Who is Keiko Agena? See Net-worth, Quote, Awards, Fact, Wiki

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Christine Keiko Agena was born on 3 October 1973, in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, and is an actress, best known for being part of the series “Gilmore Girls” in which she plays Lane Kim the best friend of Rory Gilmore, and has appeared in numerous other projects since 1993.

How rich is Keiko Agena? As of mid-2017, sources inform us of a net worth that is at $300,000, mostly earned through a career in acting. She’s appeared in numerous short films, and has made guest appearances in popular television shows. As she continues her career, it is expected that her wealth will also continue to increase.

Keiko Agena Net Worth $300,000

Keiko started acting at the age of 10, but still attended Mid-Pacific Institute, and after matriculating went to Whitman College, where she studied for one year as a drama major. One of her first roles was in 1993, a guest appearance in the television series “Renegade”. She followed this up with a small role in “Sister, Sister”, before landing another role in “ER”. She would then appear in her first film in 1998, entitled “Hundred Percent”. Her net worth was now established.

Agena started to gain a lot of popularity and a significant increase in net worth when she joined the cast of “Gilmore Girls”. She played a role significantly younger than her actual age; the series originally ran for seven seasons and ended in 2007, and received a lot of critical acclaim. Aside from this, she became a part of the film “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” in which she played Mearing’s Aide with Mearing being played by Frances McDormand. She then appeared in three episodes of “Felicity”, playing a girl who helps the lead character in the series created by JJ Abrams. She then received an Ammy Award which honors Asian and Asian-Americans in the film/television industry. Her next project would be the cartoon series “Kim Possible” in which she voiced the character Yori from season 2 to season 4 of the show. Her net worth was rising steadily.

Keiko was then cast in the film “Hair Show” which starred Mo-Nique, playing the character Jun Ni in the film. She then made several guest appearances which increased her net worth further. She appeared in “Private Practice”, “Castle”, and in the 12th episode of the final season of “ER”. In 2008, she became a part of the film “Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous” alongside Jessica Simpson. Two years later she made an onstage appearance in “No-No Boy” before becoming a part of an episode of “House”.

In 2015, Agena was part of a reunion panel of the “Gilmore Girls” held at the ATX Festival, and was also a participant in a couple of tapings of the podcast entitled “Gilmore Guys”. In the same year, she launched her own podcast “Drunk Monk Podcast” in which she watched the series “Monk” alongside Will S. Choi while they drank alcohol.

For her personal life, it is known that Keiko married Shin Kawasaki 2005 – they actually married in a helicopter over Las Vegas!



Full Name Keiko Agena
Net Worth $300,000
Date Of Birth October 3, 1973
Place Of Birth Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Height 5′ 1″ (1.55 m)
Profession Actress, Soundtrack, Costume Department
Education Mid-Pacific Institute, Whitman College
Nationality American
Spouse Shin Kawasaki
Parents Claire Agena
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Keiko-Agena-118190098255600
Twitter https://twitter.com/keikoagena
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0012962/
Nominations Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Sidekick
Movies Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, Me + Her, Lil Tokyo Reporter, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Labor Pains, Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous, The 100 Scariest Movie Moments, Hair Show, Gilmore Girls, Hundred Percent, The Wrong House, Unfriended, The Misadvenutres of Landon, Family Gathering
TV Shows Gilmore Girls, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, The 100 Scariest Movie Moments
Quote
1 Ever since I found out I got the part on Gilmore Girls, my life has been changing in so many ways. It seems as though all we get is good news. I’m just so grateful to be a part of it. It’s a wholesome show with an edge. I have no idea how we pull it off.
2 Being on a successful show is kind of like being a sea turtle. Every year sea turtles lay hundreds and hundreds of eggs but only a few manage to survive and mature. It’s the same with TV pilots. There are so many great ideas, but for whatever reason only the lucky ones get picked up. I know that sounds kind of cheesy, but that’s how it feels to me.
3 I am really fortunate to have parents who supported my plan to become an actress when I was a little kid. And then there was my Grandma. She was the best. She was always there and ready to drive me to all my plays and stuff.
4 I’ve learned a lot of things from Lane. For starters, she has this great friendship with Rory – this incredible female bond. Before the show I was a bit of a tomboy and most of my friends were guys. Now, however, I am still a tomboy, but I have started having some really great friendships with girls as well as guys.
5 The women I admire most in this business are Susan Sarandon, Bette Midler and Winona Ryder. Susan Sarandon because she’s, well, Susan Sarandon. Winona because she’s never compromised herself by showing her body in any of her love scenes, and Bette Midler because she has such a varied life. Her family, her marriage and her career are all priorities.
Fact
1 Played a teenager on Gilmore Girls despite being 27 when she first started portraying Lane Kim.
2 Married Shin Kawasaki in a helicopter over Las Vegas, NV December 19, 2005.
3 Won an Ammy Award, beating out Lucy Liu, Ming Na, and Tia Carrere
4 Was named as a Presidential Scholar in the Arts
5 Has two cats.
6 Agena explains, to pronounce her last name, think of the word “again”.
7 Attended Whitman College for one year as a drama major.

Actress

Title Year Status Character
Super(fluous) 2014 TV Series Delia
The Misadventures of Landon 2014 TV Short Waiting Room Puppet
Twisted 2013-2014 TV Series Grief Counselor April
Me + Her 2014 Short Lead Puppeteer
Family Gathering 2013 Short Charlotte
Shark Bites 2013 TV Series Female Owl
LearningTown 2013 TV Series BirdBird
Shameless 2013 TV Series Brittany Sturgess
Scandal 2012 TV Series Britta Kagen
Lil Tokyo Reporter 2012 Short Mrs. Sato
Beautiful People 2012 TV Movie Miranda
Transformers: Dark of the Moon 2011 Mearing’s Aide
I Hate L.A. 2011 segment “Downtown”
The Homes 2011 TV Series Nami
Road Rage 2010/I Short Connie
House M.D. 2010 TV Series Dr. Cheng
Castle 2010 TV Series Kelly
Labor Pains 2009 Pregnant Bookstore Woman
ER 1998-2009 TV Series Mrs. Vasquez / Mrs. Shimahara
Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous 2008 Private Hailey Hamamori
Private Practice 2007 TV Series Sister Amy
Kim Possible 2003-2007 TV Series Yori
Gilmore Girls 2000-2007 TV Series Lane Kim
Chances Are 2006 Short Heather
Without a Trace 2006 TV Series Kimiko
Hair Show 2004 Jun Ni
Law & Order: Justice Is Served 2004 Video Game Toki Yamamato (voice)
The Perfect Party 2004 Kiko
Cats and Mice 2003 Sue
Western Avenue 2003 Short Miya
Red Thread 2003 Short Matilda Wong
Tomato and Eggs 2002 Short Maria
The Nightmare Room 2001 TV Series Janet Bingham
Strong Medicine 2001 TV Series An-Soo ‘Alison’ Kim
Felicity 2000 TV Series Leila Foster
Beverly Hills, 90210 1999 TV Series The Competitor
Hundred Percent 1998 Casey
Terror in the Shadows 1995 TV Movie Student Aide
Sister, Sister 1995 TV Series Student Interviewer
Renegade 1993 TV Series Mitsuko
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life 2016 TV Mini-Series post-production Lane Kim
The Room Actors: Where Are They Now? 2017 TV Series Gia
Grimm 2016 TV Series Madoka Akagi
Ex-Best 2015 TV Series Melinda
The Night Is Young 2015/I Cara
Unfriended 2015 Short Computer (voice)

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
Gilmore Girls 2000-2006 TV Series performer – 7 episodes

Costume Department

Title Year Status Character
The Man Who Invented the Moon 2003 Short wardrobe assistant

Self

Title Year Status Character
Uploaded: The Asian American Movement 2012 Documentary
2006 Asian Excellence Awards 2006 TV Special Herself – Presenter
Gilmore Girls Backstage Special 2004 TV Movie Herself
The Drop 2004 TV Series Herself
The 30th Annual People’s Choice Awards 2004 TV Special Herself
The 100 Scariest Movie Moments 2004 TV Mini-Series documentary Herself
SoapTalk 2003 TV Series Herself
The Test 2001 TV Series Herself – Panelist

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2013 Winter Award Asians On Film Festival Best Supporting Actress – Short Lil Tokyo Reporter (2012)
2002 Young Artist Award Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Drama Series – Supporting Young Actress Gilmore Girls (2000)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2014 Best Supporting Actress Asians On Film Festival Short Film Lil Tokyo Reporter (2012)
2003 Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Sidekick Gilmore Girls (2000)
2002 Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Awards TV – Choice Sidekick Gilmore Girls (2000)
2001 Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Awards TV – Choice Sidekick Gilmore Girls (2000)

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