Takayo Fischer

Known for ActingBorn 1932-11-25 (age 93)Hardwick, California, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Takayo Fischer (born November 25, 1932) is an American stage, film and TV actress, as well as voice-over actress and singer. Personal life Fischer was born in Hardwick, California, the daughter of Issei (Japanese immigrants) Chukuro and Kinko Tsubouchi. During World War II, as a young child, she and her family were forcibly evacuated from the West Coast and spent time in the Fresno Assembly Center before being relocated to Jerome and Rohwer internment camps. Fischer later lived in Chicago, Illinois, where, as a young adult, she won the crown of "Miss Nisei Queen." She attended Rollins College from 1951-1953. After her 2nd year at Rollins College she married Dean Doran the day after he graduated from Rollins, in the college chapel, and had 3 children by him within 4 years. Toya: (1954), John (1956) Juliet (1957.). She married Sy Fischer, 2nd husband, (an entertainment executive) on November 29, 1980 . Her 2nd husband has 2 children Stewart and Peter. She resides in Los Angeles. Career Fischer appeared in the stage production of The World of Suzie Wong in New York in 1958. She won a Drama-Logue Award for ensemble performance for Tea at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego. She has also appeared in many productions with East West Players in Los Angeles, including Into The Woods. She toured the U.S. and Europe in The Peony Pavilion in 1997. Fischer has appeared in many big-budget films, including Moneyball, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) as Mistress Ching, The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) as Mrs. Chu, Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) and War of the Worlds (2005). She has also worked on many independent Asian American films including Americanese (2009), Only the Brave (2005), Stand Up for Justice: The Ralph Lazo Story (2004) and Strawberry Fields (1997). Fischer has had numerous guest-starring roles on network television including FX's It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia as a North Korean bar owner named Mr. Kim. She is sometimes credited as "Takayo Doran." Voice work Fischer has also done voices in several cartoon programmes. Some of her well-known roles included Mister T, Battle of the Planets, Rubik the Amazing Cube, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, Saturday Supercade, The Flintstone Kids, Batman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, The All-New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show, The Karate Kid, Capitol Critters, The Centurions, The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show, The Heathcliff and Dingbat Show, Super Friends, Thundarr the Barbarian, Rambo, Wildfire, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Teen Titans, Justice League Unlimited and Avatar: The Last Airbender. She has also reprised her role as Mistress Ching in the video game version of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.Read more

Movies & web series

The Wash

Ocha Cups for Christmas

Avatar: The Last Airbender

The Office

Shake It Up: Made in Japan

Batman: The Animated Series

Teen Titans

Justice League Unlimited

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Batman Beyond

The Baby-Sitters Club

Scrubs

The Pursuit of Happyness

Boston Legal

Internal Affairs

American Geisha

ER

Memoirs of a Geisha

NCIS: Los Angeles

Weeds

Medium

Moneyball

The Beauty Inside

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Beverly Hills, 90210

Numb3rs

The Wild Thornberrys

The Facts of Life

Cagney & Lacey

The Activated Man

Vanishing Son

The Cleaner

Fame

War of the Worlds

'Til Death

Strawberry Fields

Baby Brokers

Anger Management

American Playhouse

7th Heaven

Mister T

Bad Judge

Showdown in Little Tokyo

Pacific Heights

The Forgotten

Stray

The Watcher

Mr. & Mrs. Smith