Adele Yoshioka
Known For
Acting
Born
1946-11-30 in San Diego, California, USA
Biography
Born in San Diego, California, Yoshioka has started her career as an actress in the late 1960s. Following her appearance on Star Trek, she also worked on episodes of Mannix (1970, with John Wheeler), Laugh-In (1972, with Frank Welker), Anna and the King (1972, with Samantha Eggar, Keye Luke, and Brian Tochi), Banacek (1972, with Ned Romero, Kermit Murdock, Louise Sorel, Peter Brocco, and Bob Harks), The Magician (1974, with France Nuyen and Bob Harks and directed by Alexander Singer), Kung Fu (1975, with Keye Luke and Clyde Kusatsu), The Paper Chase (1978, with Earl Boen and Charles Hallahan), and Night Court (1984, with Karen Austin, John Larroquette, John Staible, Juan De Villa, and Tony Rocco). Her appearance from Kung Fu was later re-used in the film version, Kung Fu: The Movie in 1986. Yoshioka had memorable appearances as Suzuki in Gaily, Gaily (1969, with Brian Keith, Harvey Jason, Peter Brocco, and Don Keefer), as Mai-Ling Chan in The Return of Charlie Chan (1973, with Louise Sorel), and as Sunny in Magnum Force (1973, with Mitchell Ryan, David Soul, and Wayne Grace). Other film work include Sweet Charity (1969, with Ricardo Montalban, Ben Vereen, John Wheeler, Jimmy Fields, Lance LeGault, and Buddy Joe Hooker), the television drama They Only Come Out at Night (1975, with Tim O'Connor and Barbara Luna), Swashbuckler (1976, with Genevieve Bujold, Sid Haig, Harry Basch, Henry Kingi, Sr., Anthony De Longis, and Bob Minor), the exercise video Maximum Potential (1987, with Mark DeAlessandro), the television thriller The Perfect Bride (1991, with Marilyn Rockafellow and directed by Terrence O'Hara), the thriller Distant Cousins (1993, with Mary Crosby, Brian Bonsall, and Cyndi Pass), the horror thriller The Nurse (1997, with Jay Underwood and Richard Penn), and the thriller A Table for One (1999, with Mark Rolston). Yoshioka is a founding member and co-chairperson of the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment where she also served on the Board of Directors. Other boards she serves on include the Association of Asian Pacific American Artists and East West Players. Yoshioka has held several executive positions at Image Organization, Behaviour Worldwide, CineTel Films, and World International Network.
Most Known For
Star Trek
as Kohm Servant (uncredited)
Mannix
as Miss Hoyo
Night Court
as Miss Japan
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
Banacek
as Receptionist
The Paper Chase
as 4th Reporter
The Magician
as Oriental Girl
Magnum Force
as Sunny
Anna and the King
as Butri
Swashbuckler
as Street Entertainer
Sweet Charity
as Dancer (uncredited)
Kung Fu
as Po Li
Gaily, Gaily
as Suzuki
Wicked Ways
as Lab Assistant
The Nurse
as Nurse
The Return of Charlie Chan
as Mai-Ling Chan
Distant Cousins
as Cashier
The Perfect Bride
as Nurse
They Only Come Out at Night
as Pharmacy Clerk
Dolph Lundgren: Maximum Potential
as Girl On Bench