Amy Hill

For other people named Amy Hill, see Amy Hill (disambiguation).

Amy Hill
Hill in 1983
Born	Amy Marie Hill (1953-05-09) May 9, 1953 Deadwood, South Dakota, U.S.
Occupations	Actress stand-up comedian
Years active	1984–present
Children	1

Amy Marie Hill (born May 9, 1953) is an American actress and stand-up comedian. Hill's first major role was as Yung-Hee "Grandma" Kim on All-American Girl where her character became the breakout character of the short-lived television series.

Hill has been a mainstay on American television in her work, many of her roles being major recurring roles, the most notable being: Mrs. DePaulo on That's So Raven, Mama Tohru on Jackie Chan Adventures, Mrs. Hasagawa in Lilo & Stitch: The Series (reprising the same character she played in Lilo & Stitch), Ah-Mah Jasmine Lee in The Life and Times of Juniper Lee, Judy Harvey in Enlightened, Mah Mah Ling in American Dad!, Beverly Tarantino in Mom and Ms. Mannering in Preacher.

Hill was a series regular on the Amazon Prime Video show Just Add Magic as Mama P along with recurring in Unreal as Dr. Wagerstein on the basic cable network Lifetime and The CW romantic comedy musical Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as Lourdes Chan. She also plays Teuila "Kumu" Tuileta, the cultural curator of Robin Master's estate, in the 2018 reboot series Magnum P.I.

In film, she played Mrs. Kwan in The Cat in the Hat, Sue in 50 First Dates, and Mrs. Ho-Kim in Next Friday.

Early life

1983 in Sausalito, California. From left, Cora Miao (Hong Kong), Amy Hill, Rita Yee and Laureen Chew.

Hill was born on May 9, 1953, in Deadwood, South Dakota, to Japanese national Ayako Yoneoka Hill (1914–2008) and Archie Russell Hill, a Finnish American who died after an automobile accident in 1979. She became an acclaimed actress working with the famed Asian American Theater Company in San Francisco, California. Hill is also known in the theatre world as a respected performance artist, having written and performed a number of one-woman shows, including the trilogy of Tokyo Bound, Reunion, and Beside Myself.

Career

Hill first became noticed in the industry for her involvement on Margaret Cho's short-lived sitcom All-American Girl in the role of grandmother Yung-hee, better known as Grandma or Grandma Kim. Through the run of the show her character eventually became the show's breakout character and this was noted in the show's 2006 DVD release in an interview with Hill and former co-star Margaret Cho.

Following the cancellation of All-American Girl she was cast in the role of Kay Ohara on Maybe This Time, which would eventually lead her to working and co-starring with TV legend Betty White and former All American Girl co-star Ashley Johnson.

She starred in the films Max Keeble's Big Move, Big Fat Liar, The Cat in the Hat, Let's Go To Prison, Lilo & Stitch, and as Dr. Barrenbottom in 2013's Big Gay Love, but her most well-known film role was as Sue in the film 50 First Dates.

She guest-starred on Night Court, Six Feet Under, Desperate Housewives, Two and a Half Men, King of the Hill, 3rd Rock from the Sun, The Sarah Silverman Program, and My Wife & Kids. She had recurring roles on TV shows as well, such as the lesbian daughter of D. L. Hughley's neighbor (played by Pat Morita) on The Hughleys, the upstairs neighbor of Monica and Rachel on Friends, Mrs. DePaulo on That's So Raven, Mama Tohru on Jackie Chan Adventures, Mrs. Hasagawa on Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Penny Candy on The Puzzle Place, Maureen Nervosa, the owner of Cafe Nervosa on Frasier, Mah Mah the adopted mother of Francine on American Dad!, Dr. Lauren Brown on General Hospital, and Suji on The Naked Truth. In the sixth-season finale of Seinfeld, she played the part of Frank Costanza's long-lost girlfriend during his Korean War service. She played Pang Bing, the final antagonist of the series finale of Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness.

She had regular roles on Strip Mall and as "Ah-Mah" Jasmine Lee on The Life and Times of Juniper Lee. Hill has recurring roles as Beverley on Mom and Ms. Mannering on Preacher.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart	Amy Tam
1992	Judgement	Dorothy Moys
1993	Rising Sun	Hsieh
1998	Yellow	Snake Ajima
2000	Next Friday	Mrs. Ho-Kym
	Straight Right	Mrs. Geddes
	Auggie Rose	Karla
2001	Pavilion of Women	Madame kang
	The New Women	Gaia
	Max Keeble's Big Move	Mrs. Rangoon
2002	Big Fat Liar	Joscelyn Davis
	Lilo & Stitch	Mrs. Hasagawa	Voice only
	When Angels Cry	Pam	Short
2003	The Cat in the Hat	Mrs. Kwan
	Cheaper by the Dozen	Miss Hozzie
2004	50 First Dates	Sue
2006	Let's Go to Prison	Judge Eva Fwae Wun
2007	Finishing the Game	Mrs. Tyler
	South of Pico	Maria
2009	Legally Blondes	Ms. Chang	Direct-to-video
2012	White Frog	Dr. King
	Family Restaurant	Christienne	Short film
2013	Big Gay Love	Dr. Barrenbottom
2015	Man Up	Eileen
	Imperfect Sky	Dr. Lowe
2016	The Unbidden	Rachel
	Coffee House Chronicles: The Movie	Myrtle
	Catfight	Aunt Charlie
2017	Spider-Man: Homecoming	Decathlon Moderator
2019	Remind Me	Cathy	Short film
2022	Mack & Rita	Carol

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Partners in Crime	Mai Ling	Episode: "Celebrity"
1987	The Real Ghostbusters	Anne Lawson	Voice only; Episode: "The Revenge of Murray the Mantis"
1988	Growing Pains	Dr. Celeste Buhai	Episode: "State of the Union"
	Night Court	Namilama	Episodes: "Danny Got His Gun: Parts 1 & 2"
	It's a Living	Martha Dumond	Episode: "The New Guy Show"
1990	Perfect Strangers	Roy	Episode: "The Men Who Knew Too Much: Part 2"
1991	Baby Talk	Mrs. Vitale	Episode: "A Star Is Newborn"
1993	Nurses	Joanna Joyce	Episode: "No, But I Played One on TV"
1994–95	All-American Girl	Yung-hee 'Grandma' Kim	Main role
1995	Seinfeld	Kim	Episode: "The Understudy"
	The Puzzle Place	Penny Candy	Episode: "Cute Is as Cute Does"
1995, 1997, 1999	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	Ma-Ma/Mrs. Oolong, Ming, The Empress	Voice only; Episodes: "Little Red Riding Hood", "The Little Mermaid", "The Empress' Nightingale"
1995–96	Maybe This Time	Kay Ohara	Main role
1996	Spider-Man: The Animated Series	Agent Susan Choi	Voice only; Episodes: "Sins of the Fathers: Chapters 6 & 7"
1997	Boston Common	Mrs. Sakini	Episode: "The Occidental Purists"
	Pauly	Sumi	Main role
1997–98	The Naked Truth	Suji	Guest role (season 3)
1998	Twelfth Night	Maria	TV film
1999–00	The Hughleys	Mrs. Fujino, Joanie Park	Episodes: "I Ain't Heavy, I'm Your Father", "Seoul Brother Next Door", "Guess Who's Coming Out for Dinner?"
2000	Unauthorized: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story	Soona Vili	TV film
	Friends	Woman	Episode: "The One With All the Candy"
2000–01	Strip Mall	Fanny Sue Chang	Main role
2001	3rd Rock from the Sun	Rita	Episode: "A Dick Replacement"
	Virtually Casey	Principal Ono	TV film
	The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie	Ibu	Voice only; TV film
	My Wife and Kids	Nurse Lorraine	Episodes: "Michael's Garden", "Let Them Eat Pie"
2001–02, 2005	Jackie Chan Adventures	Mama Tohru	Voice only; Recurring role (seasons 2–3), guest (season 5)
2002	One on One	Ms. Kim	Episode: "Me & My Shadow"
	Andy Richter Controls the Universe	Sylvia	Episode: "Grief Counselor"
	The Proud Family	Mrs. Wong	Voice only; Episode: "Romeo Must Wed"
	MDs	Amy Park	Episode: "A La Casa"
2003	Still Standing	Mrs. Cutler	Episode: "Still Excelling"
	Frasier	Maureen Nervosa	Episode: "Farewell, Nervosa"
	Eve	Maribel	Episode: "The Talk"
	King of the Hill	Laoma Souphanousinphone	Episode: "Maid in Arlen"
2003–05	That's So Raven	Mrs. DePaulo	Guest role (seasons 1–3)
2003–05	Lilo & Stitch: The Series	Mrs. Hasagawa	Voice only; Recurring role (seasons 1–2)
2004	Kim Possible	Dr. Wanda Wong	Voice only; Episode: "The Truth Hurts"
	Six Feet Under	Madame Mana Lisa	Episode: "Can I Come Up Now?"
	Hot Momma	Ruth	TV film
	Without a Trace	Pacita Ojeda	Episode: "Upstairs Downstairs"
2004–05	North Shore	Bobbie Seau	Episodes: "Ties That Bind", "Shark"
2005	Jake in Progress	Gert	Episode: "Sign Language"
	The Closer	Franny	Episodes: "The Big Picture", "Show Yourself"
	Hot Properties	Mary	Main role
2005–06	Related	Grace	Episodes: "Pilot", "Movin Out, Moving In, Moving On", "Sisters Are Forever"
2005–06	The Life and Times of Juniper Lee	Ah Mah	Voice only; Guest role (seasons 1–2)
2006	Desperate Housewives	Mrs. Pate	Episode: "Don't Look at Me"
	Just for Kicks	Lucy Costello	Episode: "I Love Lucy"
	American Dragon: Jake Long	Aunt Cathy	Voice only; Episode: "Feeding Frenzy"
2007	In Case of Emergency	Mrs. Lee	Episode: "Your Goose Is Cooked"
	The Sarah Silverman Program	Judge Gu	Episode: "Joan of Arf"
	Grey's Anatomy	Joanne	Episode: "Let the Truth Sting"
2007–13	American Dad!	Mah Mah	Voice only; Recurring role
2008	Boston Legal	Dr. Kathleen Rosewell	Episode: "Mad About You"
	The Return of Jezebel James	Dr. Koe	Episode: "Pilot"
	Ghost Whisperer	Adrienne	Episode: "Firestarter"
	Eli Stone	Judge Uchimura	Episode: "Happy Birthday, Nate"
2009	General Hospital	Dr. Laura Brown	Guest role
	DJ & The Fro	Karen / Amy Jarowski	TV series
	The Goode Family	Kiki / Jacki	Voice only; Episodes: "Pleatherheads", "Goodes Gone Wild", "Freeganomics", "A Goode Man Is Hard to Find"
	Glee	Dr. Chin	Episode: "Throwdown"
	Castle	Alma	Episode: "Vampire Weekend"
2010	Two and a Half Men	Mrs. Wiggins	Episode: "Ixnay on the Oggie Day"
	Law & Order: LA	Judge Taryn Tanabe-Ford	Episode: "Pasadena"
2011	The Mentalist	Nurse Viola Hearn	Episode: "Bloodstream"
	State of Georgia	Li	Episode: "There's a Place for Us"
	Reed Between the Lines	Mrs. McDonaugh	Episode: "Let's Talk About Dishonesty"
	Family Practice	Jenny Kim	TV film
2011–12, 2016	Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness	Su, Mrs. Gow, Fangbing	Voice only; Episodes: "Ladies of the Shade", "In with the Old", "Emperor's Rule"
2011–13	Enlightened	Judy Harvey	Recurring role
2012	Retired at 35	Mary	Episode: "The Apartment"
2013	The Office	Nail Salon Manager	Episode: "Couples Discount"
	Arrested Development	Noh	Episode: "Queen B."
	You and Your Fucking Coffee	Amy	Episode: "Election Day"
	The League	Mrs. Hatch	Episode: "Heavy Petting"
	Sean Saves the World	Mrs. Ling	Episode: "Of Moles and Men"
2014	Jessie	Keahi	Episode: "Jessie's Aloha Holidays with Parker and Joey"
	Hawaii Five-0	Tour Guide	Episode: "Kanalu Hope Loa"
2016	Life in Pieces	Principal Bundy	Episode: "Prank Assistant Gum Puppy"
2015–16	Unreal	Dr. Wagerstein	Recurring role (seasons 1–2)
2015–18	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend	Lourdes Chan	Recurring role (seasons 1–3)
2015–17	Mom	Beverly Tarantino	Recurring role (seasons 2–5)
2016–17	The Great Indoors	Carol	Episodes: "Pilot", "No Bad Ideas", "Office Romance", "The Company Retreat"
2016–19	Just Add Magic	Ida 'Mama P' Perez	Main role
2017	Preacher	Ms. Mannering	Recurring role (season 2)
2018	Black-ish	Nana Jean	Episodes: "R-E-S-P-E-C-T", "White Breakfast"
	Santa Clarita Diet	Dr. Kellog	Episode: "No Family Is Perfect"
	3 Year Plan	Coral Castaneda	TV series
2018–19	Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny	Grandma Panda	Voice only; Main role
2018-present	Magnum P.I.	Teuila "Kumu" Tuileta	Main role
2019	Costume Quest	Lily Chu	2 episodes
2020-21	Cleopatra in Space	Professor Sitre	Voice only; Regular
2020	Boy Luck Club	Mama Lai	Episode: "Party Mama"
2021	Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.	Dr. Takushi	Episode: "Love is a Mystery"
	Big City Greens	Mrs. Sato	Voice only; Episode: "Rent Control"
2022	Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight	Pei-Pei	Voice only; Episode: "A Cause for the Paws"
TBA	UDrive Me	Toni	TV series, pre-production

Awards and nominations

• Hill was nominated for a regional Emmy (Los Angeles Area) as writer/host of Get Real, an Asian-American teen talk show on KSCI.

External links

• Amy Hill at IMDb
• Amy Hill at the Internet Broadway Database