Shuko Akune
{{short description|American film, television, and stage actress}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Shuko Akune
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1959|04}}
| birth_place = Wahoo, Nebraska, U.S.
| nationality = American
| occupation = Actress and voice actress
| spouse = {{marriage|Michael W. Pacelli|1990}}
}}
Shuko Akune is an American film, television{{cite web|date=2015|title=Shuko Akune|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/603/Shuko-Akune/filmography|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117022033/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/603/Shuko-Akune/filmography|archive-date=2015-11-17|work=The New York Times|department=Movies & TV Dept.}} and stage actress{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-01-16-ca-3664-story.html|title=STAGE REVIEW : TOO PLAYFUL 'GAME OF LOVE AND CHANCE'|date=January 16, 1987|website=Los Angeles Times}} best known for such films and television series as E/R, Come See the Paradise, Alien Nation, Cruel Intentions 2, G.I. Joe: The Movie, Murphy Brown, and The Steve Harvey Show.{{Cite web|title=STARZ|url=https://www.starz.com/us/en/artist/4707960|access-date=2021-09-01|website=Starz.com|language=en}}
In 1988 Akune won the San Diego Critics Circle Awards for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as a Japanese war bride in Velina Hasu Houston's play Tea.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-01-29-ca-104-story.html|title=STAGE REVIEW : 'Tea' and Empathy : Velina Hasu Houston's Heartfelt Stories of Japanese War Brides|date=January 29, 1991|website=Los Angeles Times}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-10-24-ca-146-story.html|title=The Old Globe Wins Most of Critics' Awards|date=October 24, 1988|website=Los Angeles Times}}
Filmography
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Year
!Title !Role !Notes |
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1984-5
|E/R |Maria Amardo | |
rowspan="3" |1985
|Maritza Agaya | |
Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter
|Connie Sunomono |TV movie |
Brothers
|Lin Sue | |
rowspan="3" |1986
|Penny | |
The Redd Foxx Show
|Mariko | |
The Wizard
|Mya | |
rowspan="2" |1988
|Police Secretary | |
Kid Safe
|Tina | |
rowspan="2" | 1989
|Susan | |
Hot Prospects
|Roxy | |
rowspan="3" |1990
|Ivy | |
Come See the Paradise
|Reiko Sakoda | |
Newhart
|Sedaka | |
rowspan="2" |1991
|Secretary | |
Fire: Trapped on the 37th Floor
|Marika |TV movie |
1992
|Nightmare in the Daylight |Hotel Clerk | |
1994
|Campaign Worker | |
1996
|Receptionist | |
1999
|Focus Group Lady | |
rowspan="2" | 2000
|Principal Sito | |
King of the Ants
|Meade Park | |
=Voice Work=
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Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
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1987 | G.I. Joe: The Movie | Jinx | Voice |
2007 | Stuck | Hospital Voice Menu | Voice |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0015606}}
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Category:American television actresses
Category:American film actresses
Category:American voice actresses
Category:American stage actresses
Category:American actresses of Japanese descent
Category:American artists of Japanese descent
Category:People from Wahoo, Nebraska
Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:21st-century American actresses
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