Hira Ambrosino

Hira Ambrosino
Born	Nagoya, Japan
🏡 Residence	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
🏫 Education	Johns Hopkins University
💼 Occupation	Actress
📆 Years active	2001–present

Hira (Hee-ruh) Ambrosino is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Fumi Yoshida in the AMC Television series The Terror, and as Tori Narita on Days of Our Lives. Ambrosino’s other work includes roles on the Jane the Virgin (CW), The Big Bang Theory (CBS), Angie Tribeca (TBS), and many others.

Early life

Hira was born in Nagoya, Japan, to two Japanese medical doctors. She lived in Baltimore, MD from ages 9-11 due to her father's work. During this time, she learned English as another first language. She returned to Japan after two years in Baltimore, and relocated back to the U.S as a 19-year-old college student.

Acting Career

Hira decided to pursue acting after studying classical music at the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, receiving a M.A. in International Relations and American Politics from Johns Hopkins University, and having a successful career in litigation support. After working as a print model, working on a number of commercials, and playing small sketch roles on Conan and One Life to Live in NYC, she moved to Los Angeles and booked her first role just a few weeks after her move. Many TV and Film roles followed, with Hira consistently booking guest star roles on major series including Friends, House, Jane the Virgin, and The Big Bang Theory.

Most recently, Ambrosino appears as a recurring character, Fumi Yoshida, on AMC’s The Terror: Infamy.

Personal Life

Hira holds a Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude, in Political Science from Towson University and a Master’s Degree in International Relations and American Politics from Johns Hopkins University. She is the mother of two grown children.

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Shadow Glories	Dr. Susan Willem
2004	Generation Gap	The Mother
2004	Finding Neo	The Parolacle
2005	American Fusion	Juliet
2007	Blind Luck	Alexis
2007	The Metrosexual	Sally
2007	Parker	Mindy
2008	Race	Kira Saitoh
2009	Hotel for Dogs	Social Worker (uncredited)
2009	All About Steve	Mrs. Yamamoto (uncredited)
2010	Jelly	Mysterious Woman
2012	The Pony Man	Kim
2012	Pretty Pictures	Aunt Rose
2014	Alice	Mrs. Kang
2015	Benjamin Troubles	Melody
2018	Bloodline	Obgyn

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	One Life to Live	Clerk	TV Episode: #1.8480
2002	Boston Public	Hallstrom	TV Episode: Chapter Thirty-One
2002	The Division	Woman #1	TV Episode: Journey
2002	American Family	Japanese Mother	TV Episode: The Masked Eagle: Part 1
2002	Frasier	Judge Stern	TV Episode: The Ring Cycle
2002	Will & Grace	Doctor	Tv Episode: ...And the Horse He Rode in On
2002	NYPD Blue	Dr. Lee	TV Episode: One in the Nuts
2002	Crossing Jordan	Reporter	TV Episode: Payback
2003	Mister Sterling	TV Reporter	TV Episode: Game Time
2003	The District	Reporter #3	TV Episode: Criminally Insane
2003	Threat Matrix	Reporter #2	TV Episode: Patriot Acts
2002 - 2003	According to Jim	Sarah	2 Episodes
2003	Arrested Development	Executive	TV Episode: Pilot
2003	Las Vegas	Clerk / VIP Sales Clerk	2 Episodes
2004	Friends	Nurse	TV Episode: The One Where Joey Speaks French
2004	Grounded for Life	Mrs. Pollack	TV Episode: Beat on the Brat
2004	Everybody Loves Raymond	Receptionist	TV Episode: The Model
2003 - 2004	The West Wing	Commentator #1/White House Correspondent/Reporter 3	3 Episodes'
2003-2004	Skin	Reporter	5 Episodes
2005	CSI: NY	Angie Soon	TV Episode: Recycling
2005	Desperate Housewives	Pedicurist #1	TV Episode: Children Will Listen
2005	Scrubs	Realtor	TV Episode: My Drive By
2005	The Inside	Mrs. Chen	TV Episode: New Girl in Town
2003 - 2006	Monk	Reporter / TV Reporter	3 Episodes
2005 - 2006	Commander in Chief	Laura	6 Episodes
2006	Shark	Dr. Wong	TV Episode: Love Triangle
2002 - 2006	The Young and the Restless	Pamela Bergen / Sachiko	4 Episodes
2007	George Lopez	Prosecutor	TV Episode: George's Mom Faces Hard Tambien
2007	All of Us	Mrs. Heidebrecht	TV Episode: Artificial Intelligence
2005 - 2007	House	Dr. Chen, Anesthesiologist	4 Episodes
2009	Private Practice	Iris	TV Episode: Slip Slidin' Away
2010	Important Things with Demetri Martin	Undercover Police Officer	TV Episode: Ability
2009 - 2010	Flashforward	Yuuka Arahida	3 Episodes
2010	Big Time Rush	Psychiatrist	TV Episode: Big Time Fever
2011	Hung	Chinese Woman	TV Episode: Money on the Floor
2012	Two and a Half Men	Kim	TV Episode: The Duchess of Dull-in-Sack
2012	Perception	Dr. Susan Hansen	TV Episode: Shadow
2012	Motherlover	Betty Seong	6 Episodes
2013	Mickey Mouse	Japanese Announcer	TV Episode: Tokyo Go
2013	Hawaii Five-0	Martha Toriyama	TV Episode: Ho'onani Makuakane
2014	Franklin & Bash	Lisa	TV Episode: Love Is the Drug
2009 - 2015	Days of Our Lives	Tori Narita } Dr. Hayden	23 Episodes
2015	Jane the Virgin	Dr. Pelgado	TV Episode: Chapter Twenty-Two
2016	Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders	Kazumi Fukui	TV Episode: Whispering Death
2016	Angie Tribeca	Mrs. Maru	TV Episode: Miso Dead
2017	Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!	Aki's mother / Newscaster	TV Episode: The Curse of Kaniaku
2017	Chance	Judge Augustina Ramos	TV Episode: Define Normal
2009 - 2018	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	White House Reporter / Ultrasound Technician / Janet Yamashiro, Federal Trade Commission, etc	6 Episodes
2018	Famous in Love	Judge Cho	TV Episode: The Good, the Bad and the Crazy
2018	NCIS: Los Angeles	Dr. Evans	TV Episode: Joyride
2019	The Big Bang Theory	Cynthia	TV Episode: The Paintball Scattering
2019	S.W.A.T	Mrs. Yara	TV Episode: The B-Team
2019	Dynasty	Annie Tate	TV Episode: Guilt Trip to Alaska
2019	The Terror	Fumi Yoshida	Season 2
2019	Fetish	Fumi Tanaka	TV Episode: Crisis Shopping

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	World of Warcraft	Pandaren (voice)
2011	L.A. Noire	Female Pedestrian 10 (voice)
2011	Cars 2: The Video Game	Tokyo Cars (voice)
2012	World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria	Pandaren Female Character (voice)
2019	Ghosts of Tsushima	High Priestess

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