Brittany Ishibashi is an American actress. She has had starring television roles onPolitical Animals,Supernatural andRunaways. Ishibashi has had roles in films such asTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.

Ishibashi comes from a family of entertainers. Her father, Gerald Ishibashi, is a concert promoter andmusician.^[1] Her mother, Lisa Ishibashi, is asinger. Her grandmother,Mary Nomura, is a singer who became known as the songbird ofManzanar.^[2]

She attended Jordan Elementary School, Santiago Middle School, andEl Modena High School. She majored in theater at theUniversity of California Los Angeles (UCLA).^[3]

Ishibashi's first big break came whenJ. J. Abrams cast her inFelicity just out of high school. She continued her formal education atUCLA School of Theater, Film and Television while continuing to build her resume outside of classes. Ishibashi has been consistently working ever since, with recurring roles and guest appearances in over three dozen television shows, includingThe Office,Grey's Anatomy, andSupernatural. After a debut at Comic-Con, Ishibashi reprised her role as Maggie Zeddmore in theSupernatural spin-offGhostfacers,^[4] which has developed a global fan following. She has also worked on nearly two dozen films and multimedia projects, under the direction of such creatives as Joan Scheckel, Robert Redford, and Danny DeVito.

Ishibashi is best known for her role as Anne Ogami on USA Network's Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated series,Political Animals.^[5] Ishibashi was next seen in the original Netflix series,Grace and Frankie, and starring inWong Fu Productions first feature film,Everything Before Us, released June 3, 2015.^[6]

In early 2015, Ishibashi launched her production shingle, Mana Moments, with a focus on comedic, female driven content.^[7]

Ishibashi playedKarai inTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, the sequel toTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,^[8] released in theaters on June 3, 2016.

In 2017, Ishibashi joined the cast of theHulu original seriesRunaways asTina Minoru.^[9]

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