#4: What's it like to act on TV? - Kimee Balmilero
Ignorant and Curious
English - August 13, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 49.5 MBDocumentary Society & Culture Education How To how to interviews interview miss universe golf science interesting fascinating learning education Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Filipino-American Actor Kimee Balmilero has played Dr Noelani Cunha on Hawaii Five O and Magnum PI, was an original Broadway cast member of Mamma Mia, and acted on the popular children’s show Hi-5. She also makes a great dolphin noise.
She talks about her the childhood acting coach that helped her to dream bigger, joining a Broadway touring group at 17, the differences between acting on TV vs Broadway, how she got the role of Dr Noelani, what she’s learned about getting into character, handling emotional scenes, breaking fake glass, performing believable subxiphoid incisions, and a ton more.
Recommended Hawaii Five O episodes:
Season 9, Ep 22 - Noelani held hostage, grabs a gun, unathletically breaks glass
Season 10, Ep 16 - Noelani surfs!
Season10, Ep 18 - funeral scene with real life dad, Roy.
Ways to find Kimee online:
Improvhi.com
Founded by Kimee in 2012. Offers online and in person improv and sketch comedy classes, workshops, and shows in Honolulu.
HIComedyFest.com
Her annual comedy festival featuring improv, sketch, musical, and standup comedy acts from HI and around the country. Oct 14-17, 2020. You can watch it this year online!
Twitter
twitter.com/kimeeb
Instagram
instagram.com/kimeebalmilero
Or just sing the shit out of Creed and she will find you.
*My preferred method
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