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Takayo Fischer

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92 Years Old

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Takayo Fischer (born November 25, 1932) is an American stage, film and TV actress, as well as voice-over actress and singer. Personal life Fischer was born in Hardwick, California, the daughter of Issei (Japanese immigrants) Chukuro and Kinko Tsubouchi. During World War II, as a young child, she and her family were forcibly evacuated from the West Coast and spent time in the Fresno Assembly Center before being relocated to Jerome and Rohwer internment camps. Fischer later lived in Chicago, Illinois, where, as a young adult, she won the crown of "Miss Nisei Queen." She attended Rollins College from 1951-1953. After her 2nd year at Rollins College she married Dean Doran the day after he graduated from Rollins, in the college chapel, and had 3 children by him within 4 years. Toya: (1954), John (1956) Juliet (1957.). She married Sy Fischer, 2nd husband, (an entertainment executive) on November 29, 1980 . Her 2nd husband has 2 children Stewart and Peter. She resides in Los Angeles. Career Fischer appeared in the stage production of The World of Suzie Wong in New York in 1958. She won a Drama-Logue Award for ensemble performance for Tea at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego. She has also appeared in many productions with East West Players in Los Angeles, including Into The Woods. She toured the U.S. and Europe in The Peony Pavilion in 1997. Fischer has appeared in many big-budget films, including Moneyball, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) as Mistress Ching, The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) as Mrs. Chu, Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) and War of the Worlds (2005). She has also worked on many independent Asian American films including Americanese (2009), Only the Brave (2005), Stand Up for Justice: The Ralph Lazo Story (2004) and Strawberry Fields (1997). Fischer has had numerous guest-starring roles on network television including FX's It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia as a North Korean bar owner named Mr. Kim. She is sometimes credited as "Takayo Doran." Voice work Fischer has also done voices in several cartoon programmes. Some of her well-known roles included Mister T, Battle of the Planets, Rubik the Amazing Cube, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, Saturday Supercade, The Flintstone Kids, Batman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, The All-New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show, The Karate Kid, Capitol Critters, The Centurions, The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show, The Heathcliff and Dingbat Show, Super Friends, Thundarr the Barbarian, Rambo, Wildfire, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Teen Titans, Justice League Unlimited and Avatar: The Last Airbender. She has also reprised her role as Mistress Ching in the video game version of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.

Born

Hardwick, California, USA on 25th November 1932

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NCIS: Los Angeles
Landlady
The Office Image
The Office
Meredith's Hospital Roommate
The Facts of Life Image
The Facts of Life
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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Mr. Kim
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Beverly Hills, 90210
Medium Image
Medium
Asian Woman
Boston Legal Image
Boston Legal
Court Clerk
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Justice League Unlimited
Mairzey (voice)
Anger Management Image
Anger Management
Esther
Weeds Image
Weeds
Dry Cleaning Owner
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Numb3rs
ER Image
ER
Trinnie
Scrubs Image
Scrubs
Mrs. Cheng
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Avatar: The Last Airbender
Lo / Li (voice)
Avatar: The Last Airbender Image
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Additional Voices (voice)
Avatar: The Last Airbender Image
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Batman Beyond Image
Batman Beyond
Kairi Tanaga (voice)
The Baby-Sitters Club Image
The Baby-Sitters Club
Mimi Yamamoto
Teen Titans Image
Teen Titans
Chu-Hui the True Master (voice)
The Forgotten Image
The Forgotten
Ruth Nakagawa
Vanishing Son Image
Vanishing Son
Mister T Image
Mister T
Priscilla Bisby
Mr. & Mrs. Smith Image
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Image
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Mistress Ching
Bad Judge Image
Bad Judge
Female Juror
The Devlin Connection Image
The Devlin Connection
Mrs. Watanabe
The Cleaner Image
The Cleaner
Akani's mother or Miss Kato
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The Wild Thornberrys
Red Panda (voice)
7th Heaven Image
7th Heaven
Sachiko Ishida
Pacific Blue Image
Pacific Blue
Mrs. Trang
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The Pursuit of Happyness
Mrs. Chu
Fame Image
Fame
War of the Worlds Image
War of the Worlds
Older Woman
The Beauty Inside Image
The Beauty Inside
Alex #3
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Cagney & Lacey
Dr. Kim Lee
Moneyball Image
Moneyball
Suzanne - Billy's Secretary
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Memoirs of a Geisha
Tanizato Teahouse Owner
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Showdown in Little Tokyo
Mama Yamaguchi
Pacific Heights Image
Pacific Heights
Bank Teller
Only The Brave Image
Only The Brave
Mrs. Nakajo
Model Minority Image
Model Minority
Grandma Reiko Tanaka
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Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter
Kelly Johnson
The Watcher Image
The Watcher
Gladys
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The Activated Man
Mrs. Hideyoshi
Blood Run Image
Blood Run
Mrs. Yu
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Uncross the Stars
Tina
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Based on an Untrue Story
Mrs. Chau
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Baby Brokers
Dr. Emily Weiss
Americanese Image
Americanese
Keiko Crane
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Strawberry Fields
Takayo
Internal Affairs Image
Internal Affairs
Mme. Binh
The Wash Image
The Wash
Chiyo
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American Geisha
Okasan
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Ocha Cups for Christmas
Mrs. Ishikawa