Sandy Nakamura is a very funny actress.

You may have seen her in CBS' comedy "Help Me Help You" or recognized her in a few episodes of "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

This year, she's in the Slamdance film "American Zombie," which premiered this week in Park City.

On Monday afternoon, she was on a panel discussion about the future of Asian American filmmaking, and she was on a bit of a rant about Hollywood and stereotypes and how she has to sometimes audition for male roles so casting directors can see past the fact she's Asian.

Today, studios still tend to cast Asians for the overachiever or hyper-intelligent character.

"And why did they give us SmartWater?" she said sarcastically about the bottles of Glaeau's branded SmartWater provided for the panelists. "What does that mean?"

-- Vince Horiuchi