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Kelly Hu - Biography |
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Kelly Ann Hu was born in Honolulu,
Hawaii. Her ethnic background is a mixture of Chinese, Hawaiian, and
English. Hu has had a lifelong interest in singing and dancing. She has
also been interested in martial arts since her early childhood, when her
older brother would arrange for her to fight neighborhood boys. Hu's
cousin was a successful model in Japan and Hu decided to follow her
example. To gain publicity, she entered Miss Teen USA contest in 1985 and
became the first Asian American to win the title. Ironically she found out
after winning that she was prohibited from appearing in non-contest
related activities for the year of her reign. Hu also won the title of
Miss Hawaii USA in 1993.
After working in Japan and Italy (where she became well-known as the star
of a series of ads for Philadelphia brand cream cheese), Hu moved to Los
Angeles and began her acting career in 1987 with a guest starring role on
the sitcom Growing Pains. Hu followed this with appearances on series such
as Night Court, Tour of Duty, 21 Jump Street, and Melrose Place and her
first movie role in Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan.
In 1995, Hu played an undercover police officer in the movie No Way Back.
While the movie was not a major success it opened a new career direction
for Hu in action adventure roles. She was then cast as Dr. Rae Chang on
Sunset Beach for six months in 1997. Afterwards, Hu was cast as police
officers Michelle Chan in the television series Nash Bridges (1997-1998)
and Chen Pei Pei on Martial Law (1998-2000). Her subsequent movie
appearances include The Scorpion King (2002), Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
and X2 (2003). She provided voice talents for the popular video game Star
Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords as Visas Marr, the
Sith woman who joins the Exile's party.
Hu resides in Brentwood, California where she is co-owner of a restaurant
Basic Bites. |
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Kelly Hu - Personal Quotes |
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"I've managed to keep my
clothes on for everything I've done so far."
"I was doing poorly in a US history class," she explains, "partly, I
think, because Hawaii is so isolated from the rest of the country.
So my mother took me to Philadelphia and Boston to see the Liberty
Bell and other famous sites. I ended up getting an A in the course."
"The hardest point in my life right now is trying to figure out what
I'm gonna wear."
"My brother taught me how to fight. I was the neighborhood bully." |
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Kelly Hu - Filmography |
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The Tournament (2008) .... Lai
Lai
Stiletto (2008) .... Detective Hanover
Farmhouse (2008) .... Lilith
"Phineas and Ferb" (2007) TV Series .... Stacy (2007)
"In Case of Emergency" .... Kelly Lee (13 episodes, 2007)
- The Picture (2007) TV Episode .... Kelly Lee
- Disorder in the Court (2007) TV Episode .... Kelly Lee
- Happy Endings (2007) TV Episode .... Kelly Lee
- The Good, the Bad and the Mob (2007) TV Episode .... Kelly Lee
- Your Goose Is Cooked (2007) TV Episode .... Kelly Lee
(8 more)
Succubus: Hell Bent (2007) .... Detective Pei
Shanghai Kiss (2007) .... Micki Yang
The Air I Breathe (2007) .... Jiyoung
"Afro Samurai" (2007) (mini) TV Series (voice: English Version) ....
Okiku
... aka Afuro zamurai (Japan)
The Devil's Den (2006) .... Caitlin
"Robot Chicken" .... Julie Chen / ... (3 episodes, 2005-2006)
- Metal Militia (2006) TV Episode (voice)
- That Hurts Me (2005) TV Episode (voice) .... Julie Chen/Keira
Knightly
- The Sack (2005) TV Episode (voice) .... Little Girl
"Las Vegas" .... Natalie Ko (1 episode, 2006)
- Died in Plain Sight (2006) TV Episode .... Natalie Ko
Undoing (2006) .... Vera
Americanese (2006) .... Brenda Nishitani
"CSI: NY" .... Detective Kaile Maka (4 episodes, 2005-2006)
- Fare Game (2006) TV Episode .... Detective Kaile Maka
- City of the Dolls (2005) TV Episode .... Detective Kaile Maka
- Til Death Do We Part (2005) TV Episode .... Detective Kaile Maka
- Tri-Borough (2005) TV Episode .... Detective Kaile Maka
Mayday (2005) (TV) .... Sharon Crandall
Underclassman (2005) .... Lisa Brooks
"Threat Matrix" .... Agent Mia Chen (3 episodes, 2004)
- Cambodia (2004) TV Episode .... Agent Mia Chen
- 19 Seconds (2004) TV Episode .... Agent Mia Chen
- Extremist Makeover (2004) TV Episode .... Agent Mia Chen
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords (2004)
(VG) (voice) .... Visas Marr
... aka Star Wars: KOTOR II (USA: short title)
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004) (TV) .... Lana
Dark Shadows (2004) (TV) .... Dr. Julia Hoffman
"Boomtown" .... Rachel Durrell (2 episodes, 2003)
- Inadmissible (2003) TV Episode .... Rachel Durrell
- The Love of Money (2003) TV Episode .... Rachel Durrell
X2 (2003) .... Yuriko Oyama/Deathstrike
... aka X-Men 2 (Singapore: English title) (USA: working title)
... aka X-2 (USA: poster title)
... aka X-Men 2: X-Men United (USA: promotional title)
... aka X2: X-Men United (USA: promotional title)
Cradle 2 the Grave (2003) .... Sona
The Scorpion King (2002) .... Cassandra
"Martial Law" .... Chen Pei Pei (44 episodes, 1998-2000)
- Final Conflict: Part 2 (2000) TV Episode .... Chen Pei Pei
- Final Conflict: Part 1 (2000) TV Episode .... Chen Pei Pei
- In the Dark (2000) TV Episode .... Chen Pei Pei
- Heartless (2000) TV Episode .... Chen Pei Pei
- The Thrill Is Gone (2000) TV Episode .... Chen Pei Pei
(39 more)
"Nash Bridges" .... Insp. Michelle Chan / ... (9 episodes,
1997-1998)
... aka Bridges
- Hot Prowler (1998) TV Episode .... Insp. Michelle Chan
- Impostors (1998) TV Episode .... Insp. Michelle Chan
- High Fall (1998) TV Episode .... Insp. Michelle Chan
- Sacraments (1998) TV Episode .... Insp. Michelle Chan
- Crossfire (1998) TV Episode .... Insp. Michelle Chan
(4 more)
"Malcolm & Eddie" .... Wendy (1 episode, 1998)
- Car Trouble (1998) TV Episode .... Wendy
"Sunset Beach" .... Rae Chang / ... (60 episodes, 1997)
- Episode #1.108 (1997) TV Episode .... Rae Chang
- Episode #1.106 (1997) TV Episode .... Rae Chang
- Episode #1.102 (1997) TV Episode .... Rae Chang
- Episode #1.101 (1997) TV Episode .... Dr. Rae Chang
- Episode #1.98 (1997) TV Episode .... Rae Chang
(55 more)
Fakin' Da Funk (1997) .... Kwee-Me
"Mr. & Mrs. Smith" .... Ms. Jones (1 episode, 1996)
- The Second Episode (1996) TV Episode .... Ms. Jones
"Pacific Blue" .... Wendy Trang (1 episode, 1996)
- The Enemy Within (1996) TV Episode .... Wendy Trang
"One West Waikiki" .... Dr. Midori (1 episode, 1996)
- Battle of the Titans (1996) TV Episode .... Dr. Midori
"The Sentinel" .... Christine (1 episode, 1996)
- Cypher (1996) TV Episode .... Christine
"Murder One" .... Natalie Cheng - Richard's Secretary (2 episodes,
1996)
- Chapter Twenty (1996) TV Episode .... Natalie Cheng - Richard's
Secretary
- Chapter Nineteen (1996) TV Episode .... Natalie Cheng - Richard's
Secretary
Star Command (1996) (TV) .... Ens. Yukiko Fujisaki
... aka In the Fold (USA)
Strange Days (1995) .... Anchor Woman
"Maybe This Time" .... Jennifer (1 episode, 1995)
- Please Re-Lease Me (1995) TV Episode .... Jennifer
No Way Back (1995) .... Seiko Kobayashi
"Renegade" .... Kathy Maruyama (1 episode, 1994)
- Black Wind (1994) TV Episode .... Kathy Maruyama
"Melrose Place" .... Andrea (1 episode, 1994)
- Parting Glances (1994) TV Episode .... Andrea
"Burke's Law" .... Dawn (1 episode, 1994)
- Who Killed the Beauty Queen? (1994) TV Episode .... Dawn
L.A.X. 2194 (1994) (TV)
Surf Ninjas (1993) .... Ro-May
... aka Surf Ninjas of the South China Sea (Australia)
... aka Surf Warriors
"Raven" .... Pele (1 episode, 1993)
- Heat (1993) TV Episode .... Pele
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991) .... Suzie
The Doors (1991) (as Kelly Ann Hu) .... Dorothy
"CBS Schoolbreak Special" .... Emily (1 episode, 1990)
- American Eyes (1990) TV Episode .... Emily
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) .... Eva
Watanabe
"21 Jump Street" .... Kim Van Luy (1 episode, 1989)
- The Dragon and the Angel (1989) TV Episode .... Kim Van Luy
"Tour of Duty" .... Vietnamese DJ (2 episodes, 1989)
- Saigon: Part 2 (1989) TV Episode .... Vietnamese DJ
- Saigon: Part 1 (1989) TV Episode (voice) .... Vietnamese DJ
"Night Court" .... Kista (2 episodes, 1988)
- Danny Got His Gun: Part 2 (1988) TV Episode .... Kista
- Danny Got His Gun: Part 3 (1988) TV Episode .... Kista
"Growing Pains" .... Melia (3 episodes, 1987-1988)
- Great Expectations (1988) TV Episode (as Kelly Ann Hu) .... Melia
- Aloha: Part 1 (1987) TV Episode (as Kelly Ann Hu) .... Melia
- Aloha: Part 2 (1987) TV Episode (as Kelly Ann Hu) .... Melia |
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