Jeanne Sakata

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|image = Jeanne sakata2013 photo by Lia Chang.jpg

|caption = Actress/playwright Jeanne Sakata in LA in 2013

|name = Jeanne Sakata

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|04|08}}

|birth_place = Santa Cruz, California

|occupation = Actress

|yearsactive = 1985-present

|spouse = {{Marriage|Tim Patterson|1976}}

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Jeanne Sakata (born April 8, 1954) is an American film, television and stage actress and playwright.

Career

Her appearances include supporting roles in episodes of Knots Landing, LA Law, Port Charles, Providence, Family Law, ER, Desperate Housewives and others. Her first appearance on the big screen was in 1992 in the erotic thriller Poison Ivy. In 2005, she appeared in a minor role as a field reporter in the action film XXX: State of the Union.

Sakata has performed in many stage productions, working often with East West Players (EWP) in Los Angeles. In 2002 she won the Ovation Award for Lead Actress in a Play, for her performance in Chay Yew's Red, at EWP.[https://web.archive.org/web/20071119051138/http://www.eastwestplayers.org/awards.htm EWP awards history; EWP website] In 2007, her first play, Dawn's Light: The Journey of Gordon Hirabayashi premiered at EWP.[https://web.archive.org/web/20071025061056/http://www.eastwestplayers.org/dawnslight.htm Dawn's Light on EWP website] The play was later retitled as Hold These Truths.[http://www.nyu-apastudies.org/2012/event/hold-these-truths-formerly-dawns-light-the-journey-of-gordon-hirabayashi-a-solo-play-by-jeanne-sakata-presented-by-epic-theatre-ensemble/ Hold These Truths (formerly Dawn’s Light: The Journey of Gordon Hirabayashi)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116183511/http://www.nyu-apastudies.org/2012/event/hold-these-truths-formerly-dawns-light-the-journey-of-gordon-hirabayashi-a-solo-play-by-jeanne-sakata-presented-by-epic-theatre-ensemble/ |date=2014-01-16 }}, A/P/A Institute at NYU, 2012. Accessed online 2014-02-25. In 2019, she was an honoree at EWP's Night Market event in celebration of her work advancing "the visibility of Asian Americans nationally."{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/East-West-Players-to-Honor-Jeanne-Sakata-and-Aaron-Takahashi-at-EWP-NIGHT-MARKET-20190723|title=East West Players to Honor Jeanne Sakata and Aaron Takahashi at EWP NIGHT MARKET|author=BWW News Desk|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-24}}

Filmography

class = "wikitable sortable" \|+ Film roles
Year !Title !Role !Notes
1985 \|Tales of Meeting and Parting \| \|Short film
1992 \|Poison Ivy \|Isabelle \|
2002 \|The Sweetest Thing \|Ming \|
2004 \|Hold the Rice \|Daisy Green \|Short film
2005 \|XXX: State of the Union \|Field Reporter \|
2005 \|American Fusion \|Amy \|
2006 \|Fast Money \|Jin's Mother \|Short film
2006 \|Guy Night Out \|Guy's Mom \|Short film
2006 \|Swimming in Air \| \|Short film
2009 \|Bottom Feeders \|Bea \|Short film
2009 \|Why Am I Doing This? \|Rita \|
2011 \|Adultolescence \|Mrs. May / Mom \|
2012 \|The Babymakers \|Wanda \|
2013 \|Sex & Marriage \|Sarah \|Direct-to-Video
2014 \|The Ballet Dancer \|Sara \|Short film
2015 \|Advantageous \|Soon Yang \|
2018 \|Find Me \|Joyce \|

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|+ Film roles

Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

1985

|Tales of Meeting and Parting

|Short film

1992

|Poison Ivy

|Isabelle

2002

|The Sweetest Thing

|Ming

2004

|Hold the Rice

|Daisy Green

|Short film

2005

|XXX: State of the Union

|Field Reporter

2005

|American Fusion

|Amy

2006

|Fast Money

|Jin's Mother

|Short film

2006

|Guy Night Out

|Guy's Mom

|Short film

2006

|Swimming in Air

|Short film

2009

|Bottom Feeders

|Bea

|Short film

2009

|Why Am I Doing This?

|Rita

2011

|Adultolescence

|Mrs. May / Mom

2012

|The Babymakers

|Wanda

2013

|Sex & Marriage

|Sarah

|Direct-to-Video

2014

|The Ballet Dancer

|Sara

|Short film

2015

|Advantageous

|Soon Yang

2018

|Find Me

|Joyce

class = "wikitable sortable" \|+ Television roles
Year !Title !Role !Notes
1990 \|Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes \|Burned woman \|Uncredited; TV Movie
1990 \|Fine Things \|Bernard's Secretary \|TV movie
1990 \|Knots Landing \|Shopper #4 \|Episode: "Do Not Attempt to Remove"
1990 \|Adam-12 \|Store Owner \|Episode: "Blue Avengers"
1991 \|L.A. Law \|Foreperson #1 \|Episode: "Good to the Last Drop"
1996 \|Her Costly Affair \|Mrs. Beals \|TV movie
1996 \|Alien Nation: The Enemy Within \|Coroner \|TV movie
1997 \|Port Charles \|Committee Member \|1 episode
1999 \|Providence \|Madam Kim \|Episode: "Guys and Dolls"
1999-2001 \|Family Law \|Judge Wilhelmina Chais \|2 episode
2002 \|American Family \|Red Cross Official \|Episode: "The Forgotten War"
2002-2003 \|Presidio Med \|Nguyen \|2 episodes
2004 \|Line of Fire \|Mai Lin \|Episode: "I'm Your Boogie Man"
2004 \|ER \|Lucia Rodriguez \|Episode: "The Student"
2004 \|Threat Matrix \|Dara Tep \|Episode: "Cambodia"
2005 \|The Reading Room \|Martha \|TV movie
2006 \|Desperate Housewives \|Li Wang \|Episode: "Listen to the Rain on the Roof"
2007 \|Avatar: The Last Airbender \|Ms. Kwan (voice) \|Episode: "The Headband"
2010 \|Meet the Browns \|Nee Hi \|Episode: "Meet the Seoul Sister"
2015-2016 \|Dr. Ken \|Pam \|2 episodes
2018–present \|Big Hero 6: The Series \|Lenore Shimamoto / Mayor Saito (voice) \|3 episodes
2019 \|High School Musical: The Musical: The Series \|Malou \|Recurring
2020- present \|Station 19 \|Nari Montgomery \|Recurring

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|+ Television roles

Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

1990

|Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

|Burned woman

|Uncredited; TV Movie

1990

|Fine Things