Karen Fukuhara
| Karen Fukuhara | |
|---|---|
 Fukuhara at San Diego Comic Con promoting Suicide Squad in July 2015 | |
| Born |
February 10, 1992[1] Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Karen Fukuhara (born February 10, 1992) is an American actress. She is known for her role of Tatsu Yamashiro / Katana in the 2016 DC superhero film Suicide Squad.
Life and career
Fukuhara was born in Los Angeles, California. While attending UCLA, she continued to work on numerous shows on NHK in Japan, most notably those on the Disney Channel as a member of Movie Surfers.[2][3] She was also involved in a cappella groups during her college career.
In 2016, Fukuhara made her big screen debut as Tatsu Yamashiro / Katana in the superhero film Suicide Squad, which was released in August 2016.[4][5] Although she has prior martial arts experience with a brown striped belt in karate, Fukuhara trained for about 2 months during pre-production in order to learn how to wield a sword correctly.[6] On early December 2016, Fukuhara announced that she just completed the first week of filming for Stray (alongside Christine Woods, Miyavi, and Ross Partridge).[7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Suicide Squad | Tatsu Yamashiro / Katana | |
| 2017 | Stray[8] | ||
References
- ↑ Karen Fukuhara on Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Cepero, Esteban (November 6, 2015). "A Look To The Past: The Suicide Squad Cast In Their Earliest Roles!". movie pilot. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ↑ Nguyen, Minh (August 1, 2016). "Karen Fukuhara Talks 'Suicide Squad,' Katana, and 'Dora the Explorer'". NBC News (Interview). Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ↑ Hawkes, Rebecca (May 26, 2015). "Suicide Squad: everything you need to know". telegraph.co.uk. The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on June 6, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ↑ Trumbore, Dave (July 11, 2015). "Suicide Squad Cast Reveals First Trailer At Comic-Con". Collider.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ↑ Regensdorf, Laura. "Meet Karen Fukuhara, Suicide Squad's Karate-Trained Breakout Star". Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ↑ Hipes, Patrick (2 December 2016). "Christine Woods, 'Suicide Squad's Karen Fukuhara & More Join 'Sleight' Team's 'Stray'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ↑ Hipes, Patrick (2 December 2016). "Christine Woods, 'Suicide Squad's Karen Fukuhara & More Join 'Sleight' Team's 'Stray'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
