Keiko Agena
Biography
Keiko Agena is an American actress born in Honolulu who became widely known for playing Lane Kim, the best friend of Rory Gilmore on Gilmore Girls, a role she took on while in her late twenties even though the character was a teenager. She later portrayed Dr. Edrisa Tanaka, an NYPD medical examiner, on the Fox crime drama Prodigal Son. Her film credits include Hair Show (2004) with Mo'Nique and Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous (2008) opposite Jessica Simpson. On television, she appeared in three episodes of Felicity, guest-starred on Private Practice, Castle, House and ER, and voiced Yori in the Disney cartoon Kim Possible. She won a Best Female Actor award from the Ammy Awards, a group that celebrates Asian and Asian-American work in film and television, and she acted onstage in Santa Monica in No-No Boy.
53years old
Turns 54 on October 3in 355 days
- Born Honolulu
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Christine Keiko Agena (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 13 years2004 to 2017
Every film, newest first
- 2017Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is YouIMDb rating 5.4
- 2009Labor PainsIMDb rating 4.9
- 2008Private Valentine: Blonde & DangerousIMDb rating 4.3
- 2004Hair ShowIMDb rating 5.1
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A first
Keiko Agena was 27 when she began playing 16-year-old Lane Kim on Gilmore Girls, a role she held despite the age gap.
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Worked with
Keiko Agena shares two films with Vivica A. Fox, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Vivica A. Fox's page
Dee Bradley Baker's page
Lacey Chabert's page
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister's page
Janeane Garofalo's page
Steve Guttenberg's page
Lara ShapiroDirector, 1 film, 2009
All films by Lara Shapiro
Leslie SmallDirector, 1 film, 2004
All films by Leslie Small
All films by Steve Miner
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