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14 Facts About Keiko Agena

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Christine Keiko Agena was born on October 3,1973 and is an American actress.

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Keiko Agena is mostly known for playing Lane Kim in Gilmore Girls and NYPD medical examiner Dr Edrisa Tanaka on FOX's crime drama Prodigal Son.

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Keiko Agena married Shin Kawasaki in a helicopter over Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, on December 19,2005.

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Keiko Agena is best known for her role in Gilmore Girls, where she played Lane Kim, a Korean-American teenager who is the best friend of Rory Gilmore, one of the lead characters.

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Keiko Agena played this role despite being significantly older than her character, who was 16 at the start of the series, when Keiko Agena was 27.

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Keiko Agena has played the role of Mearing's Aide, Mearing being played by Frances McDormand, in Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

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Keiko Agena appeared in three episodes of Felicity as Leila Foster, a girl who comes to the lead character for assistance in acquiring the morning-after pill and participates in a protest when denied the medication.

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Keiko Agena was a recipient of the Best Female Actor award in the Ammy Awards, which honor Asian and Asian-American achievement in film or television.

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Keiko Agena provided the voice of Yori in the Disney cartoon series Kim Possible in seasons 2,3, and 4 of the show.

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Keiko Agena guest-starred on Private Practice, Castle, and episode 12 of the final season of ER.

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Keiko Agena later appeared in an episode of House as Dr Cheng.

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In September 2015, Agena launched Drunk Monk Podcast with fellow improv comedian Will S Choi, wherein they watch every episode of the television series, Monk, while consuming alcohol.

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Keiko Agena plays a high school teacher in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why.

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Keiko Agena was featured in commercials for Verizon Wireless in 2015 and UnitedHealthcare in 2016.