Keiko Agena

Keiko Agena (born October 3, 1973 in Honolulu , Hawaii ) is an American actress who made her breakthrough with the Gilmore Girls series .

Life

Keiko Agena started at the age of ten on a small theater stage. She discovered her talent and, with the support of her parents, began auditioning and performing in plays.

After graduating from high school , Agena studied drama at Whitman College in Washington. In 1993 she had a guest appearance in the series Renegade - Merciless Hunt . This was followed by roles in Emergency Room (1998), Beverly Hills, 90210 (1999) and 1999 to 2000 in Felicity . In 2000, she finally auditioned successfully for the Gilmore Girls . Despite her age, she was then 26 years old (the age of the film character at the beginning of the series: about 16 years), she had all the requirements for the role of Lane Kim . Series inventor Amy Sherman-Palladino liked Keiko Agena's "fearlessness mixed with intelligence, charm and energy," which is why she got the role. Keiko Agena also did well with the critics. In 2002 she won the Young Artist Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Series. In 2007 she appeared in an episode of the Private Practice series. In 2011 she played with Dr. House played the role of Dr. Cheng and was Charlotte Mearing's assistant at Transformers 3 . Further film and television roles followed, with the focus on series. So she was u. a. 2016 in Gilmore Girls: A New Year to see, since 2019 she has been in Prodigal Son . Her work includes more than 60 productions.

She has been married to Shin Kawasaki since December 19, 2005.

Filmography

• 1993: Renegade - Merciless Hunt ( Renegade , TV series, episode 1x14)
• 1995: Threat from the Dark ( Terror in the Shadows , TV movie)
• 1998: Hundred Percent
• 1998, 2009: Emergency Room - Die Notaufnahme ( ER , TV series, 2 episodes)
• 1999: Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV series, episode 9x25)
• 2000: Felicity (TV series, 3 episodes)
• 2000–2007: Gilmore Girls (TV series, 102 episodes)
• 2001: The Nightmare Room (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2001: Strong Medicine: Two Doctors Like Fire and Ice ( Strong Medicine , TV series, episode 2x09)
• 2002: Tomato and Eggs (short film)
• 2003: Red Thread (short film)
• 2003: Western Avenue (short film)
• 2003: Cats and Mice
• 2003–2007: Kim Possible (TV series, 4 episodes, voice)
• 2004: The Perfect Party
• 2004: Law & Order: Justice Is Served (video game, voice)
• 2004: Hair Show
• 2006: Without a Trace ( Without a Trace , TV series, episode 4x14)
• 2006: Chances Are
• 2007: Private Practice (TV series, episode 1x08)
• 2008: Major Movie Star (Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous)
• 2009: (K) a little pregnant (Labor Pains)
• 2010: Castle (TV series, episode: The dominatrix always strikes twice )
• 2010: Dr. House ( House , TV series, episode 7x05)
• 2010: Road Rage (short film)
• 2011: I Hate LA
• 2011: Transformers 3 (Transformers: Dark of the Moon)
• 2012: Beautiful People (TV movie)
• 2012: Lil Tokyo Reporter (short film)
• 2012: Scandal (TV series, episode 2x08)
• 2013: Shameless (TV series, 3 episodes)
• 2013: LearningTown (TV series, 9 episodes)
• 2013-2014: Twisted (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2014: Me + Her (short film)
• 2016: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life ( Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life , miniseries, 4 episodes)
• 2017-2018: Dead Girls Don't Lie ( 13 Reasons Why , TV series, 7 episodes)
• 2017: Colony ( Colony , TV series, 3 episodes)
• 2017 Navy CIS: LA (TV series, episode 8x18)
• 2018, 2020: Better Call Saul (TV series, 4 episodes)
• 2018: The First (TV series, 5 episodes)
• 2018–2019: Dirty John (TV series, 4 episodes)
• since 2019: Prodigal Son (TV series)

Web links

• Keiko Agena at theInternet Movie Database(English)
• Keiko Agena in the German dubbing file