Biography

Keiko Agena

by Rob Williams,

Keiko Agena is a Japanese-American actress known best for her role as Lane Kim in the series Gilmore Girls.

Early Life And Education Of Keiko Agena

She was born on the 3rd of October, 1973. Keiko was born Christine Keiko Agena on Honolulu in Japan. Her acting began at the mere age of 10. Her schooling was done from the Mid-Pacific Institute preparatory school situated in O’ahu. She attended as a drama major, the Whitman College, for a year.

Keiko Agena's Career

Agena’s most significant role up to date has to be her role as Lane Kim on Gilmore Girls. She acted as the best friend of the lead character, Rory Gilmore, in the drama series. Despite being much older than the character she portrayed, she played the role.

She played the role of a 16-year-old when she herself was 27. Her role as this American-Korean teenager was appreciated by many thus leading her to be cast as Mearing’s Aide in the Transformers: Dark of the Moon. She played next to the role of Leila Foster, a character who a s sists the lead character, in three episodes of Felicity.

The Disney cartoon series Kim Possible included her voice as that of Yori. She lent her voice for the second, third and fourth seasons of the show. The movie Hair Show portrayed Agena as Jun Ni. She has guest starred in several other television series including Castle, Private Practice, and ER.

She appeared as an army private, in Private Valentine: Blonde and Dangerous. In Santa Monica, California, she appeared onstage in No-No Boy.

She has also appeared as Dr. Cheng in one episode of House M.D. her other endeavors include participating in tow live tapings of the podcast of Gilmore Girls in the reunion panel of the 2015 ATX Festival carried out in Austin, Texas. She also participated in a live performance which was given by Hep Alien, Kim’s band.

Keiko Agena's Net Worth And Salary

Keiko Agena's net worth is $300 thousand at present. She is the recipient of the Emmy Awards and Young Artist Award on 2002. She has obtained nominations for Teen Choice Awards on 2001, 2002 and 2003, all for her role in Gilmore Girls.

This young looking Asian beauty has won the hearts of teenager and adults with her acting skills and information about her can be obtained on several networking sites as well as biography sites.

She has received nominations for three Teen Choice Awards and won a 2002 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Drama Series as a Supporting Young Actress for her performance in "Gilmore Girls". 

She has appeared on other movies and television shows such as Hundred Percent, Tomato Eggs, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Renegade, Gilmore Girls, The Nightmare Room,  Strong Medicine, Kim Possible, Scandal, Twisted, and 13 Reasons Why.

Keiko Agena's Personal Life

Keiko is a married woman but has no children yet. Her spouse is shin Kawasaki, Interestingly; this couple got married in a helicopter on December 19, 2005. The marriage took place over Las Vegas, Nevada.

They do not have any children yet and no news has come up about her pregnancy too. The couple seems to be doing pretty good as there has not been any news in the tabloids regarding problems in their marriage.