That’s the downside of Logan, and Dean was never the right match for her. And I didn’t think that once he grew up that he would ever cheat on Rory or that sort of thing, whereas I always questioned Logan. I thought that their chemistry together and the way that they matched intellectually, he really did, their love for each other seemed genuine. I thought that was his only flaw - and it’s a big flaw - but that was something that would happen over time. “I say that because I always felt that the main problem with Jess is that he needed to mature and find some vulnerability. She added, “I think some of that is just instinctual and I think that probably shows in how our characters related to each other that we like and respect each other right off the bat.”Īs the pal who got to meet all of Rory’s three main men - Dean (Jared Padalecki), Jess (Milo Ventimiglia), and Logan (Matt Czuchry) - Agena has some clear thoughts on who Rory should have ended up with. And I think that there’s part of me that felt protective of her right away as a fellow actor and someone that recognizes how unique of a person she is.” “I also think I was so - worried is the wrong word - but, you know, they worked so many hours that their off-set time, I thought, was so precious to them and I didn’t want to insert myself into that time of their lives,” she explained.ĭespite not being close friends in real life, Agena praised her on-screen pal, saying, “Alexis is such a wonderful person, and I do think that as soon as I met her as a person you just recognize that she’s an intelligent, special individual. She noted that Bledel and Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore) had such busy schedules that she wanted to be respectful of their time. “That was probably a lot to do with me not making as much of an effort as I should have.” These are my teams and some of my best friends. The actress, whom many will know as Rory Gilmores best friend, Lane Kim, on Gilmore Girls, confessed that its a surreal time celebrating the accomplishments. “I wish we had more of a friendship,” 47-year-old Agena admitted of her relationship with 39-year-old Bledel on Scott Patterson’s “Gilmore”-themed podcast, “ I Am All In“. These days I am obsessed with many things. Keiko Agena, who played the music-obsessed Stars Hollow resident, opened up about her relationship with Alexis Bledel, who played the studious youngest Gilmore. Though Lane Kim and Rory Gilmore were besties on screen, the relationship on “Gilmore Girls” didn’t exactly translate into real life. ![]() ![]() Agena also voices the character Yori on the popular Disney cartoon "Kim Possible.Keiko Agena - Photo: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic ![]() During filming breaks on the series, Agena took small roles in a variety of indie films, most notably the Asian-American wedding comedy "The Perfect Party" and "Hair Show," a beauty parlor-set comedy-drama starring comedian and actress Mo'Nique. Best friend of series lead Rory Gilmore, Lane's difficult and rebellious relationship with her overbearing, strict mother became the primary counterpoint to the tight bond between Rory and her mother, Lorelai by the show's end, Lane was one of the series' most beloved and important characters. ![]() A chameleonic actress, Agena specializes in small character parts of widely varying nationalities and ages: when she began her best-known role as 16-year-old Korean-American high school student Lane Kim on the hit TV series "Gilmore Girls" in 2000, Agena was 27 years old. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Japanese-American parents, Keiko Agena has played a variety of Asian-American roles in films and on TV since the early 1990s.
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