Takayo Fischer (née Tsubouchi; born 1932) is an American stage, film and television actress, as well as voice-over actress.
Personal life Fischer is the youngest of four daughters of Japanese immigrants Chukuro, a farm laborer, and Kinko Tsubouchi. During World War II, at age 10, she and her family were forcibly removed from the West Coast following the signing of Executive Order 9066. They spent time in the Fresno Assembly Center before being relocated to the Jerome and Rohwer incarceration camps.
After their release, the Tsubouchi family went to Chicago, Illinois, where, as a young adult, Tsubouchi won the crown of "Miss Nisei Queen." She graduated from Hyde Park High School in Chicago in 1950 and attended Rollins College from 1951 to 1953, where she was a cheerleader and member of the performing arts fraternity Phi Beta. She resides in Los Angeles.
In 1980, she married Sy Fischer, an entertainment executive and Hanna-Barbera agent.
Career Fischer appeared in the stage production of The World of Suzie Wong in New York in 1958. She won a Drama-Logue Award for ensemble performance for Tea at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego. She has also appeared in many productions with East West Players in Los Angeles, including Into The Woods. Fischer was an honoree at East West Players' 2019 gala for her work in raising "the visibility of the Asian Pacific American (APA) community through [her] craft." She toured the U.S. and Europe in The Peony Pavilion in 1997.
1978, Takayo appeared in "The Incredible Hulk" s1 e10 as a nurse. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0610883/?ref_=tt_ov_ep_nx
Fischer has appeared in many big-budget films, including Moneyball, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) as Mistress Ching, The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) as Mrs. Chu, Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) and War of the Worlds (2005). She has also worked on many independent Asian American films including Americanese (2009), Only the Brave (2005), Stand Up for Justice: The Ralph Lazo Story (2004) and Strawberry Fields (1997).
Fischer has had numerous guest-starring roles on network television including FX's It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia and Walden Media's The Baby-Sitter's Club. She is sometimes credited as Takayo Doran.
Voice work Fischer has also done voices in several animated series. Her roles include Mister T, Battle of the Planets, Rubik the Amazing Cube, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, Saturday Supercade, The Flintstone Kids, Batman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, The All-New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show, The Karate Kid, Capitol Critters, The Centurions, The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show, The Heathcliff and Dingbat Show, Super Friends, Thundarr the Barbarian, Rambo, Wildfire, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Teen Titans, Justice League Unlimited, The Wild Thornberrys, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Justice League.
She also reprised her role as Mistress Ching in the video game version of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
Filmography
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1991Beverly Hills, 90210Driving TesterEpisode: "Leading from the Heart"1992Batman: The Animated SeriesDr. Wu (voice)Episode: "Dreams in Darkness" A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.1994Baby BrokersEmily WeissTelevision film2000The Wild ThornberrysRed Panda (voice)Episode: "Happy Campers"2001Batman BeyondKairi Tanaga (voice)Episode: "Curse of the Kobra"2005Teen TitansChu-hui (voice)Episode: "The Quest"2005Justice League UnlimitedMairzey (voice)Episode: "I Am Legion"2006–2008Avatar: The Last AirbenderLo, Li (voice)4 episodes2007It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaMr. KimEpisode: "The Gang Solves the North Korea Situation"2011Silent but DeadlyWangTelevision film2020–2021The Baby-Sitters ClubMimi Yamamoto7 episodes
Film YearTitleRoleNotes1989DadJake's Nurse1990Pacific HeightsBank Teller1991Showdown in Little TokyoMama Yamaguchi1995The DangerousMrs. Seki1997Strawberry FieldsTakayo2005War of the WorldsOlder Woman2005Memoirs of a GeishaTanizato Teahouse Owner2006Only the BraveMrs. Nakajo2006AmericaneseKeiko Crane2007Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndMistress Ching2008The Pursuit of HappynessMrs. Chu2008Uncross the StarsTina2008ImmigrantsJapanese Woman (voice)English dub2009Love 10 to 1Grandma2011MoneyballSuzanne2012Model MinorityReiko Tanaka2013CavemenJapanese Woman2016The WatcherGladys
Video games YearTitleRoleNotes2008Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VIIGillian Hewley
References
External links
Densho Encyclopedia article on Fischer