Helen Funai

Helen Funai

Helen Funai was born on January 25, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is known for Our Man Flint (1966), My Three Sons (1960) and Best of the Best (1989). She was previously married to Harry Eugene Erickson Jr.

She was the 1963 Nisei Week Pageant Queen.

Filmography

• Our Man Flint as Sakito (1966)
• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum as Tintinabula (16 October 1966)
• Gidget Gets Married as Minnie Chan (1972)
• Noble House (miniseries) as Mrs. Kwang (1988)

Television Roles

Original Air Date	Net	Show Name	Episode Name	Character Name
October 31, 1970	CBS	Mission: Impossible (s5,e7)	Butterfly	Nobu Kellem
December 27, 1970	NBC	The Bill Cosby Show (s2,e14)	Teacher Of The Year	Miss Hillard
March 20, 1971	CBS	My Three Sons (s11,e24)	After The Honeymoon	Tracy Lee
December 1, 1973	CBS	M*A*S*H (s2,e12)	The Incubator	Betty Lou
October 25, 1974	NBC	Sanford And Son (s4,e7)	Home Sweet Home	Miss Funai
January 31, 1975	ABC	Baretta (s1,e3)	Woman In The Harbor	Kim
September 20, 1975	ABC	Matt Helm (s1,e1)	Dead Men Talk	Lin
September 22, 1976	ABC	Baretta (s3,e1)	The Ninja	Nancy
December 18, 1976	ABC	Most Wanted (s1,e7)	The Torch	Miko
March 23, 1978	CBS	Hawaii Five-O (s10,e20)	Invitation To Murder	Riah Barlow
March 29, 1980	CBS	Hawaii Five-O (s12,e19)	The Moroville Covenant	Margot Lawrence
April 28, 1981	NBC	The Misadventures Of Sheriff Lobo (s2,e14)	The Roller Disco Karate Kaper (The Misadventures Of Sheriff Lobo)	Miss Cummings
October 24, 1982	NBC	CHiPs (s6,e3)	The Spaceman Made Me Do It	Joy Fujino

Trivia

• She has an identical twin who is named Keiko.
• Played in two different incarnations of 'Matt Helm from The Wrecking Crew (1968)': First in the movie Murderers' Row (1966), with Dean Martin playing the lead character, then 15 years later in the Matt Helm (1975) TV series' first episode (Matt Helm: Dead Men Talk (1975)) with Anthony Franciosa..
• Joined The Dingaling Sisters quartet for Season 8 of The Dean Martin Show (1965) in 1972, breaking barriers as the first Asian-American member of the group.
• Has lived in the same house in Bel Air, Californa for decades.
• Was a 'Deb Star' of 1966.
• Attended Los Angeles High School.

Appearances

• Best of the Best as Tommy's Mother
• 1988 Noble House (TV Mini Series) as Mrs. Kwang
  • Part IV (1988) ... Mrs. Kwang
  • Part III (1988) ... Mrs. Kwang
  • Part II (1988) ... Mrs. Kwang
  • Part I (1988) ... Mrs. Kwang
• 1988 Highway to Heaven (TV Series) as Judge Helen Watanabe
  • Time in a Bottle (1988) ... Judge Helen Watanabe
• 1986 The Colbys (TV Series) as Min
  • Checkmate (1986) ... Min
  • Double Jeopardy (1986) ... Min
• 1986 Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) as Sophy
  • Capitalism (1986) ... Sophy
• 1986 Hotel (TV Series) as The Nun
  • Facades (1986) ... The Nun
• 1985 Dynasty (TV Series) as Constance's Assistant
  • The Man (1985) ... Constance's Assistant
• 1983 Simon & Simon (TV Series) as Lisa Chen
  • The Secret of the Chrome Eagle (1983) ... Lisa Chen
• 1982 CHiPs (TV Series) as Joy Fujino
  • The Spaceman Made Me Do It (1982) ... Joy Fujino
• 1982 Terror at Alcatraz (TV Movie) as Nancy
• 1981 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (TV Series) as Miss Cummings
  • The Roller Disco Karate Kaper (1981) ... Miss Cummings
• 1978-1980 Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) as Margo Lawrence / Riah Barlow
  • The Moroville Covenant (1980) ... Margo Lawrence
  • Invitation to Murder (1978) ... Riah Barlow
• 1979 The Ordeal of Patty Hearst (TV Movie) as Wendy Yoshimura
• 1979 Quincy M.E. (TV Series) as Dr. Helen Matsuro
  • A Question of Death (1979) ... Dr. Helen Matsuro
• 1971-1977 Days of Our Lives (TV Series) as Kim Douglas
  • Episode #1.2859 (1977) ... Kim Douglas
  • Episode #1.2857 (1977) ... Kim Douglas
  • Episode #1.2771 (1976) ... Kim Douglas
  • Episode #1.2763 (1976) ... Kim Douglas
  • Episode #1.2754 (1976) ... Kim Douglas
  • 72 episodes
• 1976 Most Wanted (TV Series) as Miko
  • The Torch (1976) ... Miko
• 1975-1976 Baretta (TV Series) as Nancy / Kim
  • The Ninja (1976) ... Nancy
  • Woman in the Harbor (1975) ... Kim
• 1976 I Will... I Will... For Now as Miss Ito
• 1974-1975 Sanford and Son (TV Series) as Japanese Masseuse / Miss Funai
  • Sanford and Rising Son (1975) ... Japanese Masseuse (uncredited)
  • Home Sweet Home (1974) ... Miss Funai
• 1975 Matt Helm (TV Series) as Lin
  • Dead Men Talk (1975) ... Lin
• 1973 M*A*S*H (TV Series) as Betty Lou
  • The Incubator (1973) ... Betty Lou
• 1973 The Young and the Restless (TV Series) as Sumiko (1980)
• 1972 Gidget Gets Married (TV Movie) as Minnie Chan
• 1970-1972 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) as Waitress / Joyce
  • The Basic Moment: Part 1 (1972) ... Waitress
  • To Get Through the Night (1970) ... Joyce
• 1971 Bonanza (TV Series) as Lim Toy
  • Rock-A-Bye Hoss (1971) ... Lim Toy
• 1971 Josie's Castle as Jennifer
• 1971 My Three Sons (TV Series) as Tracy Lee
  • After the Honeymoon (1971) ... Tracy Lee
• 1970 The Bill Cosby Show (TV Series) as Miss Hillard
  • Teacher of the Year (1970) ... Miss Hillard
• 1970 Mission: Impossible (TV Series) as Nobu Kellem
  • Butterfly (Mission: Impossible) (1970) as Nobu Kellem
• 1970 Somerset (TV Series) as Lai Ling (1975-1976)
• 1969 Gidget Grows Up (TV Movie) as Minnie Chan
• 1969 The Red Skelton Hour (TV Series) as Woman / Chinese Drama
  • Why the Show Must Go On or The History of Opening Night (1969) ... Woman / Chinese Drama
• 1969 Mannix (TV Series) as Joy Suk
  • Shadow of a Man (1969) ... Joy Suk
• 1968 It Takes a Thief (TV Series) as Lori Chan
  • The Lay of the Land (1968) ... Lori Chan
• 1968 Bewitched (TV Series) as Stewardess
  • A Majority of Two (1968) ... Stewardess
• 1967 Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV Series) as Japanese Girl
  • A Child Shall Lead Them (1967) ... Japanese Girl
• 1967 The Wild Wild West (TV Series) as Japanese Maiden
  • The Night of the Samurai (1967) ... Japanese Maiden
• 1967 Gunn as Japanese Twin (uncredited)
• 1966-1967 The Dean Martin Show (TV Series) as Dancer
  • Episode #2.18 (1967) ... Dancer (uncredited)
  • Episode #2.14 (1966)
• 1966 Murderers' Row as the Bath Attendant (uncredited)
• 1966 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum as Tintinabula
• 1966 Our Man Flint as Sakito
• 1966 I Spy (TV Series)
  • • The Barter (I Spy): I Spy, S1.E16, aired Jan 12, 1966 as Kako