Kimiko Glenn
Kimiko Glenn
Kimiko Elizabeth Glennis an American actress and singer, known for portraying Brook Soso in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, and Dawn in the Broadway musical Waitress...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth27 June 1989
CityPhoenix, AZ
CountryUnited States of America
came ended models role viewing
Thinking back on it, I just really didn't have very many role models to look up to when it came to Asian actresses. And in that way, when I would see an Asian onscreen, it would be a secondary-type thing, and that's kind of how I ended up viewing myself in the world: as secondary.
goes theater
I come from a theater background, so usually, at the start, you know what happens and where the character goes and everything. But with TV, it's really unpredictable.
videos
When I think back on high school, I always tried to make silly videos with my friends.
literally
The theme song of 'Doug' was my ringtone once for literally a year.
german
I'm actually more German than Scottish. I'm half-Japanese, 25 percent German, 12 percent Scottish, and 12 percent Irish.
love
I'm a carb-y person. I love pastries and whatnot.
belt imitate obnoxious
I was kind of an obnoxious kid. I would imitate Celine Dion. I would jump around and belt to the rafters and do the accent and everything.
article audition constantly dad local loved newspaper saw seven sing time white
I really loved to sing all the time, and I was constantly entertaining. Finally, my dad saw an article in the local newspaper in Phoenix, and it was for a children's theater, an audition for 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.'
asian casting character great lack leading openness role unless
There aren't as many roles, and I think there's a lack of openness in casting an Asian character in a leading role or unless they're a stereotype. It's been hard. I've been able to play some non-stereotypical roles, which is great, but I have a lot of Asian actor friends who are struggling.
academy arts boarding born boston cool freshman grew landed left michigan midway school tour year
I was born and grew up in Phoenix, and I left there when I was 17 to go to Interlochen Arts Academy - a boarding school in Michigan - for a year, and then I went to college for a year at The Boston Conservatory and landed the 'Spring Awakening' tour midway through my freshman year, which was pretty cool.