a Line | ||
| 1999 | Los Angeles Times | Top 10 | Straight as a Line | |
| 2000 | Los Angeles Ovation Award | Best Lead Actress in a Play | Straight As a Line | |
| 2001 | Los Angeles Times | Top 10 | Red | |
| 2004 | Entertainment Today Award | Best Actress | Winter People | |
| 2006 | East West Players' Rae Creevey Award | Playbill, July 24, 2006 | ||
| 2006 | Playwrights' Arena Award | Outstanding Contribution to Los Angeles Theatre | ||
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