Emily Kuroda, Award Winning Television, Stage, and Film Actress

Date: March 4, 2010

Time: 2:00 p.m.
Place: Studio A in Speech Arts Building

College of Arts and Humanities 2009 – 2010 Lecture Series features Distinguished Alumna

Emily Kuroda
B.A. Theatre Arts 1977
Award Winning Television, Stage, and Film Actress

Emily Kuroda completed seven years as Mrs. Kim in Warner Brothers’ GILMORE GIRLS. She was also a series regular on UNDER ONE ROOF with Flavor Flav. Other television credits include GREY’S ANATOMY, SIX FEET UNDER, KING OF QUEENS, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, THE PRACTICE, GENERAL HOSPITAL, PORT CHARLES, ER, THE DIVISION, THE AGENCY, PRESIDIO MED and ARLISS. Feature films include HOTEL FOR DOGS, THE SENSI, SHOP GIRL, MINORITY REPORT, STRANGER INSIDE, TWO DAYS IN THE VALLEY, DAD, BROKEN WORDS, ABOUT LOVE (Emmy nominated), WORTH WINNING and the soon to be released PEEP WORLD and AUSSIE AND TED with Dean Caine.

Emily has performed in numerous plays including Luis Alfaro’s STRAIGHT AS A LINE at Playwrights Arena, directed by Jon Rivera, Chay Yew's RED at East West Players and WINTER PEOPLE at the Boston Court. Other theatres include Kirk Douglas Theatre, South Coast Rep, New York’s Public Theater, La Jolla Playhouse, Seattle Rep, Singapore Repertory Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theater, Doolittle Theater, Huntington Theater (Boston), Los Angeles Theater Center, Zephyr Theater, LA Women’s Shakespeare Company, and the Los Angeles Shakespeare Festival.

She is the recipient of five Dramalogue Awards, a Garland Award for outstanding performance, an L.A. Ovation award nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Play, Playwrights Arena Award and the EWP Award for Outstanding Contribution to LA Theater.

For more information visit: http://www.csufresno.edu/artshum/lecture_series/EmilyKuroda.htm





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José A. Díaz, DMA
Associate Dean
College of Arts and Humanities
California State University Fresno