Kelly Hu



























Kelly Hu

Kelly Hu.jpg
Hu at the January 2016 MagicCity Comic Con

Born
Kelly Ann Hu
(1968-02-13) February 13, 1968 (age 50)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Residence
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation
Actress, voice artist, model
Years active
1987–present
Website
kellyhu.com
















Kelly Hu
Traditional Chinese
胡凱麗
Simplified Chinese
胡凯丽











Kelly Hu (born February 13, 1968 simplified Chinese: 胡凯丽; traditional Chinese: 胡凱麗; pinyin: Hú Kǎilì) is an American actress, voice artist, former fashion model and beauty queen[1] who was Miss Teen USA 1985 and Miss Hawaii USA 1993. Hu 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 also starred in numerous films including The Scorpion King (2002) as Cassandra, Cradle 2 the Grave (2003) as Sona, X2 as Yuriko Oyama/Lady Deathstrike (2003), The Tournament (2009) as Lai Lai Zhen, and White Frog (2012).


Hu has had recurring roles as Pearl on the CW series The Vampire Diaries, as China White on the CW series Arrow, as Abigail Cho on the Syfy series Warehouse 13, as Stacy Hirano in the animated series Phineas and Ferb and as Oroku Karai/Hamato Miwa on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.




Contents






  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Career


  • 3 Personal life


    • 3.1 Activism




  • 4 Filmography


    • 4.1 Film


    • 4.2 Television


    • 4.3 Other media




  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Early life


Hu was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, the daughter of Juanita Perez, an engineering drafter from Honolulu, and Herbert Hu, a salesman and exotic bird breeder. Her parents divorced during Hu's childhood.[2] Her brother, Glenn, is a Resource Manager in the United States Army.[3] She is of Chinese and Hawaiian descent.[4] 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 1985 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




Kelly Hu as Miss Hawaii Teen USA 1985.


Hu modeled in Japan and Italy, and became well known in the latter as the star of a series of television advertisements for Philadelphia brand cream cheese, playing a young Japanese college student named Kaori.


Hu won the title of Miss Hawaii USA in 1993, becoming the first former Miss Teen USA to win a Miss USA state title. In the 1993 Miss USA pageant, held in Wichita, Kansas, Hu entered the top 10 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 6 ranked second, winning the top 10 evening gown competition and placing second in swimsuit. She was eliminated in 4th place after the judges' questions, just 2/100 of a point from the final three.


Hu moved to Los Angeles and began her acting career in 1987, 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 1995, 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 1997. Afterwards, she was cast as police officers Michelle Chan in the television series Nash Bridges, and Pei Pei "Grace" Chen on Martial Law. Her subsequent film appearances include The Scorpion King (2002), Cradle 2 the Grave (2003), and X2 (2003) as Yuriko Oyama/Deathstrike.


She was Agent Mia Chen on the last three episodes of the television series Threat Matrix in 2004. She also starred in 2005's Underclassman alongside Nick Cannon and in 2006's Americanese, Undoing and Devil's Den. During the first quarter of 2007, she completed filming the film Stilletto, followed by Farmhouse.


In January 2007, Hu began appearing in a full-time role on the television series In 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.


In 2009, she appeared in the film The Tournament as Lai-Lai Zhen. In April 2009, 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 2010 and 2011, Hu guest-starred as a vampire named Pearl on the CW television series The Vampire Diaries.[5]


In 2010, Hu began a recurring role on the CBS television series Hawaii Five-0. In 2012, 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."[6] In 2013, 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.[1] 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 2002 and May 2005).
In 2015, she became the face of Viagra, appearing in the commercials.



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, 2008.[7] She was part of HollywoodPoker.com's "Celebrity Poker Night" on May 30, 2006,[8] and in July 2006 placed in the top 200 in the World Series of Poker Ladies Tournament, besting nearly 1,000 other competitors.[9]



Activism




Kelly Hu in September 2010


Hu has supported the Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment[10] and in 2004 starred in a public service announcement for them titled "The Least Likely"[11] to encourage young Asian Americans to register and vote.


In 2007, Hu was a driver in the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race a national fund-raising program supporting children’s hospitals throughout the United States.[12] In April 2011, Hu was a celebrity host for Save the Children's "Caring for Japan's Keiki" a benefit for Japanese earthquake and tsunami victims.[13][14] Also in 2011 she hosted a Celebrity Poker Tournament[15] in support for Best Buddies International, a charity to which she has given support for several years.[16][17]


In January 2008, Hu participated in a video for Barack Obama produced by will.i.am called "Yes We Can".[18] She campaigned for Obama in Hawaii in the run-up to the February 19, 2008 Democratic caucuses.[19] In February 2008, 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, 2008.[20][21][22] She was present at the DNC national convention in 2008.[23]


Hu has been active to protect the Hawaiian ecology. She supported[24] Reef Check Hawaii[25] 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 2010.[26] This made it illegal to possess, sell, or distribute shark fins in Hawaii.



Filmography



Film

































































































































































































































Year
Title
Role
Notes
1989

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

Eva Watanabe

1991

The Doors
Dorothy

1991

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Suzie

1993

Surf Ninjas
Ro-May

1995

No Way Back
Seiko Kobayashi

1995

Strange Days
Anchor woman

1997

Fakin' da Funk
Kwee-Me

2002

The Scorpion King
Cassandra

2003

Cradle 2 the Grave
Sona

2003

X2

Yuriko Oyama/Lady Deathstrike

2005

Underclassman
Lisa Brooks

2006

Americanese
Brenda Nishitani

2006

Undoing
Vera

2006

Devil's Den
Caitlin

2007

Shanghai Kiss
Micki Yang

2007

Succubus: Hell-Bent
Detective Pei

Direct-to-video
2007

The Air I Breathe
Jiyoung

2008

Stiletto
Detective Hanover

2008

Dead Space: Downfall
Shen (voice)
Direct-to-video
2008

Farm House
Lilith

2008

Dim Sum Funeral
Cindy

2009

Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
Miyumi/Miss Mirimoto (voice)
Direct-to-video
2009

The Tournament
Lai Lai Zhen

2010

Batman: Under the Red Hood
Ms. Li (voice)
Direct-to-video
2011

What Women Want
Girl in lotto commercial

2011

Almost Perfect
Vanessa Lee

2011

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights

Laira (voice)
Direct-to-video
2012

White Frog
May Chung

2013

The Haumana
Linda

2013

They Die by Dawn
N/A
Short film
2014

Age of Tomorrow
Dr. Gordon

2014

Death Valley
Greenstreet

2016

Beyond the Game


2016

Finding Kukan
Voice of Li Ling-Ai as a young woman
Documentary
2016

Kepler's Dream
Irene
In post-production
2017

Maximum Impact
Kate



Television

























































































































































































































































































































































Year
Title
Role
Notes
1987–88

Growing Pains
Melia
3 episodes
1988

Night Court
Krista
2 episodes
1989

Tour of Duty
Vietnamese DJ
Episode: "Saigon: Part 2"
1989

21 Jump Street
Kim Van Luy
Episode: "The Dragon and the Angel"
1990

CBS Schoolbreak Special
Emily
Episode: "American Eyes"
1993

Raven
Pele
Episode: "Heat"
1994

Burke's Law
Dawn
Episode: "Who Killed the Beauty Queen?"
1994

Melrose Place
Andrea
Episode: "Parting Glances"
1994

Renegade
Kathy Maruyama
Episode: "Black Wind"
1995

Maybe This Time
Jennifer
Episode: "Please Re-Lease Me"
1996

Star Command
Ens. Yukiko Fujisaki
Television film
1996

Murder One
Natalie Cheng
2 episodes
1996

The Sentinel
Christine
Episode: "Cypher"
1996

One West Waikiki
Dr. Midori
Episode: "Battle of the Titans"
1996

Pacific Blue
Wendy Trang
Episode: "The Enemy Within"
1996

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Ms. Jones
Episode: "The Second Episode"
1997

Sunset Beach

Rae Chang
Role held: January 7 – June 5, 1997
1997–98

Nash Bridges
Insp. Michelle Chan
Main cast (seasons 3–4); 14 episodes
1998

Malcolm & Eddie
Wendy
Episode: "Car Trouble"
1998–2000

Martial Law
Grace "Pei Pei" Chen
Main cast; 44 episodes
2003

Boomtown
Rachel Durrel
2 episodes
2004

Threat Matrix
Agent Mia Chen
3 episodes
2004

The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
Lana
Television film
2005–06

CSI: NY
Detective Kaile Maka
4 episodes
2005–08

Robot Chicken
Various voices
5 episodes
2005

Mayday
Sharon Crandall
Television film
2006

Las Vegas
Natalie Ko
Episode: "Died in Plain Sight"
2007

In Case of Emergency
Kelly Lee
Main cast; 13 episodes
2007

Afro Samurai
Okiku (voice)
English dub; episode: "The Dream Reader"
2007–15

Phineas and Ferb
Stacy Hirano (voice)
80 episodes
2008–09

Army Wives
Jordana Davis
4 episodes
2008

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Kelly Sun
Episode: "Smut"
2009

Numbers
Alice Chen
Episode: "Trouble in Chinatown"
2009

The Spectacular Spider-Man

Sha Shan Nguyen
5 episodes
2009

In Plain Sight
Jane Kwan / Ahn Li
Episode: "Let's Get It Ahn"
2009

NCIS: Los Angeles
Lee Wuan Kai
Episode: "Killshot"
2009

NCIS
Lee Wuan Kai
Episode: "Endgame"
2010–11

The Vampire Diaries
Pearl
8 episodes
2010–11

Hawaii Five-0
Laura Hills
3 episodes
2011–13

Young Justice

Cheshire, Paula Crock, Lian Nguyen-Harper (voice)
10 episodes
2011

Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension

Stacy Hirano (voice)
Television film
2011

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Angie Salinger
Episode: "Bittersweet"
2012

Fairly Legal
Lydia
Episode: "Shine a Light"
2012

Breakout Kings
Kendra Park
Episode: "SEALd Fate"
2012–17

Arrow

China White / Chien Na Wei
10 episodes
2013

Castle
Scarlet Jones
Episode: "Death Gone Crazy"
2013

Hell's Kitchen
Herself
Episode: "8 Chefs Compete
2012–17

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Karai / Hamato Miwa (voice)
Recurring role
2013–14

Warehouse 13
Abigail Cho
6 episodes
2014

The 100

Callie "Cece" Cartwig
Episode: "Pilot"
2014

High School Possession
Denise Brady
Television film
2015

Being Mary Jane

Episode: "Some Things Are Black and White"
2017

Gap Year
Vanessa
Episode: "Nepal: The End"
2017

The Orville
Union Admiral Ozawa
2 episodes
2017

NCIS: New Orleans
Dr. Anna Yoon
Episode: "The Accident"
2018

Tangled: The Series
Adira
Major recurring role


Other media
























Music videos
Year
Title
Artist
Role
2002
"I Stand Alone"

Godsmack
Clips from The Scorpion King
2012
"Outta My Head"

Daughtry
Leading woman































































































Video games
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2004

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords

Visas Marr
Voice
2008

Fracture
N/A
Voice
2008

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

Suki Toyama
Voice
2009

Afro Samurai
Okiku, Osachi
Voice
2009

Ninja Blade
Ryoko Kurokawa
Voice
2009

Terminator Salvation
Wells
Voice
2012

Sleeping Dogs
Inspector Jane Teng
Voice
2013

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Karai
Voice
2013

Batman: Arkham Origins

Lady Shiva
Voice
2013

Young Justice: Legacy
Cheshire
Voice
2014

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze
Karai
Voice
2015

Battlefield Hardline
Khai Minh Dao
Voice & mo-cap
2015

Infinite Crisis

Katana
Voice
2015

Mortal Kombat X

D'Vorah, Sindel, Frost
Voice[27]


References





  1. ^ ab "Kelly Hu of TMNT: She Loves Playing Tough Chicks". wired.com. 2013-02-07. Retrieved 2014-11-25..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Kelly Hu Biography - Yahoo! Movies". Movies.yahoo.com. 1967-02-13. Retrieved 2009-01-18.


  3. ^ "Glenn Hu". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2012-07-24.


  4. ^ "Kelly Hu Biography". Archived from the original on 2011-02-08.


  5. ^ ML House (November 30, 2009). "Kelly Hu to Guest Star on The Vampire Diaries". TV Fanatic.


  6. ^ "Exclusive: Interview with Kelly Hu on TMNT, Arrow, Surf Ninjas, Michael Bay and braces - Nerd Reactor". nerdreactor.com. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2018.


  7. ^ World Poker Tour Celebrity Charity - Commerce Casino by Manoj Gera, March 2008. Retrieved March 14, 2008


  8. ^
    Celebrity Poker Night with Kelly Hu, May 25th 2006 Archived 2008-06-15 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved March 14, 2008.



  9. ^ Sunday July 16, 2006 entry Archived February 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved March 14, 2008.


  10. ^ "New GOTV PSA From CAUSE Features Kelly Hu, George Takei". apaforprogress.org. 2008-08-20. Archived from the original on 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2012-07-24.


  11. ^ "The Least Likely". The Least Likely. Archived from the original on 2004-09-23. Retrieved 2012-07-24.


  12. ^ "Toyota Motorsports > Toyota Pro/Celebrity > History". Toyotaracing.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-20. Retrieved 2012-07-24.


  13. ^ "On the Scene - Hawaii News - Honolulu Star-Advertiser". Staradvertiser.com. 2011-05-08. Retrieved 2012-07-24.


  14. ^ "Blog Post". Trump Waikiki. Archived from the original on 2012-05-13. Retrieved 2012-07-24.


  15. ^ "Celebrity Poker Tournament at Bartels' Route 66 in Marina Del Rey, CA: The Kelly Hu/Best Buddies Second Annual Charity Poker Tournament Rocked the House". Prweb.com. Retrieved 2012-07-24.


  16. ^ "Best Buddies International". Bestbuddies.org. 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2012-07-24.


  17. ^ "Best Buddies International". Bestbuddies.org. 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2012-07-24.


  18. ^
    "Yes We Can - Barack Obama Music Video". YouTube. 2008-02-02. Retrieved 2009-01-18.



  19. ^
    Chelsea Clinton, Kelly Hu campaign on Oahu, The Honolulu Advertiser



  20. ^
    "AAA-Fund Makes Politico!". Washington, DC: Asian American Action Fund. 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2010-04-19.



  21. ^ Schroeder Mullins, Anne (2008-06-11). "Random assortment of stuff". Washington, DC: Politico. Retrieved 2010-04-19.


  22. ^ "Kelly Hu for Asian American Action Fund 2008" (Video). Washington, DC: Asian American Action Fund. 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2010-04-19.


  23. ^ Anis Ben Amor Mejri (10 September 2008). "Daniel Dae Kim at the Democratic National Convention 2008". Retrieved 20 March 2018 – via YouTube.


  24. ^ "Kelly Hu Lends Star Power To Protect Hawaii's Reefs - Hawaii News Now - KGMB and KHNL". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved 2012-07-24.


  25. ^ "Reef Check Hawaii - www.reefcheckhawaii.org -Home Page". www.reefcheckhawaii.org. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2012-07-24.


  26. ^ The Humane Society of the United States (2010-07-01). "Aloha, Shark Fin : The Humane Society of the United States". Humanesociety.org. Retrieved 2012-07-24.


  27. ^ Brian Chard [@bcharred] (April 14, 2015). "Huge thanks to the stellar MKX voice actors: Troy @TroyBakerVA (Shinnok/EBlack/Fujin), Ronald M. Banks (Quan Chi); Ashly Burch (Cassie)..." (Tweet). Retrieved April 21, 2015 – via Twitter.

    Brian Chard [@bcharred] (April 14, 2015). "...Nathan Hosner (Narrator); Kelly Hu (D'Vorah/Sindel/Frost); Phil LaMarr (Kotal Kahn); Will Yun Lee (Kung Lao); Patrick Seitz (Scorpion)..." (Tweet). Retrieved April 21, 2015 – via Twitter.





External links








  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata


  • Kelly Hu on IMDb


  • Kelly Hu at the TCM Movie Database Edit this at Wikidata


  • Kelly Hu at AllMovie


  • Kelly Hu at Rotten Tomatoes






























Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Illinois Cherise Haugen

Miss Teen USA
1985
Succeeded by
Oklahoma Allison Brown
Preceded by
Heather Hays

Miss Hawaii USA
1993
Succeeded by
Nadine Tanega
Preceded by
Malia Yamamura

Miss Hawaii Teen USA
1985
Succeeded by
Michelle Hardin
Media offices
Preceded by
Marcia Strassman and Angela Visser

Miss Teen USA color commentator
(with Leeza Gibbons)

1990–1991
Succeeded by
Leeza Gibbons and Bridgette Wilson
Preceded by
Leeza Gibbons and Bridgette Wilson

Miss Teen USA color commentator
(with Arthel Neville)

1993
Succeeded by
Daisy Fuentes and Jamie Solinger












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