Personal details
- Birth Date: 1953-05-09
- Height: 5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
- Birth Location: Deadwood, South Dakota, USA
- Parents: Ayako (Yoneoka)
- Professions: Actress, Writer, Additional Crew
Amy Hill’s got one of those résumés that just won’t quit—over 180 TV and film credits, and she’s still not slowing down. You’ve probably heard her voice pop up all over the place: “American Dad,” “Lilo & Stitch” (yeah, she was there for both the film and the series), “King of the Hill,” and “Happily Ever After” on HBO. She’s made her way through a ton of live-action gigs too, like popping up again and again on “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “UnReal,” “Preacher,” and playing a regular on the CBS comedy “Mom.” Oh, and if you binged “Just Add Magic” on Amazon Prime, that was her too. Before all that, she kicked off her career on stage with the Asian American Theater Company in San Francisco, juggling everything from acting to teaching to serving on the artistic committee. She was a fixture in the city’s improv and sketch comedy scene, too. On top of being an actor, Amy’s carved out her spot as a legit performance artist with a handful of one-woman shows, like her “Tokyo Bound,” “Reunion,” and “Beside Myself” trilogy. She’s done the rounds at some heavy-hitting theaters—Mark Taper Forum, Berkeley Rep, Seattle Rep, Actors Theater of Louisville, and The Public Theater in NYC. She even hit Broadway, performing in Lincoln Center’s “Twelfth Night,” which aired on PBS. But honestly, she’s got a soft spot for East West Players in LA, which she calls her theater “home”—she’s acted, directed, and taught there, so yeah, she’s pretty much done it all.
She’s got this wild mix in her background—her dad’s Finnish, her mom’s Japanese—so you can bet her upbringing was anything but boring. Imagine growing up with a mashup of traditions, flavors, and those two totally different cultures colliding at the dinner table. You get dumplings and reindeer stew, maybe? It’s a unique combo, and honestly, it shapes a person in all sorts of ways. She probably grew up hearing two languages, juggling the quiet intensity of Finnish winters with the colorful chaos of Japanese festivals. That blend, it doesn’t just sit in your DNA—it pops up in how you see the world, what you eat, even the stories your family tells. People like her always end up with this cool, layered perspective. You just know her family gatherings are a trip, with grandma telling stories in one language and grandpa quietly sipping coffee in another. It’s not your average backstory, that’s for sure.
May 9, 1953
5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
Konidela Ram Charan
Deadwood, South Dakota, USA
Ayako (Yoneoka) and Surekha
72 years old