Kimiko Glenn

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Kimiko Glenn
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Glenn at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2024
Born (1989-06-27) June 27, 1989 (age 34)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Education Boston Conservatory
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2008–present

Kimiko Glenn (born June 27, 1989 [1] ) is an American actress and Broadway performer known for portraying Brook Soso in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black , for which she received three ensemble Screen Actors Guild Awards. She also originated the role of Dawn Pinkett in the Broadway musical Waitress and has provided the voices of Ezor in Voltron: Legendary Defender , Lena Sabrewing in DuckTales , Peni Parker in Spider-Man: Into , Across , and Beyond the Spider-Verse , Stefani Stilton in BoJack Horseman , Bridgette Hashima in Close Enough , Horse in Centaurworld , Izzy Moonbow in My Little Pony: A New Generation , Paper Star in Carmen Sandiego , the title character in Kiff , and Niffty and Susan in Hazbin Hotel .

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Early life and education

Glenn was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, with her sister, Amanda. Her mother, Sumiko, is Japanese, and her father, Mark, is of Scottish, Irish, and German descent. [2] Glenn began acting at the Valley Youth Theatre in Phoenix and several other local theaters when she was in fifth grade. [3] She attended Desert Vista High School in Phoenix and the Interlochen Arts Academy boarding school in Interlochen, Michigan. [4] She attended the Boston Conservatory for a year as a musical theatre major, but dropped out when she was cast in the touring company of Spring Awakening . [3]

Career

During her freshman year of college, in 2008, Glenn was cast as Thea in the first U.S. national tour of Steven Sater's and Duncan Sheik's rock musical Spring Awakening . In 2013, she booked her breakthrough role as Litchfield Penitentiary inmate Brook Soso in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black , [5] for which she received Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2014, 2015, and 2016 for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

In 2014, she appeared in the Lena Dunham-directed music video "I Wanna Get Better" for Jack Antonoff's solo project Bleachers. [6]

Glenn played the supporting role of Liv Kurosawa in the drama-thriller film Nerve (2016), directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman [7] and based on the young adult novel of the same name. In 2016, she was cast as Dawn Pinkett in the Broadway transfer production of Sara Bareilles's and Jessie Nelson's musical Waitress . Preview performances began on March 25, 2016, at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, and the show officially opened on April 24. [8]

In 2018, Glenn began starring as Harlow in the comedy Web television series Liza on Demand , with Travis Coles and creator Liza Koshy. [9] In 2019, she was a guest presenter with Nev Schulman on the MTV show Catfish . [10]

In 2021, Glenn provided the voice of Izzy Moonbow in the Netflix animated film My Little Pony: A New Generation . [11]

In 2023, Glenn lent her voice to Kiff Chatterley, the eponymous protagonist of the Disney Channel animated original series Kiff . [12]

In 2024, Glenn provided the voice of both neat freak Niffty, and Cannibal Town member Susan in Hazbin Hotel .

Personal life

Glenn is a pescatarian. [13] [14] In 2023, she spoke out on social media about unfair residuals during the SAG-AFTRA strike, revealing that she had only been paid $27.30 in royalties after appearing in 44 episodes of the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. [15]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Nous YorkSaleswoman
Galaxy ComicsTinaShort film
Hair Brained Perky Girl
2015ConstructionErin
2016 Nerve Liv Kurosawa
2018 Like Father Geena
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Peni Parker Voice
2019 Can You Keep a Secret? Gemma
2020 Over the Moon Auntie Mei and LuluVoice
2021 My Little Pony: A New Generation Izzy MoonbowVoice role; direct-to-streaming film [16]
2023 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Peni ParkerVoice
TBA Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Holding PatternsDaisy BergerUnsold NBC pilot
2014 Submissions Only Katie SummersEpisode: "Reason to Stay"
Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Lily DengEpisode: "Thought Criminal"
Seriously DistractedKatieEpisode: "Nightmare Client"
2014–19 Orange Is the New Black Brook Soso45 episodes
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2014–2016)
2015 Married Miranda4 episodes
Broad City CashierEpisode: "Kirk Steele"
2016–19 BoJack Horseman Stefani Stilton (voice)8 episodes
2016 We Bare Bears Samantha (voice)Episode: "Fashion Bears"
High Maintenance KimikoEpisode: "Selfie"
2017 Sofia the First Cinder (voice)Episode: "The Royal Dragon"
2017–21 DuckTales Lena Sabrewing (voice)Recurring role
2017–18 Voltron: Legendary Defender General Ezor (voice)Recurring role
2018 Drunk History Maya Lin Episode: "Underdogs"
Ice Poseidon Show Herself1 episode
2018–23 Summer Camp Island Margot (voice)16 episodes
2018–20 Elena of Avalor Tomiko (voice)2 episodes
2018 The Guest Book NikkiSeries regular (season 2)
2019 Welcome to the Wayne Katherine-Alice (voice)2 episodes
Carmen Sandiego Paperstar (voice)Recurring role
Catfish: The TV Show HerselfEpisode: "Matthew & Chance"
The Lion Guard Chuluun (voice), Lumba-Lumba (Singing voice)6 episodes, Episode: "Dragon Island"
Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas KaraTV movie
2020–22 Close Enough Bridgette Yoshida / Herself (voice)Series regular
2020–present Baby Shark's Big Show! Baby Shark (voice)English dub, main role
2021 Centaurworld Horse (voice)Lead role; 18 episodes
Star Wars: Visions Lah Kara (voice)Short film: The Ninth Jedi: English language dub [17]
Dogs in Space Nomi / Sophie (voice)
2022 Bubble Guppies Baby Shark (voice)Episode: "The Jaw-some Sharkventure!"
2023 The Goldbergs Lauren2 episodes
Chibiverse Kiff Chatterley (voice)Episode: "The Chibi Quiz Challenge"
2023–present Kiff Main role
2024 Hazbin Hotel Niffty (voice)Series regular
Susan (voice)Episode: "Hello Rosie!"
Kiff's Animal KingdomKiff Chatterley (voice)Television special
TBAAmong UsCyan (voice)Series regular [18]

Music videos

YearTitleArtist
2014"I Wanna Get Better" Bleachers

Theatre

YearTitleRoleLocation(s)
2008–2010 Spring Awakening TheaVarious (national tour)
2010–2011 Freckleface Strawberry Emily New World Stages
2012 Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Yoshimi Yasukawa La Jolla Playhouse
2013 Love's Labour's Lost Lady Maria Delacorte Theater
2016 Waitress Dawn Pinkett Lena Horne Theatre

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018–2021 Liza on Demand HarlowMain role
2023How Not To DrawKiff Chatterley (voice)Main role
Theme Song Takeover
2024Broken Karaoke

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