Kimiko Glenn is an American actress best known for playing Brook Soso in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black.


Early life

Kimiko Glenn was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, where she grew up with her sister Amanda, and parents Mark and Sumiko, of Scottish-Irish-German and Japanese descent, respectively. She attended Desert Vista High school.

Career

Halfway through her freshman year of college at the Boston Conservatory, she was cast as Thea in the 1st National Tour of Spring Awakening. After touring for two years, she settled in New York.

Glenn has also appeared in feature films Construction; Nous York; and Hairbrained starring Brendan Fraser & Parker Posey; and the movie-musical short, Galaxy Comics, by director Kevin McMullin. In 2014, she joined the cast of the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black as Brook Soso. She has also appeared in the music video "I Wanna Get Better" by Bleachers.
Personal Life

Glenn is dating actor Sean Grandillo, who most recently performed in the Broadway production of Spring Awakening.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Nous York Vendeuse concept-store
2012 HairBrained Perky Girl
2015 Construction Erin
2016 Nerve TBA post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Galaxy Comics Tina TV short
2013 Holding Patterns Daisy TV movie
2014 Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Lily Deng 1 episode
2015 Married Miranda 4 episodes
2015 Broad City Cashier 1 episode
2014-present Orange Is the New Black Brook Soso 24 episodes