---
name: "Amy Hill"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/amy-hill"
fi1m_id: "amy-hill"
imdb_id: "nm0384032"
tmdb_id: 59401
wikidata_id: "Q2469967"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "9 May 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-05T02:39:46.731585+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Amy Hill

## Identity

Amy Hill

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/amy-hill
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** amy-hill
- **IMDb ID:** nm0384032
- **TMDB ID:** 59401
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2469967
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Hill, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2469967, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0384032/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/59401

Actor. Born 9 May 1953 in Deadwood, South Dakota, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 May 1953, Deadwood, South Dakota, USA
- **Active:** 1992–present
- **Also known as:** Amy Marie Hill, ایمی هیل, اِیمی هیل
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as actor, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 74 (1), 2000s 79 (3), 2010s 62 (3), 2020s 58 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 66 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 6, Drama 4, Family 3, Science Fiction 3, Animation 2, Action 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,428m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Hill, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2469967, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0384032/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/59401

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Lilo & Stitch*](https://film.one/film/lilo-and-stitch.md) (82), [*Lilo & Stitch*](https://film.one/film/lilo-and-stitch-2025.md) (58)
- **HBO Max:** [*Enlightened*](https://film.one/tv/enlightened.md) (84)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Amy Hill

> Amy Hill has spent four decades playing the grandmother, the boss or the neighbour for a scene or two at a time, and giving each of them a temper or a joke of her own. Small parts, carefully made, and nearly all she has been offered.

Watch for the woman at the edge of the frame who has decided she does not approve. In *All-American Girl* (1994) she was Yung-Hee Kim, the outspoken grandmother in the first network sitcom built around an Asian American family, and she learned Korean to play her. That is the Hill method in one line: take the part everyone else would phone in, work out who the woman actually is, and let her interrupt.

She came to it late and sideways. There was stage work in San Francisco and improv through the 1980s, then Los Angeles from about 1986, and the break with Grandma Kim did not arrive until 1994. What followed was less a career than a long list: recurring parts, guest parts, voice parts, the old Asian lady in whatever was shooting that week. She has said she passed on the ones with nothing in them. "If they were giving me a character that was one-dimensional, I'd pass on it. If I was just a joke, I'd pass. But if they had a personality, then I was fine because I could create a character." Whether every casting director offered her the choice is another matter.

The two titles of hers we have reviewed show the shape of the problem. In *Enlightened* (2011) she is Judy Harvey, the HR executive whose face does not move while Laura Dern's does everything, and our review of that series, which we rated highly, is about Dern and Mike White and does not stop for her. We remember her anyway: we sat waiting for the face to give something away and were unsettled, in the way the show wanted, when it did not. In *Lilo & Stitch* (2025) she plays Tūtū in a remake we found tamer and longer than the 2002 cartoon, in which she had voiced Mrs Hasagawa, the fruit vendor. Twenty-three years between the two, and both times she is the neighbour. *Magnum P.I.* (2018) has given her the longest run, as Kumu, the cultural curator and matriarch of the house, and *50 First Dates* (2004) the widest audience.

That is the trouble with a working life like this one. Nobody reviews the neighbour, so a body of work built entirely from neighbours goes unreviewed, and the record we can point a reader to is two titles in which she is not the point. Start with *Enlightened*, where she is not the point either, and notice how much of each scene she takes without appearing to want any of it.

## Biography

Amy Hill is an American actress and stand-up comedian. Born on 9 May 1953 in Deadwood, South Dakota, she began her career in theatre with the Asian American Theater Company in San Francisco before moving into film and television in the 1980s.

She is known for voice work as Mrs. Hasagawa in the 2002 animated film *Lilo & Stitch* and its related series, and for live-action roles including Sue in *50 First Dates* (2004) and Mrs. Kwan in *The Cat in the Hat* (2003). Hill has appeared in recurring capacities on series such as *Magnum P.I.* (2018–2024) as Teuila "Kumu" Tuileta and *Just Add Magic* as Mama P. In 2025 she played Tūtū in the live-action *Lilo & Stitch*.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, collider.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Lilo & Stitch* (2025), Fi1m 58, as Tūtū — [page](https://film.one/film/lilo-and-stitch-2025.md)
- *Spider-Man: Homecoming* (2017), Fi1m 74, as Decathlon Moderator — [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-homecoming.md)
- *The Emoji Movie* (2017), Fi1m 27, as Additional Voices (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-emoji-movie.md)
- *Enlightened* (2011), Fi1m 84, as Judy Harvey — [page](https://film.one/tv/enlightened.md)
- *Glee* (2009), Fi1m 68, as Dr. Chin — [page](https://film.one/tv/glee.md)
- *Lilo & Stitch* (2002), Fi1m 82, as Mrs. Hasagawa (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/lilo-and-stitch.md)
- *Six Feet Under* (2001), Fi1m 86, as Madame Mana Lisa — [page](https://film.one/tv/six-feet-under.md)
- *Singles* (1992), Fi1m 74, as Hospital Nurse — [page](https://film.one/film/singles.md)

## Complete filmography (160)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Enough* (2026), as Erica (Present Day)
- *Ballard* (2025), series, as Tutu
- *Lilo & Stitch* (2025), as Tūtū — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/lilo-and-stitch-2025.md)
- *Government Cheese* (2025), series, Actor
- *That Alien, Sound* (2024), as Debbie
- *Orion and the Dark* (2024), as Irene (voice)
- *Praise Petey* (2023), series, as Mae Mae (voice)
- *Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai* (2023), series, as Meng Po (voice)
- *Mack & Rita* (2022), as Carol
- *Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight* (2022), series, as Pei-Pei (voice)
- *Star Trek: Prodigy* (2021), series, as Doctor Jago (voice)
- *Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.* (2021), series, as Dr. Takushi
- *Yasuke* (2021), series, as Daimyo (voice)
- *Remind Me* (2019), as Cathy
- *Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny* (2018), series, as Grandma Panda (voice)
- *Magnum P.I.* (2018), series, as Teuila 'Kumu' Tuileta
- *The Emoji Movie* (2017), as Additional Voices (voice) — Fi1m 27, [page](https://film.one/film/the-emoji-movie.md)
- *Spider-Man: Homecoming* (2017), as Decathlon Moderator — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-homecoming.md)
- *Catfight* (2017), as Aunt Charlie
- *Punching Henry* (2017), as Adjudicator
- *Santa Clarita Diet* (2017), series, as Dr. Kellogg
- *The Great Indoors* (2016), series, as Carol
- *LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League - Gotham City Breakout* (2016), as Madame Mantis (voice)
- *Preacher* (2016), series, as Ms. Mannering
- *Coffee House Chronicles: The Movie* (2016), as Myrtle
- *The Unbidden* (2016), as Rachel
- *Just Add Magic* (2016), series, as Mama P
- *Crazy Ex-Girlfriend* (2015), series, as Lourdes Chan — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/crazy-ex-girlfriend.md)
- *The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show* (2015), series, as ​(voice)
- *Imperfect Sky* (2015), as Dr. Lowe
- *Life in Pieces* (2015), series, as Principal Bundy
- *UnREAL* (2015), series, as Dr. Wagerstein
- *Man Up* (2015), as Eileen
- *black-ish* (2014), series, as Nana Jean
- *Sean Saves the World* (2013), series, as Mrs. Ling
- *Mom* (2013), series, as Beverly
- *Big Gay Love* (2013), Actor
- *White Frog* (2013), as Dr. King
- *The Crumbles* (2013), as Cafe Manager
- *The Legend of Korra* (2012), series, as Additional Voices (voice), Acolyte (voice)
- *A Flicker in Eternity* (2011), as Sach
- *Enlightened* (2011), series, as Judy Harvey — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/enlightened.md)
- *Jessie* (2011), series, as Keahi
- *Geisho* (2010), Actor
- *Law & Order: LA* (2010), series, as Taryn Tanabe-Ford
- *Raising Hope* (2010), series, as Judge
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), series, as Tour Guide — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md)
- *The League* (2009), series, as Mrs. Hatch
- *Couples Retreat* (2009), as Therapist
- *Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!* (2009), as Flower Pot Lady / Irate Woman (voice)
- *The Goode Family* (2009), series, as Jacki / Kiki (voice)
- *Glee* (2009), series, as Dr. Chin — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/glee.md)
- *Legally Blondes* (2009), as Ms. Chang
- *Castle* (2009), series, as Alma — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md)
- *The Mentalist* (2008), series, as Nurse Viola Hearn — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mentalist.md)
- *Eli Stone* (2008), series, as Judge Uchimura
- *The Sarah Silverman Program* (2007), series, as Judge Gu
- *Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee* (2007), as Mrs. Tyler
- *In Case of Emergency* (2007), series, Actor
- *Let's Go to Prison* (2006), as Judge Eva Fwae Wun
- *Legion of Super Heroes* (2006), series, as K3NT (voice)
- *Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip* (2006), series, Actor
- *Just for Kicks* (2006), series, Actor
- *Unbeatable Harold* (2006), as Secretary
- *Hot Properties* (2005), series, as Mary
- *Related* (2005), series, as Grace
- *Ghost Whisperer* (2005), series, as Adrienne
- *Herbie Fully Loaded* (2005), as Female Doctor
- *The Closer* (2005), series, as Franny
- *The Life and Times of Juniper Lee* (2005), series, as Ah Mah (voice), Ah Mah / Batoot / Fixit Elf #3 (voice)
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, as Joanne — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *The Office* (2005), series, as Nail Salon Manager — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)
- *Jake in Progress* (2005), series, Actor
- *Duck* (2005), as Pedicurist
- *Avatar: The Last Airbender* (2005), series, as Mother Superior (voice)
- *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Mah Mah (voice), Mah Mah Ling / Helen (voice)
- *Numb3rs* (2005), series, as Property Manager
- *Medium* (2005), series, as Receptionist
- *Desperate Housewives* (2004), series, as Mrs. Pate — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md)
- *Boston Legal* (2004), series, as Dr. Kathleen Rosewell — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/boston-legal.md)
- *50 First Dates* (2004), as Sue
- *Cheaper by the Dozen* (2003), as Miss Hozzie, Kindergarten Teacher (uncredited)
- *The Cat in the Hat* (2003), as Mrs. Kwan
- *Arrested Development* (2003), series, as Noh — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/arrested-development.md)
- *Two and a Half Men* (2003), series, as Mrs. Wiggins — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/tv/two-and-a-half-men.md)
- *Lilo & Stitch: The Series* (2003), series, as Hairdresser (voice), (voice), Mrs. Hasagawa (voice)
- *Eve* (2003), series, as Maribel
- *Reno 911!* (2003), series, as Dog Owner
- *Daredevil vs. Spider-Man* (2003), as Susan Choi (voice)
- *That's So Raven* (2003), series, as Mrs. DePaulo
- *Still Standing* (2002), series, as Mrs. Cutler
- *The Basil Brush Show* (2002), series, as TV Production Assistant
- *Without a Trace* (2002), series, as Pacita Ojeda
- *MDs* (2002), series, Actor
- *Lilo & Stitch* (2002), as Mrs. Hasagawa (voice) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/lilo-and-stitch.md)
- *Kim Possible* (2002), series, as Dr. Wanda Wong (voice)
- *Andy Richter Controls the Universe* (2002), series, Actor
- *Big Fat Liar* (2002), as Joscelyn Davis
- *The Bernie Mac Show* (2001), series, as Teacher #2
- *Max Keeble's Big Move* (2001), as Mrs. Rangoon
- *Bob Patterson* (2001), series, as Woman #2
- *The Proud Family* (2001), series, as Mrs. Wong (voice)
- *The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie* (2001), as Ibu (voice)
- *On Edge* (2001), as Bullhorn Woman
- *Six Feet Under* (2001), series, as Madame Mana Lisa — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/six-feet-under.md)
- *Pavilion of Women* (2001), as Madame Kang
- *My Wife and Kids* (2001), series, as Nurse Lorraine
- *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (2000), series, as Psychic — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm.md)
- *Jackie Chan Adventures* (2000), series, as Moma Tohru (voice), Moma Tohru in Tohru's body (voice), Moma Tohru / Child (voice)
- *Strip Mall* (2000), series, as Fanny Sue Chang
- *Auggie Rose* (2000), as Karla
- *Next Friday* (2000), as Miss Ho-Kym
- *The Hughleys* (1998), series, as Mrs. Fujino, Joanie Park
- *The Wild Thornberrys* (1998), series, as Ibu (voice)
- *Twelfth Night* (1998), as Maria
- *Yellow* (1998), as Snake Ajima
- *Two Guys and a Girl* (1998), series, as Pete's Boss
- *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1997), series, Actor
- *Fakin' Da Funk* (1997), Actor
- *Pauly* (1997), series, Actor
- *The Magic Pearl* (1997), as Additional Voices (voice)
- *King of the Hill* (1997), series, as Mrs. Kalaiki-Alii (voice), Mrs. Laoma Souphanousinphone (voice), Michiko (voice) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md)
- *Too Soon For Jeff* (1996), Actor
- *Boston Common* (1996), series, as Mrs. Sakini
- *Buddies* (1996), series, Actor
- *3rd Rock from the Sun* (1996), series, as Rita
- *Vampire Cult Queens from Hell* (1996), Actor
- *Maybe This Time* (1995), series, as Kay Ohara
- *The Naked Truth* (1995), series, as Suji
- *The Last Supper* (1995), as Illegal Alien Hater
- *Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child* (1995), series, as Mama / Mrs. Oolong (voice), The Empress (voice), Ming (voice) · Writer
- *Spider-Man* (1994), series, as Susan Choi (voice)
- *Friends* (1994), series, as Woman — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/friends.md)
- *All-American Girl* (1994), series, as Yung-hee Kim
- *Frasier* (1993), series, as Maureen Nervosa — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *Rising Sun* (1993), as Hsieh
- *Mad About You* (1992), series, as Police Officer
- *Singles* (1992), as Hospital Nurse — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/singles.md)
- *Intimate Stranger* (1991), as Madame
- *Good & Evil* (1991), series, Actor
- *Nurses* (1991), series, Actor
- *Baby Talk* (1991), series, Actor
- *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), series, as Co-Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210.md)
- *Ghost Dad* (1990), as Nurse #1
- *Circuitry Man* (1990), as Bartender
- *Seinfeld* (1989), series, as Kim — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md)
- *Scrooged* (1988), as Technician — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/scrooged.md)
- *Slaying the Dragon* (1988), Actor
- *Dim Sum Take-Out* (1988), as Amy
- *The Big Blue* (1988), as Computer Operator
- *Living on Tokyo Time* (1987), as Woman in Cafe #2
- *The Real Ghostbusters* (1986), series, as Anne Lawson (voice)
- *Perfect Strangers* (1986), series, Actor
- *Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart* (1985), as Amy Tam
- *Unfinished Business* (1985), as Narrator
- *Partners in Crime* (1984), series, Actor
- *Night Court* (1984), series, as Namilama
- *Mountaintop Motel Massacre* (1983), as Prissy
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Amy Tam
- *Flowers for the Dead*, as Aviva Lake

## Gallery

- ![Amy Hill](https://film.one/media/person/8475/gallery-c42d686310f8.jpg) Amy Hill — Nancy Wong, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Amy_Hill_interprets_Wayne_Wang%27s_film_direction_on_shooting_a_scene_in_%22Dim_Sum-_A_Little_Bit_of_Heart%22_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Actor Amy Hill, Laureen Chew and Rita Yee celebrate their friendship on San Francisco's Embarcadero at the foot of the Oakland Bay Bridge. Photo by Nancy Wong,  (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/8475/gallery-395248084084.jpg) Actor Amy Hill, Laureen Chew and Rita Yee celebrate their friendship on San Francisco's Embarcadero at the foot of the Oakland Bay Bridge. Photo by Nancy Wong,  (2016) — Nancy Wong, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/A-Little_Dim.jpg/1280px-A-Little_Dim.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actor Amy Hill, center, with Rita Yee and Laureen Chew show off their singing talent at a party. San Francisco, California 1983. Photo by Nancy Wong](https://film.one/media/person/8475/gallery-803d02267ffc.jpg) Actor Amy Hill, center, with Rita Yee and Laureen Chew show off their singing talent at a party. San Francisco, California 1983. Photo by Nancy Wong — Nancy Wong, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/AMYHILL.jpg/1280px-AMYHILL.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actor Amy Hill (second from left) with friends in Sausalito, California 1983. Photo by Nancy Wong](https://film.one/media/person/8475/gallery-3dea86861ed0.jpg) Actor Amy Hill (second from left) with friends in Sausalito, California 1983. Photo by Nancy Wong — Nancy Wong, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Actor_Amy_Hill_with_friends_in_Sausalito%2C_California_1983..jpg/1280px-Actor_Amy_Hill_with_friends_in_Sausalito%2C_California_1983..jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Amy Hill](https://film.one/media/person/8475/gallery-71cbae218cdb.jpg) Amy Hill — Image via TMDB
- ![Amy Hill](https://film.one/media/person/8475/gallery-58fba1f898e0.jpg) Amy Hill — Image via TMDB
- ![Actor Amy Hill and film director Wayne Wang on location in San Francisco's Nob Hill/Chinatown area. 1983 photograph by Nancy Wong.](https://film.one/media/person/8475/gallery-fea8c3bddfef.jpg) Actor Amy Hill and film director Wayne Wang on location in San Francisco's Nob Hill/Chinatown area. 1983 photograph by Nancy Wong. — Nancy Wong, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Amy_Hill_and_Wayne_Wang_on_location_in_San_Francisco%27s_Nob_Hill-Chinatown_area.jpg/1280px-Amy_Hill_and_Wayne_Wang_on_location_in_San_Francisco%27s_Nob_Hill-Chinatown_area.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actor Amy Hill helps actor Victor Wong get dressed in scene from "Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart," on location on Nob Hill/Chinatown in San Francisco, Californi (1983)](https://film.one/media/person/8475/gallery-f9f7be7bacab.jpg) Actor Amy Hill helps actor Victor Wong get dressed in scene from "Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart," on location on Nob Hill/Chinatown in San Francisco, Californi (1983) — Nancy Wong, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Amy_Hill_helps_Victor_Wong_get_dressed_in_scene_from_%22Dim_Sum-_A_Little_Bit_of_Heart%22.jpg/1280px-Amy_Hill_helps_Victor_Wong_get_dressed_in_scene_from_%22Dim_Sum-_A_Little_Bit_of_Heart%22.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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