Kimiko Glenn (born June 27, 1989) is an American actress and singer, best known in a live action role for portraying Brook Soso in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black (2014–2019), for which she received three ensemble Screen Actors Guild Awards. She also originated the role of Dawn Pinkett in the Broadway musical Waitress in 2016. 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), Hazbin Hotel (2024–present), and Among Us (2026).
Early life and education Kimiko Glenn was born on June 27, 1989, 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. Glenn began acting at the Valley Youth Theatre in Phoenix and several other local theaters when she was in fifth grade. She attended Desert Vista High School in Phoenix and the Interlochen Arts Academy boarding school in Interlochen, Michigan. She is a 2007 YoungArts alumnus. 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.
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, 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.
Glenn played the supporting role of Liv Kurosawa in the drama-thriller film Nerve (2016), directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman 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.
In 2018, Glenn began starring as Harlow in the comedy Web television series Liza on Demand, with Travis Coles and creator Liza Koshy. In 2019, she was a guest presenter with Nev Schulman on the MTV show Catfish.
In 2021, Glenn provided the voice of Izzy Moonbow in the Netflix animated film My Little Pony: A New Generation.
In 2023, Glenn began voicing Kiff Chatterley, the eponymous protagonist of the Disney Channel animated original series Kiff.
In 2024, Glenn began voicing Niffty and Susan in Hazbin Hotel.
Musical career Glenn began releasing music under the stage name KIMIKO in July 2025.
Glenn released her debut single "Oh Honey" on July 2, 2025. Glenn released the single "Hang Out Forever?" on November 14, 2025. The official music video was released the same day and the lyric video was released on November 21, 2025.
Personal life Glenn is a pescatarian. In 2023, she spoke out on social media about unfair residuals during the SAG-AFTRA strike, revealing that she had been paid only $27.30 in royalties after appearing in 44 episodes of the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. She was in a relationship with Sean Grandillo.https://broadwaywiz.com/round-two-with-sean-grandillo/
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 2018 Like Father Geena Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Peni Parker (voice) A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. 2019 Can You Keep a Secret? Gemma 2020 Over the Moon Auntie Mei, Lulu (voice) 2021 My Little Pony: A New Generation Izzy Moonbow (voice) 2023 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Peni Parker (voice) CameoBaby Shark's Big Movie!Baby Shark (voice) 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 episodesScreen 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 We Bare Bears Samantha (voice) Episode: "Fashion Bears" High Maintenance Kimiko Episode: "Selfie" 2016–2019 BoJack Horseman Stefani Stilton (voice) 8 episodes 2017 Sofia the First Cinder (voice) Episode: "The Royal Dragon" 2017–2018 Voltron: Legendary Defender General Ezor (voice) 2017–2021 DuckTales Lena Sabrewing (voice) Recurring role 2018 Drunk History Maya Lin Episode: "Underdogs" The Guest Book Nikki Series regular (season 2) 2018–2020 Elena of Avalor Tomiko (voice) 2 episodes 2018–2023 Summer Camp Island Margot (voice) 16 episodes 2019 Welcome to the Wayne Katherine Alice (voice) 2 episodes Carmen Sandiego Paperstar (voice) Recurring role Catfish: The TV Show Herself Episode: "Matthew & Chance" The Lion Guard Chuluun (voice), Lumba-Lumba (singing voice) 7 episodes 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 2021 Centaurworld Horse (voice) Lead role; 18 episodes Dogs in Space Nomi / Sophie (voice)Beebo Saves Christmas Tweebo (voice) Television special 2021–2025 Star Wars: Visions Lah Kara (voice) Short film: The Ninth Jedi and The Ninth Jedi: Child of Hope: English language dub 2022 Bubble Guppies Baby Shark (voice) Episode: "The Jaw-some Sharkventure!" 2023 The GoldbergsLauren 2 episodes Star Trek: Lower DecksMadame G (voice) Episode: "Something Borrowed, Something Green" 2023–present KiffKiff Chatterley (voice) Main role Chibiverse 2024–present Hazbin Hotel Niffty, Susan (voice) Series regular 2024 Krapopolis Makenzus (voice) Episode: "Salt" Kiff's Animal Kingdom Kiff Chatterley (voice) Television special The Legend of Vox Machina Young Anna Ripley (voice) Episode: "Cloak and Dagger" 2025 Ishura Cuneigh the Wanderer (voice) English dub; main role Pokémon Horizons – The Search for Laqua Perrin (voice) English dub; 4 episodes2026American Dad!Kricket Lemoine (voice)Episode: "Reaper Madness" Among Us Cyan (voice) Series regularSofia the First: Royal MagicTrixie (voice)Episode: "Tricky Trixie"
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 2026 Good Guy with a Gun! Jenna Barkley Concept album
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 Strawberry Vampire Ursula Indie animated series
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