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 \|

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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