Ren Hanami is an American stage/screen/voice actress, writer, director and singer. 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.
Partial filmography Television Year Series Role 1987 The Bronx Zoo Test Supervisor 1988 Thirtysomething Nurse1989 Tour of Duty Whore #1 / Whore #2 The Hogan Family Floor Manager 1989-2006 The Young and the Restless Bank Teller / Flight Attendant #1 / Ms. Lee1990 On the Television Knots Landing Receptionist 1996 Profiler Newscaster 2005 General Hospital Dean Ryan / Kim Chan 2006 ER NICU Nurse 2008 Grey's Anatomy Ms. Chen 2008-present AAA Hawai'i Host2009 Without a Trace Neighbor The Storm Dawn Maleuga2011 Southland Nurse Private Practice Concierge 2016 Pretty Little Liars Judge 2015-16 Silicon Valley Lynn2017 Angie Tribeca Flag The Thundermans Hula instructor Criminal Minds Dr. Marion Rillo Major Crimes Sister Antoinette2017-2018 Here, Now Moderator Lin S.W.A.T. Dr. Sari Fields2018 Man with a Plan Principal Hopwood GLOW Joan Hannaford-Hobbs Shameless Judge Manija Abbassi2019 Santa Clarita Diet Claire Randolph 13 Reasons Why Social worker 2020 Cherish the Day Mean nun 2021 This Is Us Dr. Salzman2022 Star Trek: Picard Director Lee Animal Kingdom Phyllis Super Giant Robot Brothers Magita Rose Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Wakako Okada2023 Bunk'd Mavis Akuma Kun Adelina (voice) 2025 The Bondsman Aiko Kusatsu
Film
Year Title Role Notes 1989 Love with a Twist Mai TV movie 1990 The Bakery Female Newscaster TV movie; as Linda Hanna 1992 Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story Younger Nurse TV movie1994 One Woman's Courage Newscaster TV movie Cagney & Lacey: The Return Margie TV movie 1997 Air Force One Reporter #4 1998 Permanent Midnight TV Host 2010 Silent Shame Self Voice role2017 Bitch Family lawyer Like Last Night Frankee Short film 2018 God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness Judge Gloria Pascual 2021 Raya and the Last Dragon Additional voices 2022 Unseen Mom 2024 Orion and the DarkAdult Sally 2025 Grave of the FirefliesAunt English dub
Other work Stage productions Land of Smiles - NGO Attorney, Achara Montri - Edinburgh Fringe Festival South Pacific - with Reba McEntire and Brian Stokes Mitchell - The Hollywood Bowl
Video games Cyberpunk 2077 - Wakako Okada
Awards and nominations
Year Award Title Result2018 Best Supporting Actress in a Short Film Like Last Night Best Short Film Screenplay Like Last Night Best Family Short Film Kimi Hanna: Fashionista Ninja "Lesson 23" 2013 Best Supporting Actress in a Fan-Made Audio Drama The Katniss Chronicles
Honors 2021 - Hanami is inducted into the Asian Hall of Fame "for her trailblazing career in the entertainment industry and advocacy for Asian Pacific Islander Americans through her work as the Chair of the SAG-AFTRA Asian Pacific Media Committee."Asian Hall of Fame. "Ren Hanami to be inducted into the Asian Hall of Fame" PR Newswire, September 16, 2021Asian Hall of Fame. "Hanami among ten distinguished icons from the United States and worldwide will be inducted into the Asian Hall of Fame for their legacy, philanthropy, and inter-racial equity" Asian Weekly, September 30, 2021Asian Hall of Fame. "Hanami among 10 new inductees named to the Asian Hall of Fame" AsAmNews, September 17, 2021
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