Actor profile

Emily Kuroda

30th October 1952 Fresno, California, USA Acting

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.

21 Movies 33 TV Shows 1 In Production 57 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Gloria poster

Gloria 6th June 2025 as Gloria

Strange World poster

Strange World 23rd November 2022 as Ro (voice)

Adopting Audrey poster

Adopting Audrey 26th August 2022 as Sunny

Kimi poster

Kimi 10th February 2022 as Dr. Sarah Burns

Party Boat poster

Party Boat 15th September 2017 as Emma

Maybe Someday poster

Maybe Someday 1st April 2017 as Mrs. Kibble

Take the 10 poster

Take the 10 20th January 2017 as Patti

RED poster

RED 13th October 2010 as Mrs. Chan

Peep World poster

Peep World 15th September 2010 as Nail Salon Owner

Hotel for Dogs poster

Hotel for Dogs 16th January 2009 as Social Worker (uncredited)

Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure poster

Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure 1st January 2009 as Mei Mei

The Sensei poster

The Sensei 4th May 2008 as Flora Nakano

Shopgirl poster

Shopgirl 21st October 2005 as Japanese Woman

Stranger Inside poster

Stranger Inside 23rd June 2001 as Min

The Suburbans poster

The Suburbans 29th October 1999 as Mrs. Lee Lee

Yellow poster

Yellow 29th May 1998 as Mrs. Lee

Heartless poster

Heartless 5th November 1997 as Dr. Alice Morisaki

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle poster

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle 10th May 1994 as Dr. Nancy Lee

Worth Winning poster

Worth Winning 27th October 1989 as Cory Chu

The Preppie Murder poster

The Preppie Murder 24th September 1989 as Reporter

American Geisha poster

American Geisha 11th September 1986 as Kikusen

Baymax! poster

Baymax! 29th June 2022 as Kiko (voice)

All Rise poster

All Rise 23rd September 2019 as Dr. Johnson

The Resident poster

The Resident 21st January 2018 as Penny Oh

The Good Doctor poster

The Good Doctor 25th September 2017 as Sunny Lee

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life poster

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life 25th November 2016 as Mrs. Kim

Sequestered poster

Sequestered 5th August 2014 as Rufang

Drop Dead Diva poster

Drop Dead Diva 12th July 2009 as Mrs. Lee

Under One Roof poster

Under One Roof 16th April 2008

Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy 27th March 2005 as Kendall Sully

The Agency poster

The Agency 27th September 2001

Curb Your Enthusiasm poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm 15th October 2000 as Restaurant Employee

Gilmore Girls poster

Gilmore Girls 5th October 2000 as Mrs. Kim

Snoops poster

Snoops 26th September 1999 as KDLA Reporter

Family Law poster

Family Law 20th September 1999 as Dr. Braun

The King of Queens poster

The King of Queens 21st September 1998 as Lily

Working poster

Working 8th October 1997 as Executive Storyteller

The Practice poster

The Practice 4th March 1997 as Dental Hygienist Janice Heinz

Profiler poster

Profiler 21st September 1996 as Dr. Garson

Arli$$ poster

Arli$$ 10th August 1996 as John Kim's Mother

ER poster

ER 19th September 1994 as Dottie

Chicago Hope poster

Chicago Hope 18th September 1994 as Dr. Bates

Party of Five poster

Party of Five 12th September 1994 as Nurse Wolfe

Melrose Place poster

Melrose Place 8th July 1992 as Nurse

Doogie Howser, M.D. poster

Doogie Howser, M.D. 19th September 1989 as Janet Masuda

Doogie Howser, M.D. poster

Doogie Howser, M.D. 19th September 1989 as Anesthesiologist

Life Goes On poster

Life Goes On 12th September 1989

Matlock poster

Matlock 3rd March 1986 as Receptionist

MacGyver poster

MacGyver 29th September 1985 as Karen Matsuga

Trauma Center poster

Trauma Center 22nd September 1983 as OR Nurse

Knots Landing poster

Knots Landing 27th December 1979 as Banker

Knots Landing poster

Knots Landing 27th December 1979 as Woman

Knots Landing poster

Knots Landing 27th December 1979 as Cleaning Lady

Columbo poster

Columbo 15th September 1971 as Linda

The End of Oak Street poster

Coming soon

The End of Oak Street 12th August 2026 as Mrs. Valcour