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Emily Keiko Kuroda (born October 30, 1952) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Mrs. Kim on TV's Gilmore Girls , but she has had a long career on stage and screen and is a veteran of East West Players , [ 1 ] Los Angeles 's premier Asian American theater group.
Before her role on "Gilmore Girls," Emily Kuroda had portrayed characters on several popular shows, such as NBC's "ER" and CBS's "The Young and the Restless." Kuroda has since acted in TV movies ...
On the November 7 episode of Scott Patterson's "I Am All in" podcast, actress Emily Kuroda (who played Mrs. Kim) talks about working with Lauren Graham.
Emily Kuroda portrays Mrs. Kim, a staunchly conservative Korean mother from Stars Hollow, Connecticut, and mother to Lane Kim, Rory Gilmore's close friend. Mrs. Kim is devout in her Seventh-day Adventist faith and adheres strictly to a vegan diet. She owns Kim's Antiques with a strict "you break, you buy" policy. Mrs.
On February 11, 2016, it was confirmed that Emily Kuroda would reprise her role as Mrs. Kim, Lane's mother, by TVLine. [33] On the same day, Entertainment Weekly confirmed that David Sutcliffe, who played Christopher Hayden, would return for the revival as well. [34]
Lane Kim (Keiko Agena), Rory's best friend, makes references to her parents (plural) throughout the entire original series, but viewers only ever meet her mother, Mrs. Kim (Emily Kuroda).
Emily Kuroda as Mrs. Kim, Lane's religious mother. Sally Struthers as Babette Dell, Lorelai and Rory's next-door neighbor. Ted Rooney as Morey Dell, Lorelai and Rory's next-door neighbor. Michael Winters as Taylor Doose, the owner of the local grocery store. David Sutcliffe as Christopher Hayden, Rory's father and Lorelai's ex-boyfriend.
In addition to Lane's accommodating "best friend" characterization, Agena says she's also struggled with the fact that both she and Emily Kuroda, who played Lane's mother, Mrs. Kim, were ...