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

1984-5

|E/R

|Maria Amardo

|

rowspan="3" |1985

|Trapper John, M.D.

|Maritza Agaya

|

Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter

|Connie Sunomono

|TV movie

Brothers

|Lin Sue

|

rowspan="3" |1986

|He's the Mayor

|Penny

|

The Redd Foxx Show

|Mariko

|

The Wizard

|Mya

|

rowspan="2" |1988

|Alien Nation

|Police Secretary

|

Kid Safe

|Tina

|

rowspan="2" | 1989

|Thirtysomething

|Susan

|

Hot Prospects

|Roxy

|

rowspan="3" |1990

|Murphy Brown

|Ivy

|

Come See the Paradise

|Reiko Sakoda

|

Newhart

|Sedaka

|

rowspan="2" |1991

|Empty Nest

|Secretary

|

Fire: Trapped on the 37th Floor

|Marika

|TV movie

1992

|Nightmare in the Daylight

|Hotel Clerk

|

1994

|Blankman

|Campaign Worker

|

1996

|Seinfeld

|Receptionist

|

1999

|Providence

|Focus Group Lady

|

rowspan="2" | 2000

|The Steve Harvey Show

|Principal Sito

|

King of the Ants

|Meade Park

|

=Voice Work=

class="wikitable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1987G.I. Joe: The MovieJinxVoice
2007StuckHospital Voice MenuVoice

References

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