Ren Hanami grew up in Huntington Beach, California with roots in Hawaii. Her parents were Alice Akimi Hanna of Japanese descent and James Arthur Hanna descended from the Clan Hannay and Sorbie Tower in south west Scotland. (en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorbie_Tower) Hanami is an award-winning actress and singer known for Silicon Valley (2014), S.W.A.T. (2017) and Criminal Minds (2005). She is also an award-winning writer and director known for Like Last Night (2017) and Lizard Lesson (2016). She began her show business career as a singer and dancer at Disneyland and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater and a Certificate in Feature Film Writing from U.C.L.A. Ren's self-produced CDs are "Alien" and "Private Island." - IMDb Mini Biography By: Family