Kimee Balmilero

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Kimee Balmilero
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Balmilero performs at a Hi-5 concert
Born
Kimberly Jonelle Balmilero
Occupation(s)Stage, film, television actress, singer
Years active1999–present
Website kimeeb.com

Kimberly Jonelle "Kimee" Balmilero is an American actress and singer.

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Early life and education

Of Filipino descent, [1] she is the daughter of Roy Balmilero who appears in Hawaii Five-0 portrayed as Noelani's father Joseph Cunha. [2] Balmilero graduated from James B. Castle High School, home of the Castle Performing Arts Center on Oahu. [3] In high school, she worked on a dinner cruise, singing and dancing for the customers and was a member of 24VII Honolulu Dance Company.

Career

Balmilero left Hawaii at 17 and joined the second national touring company of Miss Saigon . After touring for almost three years she moved to San Francisco to study at Studio A.C.T. for six months. Balmilero then moved to New York City and was part of the Original Broadway Cast of Mamma Mia! [4]

In 2003, Balmilero joined the three-time Emmy-nominated TV series Hi-5 , the American counterpart to the Australian kid's show of the same name. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Amazing JourneyHerselfDocumentary
2004Hi-5, Vol 2: Music MagicVideo
Hi-5, Vol. 3: Game Time
2006Hi-5: Move Your Body
Hi-5: Action Heroes
2007Hi-5: Making Music
Hi-5: Wonderful Wishes
2008Hi-5: Animal Adventures, Vol. 5
Hi-5: Summer Rainbows
Hi-5 Hits
Brown Soup ThingMaria Mansalud
2010Hi-5: Best of JennHerselfVideo
2011Let's Talk About ItN/AShort; also producer
Diagnosis Total EclipseDoctorShort; also producer and editor
2013Slow NightMarieShort
HungN/AVideo short; also producer, editor, director and writer
2016 Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates Weird Girl No. 1 (Uncredited)
2018StokeMaggie Paras
2022Two Tickets to ParadiseKailaniTelevision film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002The 54th Annual Tony AwardsHerselfTelevision special
2003–2006 Hi-5 70 episodes
2005–2006TodayEpisodes: June 12, 2006 and June 28, 2005
2007Live! With KellyJuly 19, 2007
2009The Battery's DownDoor GirlEpisode: "I Think I'm Gonna Like it Here"
2010 Pretty Little Liars BethEpisode: "The Jenna Thing"
General Hospital TinaEpisodes #1.12125 and #1.12126
2012 Hawaii Five-0 AllisonEpisode: "Kupale"
2016–2020Dr. Noelani CunhaSeries Regular: 66 Episodes
2018–2021 Magnum P.I. Recurring role: 16 episodes
2021; 2023 Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. Jenny2 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2024 Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Additional voices [6]

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References

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  2. "Local Hawaii Five-0 star shares a special scene with her real-life dad". Hawaii News Now . Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  3. "Balmilero is more than ready for her turn on 'Hawaii Five-0'". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
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  6. "Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (2024 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved March 15, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)