Jeanne Sakata (born April 8, 1954) is an American film, television and stage actress and playwright.
In 2005, she appeared in a minor role as a field reporter in the action film XXX: State of the Union.
Sakata has performed in many stage productions, working often with East West Players (EWP) in Los Angeles.
In 2002 she won the Ovation Award for Lead Actress in a Play, for her performance in Chay Yew's Red, at EWP.
[3] In 2019, she was an honoree at EWP's Night Market event in celebration of her work advancing "the visibility of Asian Americans nationally.