Kimiko Glenn
American actress (born 1989)
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Kimiko Glenn (born June 27, 1989)[1] is an American actress and singer. Glenn concurrently acted in the thriller film Nerve (2016) and voiced Peni Parker in the animated Spider-Verse trilogy (2018–present). She has also voiced roles in a number of other animated media, including the film Over the Moon (2020) and television projects such as DuckTales (2017–2021), Voltron: Legendary Defender (2017–2018), Summer Camp Island (2018–2023), Kiff (2023–present), and Hazbin Hotel (2024–present).
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- Actress
- singer
Kimiko Glenn | |
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Glenn at GalaxyCon San Jose in 2025 | |
| Born | June 27, 1989 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Other name | KIMIKO |
| Education | Boston Conservatory |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
Early life and education
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][3] Glenn began acting at the Valley Youth Theatre in Phoenix and several other local theaters when she was in fifth grade.[4] She attended Desert Vista High School in Phoenix and the Interlochen Arts Academy boarding school in Interlochen, Michigan.[5] She is a 2007 YoungArts alumnus.[6] 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.[4]
Career
Acting career
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,[7] 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.[8]
Glenn played the supporting role of Liv Kurosawa in the drama-thriller film Nerve (2016), directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman[9] 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 the musical Waitress. The show began preview performances on March 25, 2016, at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, and officially opened on April 24.[10]
In 2018, Glenn began starring as Harlow in the comedy Web television series Liza on Demand, with Travis Coles and creator Liza Koshy.[11] In 2019, she was a guest presenter with Nev Schulman on the MTV show Catfish.[12]
In 2021, Glenn provided the voice of Izzy Moonbow in the Netflix animated film My Little Pony: A New Generation.[13]
In 2023, Glenn began voicing Kiff Chatterley, the eponymous protagonist of the Disney Channel animated original series Kiff.[14]
In 2024, Glenn began voicing Niffty and Susan in Hazbin Hotel.[15]
Musical career
Glenn began releasing music under the stage name KIMIKO in July 2025.[16]
Glenn released her debut single "Oh Honey" on July 2, 2025.[17] Glenn released the single "Hang Out Forever?" on November 14, 2025.[18] The official music video was released the same day and the lyric video was released on November 21, 2025.[19][20]
Personal life
Glenn is a pescatarian.[21][22] 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.[23]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Nous York | Saleswoman | |
| Galaxy Comics | Tina | Short film | |
| Hair Brained | Perky Girl | ||
| 2015 | Construction | Erin | |
| 2016 | Nerve | Liv Kurosawa | [24] |
| 2018 | Like Father | Geena | |
| Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Peni Parker (voice) | [25][26] | |
| 2019 | Can You Keep a Secret? | Gemma | |
| 2020 | Over the Moon | Auntie Mei, Lulu (voice) | [26] |
| 2021 | My Little Pony: A New Generation | Izzy Moonbow (voice) | [27][26] |
| 2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Peni Parker (voice) | Cameo |
| Baby Shark's Big Movie! | Baby Shark (voice) | [26] | |
| 2027 | Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse | Peni Parker (voice) | In production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Holding Patterns | Daisy Berger | Unsold NBC pilot |
| 2014 | Submissions Only | Katie Summers | Episode: "Reason to Stay" |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 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)[28][26] | Recurring role |
| 2017–2018 | Voltron: Legendary Defender | General Ezor (voice) | |
| 2018 | Drunk History | Maya Lin | Episode: "Underdogs" |
| Ice Poseidon Show | Herself | 1 episode | |
| The Guest Book | Nikki | Series regular (season 2) | |
| 2018–2023 | Summer Camp Island | Margot (voice) | 16 episodes[26] |
| 2018–2020 | Elena of Avalor | Tomiko (voice) | 2 episodes[26] |
| 2019 | Welcome to the Wayne | Catherine Alice (voice) | 2 episodes[26] |
| Carmen Sandiego | Paperstar (voice) | Recurring role[26] | |
| Catfish: The TV Show | Herself | Episode: "Matthew & Chance" | |
| The Lion Guard | Chuluun (voice), Lumba-Lumba (singing voice) | 7 episodes[26][29] | |
| Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas | Kara | Television film | |
| 2020–2022 | Close Enough | Bridgette Hashima / Herself (voice) | Series regular |
| 2020–2025 | Baby Shark's Big Show! | Baby Shark (voice) | English dub, main role[26] |
| 2021 | Centaurworld | Horse (voice) | Lead role; 18 episodes[30][26] |
| Star Wars: Visions | Lah Kara (voice) | Short film: The Ninth Jedi: English language dub[31][26] | |
| Dogs in Space | Nomi / Sophie (voice) | [32][26] | |
| Beebo Saves Christmas | Tweebo (voice) | Television special[33][26] | |
| 2022 | Bubble Guppies | Baby Shark (voice) | Episode: "The Jaw-some Sharkventure!" |
| 2023 | The Goldbergs | Lauren | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | Star Trek: Lower Decks | Madame G | Episode: "Something Borrowed, Something Green" |
| 2023–present | Kiff | Kiff Chatterley (voice) | Main role |
| Chibiverse | |||
| 2024–present | Hazbin Hotel | Niffty, Susan (voice) | Series regular[34] |
| 2024 | 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" | |
| 2025 | Ishura | Cuneigh the Wanderer (voice) | English dub; main role[35] |
| Pokémon Horizons – The Search for Laqua | Perrin (voice) | English dub; 4 episodes | |
| TBA | Among Us | Cyan (voice) | Series regular[36] |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "I Wanna Get Better" | Bleachers |
Theatre
| 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 |
Web
| 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 | ||
| 2025 | Disney Roadtrip | ||
| TBA | Strawberry Vampire | Ursula |
