Kimberly Jonelle 'Kimee' Balmilero (born December 13, 1979) is an American actress and singer of
Filipino
Filipino may refer to:
* Something from or related to the Philippines
** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines.
** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...
descent.
Early life and education
She is the daughter of Roy Balmilero who appears in ''
Hawaii Five-0
Hawaii Five-O or Hawaii Five-0 may refer to:
* Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series), ''Hawaii Five-0'' (2010 TV series), an American action police procedural television series
* Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series), ''Hawaii Five-O'' (1968 TV series), an Ame ...
'' portrayed as Noelani's father Joseph Cunha. Balmilero graduated from
James B. Castle High School, home of the Castle Performing Arts Center on
Oahu
Oahu () (Hawaiian language, Hawaiian: ''Oʻahu'' ()), also known as "The Gathering place#Island of Oʻahu as The Gathering Place, Gathering Place", is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is home to roughly one million people—over t ...
. In high school, she worked on a dinner cruise, singing and dancing for the customers and was a member of 24VII Honolulu Dance Company.
Career
Balmilero left Hawaii at 17 and joined the second national touring company of ''
Miss Saigon
''Miss Saigon'' is a stage musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby Jr. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's 1904 opera ''Madame Butterfly'', and similarly tells the tragic tale of a doomed rom ...
''. After touring for almost three years she moved to San Francisco to study at Studio A.C.T. for six months. Balmilero then moved to New York City and was part of the Original Broadway Cast of ''
Mamma Mia!''
In 2003, Balmilero joined the three-time Emmy nominated TV series ''
Hi-5'', the American counterpart to the Australian kid's show
of the same name.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
cbs.com Hawai Five-0 Cast ProfileQuote Unquote: Improv Your Life with “Hawai‘i Five-0” Actress Kimee BalmileroMidweek Hawaii Cover StoryThe Star-Toronto Interview
External links
Kimee's Official WebsiteKimee's Honolulu Improv Company and Learning CenterKimee's Hawaii S-Corp, Kimeejay, Inc.The Hawaii Sketch Comedy FestivalStagefish (Kimee's Theatre Production Company)*
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1979 births
Actresses from Hawaii
American film actresses
American people of Filipino descent
American stage actresses
American television actresses
American children's musicians
Living people
21st-century American women
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