Shuko Akune is an American film, television and stage actress best known for such films and television series as E/R, Come See the Paradise, Alien Nation, Cruel Intentions 2, G.I. Joe: The Movie, Murphy Brown, and The Steve Harvey Show. In 1988 Akune won the San Diego Critics Circle Awards for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as a Japanese war bride in Velina Hasu Houston's play Tea.