Jeanne Sakata | |
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 Actress/playwright Jeanne Sakata in LA in 2013 | |
| Born | April 8, 1954 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1985-present |
| Spouse | Tim Patterson (m. 1976) |
Jeanne Sakata (born April 8, 1954) is an American film, television and stage actress and playwright.
Her appearances include supporting roles in episodes of Knots Landing , LA Law , Port Charles , Providence , Family Law , ER , Desperate Housewives and others. Her first appearance on the big screen was in 1992 in the erotic thriller Poison Ivy . In 2005, she appeared in a minor role as a field reporter in the action film XXX: State of the Union .
Sakata has performed in many stage productions, working often with East West Players (EWP) in Los Angeles. In 2002 she won the Ovation Award for Lead Actress in a Play, for her performance in Chay Yew's Red, at EWP. [1] In 2007, her first play, Dawn's Light: The Journey of Gordon Hirabayashi premiered at EWP. [2] The play was later retitled as Hold These Truths. [3] In 2019, she was an honoree at EWP's Night Market event in celebration of her work advancing "the visibility of Asian Americans nationally." [4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Tales of Meeting and Parting | Short film | |
| 1992 | Poison Ivy | Isabelle | |
| 2002 | The Sweetest Thing | Ming | |
| 2004 | Hold the Rice | Daisy Green | Short film |
| 2005 | XXX: State of the Union | Field Reporter | |
| 2005 | American Fusion | Amy | |
| 2006 | Fast Money | Jin's Mother | Short film |
| 2006 | Guy Night Out | Guy's Mom | Short film |
| 2006 | Swimming in Air | Short film | |
| 2009 | Bottom Feeders | Bea | Short film |
| 2009 | Why Am I Doing This? | Rita | |
| 2011 | Adultolescence | Mrs. May / Mom | |
| 2012 | The Babymakers | Wanda | |
| 2013 | Sex & Marriage | Sarah | Direct-to-Video |
| 2014 | The Ballet Dancer | Sara | Short film |
| 2015 | Advantageous | Soon Yang | |
| 2018 | Find Me | Joyce |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes | Burned woman | Uncredited; TV Movie |
| 1990 | Fine Things | Bernard's Secretary | TV movie |
| 1990 | Knots Landing | Shopper #4 | Episode: "Do Not Attempt to Remove" |
| 1990 | Adam-12 | Store Owner | Episode: "Blue Avengers" |
| 1991 | L.A. Law | Foreperson #1 | Episode: "Good to the Last Drop" |
| 1996 | Her Costly Affair | Mrs. Beals | TV movie |
| 1996 | Alien Nation: The Enemy Within | Coroner | TV movie |
| 1997 | Port Charles | Committee Member | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Providence | Madam Kim | Episode: "Guys and Dolls" |
| 1999-2001 | Family Law | Judge Wilhelmina Chais | 2 episode |
| 2002 | American Family | Red Cross Official | Episode: "The Forgotten War" |
| 2002-2003 | Presidio Med | Nguyen | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Line of Fire | Mai Lin | Episode: "I'm Your Boogie Man" |
| 2004 | ER | Lucia Rodriguez | Episode: "The Student" |
| 2004 | Threat Matrix | Dara Tep | Episode: "Cambodia" |
| 2005 | The Reading Room | Martha | TV movie |
| 2006 | Desperate Housewives | Li Wang | Episode: "Listen to the Rain on the Roof" |
| 2007 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Ms. Kwan (voice) | Episode: "The Headband" |
| 2010 | Meet the Browns | Nee Hi | Episode: "Meet the Seoul Sister" |
| 2015-2016 | Dr. Ken | Pam | 2 episodes |
| 2018–present | Big Hero 6: The Series | Lenore Shimamoto / Mayor Saito (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | High School Musical: The Musical: The Series | Malou | Recurring |
| 2020- present | Station 19 | Nari Montgomery | Recurring |
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