Multi-talented Ren Hanami brings her brand of "Aloha Spirit" to everything she does. Ren acts, sings and dances on stage, screen and television. This dynamo has been in the entertainment business since her first dancing job at Disneyland as a teenager. Earning a degree in Theater Arts from U.C.L.A. gave Ren a strong foundation for acting in all areas of the business and she started her professional career while still in school landing a role in "A Flower Drum Song."
She has enjoyed many regional stage productions of "Company," "My Fair Lady," "The King and I," "South Pacific" with Reba McEntire at The Hollywood Bowl, and "Makeover" at TheatreWorks in Palo Alto. Ren is also very proud of her early leading roles in "Performance Anxiety" and "Canton Jazz Club" at East West Players, the oldest Asian American theater in the country.
Her film and television credits include working alongside Academy Award winners Sally Field, Glenn Close, Martin Landau and Lee Grant.
Ren is greatly influenced by her multi-cultural family, especially the strong ties to her Hawaiian heritage. One of Ren's most important on-going roles is as the television host and spokesperson for AAA Hawaii.
She is National Chair of the SAG-AFTRA Asian Pacific American Media Committee.
Ren has created a character and trademarked a brand named "Ninja Mom," which she is currently developing and will also star Noah Wyle. There are plans for a series of films, comics, games, toys, apparel and "giving back" built in with the Ninja Mom Foundation helping battered women's shelters and education to prevent bullying in schools.
