---
name: "Emily Kuroda"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/emily-kuroda"
fi1m_id: "emily-kuroda"
imdb_id: "nm0475836"
tmdb_id: 156511
wikidata_id: "Q273166"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "30 October 1952"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T19:10:34.555005+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."
---

# Emily Kuroda

## Identity

Emily Kuroda

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/emily-kuroda
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** emily-kuroda
- **IMDb ID:** nm0475836
- **TMDB ID:** 156511
- **Wikidata ID:** Q273166
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Kuroda, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q273166, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0475836/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/156511

Actor. Born 30 October 1952 in Fresno, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 30 October 1952, Fresno, California, USA
- **Active:** 2022–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Kuroda, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q273166, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0475836/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/156511

## Biography

Emily Kuroda is an American actress. Born Emily Keiko Kuroda on 30 October 1952 in Fresno, California, she majored in drama at California State University, Fresno and began her career on stage and screen.

She is a veteran of East West Players, Los Angeles's premier Asian American theatre company, and has appeared in numerous plays including works by Chay Yew and Luis Alfaro. She has received five Drama-Logue Awards, a Garland Award and an East West Players Rae Creevey Award.

Kuroda is best known for playing Mrs. Kim in the television series *Gilmore Girls* (2000–2007). Her film and television credits include *RED* (2010), *Kimi* (2022), *Strange World* (2022) and *The End of Oak Street* (2026) as Mrs. Valcourt. She is married to actor and director Alberto Isaac.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The End of Oak Street* (2026), Fi1m 66, as Mrs. Valcour, Mrs. Valcourt — [page](https://film.one/film/the-end-of-oak-street.md)
- *Kimi* (2022), Fi1m 77, as Dr. Sarah Burns — [page](https://film.one/film/kimi.md)

## Complete filmography (54)

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

- *The End of Oak Street* (2026), as Mrs. Valcourt — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-end-of-oak-street.md)
- *Gloria* (2025), as Gloria
- *Strange World* (2022), as Ro (voice)
- *Adopting Audrey* (2022), as Sunny
- *Baymax!* (2022), series, as Kiko (voice)
- *Kimi* (2022), as Dr. Sarah Burns — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/kimi.md)
- *All Rise* (2019), series, as Dr. Johnson
- *The Resident* (2018), series, as Penny Oh
- *The Good Doctor* (2017), series, as Sunny Lee
- *Party Boat* (2017), as Emma
- *Maybe Someday* (2017), as Mrs. Kibble
- *Take the 10* (2017), as Patti
- *Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life* (2016), series, as Mrs. Kim
- *Sequestered* (2014), series, as Rufang
- *RED* (2010), as Mrs. Chan
- *Peep World* (2010), as Nail Salon Owner
- *Drop Dead Diva* (2009), series, as Mrs. Lee
- *Hotel for Dogs* (2009), as Social Worker (uncredited)
- *Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure* (2009), as Mei Mei
- *The Sensei* (2008), as Flora Nakano
- *Under One Roof* (2008), series, Actor
- *Shopgirl* (2005), as Japanese Woman
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, as Kendall Sully — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *The Agency* (2001), series, Actor
- *Stranger Inside* (2001), as Min
- *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (2000), series, as Restaurant Employee — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm.md)
- *Gilmore Girls* (2000), series, as Mrs. Kim — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/gilmore-girls.md)
- *The Suburbans* (1999), as Mrs. Lee Lee
- *Snoops* (1999), series, as KDLA Reporter
- *Family Law* (1999), series, as Dr. Braun
- *The King of Queens* (1998), series, as Lily
- *Yellow* (1998), as Mrs. Lee
- *Heartless* (1997), as Dr. Alice Morisaki
- *Working* (1997), series, as Executive Storyteller
- *The Practice* (1997), series, as Dental Hygienist Janice Heinz
- *Profiler* (1996), series, as Dr. Garson
- *Arli$$* (1996), series, as John Kim's Mother
- *ER* (1994), series, as Dottie — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Chicago Hope* (1994), series, as Dr. Bates
- *Party of Five* (1994), series, as Nurse Wolfe — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/party-of-five.md)
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle* (1994), as Dr. Nancy Lee
- *Melrose Place* (1992), series, as Nurse
- *She Said No* (1990), as Regina
- *Worth Winning* (1989), as Cory Chu
- *The Preppie Murder* (1989), as Reporter
- *Doogie Howser, M.D.* (1989), series, as Janet Masuda, Anesthesiologist
- *Life Goes On* (1989), series, Actor
- *American Geisha* (1986), as Kikusen
- *Matlock* (1986), series, as Receptionist
- *MacGyver* (1985), series, as Karen Matsuga
- *Trauma Center* (1983), series, as OR Nurse
- *Knots Landing* (1979), series, as Banker, Cleaning Lady, Woman
- *Columbo* (1971), series, as Linda — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)
- *Gloria*, Actor

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