Amy Hill
Milestones
- Birthplace: Deadwood, South Dakota, USA
- Birthday: May 9, 1953
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2003
Appeared as Mrs Kwan in the film adaption of "Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat"
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2000
Was featured in the East West Players production of "Follies"; played showgirl Hattie Walker who sings "Broadway Baby"
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1997
Joined cast of the NBC sitcom "The Naked Truth"
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1995
Cast as regular on the short-lived ABC sitcom "Maybe This Time"
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1994
Became a writer for "The Puzzle Place", a daily, mulitcultural preschool series (aired on PBS from 1/95)
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1994 to 1995
TV series debut as a regular, playing Grandma on the ABC sitcom "All-American Girl"
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1993
Appeared (uncredited) in Wang's "The Joy Luck Club"
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1992
Narrated "Troubled Paradise", a PBS documentary directed by Okazaki about social and political problems facing Hawaii's indigenous population
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1990
Acted in a recurring role on the ABC sitcom, "Perfect Strangers"
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1988
Appeared in "Dim Sum Take-Outs", a comedy short directed by Wang
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1988
First appearance in a major Hollywood movie, "Scrooged"
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1987
TV acting debut, a guest shot on "The Tracey Ullman Show"
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1985
Feature acting debut, "Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart", directed by Wayne Wang
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1985
Narrated "Unfinished Business", a documentary directed by Steven Okazaki
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1972
Traveled to Japan at age 18 (date approximate)
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Became a busy voice-over performer and improvisation artist in the California Bay Area
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Began working part-time in Japanese radio and TV
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By age 21, had traveled through Asia, the Middle East and Europe on her own
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Grew up in the isolated South Dakota countryside
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Hosted an Asian-American teen talkshow, "Get Real"
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Performed "Tokyo Bound" in Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles
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Performed "Tokyo Bound" in the "Festival of New Voices" at the Public Theater in NYC
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Produced and hosted a public access cable show that celebrated Asian-Pacific Americans in arts and entertainment
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Returned to the USA; attended the American Conservatory Theater
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Studied for six years at Sophia International University in Tokyo
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Worked for eight years on the California stage, amassing over 30 credits in productions at San Francisco's Asian-American Theater Company, the Eureka Theater, the Berkeley Repertory Theater, the Mark Taper Forum, the East-West Players, and the Los Angeles Theater Center
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Wrote and starred in a one-woman show entitled "Tokyo Bound"