Orange Is the New Black Star Goes Viral Upon Revealing Low Royalty Check

Orange Is the New Black's Kimiko Glenn caused a bit of a stir online by revealing exactly what she made with her latest royalty check.

With the SAG-AFTRA strike igniting widespread conversation online over the way actors have been paid, Kimiko Glenn found herself going viral when she shared how much she made for her last royalty check for the hit Netflix series Orange Is the New Black.

On TikTok, Glenn shared a video of her Orange Is the New Black payment for royalties, and she can be heard joking about how she's "about to be so rich." The camera then pans down to the total payout from the check, which comes out to $27.30, an amount that has Glenn shrieking, "What?!" Glenn's post has been shared thousands of times while the video has also been getting spread by users on other social media platforms. Many fans of the show are surprised, expecting for Glenn's checks to be much higher, given the popularity Orange Is the New Black had during its run.

Taylor Schilling similarly shared a video on Instagram where she noted how she knew people in the business who had almost a million followers on social media with roles in billion-dollar franchises who still "don't know how to make rent." Other cast members from Orange Is the New Black also recently spoke out about their "unfair" compensation from Netflix for their roles in the show. Beth Dover, who played Linda Ferguson, claimed she actually had to pay out of pocket for her supporting role.

"It actually COST me money to be in season 3 and 4 since I was cast local hire and had to fly myself out," Dover explained to The Hollywood Reporter. "But I was so excited for the opportunity to be on a show I loved so I took the hit. It's maddening."

Kimiko Glenn played inmate Brook Soso in Orange Is the New Black. More recently, she could be heard as the voice of Peni Parker in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, reprising the role from Into the Spider-Verse. Glenn also provides the voice of Baby Shark for the Baby Shark's Big Show! animated series as well as the titular squirrel in the animated Disney Channel series Kiff.

The SAG-AFTRA strike launched on Thursday and has already been having a big impact on show business, as special premieres are getting canceled while big-budget productions are getting put on pause. The strike follows the Writers Guild of America strike, which launched in May and is still ongoing. There's no telling at this point when either strike will end.