Gina Hiraizumi
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Gina Hiraizumi is an American
actress and singer. Her father is a third generation Japanese American
and her mother is from Japan
. She is Yonsei
or part of the fourth generation Nikkei.
Her early TV acting roles include City Guys
, Port Charles
and Quintuplets
. Her film credits include Day of Independence
, Hot Spot and Only the Brave
.
Has performed the National Anthem at NBA, MLB and NFL games, at major venues: Staples Center, Dodger Stadium, Madison Square Garden, ESPN Hawaiian Airlines Diamondhead Classic.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress and singer. Her father is a third generation Japanese American
Japanese American
are American people of Japanese heritage. Japanese Americans have historically been among the three largest Asian American communities, but in recent decades have become the sixth largest group at roughly 1,204,205, including those of mixed-race or mixed-ethnicity...
and her mother is from Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. She is Yonsei
Yonsei (fourth-generation Nikkei)
is a Japanese diasporic term used in countries, particularly in North America and in Latin America, to specify the great-grandchildren of Japanese immigrants . The children of Issei are Nisei . Sansei are the third generation, and their offspring are Yonsei...
or part of the fourth generation Nikkei.
Her early TV acting roles include City Guys
City Guys
City Guys is a United States television sitcom that aired from 1997 to December 2001. It lasted five seasons, and ended its airing time around the dissolution of TNBC.-Premise:...
, Port Charles
Port Charles
Port Charles was a daytime soap opera which aired on ABC from June 2, 1997 to October 3, 2003. It is a spin-off of the serial General Hospital, which has been running since 1963 and takes place in the fictional city of Port Charles, New York...
and Quintuplets
Quintuplets
Quintuplets is an American sitcom that aired twenty-two episodes on FOX from June 16, 2004 through January 12, 2005. The program starred Andy Richter and Rebecca Creskoff as parents of a family of quintuplets and their various adventures in parenthood....
. Her film credits include Day of Independence
Day of Independence
Day of Independence is a short film, broadcast as a half-hour PBS television special. It is a drama, set during the Japanese American internment of World War II, produced by Cedar Grove Productions with Visual Communications as fiscal sponsor....
, Hot Spot and Only the Brave
Only the Brave
Only the Brave is a 2006 independent film about the 100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team, a segregated World War II fighting unit completely made up of Japanese Americans, which for its size and length service became the most decorated unit in U.S. military history...
.
Singing Career
In 2008 Gina released a J-Pop Single, "運命の愛" ("Unmei No Ai"). The music video features an appearance by Hawaiian Superstar, Jason Scott Lee.Has performed the National Anthem at NBA, MLB and NFL games, at major venues: Staples Center, Dodger Stadium, Madison Square Garden, ESPN Hawaiian Airlines Diamondhead Classic.
Filmography
- Soap GirlSoap GirlSoap Girl is a 2002 drama film directed by Young Man Kang, a Korean-born filmmaker who made his U.S. directing debut Cupid's Mistake.-Plot:...
(2002) Asia - Kingston High (2002) Katelyn
- Day of IndependenceDay of IndependenceDay of Independence is a short film, broadcast as a half-hour PBS television special. It is a drama, set during the Japanese American internment of World War II, produced by Cedar Grove Productions with Visual Communications as fiscal sponsor....
(2003) Rose - The Hot Spot (2005) Venus
- Only the BraveOnly the BraveOnly the Brave is a 2006 independent film about the 100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team, a segregated World War II fighting unit completely made up of Japanese Americans, which for its size and length service became the most decorated unit in U.S. military history...
(2005) Eleanor "Ellie" Takase