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Takayo Fischer Biography ((?)-)

Born November 25, in Hardwick, CA; daughter of Chukuro and Kinko Tsubouchi; married Sy Fischer (an entertainment executive), November 29, 1980; children:Toya Gabeler, John Howland Doran, Juliet Doran. Addresses: Agent: GageGroup, Inc., 9255 Sunset Blvd., Suite 515, Los Angeles, CA 90069; Abrams Artists Agency, Inc., 92000 Sunset Blvd., Suite 1130, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

November 25,

Hardwick, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• The World of Suzie Wong, New York City, 1958
• Setsuko Banks, Tea, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1987, then Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA, 1988, later Syracuse Stage, Syracuse, NY, 1991-1992
• Nurse, grandmother, bath woman, and fortune teller, Mothers, Crossroads Theatre Company, New Brunswick, NJ, 1992-1993
• Nam-Jun Vuong, Getting Away with Murder, Old Globe Theater, 1995
• The Joy Luck Club, Newton Schenck Stage, New Haven, CT, 1997, thenTheatreWorks, Center for the Performing Arts, Mountain View, CA, 1999
• June Angela, Shedding the Tiger, Sacramento Theatre Company, Sacramento, CA, 2001
• Waiting for Tadashi, George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, NJ, 2001
• Also appeared in The Happy Bar, off-Broadway production; Sayonara, Alex Theatre; Canton Jazz Club, Cabaret, and Into the Woods, all East West Players; To Sir with Love, Musical Workshop; Mothers, Los Angeles Theatre Works; and Doctor's Out, Old Globe Theatre.
• Major Tours
• The Peony Pavilion, European and U.S. cities, c. 1997
• Also toured in Tea, U.S. cities.
• Film Appearances
• (As Takayo Doran) Rollercoaster, Universal, 1977
• (As Takayo Doran) When Time Ran Out, Warner Bros., 1980
• Chiyo, The Wash, 1988
• Jake's nurse, Dad, Universal, 1989
• Bank teller, Pacific Heights, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
• Mama Yamaguchi, Showdown in Little Tokyo, Warner Bros., 1991
• Mrs. Seki, The Dangerous, Orion Home Video, 1994
• Takayo, Strawberry Fields, 1997
• Mrs. Ishikawa, Ocha Cups for Christmas, 2002
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Miss Bisby, Mister T, 1983
• Movies
• Okasan, American Geisha (also known as Geisha), CBS, 1986
• Mrs. Chau, Based on an Untrue Story, Fox, 1993
• Mrs. Yu, Blood Run (also known as Outside the Law), 1994
• Dr. Emily Weiss, Baby Brokers (also known as Stolen Hearts), NBC, 1994
• Press #1, Running Mates, TNT, 2000
• Also appeared in Father Damien--Leper Priest; Flight of the Enola Gay; The Franken Project.
• Miniseries
• Madame Binh, Internal Affairs, CBS, 1988
• Episodic
• Voice of Miss Bisby, Mr. T (animated), NBC, 1983
• Liu Chin, "Such Good Friends," Fame, syndicated, 1986
• Voice, The Flintstone Kids (animated; also known as Captain Caveman and Sons), ABC, 1986
• Nurse, "Ex Marks the Spot," The Facts of Life, 1987
• Chairwoman, "The Human Grace," Parker Lewis Can't Lose, 1991
• Driving tester, "Leading from the Heart," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1991
• Voice of Dr. Wu, "Dreams in Darkness," Batman: The Animated Series(animated), 1992
• Mother, "The Model Wife," Minor Adjustments, NBC, 1995
• Miss Hamilton, High Incident, ABC, 1996
• Mrs. Trang, "The Enemy Within," Pacific Blue, 1996
• Nurse Ellen, "The Coma Episode," Mr. & Mrs. Smith, 1996
• Sachiko Ishida, "Dirty Laundry," 7th Heaven, The WB, 1999
• "Say Something," Any Day Now, 1999
• Voice of Kairi Tanaga, "The Curse of the Kobra: Parts 1 & 2," Batman Beyond (animated), The WB, 2001
• Asian elevator woman, "Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic," ER, NBC, 2001
• Also appeared as voice of Red Panda, "Happy Campers," The Wild Thornberrys, Nickelodeon.
• Television Work
• Series
• Additional voices, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (animated), 1988-
• Additional voices, Capitol Critters (animated), 1992