AILEEN KYOKO is a Japanese-American actress, screenwriter, and playwright based in Los Angeles. Born and raised in Manila, Philippines she attended an International School for 13 years. She is drawn to emotionally complex, character-driven stories that explore identity, belonging, and human connection.
Film & TV
Aileen's recent film work includes Asylum's Evil Nun (Amazon 2025), The Kid and the Callgirl (2026) and Bare Minimum (2026). She received a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the 2025 Garden State Film Festival for That Creep from the Bar Last Night. Fellow nominees included Rosanna Arquette and Mena Suvari.
She has appeared in Outli(a)rs, Triple Threat (Soho International Film Festival), Deathless, My Ex-Lover is Dead (International Black and Diversity Film Festival), and Don’t Hate Me (We Make Movies International Film Festival).
In the summer of 2026 Aileen acted in the proof of concept Bye Bye Blackbird which she also wrote. The story centers around a Japanese American woman living through the mass incarceration during WWII. The film explores belonging, identity, and the resilience of the Japanese American community.
Theatre
Aileen starred in and co-wrote More Quiet, More Noise, which had its world premiere at the Whitefire Theatre in 2024.
She has also written and performed Off-Broadway, including The Year of the Solar Eclipse, which premiered at The Wild Project in New York's East Village in 2019–2020 to sold-out audiences.
The play advanced to the second round of the Austin Film Festival Script Competition and was named to Coverfly’s RED LIST as a top comedy play of 2020.
Training
Aileen is a Groundlings alum and trained in the Meisner technique at Maggie Flanigan’s two year rigorous program in New York City. She currently trains at the Last Acting Studio with Desean Terry.