Christine Keiko Agena (born October 3, 1973) is an American actress. She is mostly known for playing Lane Kim in Gilmore Girls and NYPD medical examiner Dr. Edrisa Tanaka on FOX's crime drama Prodigal Son (2019–2021).
Personal life
Agena was born in Honolulu and is of Okinawan descent. She married Shin Kawasaki on December 19, 2005. as well as a live performance by Lane Kim's band Hep Alien.
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. Agena plays a high school teacher in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why.
She was featured in commercials for Verizon Wireless ("Flipside Testimonials: Apartment") in 2015 and UnitedHealthcare ("Pool Vault") in 2016.
Filmography
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+Film
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
! scope="row" | 1998
| Hundred Percent
| Casey
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2002
| Tomato and Eggs
| Maria
| Short film
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2003
| Cats and Mice
| Sue
| Short film
|-
| Red Thread
| Matilda Wong
| Short film
|-
| Western Avenue
| Miya
| Short film
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2004
| The Perfect Party
| Kiko
|
|-
| Hair Show
| Jun Ni
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2006
| Chances Are
| Heather
| Short film
|-
! scope="row" | 2008
| Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous
| Hailey Hamamori
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2009
| Labor Pains
| Pregnant Bookstore Woman
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2010
| Road Rage
| Connie
| Short film
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2011
| I Hate L.A.
|
| Segment: "Downtown"
|-
| Transformers: Dark of the Moon
| Charlotte Mearing's Aide
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2012
| Lil Tokyo Reporter
| Mrs. Sato
| Short film
|-
! scope="row" | 2013
| Family Gathering
| Charlotte
| Short film
|-
! scope="row" | 2014
| Me + Her
| Lead Puppeteer
| Short film
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2015
| Unfriended
| Computer
| Voice role<br />Short film
|-
| The Night Is Young
| Cara
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2020
| The Never List
| Jennifer Jeffries
|
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+Television
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
! scope="row" | 1993
|Renegade
|Mitsuko
|Episode: "Samurai"
|-
! scope="row" | 1995
|Sister, Sister
|Student Interviewer
|Episode: "Kid in Play"
|-
! scope="row" | 1998, 2009
|ER
|Mrs. Shimahara<br>Mrs. Vasquez
|Episodes: "Good Luck, Ruth Johnson", "Dream Runner"
|-
! scope="row" | 1999
|Beverly Hills, 90210
|The Competitor
|Episode: "Agony"
|-
! scope="row" | 2000
|Felicity
|Leila Foster
|Episodes: "Revolutions", "Party Lines", "Running Mates"
|-
! scope="row" | 2000–2007
|Gilmore Girls
|Lane Kim
|Main cast; 102 episodes
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2001
|The Nightmare Room
|Janet Bingham
|Episodes: "School Spirit", "Full Moon Halloween"
|-
|Strong Medicine
|An-Soo "Alison" Kim
|Episode: "Control Group"
|-
! scope="row" | 2003–2007
|Kim Possible
|Yori (voice)
|4 episodes
|-
! scope="row" | 2006
|Without a Trace
|Kimiko
|Episode: "Odds or Evens"
|-
! scope="row" | 2007
|Private Practice
|Sister Amy
|Episode: "In Which Cooper Finds a Port in His Storm"
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2010
|Castle
|Kelly
|Episode: "The Mistress Always Spanks Twice"
|-
|House
|Dr. Cheng
|Episode: "Unplanned Parenthood"
|-
! scope="row" | 2011
|The Homes
|Nami
|Unknown role
|-
! scope="row" | 2012
|Scandal
|White House Press Secretary Britta Kagan
|Episode: "Happy Birthday, Mr President"
|-
! scope="row" | 2013–2014
|Twisted
|April Tanaka
|2 episodes
|-
! scope="row" | 2013
|Shameless
|Brittany Sturgess
|3 episodes
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2016
|Grimm
|Madoka Akagi
|Episode: "Inugami"
|-
|Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
|Lane Kim
|4 episodes
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="4" | 2017
|Colony
|Betsy
|3 episodes
|-
|Sweet/Vicious
|Title IX Officer
|2 episodes
|-
|NCIS: Los Angeles
|Tara
|Episode: "Getaway"
|-
|Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
|Tamamara
|Episode: "Chelsea Leight-Leigh Lately"
|-
! scope="row" | 2017–2018
|13 Reasons Why
|Pam Bradley
|7 episodes <br> Recurring role (Season 1); Guest role (Season 2)
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="4" | 2018
|This Close
|Dorinda
|2 episodes
|-
|Here and Now
|Sonni Little
|2 episodes
|-
|Dirty John
|Nancy
|Recurring role (season 1)
|-
|The First
|Aiko Hakari
|Main role
|-
! scope="row" | 2018–2019, 2022
|Better Call Saul
|Viola Goto
|6 episodes
|-
! scope="row" | 2019–2021
|Prodigal Son
|Dr. Edrisa Tanaka
|Main cast
|-
! scope="row" | 2022–2023
|Doom Patrol
|Dr. Margaret Yu
|3 episodes
|-
! scope="row" | 2025
|The Residence
|Liz Hollenbeck
|3 episodes
|}
Video games
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+List of voice performances in video gaming
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
|-
! scope="row" | 2004
| Law & Order: Justice Is Served
| Toki Yamamoto
|-
! scope="row" | 2017
| Prey
| Miyu Sato, Station Announcer
|}
Awards and nominations
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
! style="background:#bcbcbc;"|Year
! style="background:#bcbcbc;"|Award
! style="background:#bcbcbc;"|Result
! style="background:#bcbcbc;"|Category
! style="background:#bcbcbc;"|Work
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
| 2001
| Teen Choice Award
|
| TV Choice Sidekick
| Gilmore Girls
|-
| 2002
| Young Artist Award
|
| Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Supporting Young Actress
|Gilmore Girls
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
| 2002
| Teen Choice Award
|
| TV Choice Sidekick
| Gilmore Girls
|-
| 2003
| Teen Choice Award
|
| TV Choice Sidekick
| Gilmore Girls
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
| 2013
| Asians on Film Festival
|
| Winter Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Short
| Lil Tokyo Reporter
|-
| 2014
| Asians on Film Festival
|
| Short Film
| Lil Tokyo Reporter
|}
References
External links
- Keiko Agena's biography on filmbug
- PopGurls Interview: Keiko Agena