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Takayo Fischer
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Takayo Fischer
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1932-11-25,Hardwick, California, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
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.

Filmography

War of the Worlds

6.517

War of the Worlds
2005-06-13

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

7.26

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007-05-19

Pacific Heights

6.3

Pacific Heights
1990-09-28

Showdown in Little Tokyo

6.4

Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991-08-23

Uncross the Stars

5.9

Uncross the Stars
2008-01-01

7.28

Moneyball
2011-09-23

Ocha Cups for Christmas

0

Ocha Cups for Christmas
2002-06-07

0

The Wash
1988-08-17

4.3

Model Minority
2012-05-11

The Activated Man

5

The Activated Man
2024-12-13

American Geisha

6

American Geisha
1986-09-11

Based on an Untrue Story

4.2

Based on an Untrue Story
1993-09-20

Internal Affairs

7

Internal Affairs
1988-11-06

3.857

Blood Run
1994-01-01

Strawberry Fields

5.7

Strawberry Fields
1997-03-09

1.5

Americanese
2006-03-15

The Pursuit of Happyness

7.891

The Pursuit of Happyness
2006-12-14

6.2

Baby Brokers
1994-02-21

5.31

The Watcher
2016-10-01

Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter

0

Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter
2023-10-30

Memoirs of a Geisha

7.657

Memoirs of a Geisha
2005-12-06

5.2

Only The Brave
2006-10-23

8.1

Batman Beyond
1999-01-10

8.745

Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005-02-21

7.06

Numb3rs
2005-01-23

8.353

Teen Titans
2003-07-19

Beverly Hills, 90210

7.37

Beverly Hills, 90210
1990-10-04

6.8

Fame
1982-01-07

The Facts of Life

7

The Facts of Life
1979-08-24

6.9

Cagney & Lacey
1982-03-25

6.395

7th Heaven
1996-08-26

7.913

Boston Legal
2004-10-03

6.7

Mister T
1983-09-17

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

5.7

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1996-09-20

The Wild Thornberrys

6.852

The Wild Thornberrys
1998-09-01

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

8.29

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005-08-04

Justice League Unlimited

8.258

Justice League Unlimited
2004-07-31

7.481

Weeds
2005-08-07

8.6

The Office
2005-03-24

7.824

ER
1994-09-19

6.4

The Cleaner
2008-07-15

The Devlin Connection

5

The Devlin Connection
1982-10-02

The Beauty Inside

7.296

The Beauty Inside
2012-08-15

8.745

Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005-02-21

8.745

Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005-02-21

8.015

Scrubs
2001-10-02

5.349

Pacific Blue
1996-03-02

7.462

Medium
2005-01-03

6

The Forgotten
2009-09-22

Anger Management

6.204

Anger Management
2012-06-28

6.2

Bad Judge
2014-10-02

NCIS: Los Angeles

7.53

NCIS: Los Angeles
2009-09-22

The Baby-Sitters Club

7.95

The Baby-Sitters Club
2020-07-03

6

Vanishing Son
1994-02-28