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Kelly Hu
American actress (born )
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Kelly Ann Hu (born February 13, ) is an American actress.
She starred as Dr. Rae Chang on the American television soap opera Sunset Beach and as Michelle Chan on the American television police drama series Nash Bridges. She has starred in numerous films including The Scorpion King () as Cassandra, Cradle 2 the Grave () as Sona, X2 () as Yuriko Oyama / Lady Deathstrike, The Tournament () as Lai Lai Zhen, and White Frog ().
She appeared as China White/Chen Na Wei in The CW series Arrow.
Hu has had recurring roles as Pearl on The CW series The Vampire Diaries, Hamato Miwa / Karai on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Stacy Hirano on the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb, and as Adira in Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure.
She also voices Cheshire and Paula Crock / Huntress in Young Justice.
Early life
Hu was born on February 13, , in Honolulu, Hawaii, the daughter of Juanita and Herbert Hu. Her parents divorced during Hu's childhood and her mother married Roy Takara.[1][2][3] Her brother, Glenn, is a lieutenant colonel and human resources officer in the United States Army.[4] She is of Chinese, English, and Hawaiian descent.[5] She attended Maʻemaʻe Elementary School and Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Hu has held a lifelong interest in singing and dancing and has also been interested in martial arts since her early childhood. Hu's cousin was a successful model in Japan, and Hu decided to follow her example. Kelly Hu won the title of Miss Hawaii Teen USA and competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant, becoming the Miss Teen USA pageant's third titleholder in history and its first Asian American winner.
Hu has mentioned in interviews that her mother had told her America was not ready for an Asian as such a prominent role model. She discovered after winning that she was prohibited from appearing in non-contest related activities for the year of her reign, though this rule was changed in later years.
Career
Modelling
Hu modeled in Japan and Italy and became well known in the latter as the star of a series of television advertisements for Philadelphia brandcream cheese, playing a young Japanese college student named Kaori.
Hu won the title of Miss Hawaii USA in , becoming the first former Miss Teen USA to win a Miss USA state title.
Kelly hu imdb biography Kelly Hu. Actress: The Scorpion King. On February 13th, , a girl of Chinese, English, and Hawaiian ancestry was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her father, Herbert, was a salesman and her mother, Juanita, worked many odd jobs to help support the family. She has one older brother, Glenn. She is a former Miss Teen USA, and modeled in Japan and Italy for several months before deciding to relocate.In the Miss USA pageant, held in Wichita, Kansas, Hu entered the top ten in second place, after winning the preliminary interview competition and placing second and third, respectively, in swimsuit and evening gown. She then made the top six, ranked second, winning the top ten evening gown competition and placing second in swimsuit.
She was eliminated in fourth place after the judges' questions, just 2/ of a point from the final three.
Transition to acting
Hu moved to Los Angeles and began her acting career in , with a guest starring role as Mike Seaver's Hawaiian love interest on the sitcom Growing Pains. Hu followed this with appearances on various television series, including Night Court, Tour of Duty, 21 Jump Street and Melrose Place.
Her first film role was in Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan. In , Hu starred as an undercover police officer in the film No Way Back. Hu was cast as Dr. Rae Chang on Sunset Beach for six months in Afterwards, she was cast as police officers Michelle Chan in the television series Nash Bridges, and Pei Pei "Grace" Chen on Martial Law.
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Actress: The Scorpion King. On February 13th, , a girl of Chinese, English, and Hawaiian ancestry was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her father, Herbert, was a salesman and her mother, Juanita, worked many odd jobs to help support the family.Her subsequent film appearances include The Scorpion King () and Cradle 2 the Grave (). In X2 (), she appeared as Yuriko Oyama/Deathstrike, William Stryker's controlled partner.[6]
She was Agent Mia Chen on the last three episodes of the television series Threat Matrix in She also starred in 's Underclassman alongside Nick Cannon and in 's Americanese, Undoing and Devil's Den.
During the first quarter of , she completed filming the film Stilletto, followed by Farmhouse.
In January , Hu began appearing in a full-time role on the television seriesIn Case of Emergency. She played Kelly Lee, a Korean American woman who accidentally reunites with her high school classmates and realizes none of them grew up according to their high school plans.
The show did not have a successful run, being cancelled after airing 12 episodes and leaving its season finale un-aired. The same year she appeared in films, The Air I Breathe and Shanghai Kiss. By the same year, Hu recurringly voiced Stacy Hirano in the animated series Phineas and Ferb until The series originally ended in before it was later revived in , with the revival set to be released in In , she would reprise her role in the animated film Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe.
In , she appeared in the film The Tournament as Lai-Lai Zhen. In April , Hu developed the character JIA for Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology. She was the first guest actor to cross over between the television series, NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS, playing Lee Wuan Kai in a two-episode arc within both series.
In and , Hu guest-starred as a vampire named Pearl on the CW television series, The Vampire Diaries.[7]
In , Hu began a recurring role on the CBS television series Hawaii Five-0. In , Hu was cast in the role of Karai in the animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. She commented: "It wouldn't quite be the first time I played a ninja, I think.
Yeah, I don't know why people think I'm dangerous, but for some reason, I keep getting these roles for the ninja, assassin, bodyguard, bad-girl type."[8] In when she was cast as China White/Chen Na Wei in The CW series Arrow. In , she joined the cast of the series Warehouse 13 as Abigail Cho, the new owner of the Warehouse-connected B&B.
She also provided voice talents in video games including Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II The Sith Lords as Visas Marr, the Sith woman who joins the Jedi Exile's party, and Batman: Arkham Origins as Lady Shiva, among the eight assassins hired by Black Mask to kill Batman[9] (a role she reprised in the animated film Batman: Soul of the Dragon).
In a personal first, she lent both her face and voice to the in-game character Khai Minh Dao in Battlefield Hardline, who partnered alongside the protagonist in roughly half of the game levels.
Hu has been featured twice in Maxim magazine (May and May ). In , she became the face of Viagra, appearing in the commercials.
In , Hu joined the cast of East New York.[10]
Personal life
Hu is an avid poker fan and has frequently taken part in competitions such as the World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour, including the WPT Celebrity Charity match on March 3, [11] She was part of 's "Celebrity Poker Night" on May 30, ,[12] and in July placed in the top in the World Series of Poker Ladies Tournament, besting nearly 1, other competitors.[13]
Activism
Hu has supported the Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment[14] and in starred in a public service announcement for them titled "The Least Likely"[15] to encourage young Asian Americans to register and vote.
In , Hu was a driver in the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race, a national fund-raising program supporting children's hospitals throughout the United States.[16] In April , Hu was a celebrity host for Save the Children's "Caring for Japan's Keiki," a benefit for Japanese earthquake and tsunami victims.[17][18] Also in she hosted a Celebrity Poker Tournament[19] in support for Best Buddies International, a charity to which she has given support for several years.[20][21]
In January , Hu participated in a video for Barack Obama produced by called "Yes We Can".[22] She campaigned for Obama in Hawaii in the run-up to the February 19, , Democratic caucuses.[23] In February , Hu also appeared in another viral video in support of Obama, "Sí Se Puede Cambiar", written and performed by Andrés Useche, directed by Eric Byler.
She was the emcee of the Asian American Action Fund's annual fundraiser on June 10, [24][25][26] She was present at the Democratic National Convention.[27]
Hu has been active to protect the Hawaiian ecology.
Yuna ito Kelly Hu. Actress: The Scorpion King. On February 13th, , a girl of Chinese, English, and Hawaiian ancestry was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her father, Herbert, was a salesman and her mother, Juanita, worked many odd jobs to help support the family.She supported[28] Reef Check Hawaii[29] by running in and successfully completing the Honolulu Marathon to raise awareness for the organization. She also gave support to the Shark Fin Ban which took effect in Hawaii July [30] This made it illegal to possess, sell, or distribute shark fins in Hawaii.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan | Eva Watanabe | ||
| The Doors | Dorothy | ||
| Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | Suzie | ||
| Surf Ninjas | Ro-May | ||
| No Way Back | Seiko Kobayashi | ||
| Strange Days | Anchor Woman | ||
| Star Command | Ens.
Yukiko Fujisaki | Television film | |
| Fakin' da Funk | Kwee-Me | ||
| The Scorpion King | Cassandra | ||
| Cradle 2 the Grave | Sona | ||
| X2 | Yuriko Oyama / Lady Deathstrike | ||
| The Librarian: Quest for the Spear | Lana | Television film | |
| Underclassman | Lisa Brooks | ||
| Mayday | Sharon Crandall | Television film | |
| Americanese | Brenda Nishitani | ||
| Undoing | Vera | ||
| Devil's Den | Caitlin | ||
| Shanghai Kiss | Micki Yang | ||
| Succubus: Hell-Bent | Detective Pei | Direct-to-video | |
| The Air I Breathe | Jiyoung | ||
| Stiletto | Detective Hanover | ||
| Dead Space: Downfall | Shen | Voice, direct-to-video[31] | |
| Farm House | Lilith | ||
| Dim Sum Funeral | Cindy | ||
| Scooby-Doo!
and the Samurai Sword | Miyumi/Miss Mirimoto | Voice, direct-to-video[31] | |
| The Tournament | Lai Lai Zhen | Direct-to-video | |
| Batman: Under the Red Hood | Ms. Li | Voice, direct-to-video[31] | |
| What Women Want | Girl In Lotto Commercial | ||
| Almost Perfect | Vanessa Lee | ||
| Green Lantern: Emerald Knights | Laira | Voice, direct-to-video[31] | |
| Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension | Stacy Hirano | Voice, television film[31] | |
| White Frog | May Chung | ||
| The Haumana | Linda | ||
| They Die by Dawn | Polly Bemis | ||
| Age of Tomorrow | Dr.
Gordon | Direct-to-video | |
| High School Possession | Denise Brady | Television film | |
| Death Valley | Greenstreet | ||
| Beyond the Game | Lee | ||
| Finding Kukan | Young Li Ling-Ai | ||
| Kepler's Dream | Irene | ||
| Maximum Impact | Kate | ||
| F.R.E.D.I. | Dr.
Andi Palmer | ||
| Christmas Wonderland | Julia | Television film | |
| Lucy in the Sky | Dr. Susan | Short | |
| Go Back to China | May Li | ||
| Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe | Stacy Hirano | Voice[31] | |
| Batman: Soul of the Dragon | Lady Shiva | Voice, direct-to-video[31] | |
| Finding 'Ohana | Leilani | ||
| Extinct | News Reporter | Voice[31] | |
| List of a Lifetime | Brenda Lee | Television film | |
| Painted Beauty | Carla | ||
| Catwoman: Hunted | Cheshire | Voice, direct-to-video[31] | |
| Fallen Angels Murder Club: Friends to Die For | Joelle Wallace | Television film | |
| Fallen Angels Murder Club: Heroes and Felons | Joelle Wallace | Television film | |
| Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match | Ashrah | Voice, direct-to-video[32] | |
| Watchmen Chapter I | Vietnamese Woman, Yvonne | Voice, direct-to-video[33] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| –88 | Growing Pains | Melia | Recurring Cast: Season 3 |
| Night Court | Krista | Episode: "Danny Got His Gun" | |
| Tour of Duty | Vietnamese DJ | Episode: "Saigon" | |
| 21 Jump Street | Kim Van Luy | Episode: "The Dragon and the Angel" | |
| CBS Schoolbreak Special | Emily | Episode: "American Eyes" | |
| The Bold and the Beautiful | Trish | Episode: "Episode #" & "#" | |
| Raven | Pele | Episode: "Heat" | |
| Burke's Law | Dawn | Episode: "Who Killed the Beauty Queen?" | |
| Melrose Place | Andrea | Episode: "Parting Glances" | |
| Renegade | Kathy Maruyama | Episode: "Black Wind" | |
| Maybe This Time | Jennifer | Episode: "Please Re-Lease Me" | |
| Murder One | Natalie Cheng | Episode: "Chapter Nineteen" & "Chapter Twenty" | |
| The Sentinel | Christine Hong | Episode: "Cypher" | |
| One West Waikiki | Dr.
Midori | Episode: "Battle of the Titans" | |
| Pacific Blue | Wendy Trang | Episode: "The Enemy Within" | |
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Ms. Jones | Episode: "The Second Episode" | |
| Sunset Beach | Rae Chang | Regular Cast | |
| –98 | Nash Bridges | Inspector Michelle Chan | Main Cast: Season 3, Recurring Cast: Season 4 |
| Malcolm & Eddie | Wendy | Episode: "Car Trouble" | |
| – | Martial Law | Detective Grace "Pei Pei" Chen | Main Cast |
| – | Hollywood Squares | Herself/Panelist | Recurring Guest |
| The Test | Herself/Panelist | Episode: "The Superstitious Test" | |
| Mad TV | Herself | Episode: "Episode #" | |
| Players | Herself | Episode: "Football Player$" | |
| Boomtown | Rachel Durrel | Recurring Cast: Season 2 | |
| Biography | Herself | Episode: "The Rock" | |
| Threat Matrix | Agent Mia Chen | Recurring Cast | |
| Love Lounge | Herself | Episode: "Love for Sale" | |
| –06 | CSI: NY | Detective Kaile Maka | Recurring Cast: Season |
| –18 | Robot Chicken | Olive oyl, Timmy Turner, Various voices, | Voice, recurring role |
| Las Vegas | Natalie Ko | Episode: "Died in Plain Sight" | |
| The Book of Daniel | Kristine Ho | Episode: "Revelations" & "Withdrawal" | |
| Afro Samurai | Okiku | Voice, episode: "The Dream Reader"[31] | |
| In Case of Emergency | Kelly Lee | Main Cast | |
| –, –present | Phineas and Ferb | Stacy Hirano | Voice, recurring role[31] |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Kelly Sun | Episode: "Smut" | |
| –09 | Army Wives | Major Jordana Davis | Recurring Cast: Season 2, Guest: Season 3 |
| Numbers | Alice Chen | Episode: "Trouble in Chinatown" | |
| The Spectacular Spider-Man | Sha Shan Nguyen | Voice, recurring role (season 2)[31] | |
| In Plain Sight | Ahn Li | Episode: "Let's Get It Ahn" | |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | Lee Wuan Kai | Episode: "Killshot" | |
| NCIS | Lee Wuan Kai | Episode: "Endgame" | |
| Iron Chef America | Herself/ICA Judge | Episode: "Morimoto vs.
Cohen: Broccoli" | |
| –11 | Hawaii Five-0 | Laura Hills | Recurring Cast: Season 1 |
| The Vampire Diaries | Pearl Zhu | Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 3 | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Angie Salinger | Episode: "Bittersweet" | |
| –21 | Young Justice | Cheshire, Paula Crock / Huntress, Royal Guard #1 | Voice, recurring role (seasons ) |
| Fairly Legal | Lydia | Episode: "Shine a Light" | |
| Breakout Kings | Kendra Park | Episode: "SEALd Fate" | |
| –19 | Arrow | China Na Wei/China White | Recurring Cast: Season 1 & 3, Guest: Season 2 & 5 & |
| EcoDivas TV | Herself | Episode: "Reviews and Testimonials" | |
| Hell's Kitchen | Herself | Episode: "8 Chefs Compete" | |
| Super Power Beat Down | Herself | Episode: "Wolverine vs.
Predator" | |
| Castle | Scarlet Jones | Episode: "Death Gone Crazy" | |
| –14 | Warehouse 13 | Abigail Cho | Recurring Cast: Season 4, Guest: Season 5 |
| –17 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Karai | Voice, recurring role[31] |
| Model Turned Superstar | Herself | Episode: "Dubai" | |
| The | Callie 'Cece' Cartwig | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Being Mary Jane | Alana | Recurring Cast: Season 3 | |
| Battle of the Network Stars | Herself/Contestant | Episode: "Cops vs.
TV Sitcoms" | |
| Gap Year | Vanessa | Episode: "Nepal: The End" | |
| NCIS: New Orleans | Dr. Anna Yoon | Episode: "The Accident" | |
| –22 | The Orville | Union Admiral Ozawa | Recurring Cast: Season |
| – | Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters | Miya Kimanyan, various voices | Voice, recurring role[31] |
| –20 | Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure | Adira | Voice, recurring role (seasons )[31] |
| L.A.'s Finest | Angela Turner | Recurring Cast: Season 2 | |
| Pete the Cat | Bali Burrow | Voice, episode: "Super Surfboard Smash & SpaceCat Save the Music" | |
| Solar Opposites | Lervus' Wife | Voice, episode: "99 Ships" | |
| –24 | The Legend of Vox Machina | Dr.
Anna Ripley | Voice, recurring role[31] |
| BMF | Detective Veronica Jin | Main Cast: Season 2-current | |
| East New York | Allison Cha | Recurring Cast | |
| Abominable and the Invisible City | Great Watcher | Voice, episode: "Please Hold While We Connect You" | |
| Gremlins: The Wild Batch | TBA | Voice[34] |
Music videos
Documentary
Video games
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