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Karen Fukuhara (福原かれん, Fukuhara Karen, born February 10, 1992)[1][2] is an American actress, best known for her roles as Tatsu Yamashiro / Katana in the 2016 superhero film Suicide Squad and as Kimiko Miyashiro in the Amazon Prime original series The Boys (2019–present). Fukuhara is also known for voicing the character Glimmer from the Netflix series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power and Kipo from Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts.

Karen Fukuhara
Fukuhara in 2022
Born	(1992-02-10) February 10, 1992 (age 30) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education	University of California, Los Angeles (BA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2016–present

Early life and education

Fukuhara was born to Japanese parents in Los Angeles.[3] Her first language was Japanese, and she attended Japanese language school on Saturdays for 11 years.[1][3] She has a younger brother.[1] Fukuhara began practicing karate in middle school,[1] and became a brown-striped belt before leaving for college.[1]

Fukuhara attended University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) while working as a reporter for a sports show on NHK in Japan.[3][4] She was a member of the a cappella group Medleys, whose alumni include fellow actress Kelly Marie Tran.[5][6] Fukuhara graduated from UCLA in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and a minor in Theater.[5][6]

Career

Fukuhara got her start in the entertainment industry in middle school when she was cast as a host for Movie Surfers, a short form entertainment news program on the Disney Channel.[3][5]

Prior to her acting debut, Fukuhara worked various part-time jobs, including as a translator, subtitle editor, and waitress at a reggae-themed sushi restaurant.[3]

In 2016, Fukuhara's film debut as Katana in the DC Comics superhero film Suicide Squad, which was released in August 2016.[7][8] Although she had prior martial arts experience, Fukuhara trained for about two months during pre-production in order to learn how to wield a sword correctly.[1]

In 2019, Fukuhara appeared in Stray (alongside Christine Woods, Miyavi, and Ross Partridge).[9]^{[better source needed]}

Fukuhara voiced the characters Sewer Queen and Alexis in the Cartoon Network series Craig of the Creek. In 2018, she began voicing Glimmer in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, a reboot of the 1985 animated television series.[10]

In 2019, she began starring as Kimiko in the Amazon Prime series The Boys, based on the comic book of the same name.[11]

In 2020, she voiced the titular lead character of Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts.[12] The series is based on the short-lived webcomic named Kipo.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Suicide Squad	Tatsu Yamashiro / Katana
2017	The Lost	Laura Baker	Short
2019	Stray	Nori
2020	Bobbleheads: The Movie	Ikioi (voice)	Direct-to-DVD
2022	Bullet Train	Kayda Izumi Concession Girl

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018–present	Craig of the Creek	Sewer Queen, Alexis (voice)	Recurring; 11 episodes
2018–2020	She-Ra and the Princesses of Power	Glimmer (voice)[13]	Series regular; 48 episodes
2019–present	The Boys	Kimiko Miyashiro / The Female[14]	Series regular; 21 episodes
2020	Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts	Kipo Oak (voice)	Lead role; 30 episodes
2021	Star Wars: Visions	F (voice)	Short film: The Village Bride: English language dub[15]
2021	Archer	Reiko (voice)	1 episode: Dingo, baby, et cetera

Video games

Year	Title	Voice role	Notes
2022	The Callisto Protocol	Danny Nakamura	[16]

References

External links

• Karen Fukuhara at IMDb
• Karen Fukuhara on Twitter

На других языках

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[de] Karen Fukuhara

Karen Fukuhara, auch Karren Fukuhara[Anmerkung 1] (* 10. Februar 1992 in Los Angeles) ist eine japanisch-US-amerikanische Schauspielerin, die vor allem durch ihre Rollen der Superheldin Katana (Tatsu Yamashiro) in Suicide Squad und als Kimiko Miyashiro (The Female) in der Serie The Boys bekannt ist.

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- [en] Karen Fukuhara

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[es] Karen Fukuhara

Stephanie Karen Aika Fukuhara (Los Ángeles, California; 10 de febrero de 1992) es una actriz estadounidense. Es conocida por sus papeles como Katana en la película de superhéroes de DC de 2016 Escuadrón suicida y como The Female (Kimiko) en la serie original de Amazon Prime de 2019 The Boys. También es conocida por interpretar al personaje de Glimmer en la serie de Netflix She-Ra y las princesas del poder y a Kipo en Kipo y la era de los magnimales.

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[ru] Фукухара, Карен

Карен Фукухара (англ. Karen Fukuhara; род. 10 февраля 1992) — американская актриса японского происхождения. Известна своей ролью Катаны в супергеройском боевике студии DC «Отряд Самоубийц» 2016 года. Озвучила персонажа Глиммер из сериала Netflix «Ше-Ра и непобедимые принцессы» и Кипо Оак из «Кипо и Эра Чудесных Зверей». Наибольшую известность принесла роль Кимико в сериале Пацаны.

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