Kimiko Glenn is an American actress and singer recognized for her extensive work in voice acting for animated series and films. Born on June 27, 1989, in Phoenix, Arizona, she developed an interest in performing arts from a young age, participating in local theater. She later attended the Boston Conservatory to study musical theatre but left to pursue a professional acting career, notably joining the national tour of the rock musical Spring Awakening. Her breakout live-action role came in 2013 as Brook Soso in the critically acclaimed Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, a performance that spanned several seasons and contributed to the ensemble winning three Screen Actors Guild Awards.

In the realm of animation and voice acting, Glenn has built an impressive and diverse portfolio. A prominent example of her work in anime-influenced animation is her role as Kara in the Star Wars: Visions universe. She provided the English voice for the character Lah Kara, a Force-sensitive young woman and the daughter of a legendary sabersmith, in the short film The Ninth Jedi from the first volume of the series, which was released in 2021. Her involvement with the character continued as she reprised the role of Kara in a sequel short, The Ninth Jedi: Child of Hope, featured in the third volume of Star Wars: Visions, released in 2025.

Beyond the Star Wars galaxy, Glenn's voice acting career encompasses a wide range of roles in both film and television. She is well-known for voicing Peni Parker, the anime-inspired mech pilot, in the animated Spider-Verse film trilogy, including Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse in 2018, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse in 2023, and the forthcoming Spider-Man: Beyond the Universe. Her other notable voice roles include Izzy Moonbow in My Little Pony: A New Generation, the title character in Baby Shark's Big Show!, Horse in the surreal musical series Centaurworld, Niffty in Hazbin Hotel, and the eponymous protagonist in the Disney Channel series Kiff. She has also lent her voice to popular series such as BoJack Horseman, DuckTales, and Carmen Sandiego. Her work demonstrates a consistent and significant presence in the animation industry, bringing a wide array of characters to life.