{{Short description|American actress (born 1971)}} {{Use American English|date=July 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2009}} {{Infobox person | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|6|5}} | birth_place = Borger, Texas, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2000–present | domestic_partner = | website = {{URL|emycoligado.com}} }} '''Emy Coligado''' (born June 5, 1971<ref>{{cite news |last1=Saunders |first1=Jeraldine |title=Horoscope |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-barbara-news-press/177379357/ |access-date=July 24, 2025 |work=Santa Barbara News-Press |date=June 5, 2014 |page=D 2|via = Newspapers.com }}</ref>) is an American actress known for her role as Piama Tananahaakna on the sitcom ''Malcolm in the Middle''. In 2001, Coligado landed a recurring role as Emmy, the medical examiner's assistant, on the drama ''Crossing Jordan''. Coligado also appears on NBC's web series ''CTRL'' as well as Poppy Tang in NBC's ''Chuck''. She also played Ling in the 2012 film ''The Three Stooges''. Most recently, Coligado played the role of Helen Yung in ''Archive 81'' and Carlotta in the Apple TV series ''The Changeling'' starring Lakeith Stanfield.
Coligado was born in Borger, Texas, and is of "mostly Filipino" descent.<ref>{{cite news |last1=O'Hare |first1=Kate |title=Checking in with Emy Coligado |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/paragould-daily-press-emy-coligado/177377453/ |access-date=July 24, 2025 |work=Paragould Daily Press |agency=Zap2it |date=March 2, 2003 |page=152|via = Newspapers.com }}</ref> On Broadway she portrayed Yvonne in ''Miss Saigon'' (1991).<ref>{{cite web |title=Emy Coligado |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/emy-coligado-515455 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=July 24, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115222358/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/emy-coligado-515455 |archive-date=November 15, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
== Filmography == ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2005 | ''Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous'' | Gate Agent | |- | 2005 | ''Don't Come Knocking'' | Desk Clerk | |- | 2005 | ''Kids in America'' | Emily Chua | |- | 2007 | ''Ctrl Z'' | Elizabeth Carter | Short film |- | 2010 | ''Pie'' | Kat | Short film |- | 2011 | ''Marathoners'' | Dottie Bueno | Short film |- | 2012 | ''The Three Stooges'' | Ling | |- | 2020 | ''First One In'' | CeeCee | |- | 2020 | ''The Girl Who Left Home'' | Mary Santos | |- | 2020 | ''The Catch'' | Lily McManus | |- | 2025 | ''Summer of 69'' | Margaret | |- |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2000 | ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' | Felice | Episode: "House of Pi's" |- | 2001 | ''ER'' | Student #6 | Episode: "A Walk in the Woods" |- | 2001 | ''The Brothers García'' | Neeko | Episode: "Larry's Curse" |- | 2001–07 | ''Crossing Jordan'' | Emmy | Recurring role (seasons 1–6); 30 episodes |- | 2002 | ''Strong Medicine'' | Nurse Betsy Welling | Episode: "Shok" |- | 2002–06 | ''Malcolm in the Middle'' | Piama | Recurring role (seasons 3–7); 28 episodes |- | 2003 | ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' | Claudia | Episode: "Sweet Charity" |- | 2004 | ''Fillmore!'' | Rochelle | Voice role; "A Dark Score Evened" |- | 2006 | ''Grey's Anatomy'' | Janelle Duco | Episode: "From a Whisper to a Scream" |- | 2007 | ''Men in Trees'' | Lucy Woo | Episode: "No Man Is an Iceland" |- | 2007 | ''Chuck'' | Poppy Tang | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Truth" |- | 2009 | ''Ctrl'' | Elizabeth | Web series; Main cast (season 1); 10 episodes |- | 2010 | ''Stalker Chronicles'' | Angel | Episode: "Jenny" |- | 2011 | ''And Boris'' | Angelica | Television short series |- | 2014 | ''Shameless'' | Wesley Gretsky | Episode: "Emily" |- | 2017 | ''Fresh Off the Boat'' | Norma | Episode: "The Masters" |- | 2017 | ''Claws'' | Mrs. Choi | Episode: "Batshit" |- | 2021 | ''Run the World'' | Julie | Episode: "Phenomenal Women" |- | 2022 | ''Archive 81'' | Helen Yung | Episode: "Spirit Receivers" |- | 2023 | ''The Changeling'' | Carlotta | 5 episodes |- | 2024 | ''Based on a True Story'' | Tanya | Episode: "Liquid Gold" |- | 2026 | ''Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair'' | Piama | Recurring role |}
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