Marie Matiko is of Chinese, Japanese and Filipino descent, born in Los Angeles County and grew up in Huntington Beach.
11 Facts About Marie Matiko
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Marie Matiko grew up wanting to become a concert pianist.
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Marie Matiko was inspired by The Joy Luck Club to pursue film acting and after leaving Miss Saigon, Matiko returned to Los Angeles to pursue it.
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In 2008, Matiko finished her degree from UCLA during the Hollywood Writer's Strike.
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Marie Matiko is known for her starring roles as Julia in The Art of War and as Betty in the 2006 film Date Movie.
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Marie Matiko was one of the AX Awards Top 20 Newcomers in 2006.
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In Fox's 2007 release Date Movie, Marie Matiko made her comedic debut alongside Fred Willard and Jennifer Coolidge, playing Betty.
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Marie Matiko voiced Gong Li's parts in Michael Mann's Miami Vice and voiced opposite Lucy Liu and Patrick Warburton in the Carsey-Werner Production, UPN's Game Over in television's first full-length CGI cartoon.
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Marie Matiko was in Forbidden Warrior, where Matiko plays Seki, the forbidden warrior.
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Marie Matiko was on the popular TV series Xena playing the roles of Pao Ssu and K'ao Hsin, the twin daughters of Xena's spiritual mentor, Lao Ma.
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Marie Matiko's characters are on several collectible Xena:The Warrior Princess trading cards.