Karen Fukuhara Net Worth: $2 million
Net Worth | $2 Million |
Date of Birth | February 10, 1992 |
Place of of Birth | in Los Angeles, California, USA |
Age | 31 Years |
Nickname | Kazzy |
Height | 5′ 2″ (1.57 m) |
Karen Fukuhara net worth is around $2 million. Karen is well 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).
Karen 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 is a famous Japanese-American actress from Los Angeles, California. Karen is fluent in English and Japanese. While attending UCLA, Fukuhara continued to work on numerous shows in Japan, notably the Disney Channel. Karen Fukuhara is a martial arts champion, trained in karate and sword fighting.
Karen made her film debut as the sword wielding superhero, Katana, in Suicide Squad (2016). Karen Fukuhara is represented by UTA.
Karen Fukuhara Biography:
Born | February 10, 1992 (age 31) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Education | University of California, Los Angeles (BA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2016–present |
Karen Fukuhara was born to Japanese parents in Los Angeles. Her first language was Japanese, and she attended Japanese language school on Saturdays for 11 years.
She has a younger brother.Fukuhara began practicing karate in middle school, and became a brown-striped belt before leaving for college.
Karen Fukuhara attended University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) while working as a reporter for a sports show on NHK in Japan. Karen was a member of the a cappella group Medleys, whose alumni include fellow actress Kelly Marie Tran. Karen graduated from UCLA in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and a minor in Theater.
Karen Fukuhara Career:
Karen Fukuhara started her career 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.
Prior to her acting debut, Karen worked various part-time jobs, including as a translator, subtitle editor, and waitress at a reggae-themed sushi restaurant.
In 2016,Karen Fukuhara’s film debut as Katana in the DC Comics superhero film Suicide Squad, which was released in August 2016. Although Karen had prior martial arts experience, Fukuhara trained for about two months during pre-production in order to learn how to wield a sword correctly.
In 2019, Karen appeared in Stray (alongside Christine Woods, Miyavi, and Ross Partridge).
Karen 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.
In 2019, Karen began starring as Kimiko in the Amazon Prime series The Boys, based on the comic book of the same name.
In 2020, Karen Fukuhara voiced the titular lead character of Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts.
Karen Fukuhara Parents:
Children | None (no children) |
Parents | Katsumi Fukuhara Hidemi Fukuhara |
Karen Fukuhara most famous role:
The role of Katana/Tatsu Yamashiro in DC’s Suicide Squad
Karen Fukuhara Interesting Facts:
- Once worked as a translator, subtitles editor and a waitress in a reggae sushi restaurant.
- Karen Fukuhara Has a degree in Sociology.
- Karen Fukuhara Has a younger brother, who was described as a “troublemaker”.
- Karen Fukuhara Was a member of an acapella group called the UCLA Medleys.
- Karen Fukuhara Has worked on various shows in Japan, such as World Sports for NHK.
- Karen Fukuhara Currently has a brown belt in Kyokushin Karate.