Japanese-American celebrities

1. Anna Akana

Actress | Jupiter's Legacy

Anna Akana was born on August 18, 1989 in Monterey, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Jupiter's Legacy (2021), Let It Snow (2019) and Ant-Man (2015).

2. Devon Aoki

Actress | DOA: Dead or Alive

Born in New York but raised in California, Devon Aoki is no stranger to the lifestyles of the rich and famous. Her father is former Olympic wrestler and Benihana restaurant magnate Rocky Aoki and her mother is Pamela Hilburger, a jewelry designer. Devon is of Japanese (from her father) and German ...

3. Gregg Araki

Writer | Mysterious Skin

Gregg Araki was born on December 17, 1959 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Mysterious Skin (2004), White Bird in a Blizzard (2014) and Kaboom (2010).

4. Kayla Blake

Actress | Sports Night

Strikingly beautiful Asian actress who made a solid impression as the effortlessly sexy, highly capable associate producer on the acclaimed series Sports Night (1998). She has also appeared in such films as Exit to Eden (1994) and Basic Instinct (1992). She married Robert Check at the Sniffen Farm ...

5. Dean Cain

Actor | God's Not Dead

Dean Cain was born Dean George Tanaka in Mount Clemens, Michigan, to actress Sharon Thomas Cain and Roger Tanaka. His mother married his adoptive father, director Christopher Cain, when Dean was three. Though he grew up in Malibu and attended Santa Monica High School, his career plans favored ...

6. Maya Erskine

Actress | PEN15

Maya Erskine was born on May 7, 1987 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for PEN15 (2019), Wine Country (2019) and Blue Eye Samurai (2023).

7. John Fujioka

Actor | Mortal Kombat

John Fujioka was born on June 29, 1925 in Olaa, Hawaii, USA. He was an actor, known for Mortal Kombat (1995), American Ninja (1985) and Pearl Harbor (2001). He died on December 13, 2018 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

8. Karen Fukuhara

Actress | Suicide Squad

Karen Fukuhara is a Japanese-American actress from Los Angeles, California. She is fluent in English and Japanese. While attending UCLA, she continued to work on numerous shows in Japan, notably the Disney Channel. She is a martial arts champion, trained in karate and sword fighting. She made her ...

9. Kimiko Glenn

Actress | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Kimiko Elizabeth Glenn was born and raised in Phoenix, AZ, where she grew up with her sister Amanda, and parents Mark and Sumiko. She started doing theater when she was ten years old at Valley Youth Theatre and there, began developing her love for performing.

Halfway through her freshman year of ...

10. Alice Greczyn

Actress | The Lying Game

Born in Walnut Creek, California, Alice Greczyn grew up mainly in the mid-west until finally landing in Colorado. She had no idea that she would stumble into life as an actress. Starring in television shows and films had not even crossed her mind. Instead, her childhood goal was to compete as a ...

11. Sessue Hayakawa

Actor | The Bridge on the River Kwai

Sessue Hayakawa was born in Chiba, Japan. His father was the provincial governor and his mother a member of an aristocratic family of the "samurai" class. The young Hayakawa wanted to follow in his father's footsteps and become a career officer in the Japanese navy, but he was turned down due to ...

12. Kiralee Hayashi

Stunts | The Boys

Kiralee Hayashi is known for The Boys (2019), Preacher (2016) and Twisters (2024).

13. Marc Hayashi

Actor | The Karate Kid Part II

Marc Hayashi is known for The Karate Kid Part II (1986), Remington Steele (1982) and Falcon Crest (1981).

14. Ryan Higa

Actor | Agents of Secret Stuff

Ryan Higa was born in Hilo, Hawaii, USA, is an actor and writer, known for Ninja Melk (2009), Agents of Secret Stuff (2010), The Last Skitzo! (2015) and featured in Tell Me How I Die (2016). Also known for his YouTube channel 'nigahiga' with 23.7 million subscribers. He graduated from Waiakea High ...

15. Jeff Imada

Stunts | The Bourne Ultimatum

Jeff Imada was born and raised in Inglewood, California, USA, where he began studying martial arts at the age of fifteen. At El Camino College and UCLA, he majored in pre-med and minored in music. While in college, he started working as a movie "extra," which led to his becoming a member of the ...

16. Grant Imahara

Actor | Star Trek Continues

Electronics wizard Grant Imahara has been behind the scenes of many top Hollywood films for years. An expert at animatronics, his skills were used extensively at George Lucas's Industrial Light & Magic, where his talent was demonstrated on various features including the Matrix sequels, the three ...

17. Jeff Imamura

Self | All or Nothing: Carolina Panthers

Imamura graduated from Texas Christian with a degree in finance and later pursued an MBA at Colorado State. He began his coaching career in 1997 at his alma mater, Texas Christian, as a defensive assistant, supporting the Horned Frogs' defensive backs coach and defensive coordinator. Prior to ...

18. Carrie Ann Inaba

Self | Dancing with the Stars

Carrie Ann Inaba was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. She is of Japanese, Chinese, and Irish ancestry, and is the youngest of two children. Carrie Ann grew up dancing the hula (native Hawaiian dance) and other dance forms. She also played the piano and violin and sang in the choir. She ...

19. Jim Ishida

Actor | Back to the Future Part II

Jim Ishida was born on July 29, 1943 in Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor, known for Back to the Future Part II (1989), Predator 2 (1990) and Armageddon (1998). He is married to Margaret.

20. Brittany Ishibashi

Actress | Runaways

Brittany Ishibashi was born in Orange, California, USA. Brittany is an actor, known for Runaways (2017), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) and Grace and Frankie (2015). Brittany has been married to Jeff Horowitz since May 29, 2011. They have one child.

21. Dale Ishimoto

Actor | Beverly Hills Ninja

Dale Ishimoto was born on April 3, 1923 in Delta, Colorado, USA. He was an actor, known for Beverly Hills Ninja (1997), King Rat (1965) and Kung Fu (1972). He was married to Miiko Taka. He died on March 4, 2004 in Culver City, California, USA.

22. Yuna Ito

Actress | Nana

Yuna Ito was born on September 20, 1983 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Nana (2005), Yuna Ito: Precious (2006) and Nana 2 (2006).

23. Danny Kamekona

Actor | The Karate Kid Part II

Danny Kamekona was born on November 15, 1935 in Hilo, Hawaii, USA. He was an actor, known for The Karate Kid Part II (1986), Problem Child (1990) and Robot Jox (1989). He was married to Michiko. He died on May 2, 1996 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

24. Micah Karns

Stunts | Black Panther

Micah Karns is known for Black Panther (2018), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022).

25. Janice Kawaye

Actress | My Life as a Teenage Robot

Janice Kawaye is a Japanese-American actress from Los Angeles, California. She had a minor role in Night of the Comet before voicing Gi in Captain Planet and the Planeteers. She voiced in several cartoons and games such as Jenny Wakeman and Tammy in My Life as a Teenage Robot, Ami Onuki and Tekirai...

26. Hayley Kiyoko

Actress | Insidious: Chapter 3

Hayley first appeared in national commercials for GM, On Star, K-Mart, and Slim Jim, and became the TV spokesperson for Cinnamon Toast Crunch. In addition, she had a couple of guest star roles on Nickelodeon's Unfabulous (2004). As a dancer, she studied with Scotty Nyugen. She is a prolific ...

27. Cub Koda

Soundtrack | The Wraith

Michael "Cub" Koda was born on October 1, 1948, in Detroit, Michigan. His father Max owned a small-town newspaper in Manchester, Michigan. He got his nickname Cub from the character of Cubby on the TV show The Mickey Mouse Club (1955). Koda was a drummer at age five and formed his first group, The ...

28. Hiro Koda

Stunts | Stranger Things

Hiro got his first glimpse into the world of film and television when he received his SAG card at the young age of 12. By the time he was 16, he convinced his parents to let him finish high school early and move by himself across the country in order to pursue his life long dream of becoming a ...

29. Hiro Kanagawa

Actor | Star Trek: Discovery

Hiro Kanagawa is a Vancouver-based actor and writer. Born in Sapporo, Japan, he spent his childhood in Guelph, Ontario and Sterling Heights, Michigan before attending International Christian University High School in Tokyo where he acted in his first student films and stage productions. Returning ...

30. Akiji Kobayashi

Actor | Urutoraman: Kûsô tokusatsu shirîzu

Akiji Kobayashi was born on September 6, 1930 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series (1966), Harakiri (1962) and Ultraman (1967). He died on August 27, 1996.

31. Christina Kokubo

Actress | Midway

Christina Kokubo was born on July 27, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She was an actress, known for Midway (1976), St. Elsewhere (1982) and The Yakuza (1974). She died on June 9, 2007.

32. Emily Kuroda

Actress | The Good Doctor

Emily Kuroda has performed in numerous plays including Luis Alfaro's "Straight as a Line" at Playwrights Arena, directed by Jon Rivera, Chay Yew's "Red" at East West Players and "Winter People" at the Boston Court. Other theatres include Kirk Douglas Theatre, South Coast Rep, New York's Public ...

33. Akira Kurosawa

Writer | Kakushi-toride no san-akunin

After training as a painter (he storyboards his films as full-scale paintings), Kurosawa entered the film industry in 1936 as an assistant director, eventually making his directorial debut with Sanshiro Sugata (1943). Within a few years, Kurosawa had achieved sufficient stature to allow him greater...

34. Clyde Kusatsu

Actor | Paradise Road

Clyde Kusatsu was born on September 13, 1948 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Paradise Road (1997), The Interpreter (2005) and Midway (1976). He has been married to Gayle Shuffler since August 29, 1976. They have two children.

35. Sean Lennon

Soundtrack | Monster-in-Law

Sean Lennon was born on October 9, 1975 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Monster-in-Law (2005), Going the Distance (2010) and Ava's Possessions (2015).

36. Lily Mariye

Director | Godfather of Harlem

Although Lily Mariye is a DGA Award nominee for "Just Add Magic," she may be best known for her role as Nurse Lily Jarvik on ER (1994) for its entire 15 season run. An award-winning actress/dancer/singer, she was discovered by agent Joan Scott in the LA stage production of Elizabeth Swados musical,...

37. Karen Maruyama

Actress | The American President

Karen Maruyama was born on May 29, 1958 in the USA. She is an actress and director, known for The American President (1995), The Bucket List (2007) and The Campaign (2012).

38. Alicia Michioka

Actress | Blood of the Samurai 2

Alicia Michioka is known for Blood of the Samurai 2 (2007), Beyond the Break (2006) and Blood of the Samurai: The Series (2004). She is married to Matt Jones. They have one child.

39. Pat Morita

Actor | The Karate Kid

Abundantly busy and much-loved Asian-American actor who became an on-screen hero to millions of adults and kids alike as the wise and wonderful Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid (1984), the sparkling Noriyuki Morita was back again dishing out Eastern philosophy and martial arts lessons for The Karate ...

40. Alan Muraoka

Actor | It Could Happen to You

Alan Muraoka was born on August 10, 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and director, known for It Could Happen to You (1994), Sesame Street (1969) and Sesame Street in Communities (2016).

41. Alan E. Muraoka

Production_designer | New Amsterdam

Alan Muraoka has been pursuing a career in entertainment media design since graduating from Yale University with a BA majoring in Art History and Music, and MFA from New York University Tisch School of the Arts in Theatrical Design. His work ranges from feature film, television production design ...

42. Kellye Nakahara

Actress | Clue

Kellye Nakahara was born on January 16, 1948 in Oahu, Hawaii, USA. She was an actress, known for Clue (1985), M*A*S*H (1972) and Doctor Dolittle (1998). She was married to David Wallett. She died on February 16, 2020 in Pasadena, California, USA.

43. Ellen Nakashima

Self | CNN Newsroom

44. Amy Okuda

Actress | The Guild

Amy Okuda is an American actress. Her film debut was Chastity Bites (2013).

In 2007 she landed a role in the TV show Californication with David Duchovny. Also in 2007, Okuda got the role of Tinkerballa in The Guild, her first recurring role.

In 2015, she appeared in Season 2 of Shonda Rhimes' ...

45. Yoko Ono

Soundtrack | The Beatles: Get Back

Yoko Ono was born on Saturday, February 18th, 1933, in her ancestral estate in Tokyo, Japan. Her father, Eisuke Ono, was the descendant of a 9th Century Emperor of Japan. Her mother, Isoko Yasuda Ono, was the granddaughter of Zenijiro Yasuda, the founder of Yasuda Bank. Yoko was two years old when ...

46. Yuji Okumoto

Actor | The Karate Kid Part II

Yuji Okumoto was born on April 20, 1959 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Karate Kid Part II (1986), Inception (2010) and Johnny Tsunami (1999). He has been married to Angela Okumoto since 2001. They have three children.

47. Nick Sakai

Actor | High Maintenance

Actor, Producer and Director Nick Sakai majored in Theatre Arts at The State University of New York at Buffalo, later transferred to CUNY Hunter. It was in his senior year Nick had the opportunity to audition for his first off-Broadway show, Stonewall, directed by Tina Landau and produced by En ...

48. Seth Sakai

Actor | Pearl Harbor

Seth Sakai was born on May 22, 1932 in Hawaii, USA. He was an actor, known for Pearl Harbor (2001), The Next Karate Kid (1994) and Magnum, P.I. (1980). He died on May 10, 2007 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

49. James Shigeta

Actor | Die Hard

Hawaiian-born James Shigeta was, for a time, the biggest East Asian U.S. star the country had known for decades. His up-and-down career reflected the country's changing interest in films with East Asian themes, but, when called upon, he filled both A-movie starring roles and minor T.V. guest ...

50. Sab Shimono

Actor | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

Sab Shimono was born on July 31, 1937 in Sacramento, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993), Southland Tales (2006) and The Shadow (1994). He has been married to Steve Alden Nelson since June 23, 2008.

51. Pat Suzuki

Actress | Skullduggery

Pat Suzuki was born Chiyoko Suzuki in Cressey, California (in Merced County, central California) on September 23, 1930. As the youngest of four children, she was nicknamed "Chiby", which was Japanese for "squirt". She grew up on the family farm, and discovered her love for singing early on at ...

52. Satoshi Tajiri

Writer | Pokémon: Detective Pikachu

Satoshi Tajiri was born on August 28, 1965 in Tokyo, Japan. He is a writer and director, known for Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019), Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998) and Pokémon (1997).

53. Tricia Takasugi

Actress | Lie to Me

Tricia Takasugi is known for Lie to Me (2009), The Real Murders of Orange County (2020) and Blood & Money (2023).

54. Iwao Takamoto

Producer | Super Friends

Iwao Takamoto had recently graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Los Angeles when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Iwao, his parents and siblings were interned as enemy aliens in the Manzanar internment camp where he learned the rudiments of drawing and animation from two fellow internees...

55. Scott Takeda

Actor | Gone Girl

Born in Colorado, Scott Takeda got his start in television in 1990 as a TV news reporter in Pocatello, Idaho (KIDK). As his career grew, he then moved on to newsrooms in Ohio (WTOL), Denver (KCNC), and finally Philadelphia (WPHL) where he worked behind the camera as a producer-photojournalist. ...

56. George Takei

Actor | Star Trek

George Takei was born Hosato Takei in Los Angeles, California. His mother was born in Sacramento to Japanese parents & his father was born in Japan. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, he & his family were relocated from Los Angeles to the Rohwer Relocation Center in Arkansas. Later, they were ...

57. Sara Tanaka

Actress | Rushmore

Sara Tanaka was born in Huntington, New York, USA. Sara is an actor, known for Rushmore (1998), Old School (2003) and Imaginary Heroes (2004).

58. Brian Tochi

Actor | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Brian Tochi is celebrated around the world for starring in three of the most popular and successful film franchises of all time, and has created some of the most beloved & memorable recurring characters in each of them.

Film audiences & television viewers know him as a star of several hit films, a ...

59. Tamlyn Tomita

Actress | The Day After Tomorrow

Tamlyn Tomita was born on January 27, 1966 in Okinawa, Japan. She is an actress and writer, known for The Day After Tomorrow (2004), The Karate Kid Part II (1986) and The Eye (2008). She is married to Daniel Blinkoff.

60. Miyoshi Umeki

Actress | Sayonara

Miyoshi Umeki was born as the youngest of 9 children. The daughter of a prominent Japanese iron factory owner, she developed an early passion for music, learning to play the mandolin, harmonica & piano. She also enjoyed singing American-styled tunes, much to the chagrin of her parents. This ...

61. Patti Yasutake

Actress | Star Trek: Generations

Patti Yasutake was born on September 6, 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Star Trek: Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996) and Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992).

62. Willie Ito

Animation_department | It's the Wolf

Willie Ito was born on July 17, 1934 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is a writer, known for It's the Wolf (1969), NBC Children's Theatre (1963) and The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972).

63. Mike Kawaguchi

Animation_department | Jonny Quest

Mike Kawaguchi was born on April 11, 1916 in Washington, USA. He was an art director, known for Jonny Quest (1964), Spider-Man (1967) and Super Friends (1973). He died on June 4, 1999 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.

64. Kelvin Yasuda

Art_department | Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Kelvin Yasuda is known for Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001), Aladdin (1992) and The Little Mermaid (1989).

65. Jack Soo

Actor | Barney Miller

A genial, laid back, slumber-eyed character player especially adept at the relaxed wisecrack or dry comment, Japanese-American actor Jack Soo was born in Oakland, California, in 1917, his real name being Goro Suzuki. In the post-WWII years, he entertained as a stand-up performer in nightclubs and ...

66. Kimiko Hiroshige

Actress | Blade Runner

Kimiko Hiroshige was born on July 3, 1912 in Hilo, Hawaii, USA. She was an actress, known for Blade Runner (1982), China Beach (1988) and M*A*S*H (1972). She died on September 7, 1989 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.

67. George Sasaki

Actor | Bachelor Party

George Sasaki was born on May 10, 1931 in Auburn, Washington, USA. He was an actor, known for Bachelor Party (1984), Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) and Varan the Unbelievable (1962). He died on November 10, 2020 in Gardena, California, USA.

68. Daryn Okada

Cinematographer | Mean Girls

Daryn Okada was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Mean Girls (2004), Anna Karenina (1997) and Just Like Heaven (2005). He has been married to Cean Okada since December 28, 1986. They have one child.

69. Rodney Kageyama

Actor | Pretty Woman

Rodney Kageyama was born on November 1, 1941 in San Mateo, California, USA. He was an actor and art director, known for Pretty Woman (1990), Teen Wolf (1985) and Quantum Leap (1989). He was married to Ken White. He died on December 9, 2018 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

70. Mari Takahashi

Actress | Coyote Sunset

Mari Takahashi is a bilingual Japanese-American actor, award-winning TV and digital host, and producer. Mari can be seen in Artificial, Action! Action!, and Coyote Sunset. She has done commercial work for Lacoste, Ericsson, Gunnar Optics, and Verizon. Mari is a classically trained former ...

71. Marcia Kimura Dougherty

Animation_department | Hercules

Marcia Kimura Dougherty is known for Hercules (1997), Aladdin (1992) and The Princess and the Frog (2009).

72. Dan Tanaka

Animation_department | Hercules

Dan Tanaka is known for Hercules (1997), The Iron Giant (1999) and Aladdin (1992).

73. Paul Chihara

Composer | Death Race 2000

Paul Seiko Chihara was born in Seattle, Washington in 1938. He received his doctorate degree (D.M.A.) from Cornell University in 1965 as a student of Robert Palmer. Mr. Chihara also studied with the renowned pedagogue Nadia Boulanger in Paris, Ernst Pepping in Berlin, and Gunther Schuller at ...

74. Gedde Watanabe

Actor | Sixteen Candles

Gedde Watanabe was born on June 26, 1955 in Ogden, Utah, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Sixteen Candles (1984), UHF (1989) and Parental Guidance (2012).

75. Ken Watanabe

Actor | The Last Samurai

Ken Watanabe was born on October 21, 1959 in Uonuma, Japan. Both of his parents were teachers: his mother taught general education and his dad taught calligraphy. He became interested in acting at the age of 24, when a director of England's National Theater Company, where he was studying, told him ...

76. Don Nahaku

Actor | Lilo & Stitch

Born in Honolulu, Hawaii and raised in a military family, Don grew up primarily in the mainland United States. Mom, brother and one sister live in Hawaii, another sister lives in Guam. Dad was retired Army, but a victim of Agent Orange from Vietnam War and died in 2004 at the age of 64.

Don's acting...

77. Stacy Kamano

Actress | Baywatch

With a unique and exotic look, Stacy Kamano makes a stunning addition to the "Baywatch Hawaii" cast this season as local Hawaii lifeguard "Kekoa Tanaka." Since childhood, Stacy has spent considerable time behind the camera as a successful model and actress. Born and raised in Honolulu, Stacy comes ...

78. Joanna Sotomura

Actress | Sunny

Joanna Sotomura was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. She is known for Sunny (2024), Barry (2018) and The Good Place (2016).

79. Shuko Akune

Actress | E/R

Shuko Akune was born on April 17, 1959 in Wahoo, Nebraska, USA. She is an actress, known for E/R (1984), G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987) and Alien Nation (1988).

80. Reiko Aylesworth

Actress | AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem

Reiko was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois with her younger brother and single mother. Her mother worked as a counselor in a methadone clinic and later ran a rehabilitation corrections facility. As a teen, she moved to Seattle, WA where she briefly attended the University of Washington. She ...

81. Darren Barnet

Actor | Love Hard

Darren Barnet was born on April 27, 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Love Hard (2021), Gran Turismo (2023) and Road House (2024).

82. Nichole Sakura

Actress | Until Dawn

Prior to booking her films "Model Minority" and "Project X," Nichole has done commercial work and modeled for American Apparel. Although she cannot pinpoint the exact moment she realized she wanted to start acting, Nichole recalls that she loved recreating characters and doing funny voices from a ...

83. Kaylee Kaneshiro

Actress | Legacies

Kaylee Marie Kaneshiro (formerly known by her stage name 'Kaylee Bryant') was born on November 1, 1997 in Florida, USA. Kaylee is an Actor who starred as the titular character in the 2014 indie thriller film Mary Loss of Soul (2014). They began acting at the age of 8. She had previously been ...

84. Tricia Fukuhara

Actress | Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies

Tricia Fukuhara was born on March 30, 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies (2023), Queenpins (2021) and Noggin Knows (2021).

85. Cary Joji Fukunaga

Producer | Beasts of No Nation

Cary Joji Fukunaga is a Japanese-American film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and producer from Oakland, California who is known for directing the James Bond film No Time to Die, Kofi, Beasts of No Nation, Jane Eyre and Sin Nombre. He co-wrote the 2017 film adaptation of the Stephen King ...

86. Ann Harada

Actress | Happiness

Ann Harada was born on February 3, 1964 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. She is an actress, known for Happiness (1998), The Art of Getting By (2011) and Admission (2013). She is married to Peter Litman. They have one child.

87. Kayo Hatta

Director | Picture Bride

Kayo Hatta was born on March 18, 1958 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. She was a director and writer, known for Picture Bride (1994), Fishbowl (2005) and Independent Lens (1999). She died on July 20, 2005 in San Diego, California, USA.

88. Don Henrie

Actor | Abbey of Thelema

Don Henrie was born on August 27, 1975 in San Diego, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Abbey of Thelema (2007), Mad Mad House (2004) and Maury (1991).

89. Kazu Hiro

Make_up_department | Darkest Hour

Kazu Hiro was born on May 25, 1969 in Kyoto, Japan. He is known for Darkest Hour (2017), Bombshell (2019) and Mindhunter (2017).

90. Jon Miyahara

Actor | Superstore

Jon Miyahara was born on August 8, 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Superstore (2015) and Holding Tight (2022).

91. Miki Ishikawa

Actress | The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Miki Ishikawa was born in Denver and grew up in Ohau, Hawaii. Her family moved to Los Angeles in 2000.

In 2004, she landed a recurring role on the hit Nickelodeon TV show, Zoey 101. Shortly after, she booked her first feature film as one of the family members in the romantic comedy "Yours, Mine and ...

92. Janice Kawaye

Actress | My Life as a Teenage Robot

Janice Kawaye is a Japanese-American actress from Los Angeles, California. She had a minor role in Night of the Comet before voicing Gi in Captain Planet and the Planeteers. She voiced in several cartoons and games such as Jenny Wakeman and Tammy in My Life as a Teenage Robot, Ami Onuki and Tekirai...

93. Candace Kita

Actress | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Born in Los Angeles but raised in England, Belgium and Texas, Candace Kita graduated from college with degrees in philosophy and contemporary religion. After postgraduate work in sociology, she chose to pursue her dream of acting.

Shortly after arriving in Los Angeles, Candace became a series regular...

94. Hayley Kiyoko

Actress | Insidious: Chapter 3

Hayley first appeared in national commercials for GM, On Star, K-Mart, and Slim Jim, and became the TV spokesperson for Cinnamon Toast Crunch. In addition, she had a couple of guest star roles on Nickelodeon's Unfabulous (2004). As a dancer, she studied with Scotty Nyugen. She is a prolific ...

95. Ariane

Actress | Year of the Dragon

Ariane was born on March 7, 1963 in Hanford, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Year of the Dragon (1985), King of New York (1990) and Skin Art (1993). She was previously married to Juan Eduardo Gómez.

96. Hokuto 'Hok' Konishi

Actor | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

Hokuto 'Hok' Konishi was born on July 11, 1984 in Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor, known for Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009), LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett, GoonRock: Party Rock Anthem (2011) and The AXI: The Avengers of Extreme Illusions (2011).

97. Kane Kosugi

Actor | Tekken: A Man Called X

Born in California, he is half Japanese and half Chinese. He began his training in martial arts at the age of one and a half. Since moving to Japan at the age of 18, he has done numerous movies and TV shows becoming one of the nation's most popular and recognizable talents. He has worked with some ...

98. George Kuwa

Actor | The House Without a Key

George Kuwa was born on April 7, 1885 in Japan. He was an actor, known for The House Without a Key (1926), Moran of the Lady Letty (1922) and The Bottle Imp (1917). He died on October 13, 1931 in Japan.

99. Joel Kuwahara

Producer | Bob's Burgers

Joel Kuwahara was born on March 10, 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Joel is a producer and production manager, known for Bob's Burgers (2011), The Simpsons Movie (2007) and The Simpsons (1989).

100. Bob Kuwahara

Writer | The Deputy Dawg Show

Bob Kuwahara was born on August 12, 1901 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a writer and director, known for The Deputy Dawg Show (1959), Luno the White Stallion (1963) and Honorable Family Problem (1962). He was married to Julia Suski. He died on December 10, 1964 in Larchmont, New York, USA.