Award-Winning Actor & Playwright
Photo by Vince Trupsin
Hold These Truths
By Jeanne Sakata
Inspired by the true story of civil rights pioneer Gordon Hirabayashi, recipient of 2012 Presidential Medal of Freedom under President Barack Obama.
Coming to
Luna Stage
South Orange, NJ
September 4-October 18 2026
Theatre Mu
Minneapolis, MN
February 9-March 7, 2027
Here There Are Blueberries
By Moisés Kaufman & Amanda Gronich
Conceived & Directed by Moisés Kaufman
Produced by Tectonic Theatre Project
2024 Pulitzer Prize Finalist
2025 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Play
2025-26 NATIONAL TOUR
Seattle Repertory Theatre
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
The Wallis Annenberg Center
McCarter Theatre
COMING SOON
Springs
A New Play Commissioned by The Ford’s Theatre
Written by Jeanne Sakata
Lifestyle TV
Hold These Truths with Jeanne Sakata
TV Interview with Roy Ice
Airing October 27, 2024 & available online
NOW AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING
The Secret Garden
2025 Audie Award Finalist, Best Middle Grade
2024 Earphones Award Winner For Poetry & Drama, AudioFile Magazine
Presented & Commissioned by
LA Theatre Works
Adapted by Jeanne Sakata
From the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Directed by Jessica Kubzansky
Explore Jeanne’s Work
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Film & TV
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Voice Over
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Theatre
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Literary Works
Jeanne Sakata is an award-winning actor and playwright whose versatility spans across theater, television, film, voiceover animation, and audiobooks.
Recent TV recurring and guest star roles include ABC/Shondaland’s Station 19, CBS’ Magnum P.I., NCIS: Hawai’i, NCIS: Los Angeles, and Disney Plus’ High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
Her voice talents are featured in animated series by Marvel, Disney, Apple, and Nickelodeon, and she can also be heard on the audiobooks for How High We Go in the Dark and Trust.
Jeanne’s first play, Hold These Truths, commissioned by Center Theatre Group, won rave reviews over two dozen productions across the country and continues to be produced nationally and internationally. She also authored the 2021 L.A. Theatre Works audio dramas For Us All and The Secret Garden. She recently performed in the national tour of the Pulitzer-nominated play Here There Are Blueberries, and is currently working on a new play, Springs, , for the 2024 Legacy Commissions at Washington DC’s Ford Theatre.