Hawaii: Today in History 5/19

5-19-1965 Maile Flanagan, American actress (Naruto, Lab Rats), born in Honolulu, Hawaii

Flanagan’s first name Maile is a Hawaiian name derived from the word maile for the vine commonly used in leis.^{[citation needed]} She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her father worked for the U.S. military intelligence. In 1969, her family was stationed in Bangkok, Thailand, and when she was ten, they moved to Germany. While in Germany, Flanagan and her family lived in Nuremberg and Munich.^{[citation needed]}

She graduated from a Department of Defense (DOD) school Munich America High School (MAHS) in 1983. About her arrival at Boston College (BC), she has stated: “It took me three years to acclimate because I hadn’t lived in the States since I was four-and-a-half! I have used some of this in my characters—the wide-eyed wonder.” While attending BC, she was a member of the student comedy troupe, My Mother’s Fleabag