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) Ren is an actress known for Silicon Valley (2014), Pretty Little Liars (2010) and Air Force One (1997). She is also a writer and director known for Like Last Night (2016) and Lizard Lesson (2016). Ren 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.