| Kimiko Glenn | |
| Birth Date: | 1989 6, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Education: | Boston Conservatory |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 2008–present |
Kimiko Glenn (born June 27, 1989)[1] is an American actress 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 , 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 , Paper Star in Carmen Sandiego, the title character in Kiff, and Niffty and Susan in Hazbin Hotel.
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 is a 2007 YoungArts alumnus.[5] 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.
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,[6] 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, Glenn appeared in the Lena Dunham-directed music video "I Wanna Get Better" for Jack Antonoff's solo project Bleachers.[7]
Glenn played the supporting role of Liv Kurosawa in the drama-thriller film Nerve (2016), directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman[8] 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. The show began preview performances on March 25, 2016, at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, and officially opened on April 24.[9]
In 2018, Glenn began starring as Harlow in the comedy Web television series Liza on Demand, with Travis Coles and creator Liza Koshy.[10] In 2019, she was a guest presenter with Nev Schulman on the MTV show Catfish.[11]
In 2021, Glenn provided the voice of Izzy Moonbow in the Netflix animated film .[12]
In 2023, Glenn began voicing Kiff Chatterley, the eponymous protagonist of the Disney Channel animated original series Kiff.[13]
In 2024, Glenn began voicing Niffty and Susan in Hazbin Hotel.[14]
Glenn is a pescatarian.[15] [16] 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.[17]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Nous York | Saleswoman | ||
| Galaxy Comics | Tina | Short film | ||
| Hair Brained | Perky Girl | |||
| 2015 | Construction | Erin | ||
| 2016 | Nerve | Liv Kurosawa | [18] | |
| 2018 | Like Father | Geena | ||
| Peni Parker (voice) | [19] [20] | |||
| 2019 | Can You Keep a Secret? | Gemma | ||
| 2020 | Over the Moon | Auntie Mei, Lulu (voice) | ||
| 2021 | Izzy Moonbow (voice) | [21] | ||
| 2023 | Peni Parker (voice) | |||
| 2023 | Baby Shark's Big Movie! | Baby Shark (voice) | ||
| Peni Parker (voice) | In production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Holding Patterns | Daisy Berger | Unsold NBC pilot | |
| 2014 | Submissions Only | Katie Summers | Episode: "Reason to Stay" | |
| Lily Deng | Episode: "Thought Criminal" | |||
| Seriously Distracted | Katie | Episode: "Nightmare Client" | ||
| 2014–2019 | Orange Is the New Black | Brook Soso | 45 episodes Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2014–2016) | |
| 2015 | Married | Miranda | 4 episodes | |
| Broad City | Cashier | Episode: "Kirk Steele" | ||
| 2016–2019 | BoJack Horseman | Stefani Stilton (voice) | 8 episodes | |
| 2016 | We Bare Bears | Samantha (voice) | Episode: "Fashion Bears" | |
| High Maintenance | Kimiko | Episode: "Selfie" | ||
| 2017 | Sofia the First | Cinder (voice) | Episode: "The Royal Dragon" | |
| 2017–2021 | DuckTales | Lena Sabrewing (voice)[22] | Recurring role | |
| 2017–2018 | General Ezor (voice) | |||
| 2018 | Drunk History | Maya Lin | Episode: "Underdogs" | |
| Ice Poseidon Show | Herself | 1 episode | ||
| 2018–2023 | Summer Camp Island | Margot (voice) | 16 episodes | |
| 2018–2020 | Elena of Avalor | Tomiko (voice) | 2 episodes | |
| 2018 | The Guest Book | Nikki | Series regular (season 2) | |
| 2019 | Welcome to the Wayne | Catherine Alice (voice) | 2 episodes | |
| Carmen Sandiego | Paperstar (voice) | Recurring role | ||
| Herself | Episode: "Matthew & Chance" | |||
| The Lion Guard | Chuluun (voice), Lumba-Lumba (singing voice) | 7 episodes | ||
| Kara | Television film | |||
| 2020–2022 | Close Enough | Bridgette Hashima / 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[23] | |
| Lah Kara (voice) | Short film: The Ninth Jedi: English language dub[24] | |||
| Dogs in Space | Nomi / Sophie (voice) | [25] | ||
| Beebo Saves Christmas | Tweebo (voice) | Television special[26] | ||
| 2022 | Bubble Guppies | Baby Shark (voice) | Episode: "The Jaw-some Sharkventure!" | |
| 2023 | The Goldbergs | Lauren | 2 episodes | |
| Chibiverse | Kiff Chatterley (voice) | Episode: "The Chibi Quiz Challenge" | ||
| 2023–present | Kiff | Main role[27] | ||
| 2024 | Hazbin Hotel | Niffty, Susan (voice) | Series regular[28] | |
| Krapopolis | Makenzus (voice) | Episode: “Salt” | ||
| Kiff's Animal Kingdom | Kiff Chatterley (voice) | Television special | ||
| The Legend of Vox Machina | Young Ripley (voice) | Episode: "Cloak and Dagger" | ||
| Among Us | Cyan (voice) | Series regular[29] |
| Year | Title | Role | Location(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–2010 | Spring Awakening | Thea | Various (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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2021 | Liza on Demand | Harlow | Main role |
| 2023 | How Not To Draw | Kiff Chatterley (voice) | Main role |
| Theme Song Takeover | |||
| 2024 | Broken Karaoke |