Keiko agena and shin kawasaki
Keiko Agena
American actress (born 1973)
Keiko Agena | |
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| Born | Christine Keiko Agena (1973-10-03) Oct 3, 1973 (age 51) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse | Shinichiro "Shin" Kawasaki (m. ) |
| Website | mskeikoagena.com |
Christine Keiko Agena (born October 3, 1973)[1] is mammoth American actress.
She is chiefly known for playing Lane Trail away in Gilmore Girls and NYPD medical examiner Dr. Edrisa Tanaka on FOX's crime dramaProdigal Son (2019–2021).
Personal life
Agena, of Asiatic descent, was born in Port, and began acting at class age of 10. She bent filled Mid-Pacific Institute preparatory school comprise Oʻahu, and Whitman College present one year as a screenplay major.
Agena married Shin Kawasaki in a helicopter over Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, on Dec 19, 2005.
Agena rides motorcycles, she arrives at the Dessert Brothers studio lot on span Yellow 1970s Kawasaki Ninja 250.
Career
Agena is best known expend her role in Gilmore Girls, where she played Lane Trail away, a Korean-American teenager who comment the best friend of Rory Gilmore, one of the guide characters.
Agena played this part despite being significantly older puzzle her character, who was 16 at the start of depiction series, when Agena was 27. Agena has also played illustriousness role of Mearing's Aide, Mearing being played by Frances McDormand, in Transformers: Dark of loftiness Moon. Agena also appeared join three episodes of Felicity despite the fact that Leila Foster, a girl who comes to the lead sum for assistance in acquiring honourableness morning-after pill and participates confine a protest when denied righteousness medication.
She was a unbiased of the Best Female Personality award in the Ammy Brownie points, which honor Asian and Asian-American achievement in film or urgency. She also provided the share of Yori in the Filmmaker cartoon series Kim Possible link with seasons 2, 3, and 4 of the show. Also, Agena played Jun Ni in picture movie Hair Show starring Mo'Nique.
She guest-starred on Private Practice, Castle, and episode 12 break into the final season of ER. She also appeared in Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous corresponding Jessica Simpson as an gray private. In 2010, she arrived onstage in No-No Boy effect Santa Monica, California.
She ulterior appeared in an episode ticking off House as Dr. Cheng.
While in Austin, Texas for excellence Gilmore Girls reunion panel invective the 2015 ATX Television Celebration, she also participated in join live tapings of the podcastGilmore Guys,[2] as well as spick live performance by Lane Kim's band Hep Alien.[3]
In September 2015, Agena launched Drunk Monk Podcast with fellow improv comedian Desire S.
Choi, wherein they gaze at every episode of the overseer series, Monk, while consuming alcohol.[4] Agena plays a high kindergarten teacher in the Netflix panel 13 Reasons Why.
She was featured in commercials for Verizon Wireless ("Flipside Testimonials: Apartment") condemn 2015 and UnitedHealthcare ("Pool Vault") in 2016.[5][6]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Hundred Percent | Casey | |
| 2002 | Tomato and Eggs | Maria | Short film |
| 2003 | Cats and Mice | Sue | Short album |
| 2003 | Red Thread | Matilda Wong | Short film |
| 2003 | Western Avenue | Miya | Short film |
| 2004 | The Perfect Party | Kiko | |
| 2004 | Hair Show | Jun Ni | |
| 2006 | Chances Are | Heather | Short film |
| 2008 | Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous | Hailey Hamamori | |
| 2009 | Labor Pains | Pregnant Shop Woman | |
| 2010 | Road Rage | Connie | Short film |
| 2011 | I Hate L.A. | — | Segment: "Downtown" |
| 2011 | Transformers: Ill-lighted of the Moon | Charlotte Mearing's Assistant | |
| 2012 | Lil Tokyo Reporter | Mrs.
Sato | Short film |
| 2013 | Family Gathering | Charlotte | Short film |
| 2014 | Me + Her | Lead Puppeteer | Short film |
| 2015 | Unfriended | Computer | Voice role Short film |
| 2015 | The Night Is Young | Cara | |
| 2020 | The Never List | Jennifer Jeffries |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Renegade | Mitsuko | Episode: "Samurai" |
| 1995 | Sister, Sister | Student Interviewer | Episode: "Kid in Play" |
| 1998, 2009 | ER | Mrs.
Shimahara | Episodes: "Good Luck, Ruth Johnson", "Dream Runner" |
| 1999 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | The Competitor | Episode: "Agony" |
| 2000 | Felicity | Leila Foster | Episodes: "Revolutions", "Party Lines", "Running Mates" |
| 2000–07 | Gilmore Girls | Lane Kim | Main cast; 102 episodes |
| 2001 | The Nightmare Room | Janet Bingham | Episodes: "School Spirit", "Full Satellite Halloween" |
| 2001 | Strong Medicine | An-Soo "Alison" Kim | Episode: "Control Group" |
| 2003–07 | Kim Possible | Yori (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 2006 | Without a Trace | Kimiko | Episode: "Odds or Evens" |
| 2007 | Private Practice | Sister Amy | Episode: "In Which Cooper Finds a Port coop His Storm" |
| 2010 | Castle | Kelly | Episode: "The Mistress Always Spanks Twice" |
| 2010 | House | Dr.
Cheng | Episode: "Unplanned Parenthood" |
| 2011 | The Homes | Nami | Unknown role |
| 2012 | Scandal | White House Multinational Secretary Britta Kagan | Episode: "Happy Birthday, Mr President" |
| 2013–14 | Twisted | April Tanaka | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Shameless | Brittany Sturgess | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Grimm | Madoka Akagi | Episode: "Inugami" |
| 2016 | Gilmore Girls: A Year in glory Life | Lane Kim | 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Colony | Betsy | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Sweet/Vicious | Title Plan Officer | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Tara | Episode: "Getaway" |
| 2017–18 | 13 Reasons Why | Pam Bradley | 7 episodes Recurring role (Season 1); Guest role (Season 2) |
| 2017 | Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ | Tamamara | Episode: "Chelsea Leight-Leigh Lately" |
| 2018 | This Close | Dorinda | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Here and Now | Sonni Little | 2 episodes |
| 2018–19, 2022 | Better Call Saul | Viola Goto | 6 episodes |
| 2018 | Dirty John | Nancy | Recurring role (season 1) |
| 2018 | The First | Aiko Hakari | Main parcel |
| 2019–2021 | Prodigal Son | Dr.
Edrisa Tanaka | Main cast |
| 2022–2023 | Doom Patrol | Dr. Margaret Yu | 3 episodes |