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Emily Kuroda

Acting

Born October 30, 1952 · Fresno, California, USA

Biography

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, Los Angeles's premier Asian American theater group.

Filmography32 titles

The Good Doctor

2017as Sunny Lee

The Resident

2018as Penny Oh

Grey's Anatomy

2005as Kendall Sully

Columbo

1971as Linda

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000as Restaurant Employee

Gilmore Girls

2000as Mrs. Kim

ER

1994as Dottie

Drop Dead Diva

2009as Mrs. Lee

The Practice

1997as Dental Hygienist Janice Heinz

MacGyver

1985as Karen Matsuga

Baymax!

2022as Kiko (voice)

All Rise

2019as Dr. Johnson

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

2016as Mrs. Kim

The King of Queens

1998as Lily

Matlock

1986as Receptionist

Profiler

1996as Dr. Garson

Party of Five

1994as Nurse Wolfe

Knots Landing

1979as Banker

Arli$$

1996as John Kim's Mother

RED

2010as Mrs. Chan

Doogie Howser, M.D.

1989as Anesthesiologist

Kimi

2022as Dr. Sarah Burns

Strange World

2022as Ro (voice)

Hotel for Dogs

2009as Social Worker (uncredited)

Melrose Place

1992as Nurse

Shopgirl

2005as Japanese Woman

The Preppie Murder

1989as Reporter

Take the 10

2017as Patti

Adopting Audrey

2022as Sunny

Peep World

2010as Nail Salon Owner

Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure

2009as Mei Mei

Maybe Someday

2017as Mrs. Kibble