Keiko Agena
Christine Keiko Agena is an American actress. She is mostly known for playing Lane Kim in Gilmore Girls. She currently plays NYPD medical examiner Dr. Edrisa Tanaka on FOX's crime drama Prodigal Son.
Personal life
Agena, a Japanese-American, was born in Honolulu, and began acting at the age of 10. She attended Mid-Pacific Institute preparatory school in O‘ahu, and Whitman College for one year as a drama major.Agena married Shin Kawasaki in a helicopter over Las Vegas, Nevada on December 19, 2005.
Career
Agena is best known for her role in Gilmore Girls, where she played Lane Kim, a Korean-American teenager who is the best friend of Rory Gilmore, one of the lead characters. Agena played this role despite being significantly older than her character, who was 16 at the start of the series when Agena was 27. Agena has also played the role of Mearing's Aide, Mearing being played by Frances McDormand, in . Agena also appeared in three episodes of Felicity as Leila Foster, a girl who comes to the lead character for assistance in acquiring the morning-after pill and participates in a protest when denied said medication. She was a recipient of the Best Female Actor award in the Ammy Awards, which honor Asian and Asian-American achievement in film or television. She also provided the voice of Yori in the Disney cartoon series Kim Possible in seasons 2, 3, and 4 of the show. Also, Agena played Jun Ni in the movie Hair Show starring Mo'Nique. She guest-starred on Private Practice, Castle, and episode 12 of the final season of ER. She also appeared in Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous alongside Jessica Simpson as an army private. In 2010 she appeared onstage in No-No Boy in Santa Monica, California. She later appeared in an episode of House as Dr. Cheng.While in Austin, Texas for the Gilmore Girls reunion panel at the 2015 ATX Television Festival, she also participated in two live tapings of the podcast Gilmore Guys, as well as a live performance by Lane Kim's band Hep Alien.
In September 2015, Agena launched Drunk Monk Podcast with fellow improv comedian Will S. Choi, wherein they watch every episode of the television series, Monk, while consuming alcohol. Agena plays a high school teacher in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why.
She was featured in commercials for Verizon Wireless in 2015 and UnitedHealthcare in 2016.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | Renegade | Mitsuko | Episode: "Samurai" |
| 1995 | Sister, Sister | Student Interviewer | Episode: "Kid in Play" |
| 1998, 2009 | ER | Mrs. Shimahara Mrs. Vasquez | 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" |
| 2000–2007 | Gilmore Girls | Lane Kim | Main cast; 102 episodes |
| 2001 | The Nightmare Room | Janet Bingham | Episodes: "School Spirit", "Full Moon Halloween" |
| 2001 | Strong Medicine | An-Soo "Alison" Kim | Episode: "Control Group" |
| 2003–2007 | Kim Possible | Yori | 4 episodes |
| 2006 | Without a Trace | Kimiko | Episode: "Odds or Evens" |
| 2007 | Private Practice | Sister Amy | Episode: "In Which Cooper Finds a Port in 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 Press 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 | ' | Lane Kim | 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Colony | Betsy | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Sweet/Vicious | Title IX Officer | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | ' | Tara | Episode: "Getaway" |
| 2017–18 | 13 Reasons Why | Pam Bradley | 7 episodes Recurring role ; Guest role |
| 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 | Better Call Saul | Viola Goto | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Dirty John | Nancy | Recurring |
| 2018 | The First | Aiko Hakari | Series regular |
| 2019 | Prodigal Son | Dr. Edrisa Tanaka | Series regular |