Brittany Ishibashi

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Brittany Ishibashi
Born
Brittany Mariko Ishibashi

OccupationActress
Years active1999–present
Spouse
Jeff Horowitz
(m. 2011)
Children2

Brittany Mariko Ishibashi is an American actress. She has had starring television roles on Political Animals , Supernatural and Runaways . Ishibashi has had roles in films such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows .

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Early life and education

Ishibashi was born and raised in Orange County, California and comes from a family of entertainers. Her father, Gerald Ishibashi, is a concert promoter and musician. [1] Her mother, Lisa Ishibashi, is a singer. Her grandmother, Mary Nomura, is a singer who became known as the songbird of Manzanar. [2] Her two sisters, Brianna Ishibashi and Brooke Ishibashi, are actresses and writers.

She attended Jordan Elementary School, Santiago Middle School, and El Modena High School. She majored in theater at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). [3]

Career

Ishibashi's first big break came when JJ Abrams cast her in Felicity just out of high school. She continued her formal education at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television while continuing to build her resume outside of classes. Ishibashi has been consistently working ever since, with recurring roles and guest appearances in over three dozen television shows, including The Office, Grey's Anatomy, and Supernatural. After an exciting debut at Comic-Con, Ishibashi reprised her role as Maggie Zeddmore in the Supernatural spin-off Ghostfacers, [4] which has developed a global fan following. She has also worked on nearly two dozen films and multimedia projects, under the direction of such creatives as Joan Scheckel, Robert Redford, and Danny DeVito.

Ishibashi is probably best known for her role as Anne Ogami on USA Network's Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated series, Political Animals . [5] Ishibashi was next seen in the original Netflix series, Grace and Frankie , and starring in Wong Fu Productions first feature film, Everything Before Us, released June 3, 2015. [6]

In early 2015, Ishibashi launched her production shingle, Mana Moments, with a focus on comedic, female driven content. [7]

Ishibashi played Karai in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows , the sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , [8] released in theaters on June 3, 2016.

In 2017, Ishibashi joined the cast of the Hulu original series Runaways as Tina Minoru. [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999After One CigaretteMichikoShort film
2004 November Lim
2004 Stand Up For Justice RubyShort film
2005 Undiscovered Trapeze Instructor
2005Enter the DragonflyTeacherShort film
2005Another Part of TownBrittanyShort film
2006 The Heart Specialist Translator
2007Primal DoubtCarlaTV movie
2007 Lions for Lambs
2008Stone and EdSuzy
2008 Eagle Eye Rachel's Friend
2009 Uncorked ReneeTV movie
2010 The Bannen Way Stiletto
2010 Revenge Of The Bridesmaids BitsyTV movie
2011Keeping Up With The RandallsMacyTV movie
2012Cupid, Inc.RitaTV movie
2014The HarvestingBree
2015 Everything Before Us Sara
2016 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows Karai
2018Surviving TheatreLizShort film
2020 Over the Moon Blue LunetteVoice

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Felicity AdviseeEpisode: "Sophomoric"
2000 Charmed ReceptionistEpisode: "Primrose Empath"
2001 That's Life StudentEpisode: "Sex In The Suburbs"
2002 The Division AllisonEpisode: "This Thing Called Love"
2002 Off Centre AllisonEpisode: "The Deflower Half Hour"
2002 Angel VivianEpisode: "The House Always Wins"
2003 Miss Match Jilted ElfEpisode: "Santa Baby"
2005 24 MelanieEpisode: "Day 4: 7:00am - 8:00am"
2005–2006 E-Ring Ashley Nakahino5 episodes
2005 Grey's Anatomy TaliaEpisode: "Let It Be"
2006 In Justice Sou-Min2 episodes
2006 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Pizza GalEpisode: "Burn Out"
2006 The Office CindyEpisode: "A Benihana Christmas"
2007 Veronica Mars EmiEpisode: "Show Me the Monkey"
2007 HBO Voyeur Series The Temptress Miniseries
2007 Journeyman Melissa WatersEpisode: "The Year Of The Rabbit"
2007 Nip/Tuck Girl in clubEpisode: "Carly Summers"
2007 Notes from the Underbelly ReceptionistEpisode: "The Blackout"
2008 Supernatural Maggie Zeddmore2 episodes (1 uncredited)
2008The Madness of JaneSoraya JindalMain cast
2008 No Heroics JillEpisode: "Supergroupie"
2009 Roommates HeatherEpisode: "The Game Night"
2009 My Boys EmilyEpisode: "Friends of Friends"
2010 Desperate Housewives MimiEpisode: "Excited and Scared"
2010Oh Those LipsSalomeWeb short
2011 House, M.D. Ms. CorwinEpisode: "Two Stories"
2011 Fairly Legal Julie ChangEpisode: "My Best Friend's Pre-nup"
2011 Parenthood Grace Woo2 episodes
2011 The Mentalist Ariel MartinEpisode: "Rhapsody in Red"
2012BlackoutMeghanEpisode: "Part 1"
2012 Political Animals Anne OgamiMiniseries; Main cast
2013 Emily Owens M.D. Dr. Kelly Hamata5 episodes
2013 Bones Emma PakEpisode: "The Cheat in the Retreat"
2014 Mind Games KarenEpisode: "N.D.E."
2014 Castle Saya OzuEpisode: "The Way of the Ninja"
2015–2022 Grace and Frankie Erica7 episodes
2015 Satisfaction Satomi KaneshireoEpisode: "...Through Bondage"
2015 Major Crimes Colleen DickerhoofEpisode: "Reality Check"
2016 Young and Hungry EllaEpisode: "Young & Rachael Ray"
2016–2017 This Is Us Tracy2 episodes
2017 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Akemi (voice),
Jorōgumo (voice)
2 episodes
2017–2019 Runaways Tina Minoru / Magistrate’s DaughterMain cast
2018 The Affair JulesEpisode: "407"
2019 Hawaii Five-0 Tamiko Masuda4 episodes
2019 Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures Kiku (voice)
2019 The Unicorn LenaEpisode: "Three Men Out"
2021 Good Girls School MomEpisode: "One Night in Bangkok"
2021Hallmark’s Every Time a Bell RingsEmily
2022 Tom Swift Claire CormierRecurring role
2022 Oni: Thunder God's Tale Amaten (voice)

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Imaginary Bitches BrittanyEpisode: "A Spiritual Bitch-Bath"
2010–2011 Ghostfacers Maggie Zeddmore11 episodes

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