Karen Maruyama
Biography: Karen Maruyama is an American actress and comedienne. She has appeared on television in supporting roles in a number of sitcoms, including recurring characters on The Jamie Foxx Show, Strip Mall, Suddenly Susan, and Arrested Development. Maruyama is well known as an improv performer and instructor, and was a featured guest on both the American and British versions of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, as well as a member of The Groundlings. She also appeared as a parking lot attendant in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm. She also played a nurse in The Bucket List (2007) and a housekeeper in the 2012 film The Campaign. She is part of the cast of The Jim Henson Company's live stage show "Puppet Up! - Uncensored" which has toured to Aspen, Las Vegas, Edinburgh, Sydney and Melbourne and is currently appearing monthly at Avalon Hollywood. In 2013, on the serie 2 Broke Girls (third season, seventh episode), she appears how Han's mother, under the name Su-Min. Karen was also featured as a fashion victim in an episode of the makeover show How Do I Look?. She also appeared as a non-celebrity contestant on the 1984 CBS game show, Body Language, under the name Karen Upshaw, saying she was from Perris, California. She was paired with celebrity players Ted Lange and Constance Towers. She was also on The New $25,000 Pyramid in 1983 with Audrey Landers and Michael McKean.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: May 29, 1958
Deathday: N/A
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Pulp Fiction
1994-09-10
Pulp Fiction
Overview: A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-09-10
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Sawbones
1995-01-01
Sawbones
Overview: A former medical intern turned sadistic killer is on the loose... and only one woman knows his true identity. Can she stop him in time before she becomes his next "patient"?
Genres: Horror TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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The Campaign
2012-08-09
The Campaign
Overview: Two rival politicians compete to win an election to represent their small North Carolina congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-08-09
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Logan Lee & the Rise of the Purple Dawn
2020-10-01
Logan Lee & the Rise of the Purple Dawn
Overview: It's the night of the Hungry Ghost Festival, and Chinese-American scratch DJ Logan Lee is poised to make his live debut at his best friend Beatrice Pan's house party. The problem is, he's a nervous wreck.
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-10-01
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It's a Wonderful Binge
2022-12-09
It's a Wonderful Binge
Overview: Like the original film, the sequel is set in a near future where all drinking and drugs are banned except for on one glorious day known as The Binge. This year, that day happens to miraculously land on Christmas.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-12-09
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Self Reliance
2024-01-03
Self Reliance
Overview: When a man is offered a million dollars to play a game in which hunters try to kill him, he thinks he has found the perfect loophole: they can only attack when he’s alone. His only problem is that none of his friends or family believe the game is real.
Genres: Comedy Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-01-03
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Kung Fu Panda 4
2024-03-02
Kung Fu Panda 4
Overview: Po is gearing up to become the spiritual leader of his Valley of Peace, but also needs someone to take his place as Dragon Warrior. As such, he will train a new kung fu practitioner for the spot and will encounter a villain called the Chameleon who conjures villains from the past.
Genres: Animation Family Fantasy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-03-02
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RE-OPENING: A Lockdown Mockumentary
2023-05-04
RE-OPENING: A Lockdown Mockumentary
Overview: A fully-improvised lockdown mockumentary following the cast and crew of a struggling theater (All Voice IS Theater) in Pigeon Valley, Tennessee. They attempt to prepare the theater to reopen to the public after months of lockdown, encountering setbacks along the way.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-05-04
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The Bucket List
2007-12-25
The Bucket List
Overview: Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers are worlds apart. At a crossroads in their lives, they share a hospital room and discover they have two things in common: a desire to spend the time they have left doing everything they ever wanted to do and an unrealized need to come to terms with who they are. Together they embark on the road trip of a lifetime, becoming friends along the way and learning to live life to the fullest, with insight and humor.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-25
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The Thirteenth Year
1999-05-15
The Thirteenth Year
Overview: A teen learns that his birth mother is a mermaid after he begins to grow fins and slimy scales on his thirteenth birthday.
Genres: TV Movie Adventure Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-05-15
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The Enigma with a Stigma
2006-10-01
The Enigma with a Stigma
Overview: The original intent of this documentary was to tell the story of a couple preparing for their wedding day. During the filming, things took a dramatic and unexpected turn when a mysterious worldwide phenomenon was uncovered. International outcry from governmental agencies, civic groups and private organizations has threatened to thwart this film's release. After careful consideration, the filmmakers remain steadfast in their commitment and moral obligation to expose the truth. The following story is real.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-10-01
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Life of the Party
2018-05-10
Life of the Party
Overview: When her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime dedicated housewife Deanna turns regret into re-set by going back to college... landing in the same class and school as her daughter, who's not entirely sold on the idea. Plunging headlong into the campus experience, the increasingly outspoken Deanna – now Dee Rock – embraces freedom, fun, and frat boys on her own terms, finding her true self in a senior year no one ever expected.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-05-10
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Dunston Checks In
1996-01-12
Dunston Checks In
Overview: Hotel manager Robert Grant is forced by his boss to postpone his family vacation when a hotel critic checks in. Trouble is, the critic is really a villainous jewel thief with an orangutan assistant named Dunston. When Dunston gets loose and tries to escape a life of crime -- aided by Robert's sons -- havoc, hijinks and lots of laughs abound!
Genres: Family Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-12
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The American President
1995-11-17
The American President
Overview: Widowed U.S. president Andrew Shepherd, one of the world's most powerful men, can have anything he wants -- and what he covets most is Sydney Ellen Wade, a Washington lobbyist. But Shepherd's attempts at courting her spark wild rumors and decimate his approval ratings.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-11-17
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I'm Totally Fine
2022-11-04
I'm Totally Fine
Overview: A woman in mourning takes a solo trip to clear her head after the death of her friend. However, Vanessa’s self-care vacation plans change when she’s met with a situation out of this world.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-11-04
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A Little Italian Vacation
2021-03-20
A Little Italian Vacation
Overview: A group of high school Seniors juggle between old loves and new flings on the shores of a beautiful Italian town.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-03-20
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Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
2021-03-29
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Overview: The story of best friends Barb and Star, who leave their small midwestern town for the first time to go on vacation in Vista Del Mar, Florida, where they soon find themselves tangled up in adventure, love, and a villain’s evil plot to kill everyone in town.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-03-29
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Pee-wee's Big Holiday
2016-03-15
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
Overview: A fateful meeting with a mysterious stranger inspires Pee-wee Herman to take his first-ever holiday.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-03-15
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