Joanna Sotomura, born on March 5, 1987, in Honolulu, Hawaii, is a US-American actress of Japanese and German descent. She studied theater arts at Loyola Marymount University, graduating in 2009, and began her acting career with roles in theater before transitioning to film and television. Sotomura is best known for her roles in the web series Emma Approved and the horror film Madison County. She has also appeared in various TV shows, including Criminal Minds, Rizzoli & Isles, and Barry, and provided voice work for the video game Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare.
Joanna Sotomura Biography
Full Name
Joanna Reed
Sotomura
Alternative
names
Joanna
Sotomura
Nationality
American
Date of Birth
March 5, 1987
Age
37 years
(in 2024)
Birth Place
Honolulu
,
Hawaii, USA
Career
Actress
Producer
Religion
N/A
Zodiac Sign
Pisces
(the fish)
Physical Stats
Height
5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
Weight
N/A
Eye Color
Brown
Hair Color
Brown
Education
High School
Name
Iolani
Location
Honolulu
University
Name
Loyola
Marymount
University
Field
of
Study
Bachelor of
Fine Arts
Year of
Graduation
2009
Known For:
Film Poster
Title
Madison County
(Movie) (2011)
4.1/10
as Brooke
Emma Approved
(TV Series)
(2013)
8.1/10
as Emma
Woodhouse
Barry
(TV Series) (2022– )
8.3/10
as Casey
Sunny
(TV Series) (2024– )
7.0/10
as Sunny (Voice)
Joanna Sotomura Movies and TV Shows
Movies
2011: Madison County | as Brooke
2013: GeekUSA | as Kyra Featherstone
TV Series
2011: Criminal Minds: Team Red (Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, episode 1×07) | as Lisa
2014: Rizzoli & Isles (episode 5×03) | as Staff Member
2015: Revenge (episode 4×16) | as Phoebe
2015: Vanity | as Siouxsie Chow
2017: The Good Place (episode 2×03) | as Véronique
2018: Hawaii Five-0 (episode 8×22) | as Mila
2018: Criminal Minds (episode 14×03) | as Geena Raptis
2020: NCIS: LA (episode 11×05) | as Christina Ng
2020: Quarantine | as McKenna
2022: Barry (three episodes) | as Casey
2024: Sunny | as Sunny (Voice)
Web Series
2013–2014: Video Game High School | as Duchess of Kart
2013–2018: Emma Approved | as Emma Woodhouse
2020: Wayward Guide | as Madison Reynolds
Voice Work
2016: Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (Video Game)
2024: Sunny (TV series)
Joanna Sotomura Photos
Joanna Sotomura as Sunny in the Apple TV+ series Sunny
“Sunny” is an American black comedy television series created by Katie Robbins, based on the novel “The Dark Manual” by Irish writer Colin O’Sullivan. The series premiered on July 10, 2024, on Apple TV+. The story follows Suzie (Rashida Jones), an American living in Kyoto, Japan. After her husband Masa Sakamoto (Hidetoshi Nishijima) and their son go missing in a plane crash, Suzie is given a household robot named Sunny by her husband’s robotics company as a form of consolation. Initially skeptical of the robot, Suzie gradually befriends Sunny, and together they try to uncover what really happened to her husband and son.
Rashida Jones in the Apple TV Plus Series Sunny
Joanna Sotomura is the voice of the smart, happy and emotional robot Sunny in this series.
2014 | International Academy of Web Television Awards | Best Female Performance in a Comedy | Emma Approved 2014 | International Academy of Web Television Awards | Best Ensemble Performance | Emma Approved (Shared with: Brent Bailey, Dayeanne Hutton, James Brent Isaacs, Alexis Boozer Sterling, Paul Stuart, Gabriel Voss) 2014 | The Streamy Awards | Best Actress in a Comedy | Emma Approved
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Joseph Sotomura
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