{{Short description|American actress}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Sea Shimooka | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|2|27}} | birth_place = San Francisco, California | occupation = {{hlist|Actress}} | years_active = 2015–present }}
'''Sea Shimooka''' is an American actress. She is best known for playing Emiko Queen in The CW superhero series ''Arrow'' and Sophon in the Netflix drama series ''3 Body Problem''.
==Early life== Shimooka was born in San Francisco, California on February 27, 1995.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sea Shimooka |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/people/sea-shimooka/ |access-date=December 27, 2025 |website=tvinsider.com}}</ref> She played volleyball in high school. She graduated from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts in 2016 with a degree in Drama. She is of Japanese, Native Hawaiian, French, and English descent.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sea Shimooka: 3 Body Problem Star Hails From a Multicultural Ethnic Background |url=https://thecinemaholic.com/sea-shimooka-3-body-problem/ |access-date=December 27, 2025 |website=thecinemaholic}}</ref>
==Career== Her first big role came playing the Emiko Queen in The CW superhero series ''Arrow''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Olicity Will Be a 'Force to Reckon With' When Arrow Returns |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/best-tv-performances-2025/ |access-date=December 28, 2025 |website=tvguide.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Arrow recap: The new Green Arrow is unmasked! |url=https://ew.com/recap/arrow-season-7-episode-8/ |access-date=December 28, 2025 |website=ew.com}}</ref> She played Jenn Lamonde in the drama series ''Rescue: HI-Surf''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fox Sets Cast for Lifeguard Drama Series 'Rescue: Hi Surf' |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/fox-lifeguard-drama-rescue-hi-surf-cast-1235877059/ |access-date=December 27, 2025 |website=variety.com}}</ref> She had a recurring role on the sci-fi series ''3 Body Problem'' portraying Sophon, an AI created by the Santi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sea Shimooka Unlocks the '3 Body Problem' |url=https://joysauce.com/sea-shimooka-unlocks-the-3-body-problem/ |access-date=December 27, 2025 |website=joysauce.com}}</ref> She made her directorial debut shooting the short film ''Berlin'' in Germany.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sea Shimooka |url=https://seashimooka.co/about |access-date=December 27, 2025 |website=seashimooka.co}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 2020 || ''Pink Skies Ahead'' || Jen || |- | 2023 || ''BITTERS: Suicide Butterflies'' || Makeup Artist || Short |- | 2023 || ''BERLIN'' || Sara || Short |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2017 || ''Bull'' || Golfer || Episode; ''Make Me'' |- | 2018-2020 || ''Arrow'' || Emiko Queen || 18 episodes |- | 2020 || ''MacGyver'' || Kai || Episode; ''Code + Artemis + Nuclear + N3mesis'' |- | 2024-2026 || ''3 Body Problem'' || Sophon || 8 episodes |- | 2024-2025 || ''Rescue: HI-Surf'' || Jenn Lamonde || 8 episodes |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|6599324}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shimooka, Sea}} Category:1995 births Category:21st-century American actresses Category:Actresses from California Category:Actresses from San Francisco Category:Living people