Emy Coligado
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Emy Coligado is an American actress, known for her role as Piama Tananahaakna on the sitcom Malcolm in the Middle
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Coligado was born in Geneva, Ohio
, and lived in Borger
in the Texas Panhandle
. She attended Texas Christian University
in Fort Worth
, where she studied psychology. Although she had no significant acting background, Coligado saw a Broadway production of the musical Miss Saigon
shortly before her 1993 college graduation and, after earning her degree, traveled to New York City
to pursue acting and music. She landed a role in the 1st National Tour company before joining the show's Broadway cast; she also performed in a Stuttgart
-based German production of the musical.
Coligado moved to Los Angeles
in 2000 to pursue an acting career and appeared in minor roles in short films and television dramas. In 2001, she landed a recurring role as Emmy, the medical examiner's assistant, on the drama Crossing Jordan
and, in 2002, she was cast in a regular supporting role (as Piama, Francis' wife) on the sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. In 2007, she appeared in a commercial for Soyjoy. Coligado also appears on NBC's web series CTRL
.
Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. The series was first broadcast on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes...
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Coligado was born in Geneva, Ohio
Geneva, Ohio
Geneva is a city in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The area which would become Geneva was originally settled in 1805, and was incorporated as a city in 1958. It is named after Geneva, New York. The city's population was 6,595 at the 2000 census....
, and lived in Borger
Borger, Texas
Borger is the largest city in Hutchinson County, Texas, United States. The population was 14,302 at the 2000 census. Borger is named for businessman Asa Philip "Ace" Borger, who also established the Hutchinson County seat of Stinnett and several other small towns in Texas and Oklahoma.- History...
in the Texas Panhandle
Texas Panhandle
The Texas Panhandle is a region of the U.S. state of Texas consisting of the northernmost 26 counties in the state. The panhandle is a rectangular area bordered by New Mexico to the west and Oklahoma to the north and east...
. She attended Texas Christian University
Texas Christian University
Texas Christian University is a private, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States and founded in 1873. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Disciples of Christ...
in Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
, where she studied psychology. Although she had no significant acting background, Coligado saw a Broadway production of the musical Miss Saigon
Miss Saigon
Miss Saigon is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr.. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly, and similarly tells the tragic tale of a doomed romance involving an Asian woman abandoned by her American lover...
shortly before her 1993 college graduation and, after earning her degree, traveled to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
to pursue acting and music. She landed a role in the 1st National Tour company before joining the show's Broadway cast; she also performed in a Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
-based German production of the musical.
Coligado moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
in 2000 to pursue an acting career and appeared in minor roles in short films and television dramas. In 2001, she landed a recurring role as Emmy, the medical examiner's assistant, on the drama Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that aired on NBC from September 24, 2001 to May 16, 2007. It stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Medical Examiner's Office...
and, in 2002, she was cast in a regular supporting role (as Piama, Francis' wife) on the sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. In 2007, she appeared in a commercial for Soyjoy. Coligado also appears on NBC's web series CTRL
Ctrl (web series)
Ctrl is an American comedy web series of NBC. It is the first stand-alone web series launched by a major television network. The series stars Tony Hale as a typical office-working, self-confidence lacking nerd who discovers he can undo things in real life.It is an adaptation and expansion of the...
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