Takayo Fischer

Takayo Fischer is an American performer whose work covers theater, film, television, and voice acting. Born in Hardwick in 1932, she began on stage, appearing in the 1958 New York production of The World of Suzie Wong and later earning a Drama-Logue Award for her ensemble work in Tea at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego. She performed frequently with East West Players in Los Angeles, including in Into the Woods, and toured the United States and Europe in The Peony Pavilion in 1997. In film, she played Mrs. Chu in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) and Mistress Ching in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007), with other roles in Memoirs of a Geisha, War of the Worlds, and Moneyball. On television she guest-starred on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and The Baby-Sitter's Club, and her voice credits include Batman: The Animated Series and Justice League Unlimited.