Joanna Sotomura

Acting

Joanna Sotomura

Born January 1, 1985 · Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (age 41)

Joanna Sotomura is an American actor, best known for playing the titular role in the Emmy Award-winning webseries Emma Approved (2013). In 2024, Sotomura lent her voice to Sunny, a robot left to the widow of her creator, in the Apple TV+ series of the same name.

Known For

Contracted: Phase IIContracted: Phase II · 2015
Contracted: Phase II
5.42015
MovieHorrorThriller
Picking up directly where the previous film left off, the story follows Riley, one of the last people to come in contact with Samantha, as he scrambles to track down those responsible for the outbreak before the highly contagious disease not only consumes his body, but the world as we know it.
NegativeNegative · 2017
Negative
4.42017
MovieThrillerDrama
Negative is set in the American southwest and follows Natalie, a former British spy who flees Los Angeles for Phoenix after a deal with a cartel goes wrong. She's joined by Hollis, a street photographer who has put his life at risk by taking Natalie's photo at the wrong time and in the wrong place.
Get the GirlGet the Girl · 2017
Get the Girl
5.12017
MovieActionComedy
A wealthy young man is conned into staging a fake kidnapping in order to be a hero and win the affection of a girl he's madly in love with. But when one of the hired kidnappers is accidentally killed during the charade, he's forced to actually save her life while not revealing that it's been a ruse all along.
Everything Before UsEverything Before Us · 2015
Everything Before Us
5.32015
MovieRomanceDrama
The Department of Emotional Integrity (DEI) documents all relationship activity. A 'relationship score' is given to keep people accountable for their choices. The score is public for all to see, and affects various aspects of daily life. Two couples, teenagers and early 30s, face different but intersecting challenges in their relationships within the rules of the DEI.
HeartlessHeartless · 2018
Heartless
6.02018
MovieHorror
An overlooked associate struggles to complete a corporate presentation as a horrific secret gnaws at her conscience. Based on Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart".
Geek USAGeek USA · 2013
Geek USA
2013
MovieComedyMusic
"Geek USA" is a quirky romantic comedy filled with 90s nostalgia about a high school senior in a rock band who suddenly goes from zero social life to having three very competitive dates for prom.
Boy BandBoy Band · 2024
Boy Band
8.02024
MovieHorrorDrama
A member of a famous K-Pop boy band, whose face has been disfigured by an accident, must undergo surgery to repair his fracturing image.
The PoisoningThe Poisoning · 2013
The Poisoning
3.82013
MovieDramaHorror
Matt, with the assistance of his new friend Riley, is moving out to Los Angeles California to fulfill his dream of making movies. Everything is off to a good start! That is until Matt's childhood best friend Chaps decides to crash the road trip and invite himself along. When old friends don't mix well with new friends, jealousy enters the picture. And if that wasn't enough to put a damper on the road trip, a menacing hitchhiker turns their world upside down leading to a maddening chase that spins wildly out of control.

Filmography

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Life in PiecesLife in Pieces · 2015
Life in Pieces
7.12015
SeriesComedy
Comedy about one big happy family and their sometimes awkward, often hilarious and ultimately beautiful milestone moments as told by its various members. Of the three siblings, middle child Matt may have just found his true love, his co-worker, Colleen; his coddled youngest brother, Greg, and his wife, Jen, are overwhelmed by the birth of their first child; and the eldest, Heather, and her husband, Tim, are dreading their impending empty nest so much, they're considering having another baby. Their parents are Joan the family's adoring matriarch who would do anything for her kids - as long as she agrees with it - and John, the gregarious patriarch who's searching for ways to soften the blow of turning 70. As the family's lives unfold in four short stories each week, they try to savor these little pieces of time that flash by but stay with you forever, because these moments add up to what life's all about.

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