Ren Hanami | |
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Occupation(s) | Actor, writer, director, singer |
Ren Hanami is an American stage/screen/voice actress, writer, director and singer.[1][2][3] Hanami is a recurring Guest Star on Disney's Bunk'd, and has appeared in TV shows such as Star Trek: Picard, Silicon Valley, This is Us, Criminal Minds and GLOW. Her first feature film role was Air Force One. She also appeared in the mini-series The Storm as Meteorologist Dawn Maleuga from Honolulu, Hawaii. She is the National Chairman of the SAG-AFTRA Asian Pacific American Media Committee and was inducted into the Asian Hall of Fame in 2021.
Hanami was born as Linda Maureen Hanna in Inglewood, California to Alice Akimi Nakano of Japanese descent from Kekaha, Kauai, Hawaii and a rocket scientist James Arthur Hanna who worked on Navstar GPS the first GPS satellite. Hanna was of Scottish descent from Foxboro, Massachusetts. The Hannas are descended from Clan Hannay in the southwest of Scotland complete with a 15th-century castle called Sorbie Tower.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | The Bronx Zoo | Test Supervisor | |
1988 | Thirtysomething | Nurse | |
1989 | Love with a Twist | Mai | TV movie |
1989 | Tour of Duty | Whore #1 / Whore #2 | |
1989 | The Hogan Family | Floor Manager | |
1990 | On the Television | ||
1990 | Knots Landing | Receptionist | |
1990 | The Bakery | Female Newscaster | TV movie; as Linda Hanna |
1992 | Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story | Younger Nurse | TV movie |
1994 | One Woman's Courage | Newscaster | TV movie |
1994 | Cagney & Lacey: The Return | Margie | TV movie |
1996 | Profiler | Newscaster | |
2005 | General Hospital | Dean Ryan / Kim Chan | |
1989-2006 | The Young and the Restless | Bank Teller / Flight Attendant #1 / Ms. Lee | |
2006 | ER | NICU Nurse | |
2008 | Grey's Anatomy | Ms. Chen | |
2009 | Without a Trace | Neighbor | |
2009 | The Storm | Dawn Maleuga | |
2011 | Southland | Nurse | |
2011 | Private Practice | Concierge | |
2008-present | AAA Hawai'i | Host | |
2016 | Pretty Little Liars | ||
2015-16 | Silicon Valley | ||
2017 | Angie Tribeca | ||
2017 | The Thundermans | ||
2017 | Criminal Minds | ||
2017 | Major Crimes | ||
2017-18 | Here, Now | ||
2017-18 | S.W.A.T. | ||
2018 | Man with a Plan | ||
2018 | GLOW | ||
2018 | Shameless | ||
2019 | Santa Clarita Diet | ||
2019 | 13 Reasons Why | ||
2020 | Cherish the Day | ||
2021 | This Is Us | ||
2022 | Star Trek: Picard | ||
2022 | Animal Kingdom | ||
2022 | Super Giant Robot Brothers | ||
2023 | Bunk'd |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Air Force One | Reporter #4 | |
1998 | Permanent Midnight | TV Host | |
2010 | Silent Shame | Self | Voice role |
2017 | Bitch | ||
2017 | Like Last Night | Short film | |
2018 | God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness | ||
2021 | Raya and the Last Dragon | ||
2022 | Unseen | ||
2024 | Orion and the Dark |
Year | Award | Category | Title | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | Best Supporting Actress in a Short Film | Like Last Night | Won | ||
2018 | Best Short Film Screenplay | Like Last Night | Won | ||
2018 | Best Family Short Film | Kimi Hanna: Fashionista Ninja "Lesson 23" | Won | ||
2013 | Best Supporting Actress in a Fan-Made Audio Drama | The Katniss Chronicles | Nominated |