Emily Kuroda

Emily Kuroda is an American actress who built a varied career in theater, film, and television, though she is most widely known as Mrs. Kim on Gilmore Girls. Born in Fresno, California, she was involved in acting and directing as a high school student and was a drama major at California State University, Fresno. A veteran of East West Players, her stage work includes Luis Alfaro's Straight as a Line, Chay Yew's Red, Winter People at the Boston Court, and Ken Narasaki's Innocent When You Dream; she has also performed at the Public Theater, La Jolla Playhouse, Seattle Rep, and Berkeley Repertory Theatre. On television, she spent seven years as Mrs. Kim on Gilmore Girls and returned for the 2016 Netflix revisit, with credits on Under One Roof, Drop Dead Diva, Grey's Anatomy, Six Feet Under, and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Her feature films include RED (2010), Minority Report, and Shopgirl (2005).