Kimee Balmilero

Kimee Balmilero is an American actress and singer.

Kimee Balmilero
Balmilero performs at a Hi-5 concert
Occupation(s)	Stage, film, television actress, singer
Years active	1999–present
Website	kimeeb.com

Early life and education

Of Filipino descent,^[1] she is the daughter of Roy Balmilero who appears in Hawaii Five-0 portrayed as Noelani's father Joseph Cunha.^[2] Balmilero graduated from James B. Castle High School, home of the Castle Performing Arts Center on Oahu.^[3] 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. 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!^[4]

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.^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Amazing Journey	Herself	Documentary
2004	Hi-5, Vol 2: Music Magic		Video
	Hi-5, Vol. 3: Game Time
2006	Hi-5: Move Your Body
	Hi-5: Action Heroes
2007	Hi-5: Making Music
	Hi-5: Wonderful Wishes
2008	Hi-5: Animal Adventures, Vol. 5
	Hi-5: Summer Rainbows
	Hi-5 Hits
	Brown Soup Thing	Maria Mansalud
2010	Hi-5: Best of Jenn	Herself	Video
2011	Let's Talk About It	N/A	Short; also producer
	Diagnosis Total Eclipse	Doctor	Short; also producer and editor
2013	Slow Night	Marie	Short
	Hung	N/A	Video short; also producer, editor, director and writer
2016	Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates	Weird Girl No. 1 (Uncredited)
2018	Stoke	Maggie Paras
2022	Two Tickets to Paradise	Kailani	Television film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	The 54th Annual Tony Awards	Herself	Television special
2003–2006	Hi-5		70 episodes
2005–2006	Today		Episodes: June 12, 2006 and June 28, 2005
2007	Live! With Kelly		July 19, 2007
2009	The Battery's Down	Door Girl	Episode: "I Think I'm Gonna Like it Here"
2010	Pretty Little Liars	Beth	Episode: "The Jenna Thing"
	General Hospital	Tina	Episodes #1.12125 and #1.12126
2012	Hawaii Five-0	Allison	Episode: "Kupale"
2016–2020		Dr. Noelani Cunha	Series Regular: 66 Episodes
2018–2021	Magnum P.I.		Recurring role: 16 episodes
2021; 2023	Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.	Jenny	2 episodes

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2024	Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth	Additional voices		[6]