Kelly Hu

Name: Kelly Hu
Date of Birth: February 13, 1968
Place of Birth: Honolulu, Hawaii

Mini-bio: 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. ...( read more)Hu's cousin was a successful model in Japan and Hu decided to follow her example. To gain publicity, she entered the Miss Teen USA contest in 1985. Hu has mentioned in interviews that her mother had told her America was not ready for an Asian as such a prominent role model. However, Hu became the first Asian American to win the title. Ironically enough, she found out after winning that she was prohibited from appearing in non-contest related activities for the year of her reign.

Hu worked in Japan and Italy, the latter in which 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. Hu also won the title of Miss Hawaii USA in 1993 and was a finalist at the 1993 Miss USA pageant held in Wichita, Kansas.

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 Pei Pei "Grace" Chen 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 has been twice featured in Maxim magazine, once in May 2002 and again inMay 2005.

Miss Hu, a member of CAUSE USA, an organization which encourages Asian-Americans to participate in the democratic process, was instrumental in creating the innovative PSA The Least Likely.This clip purports to be a promo for a typical fantasy-adventure movie, only to reveal its message at the end. It aired on MTV and other networks with appeal to young people and Asian-Americans.

Hu has never been married. She is currently dating Sr-71 frontman Mitch Allan.

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Kelly Hu mini-bio: 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 the Miss Teen USA contest in 1985. Hu has mentioned in interviews that her mother had told her America was not ready for an Asian as such a prominent role model. However, Hu became the first Asian American to win the title. Ironically enough, she found out after winning that she was prohibited from appearing in non-contest related activities for the year of her reign.

Hu worked in Japan and Italy, the latter in which 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. Hu also won the title of Miss Hawaii USA in 1993 and was a finalist at the 1993 Miss USA pageant held in Wichita, Kansas.

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 Pei Pei "Grace" Chen 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 has been twice featured in Maxim magazine, once in May 2002 and again inMay 2005.

Miss Hu, a member of CAUSE USA, an organization which encourages Asian-Americans to participate in the democratic process, was instrumental in creating the innovative PSA The Least Likely.This clip purports to be a promo for a typical fantasy-adventure movie, only to reveal its message at the end. It aired on MTV and other networks with appeal to young people and Asian-Americans.

Hu has never been married. She is currently dating Sr-71 frontman Mitch Allan.

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mthammoud

Hi Can I get the picture of you with the greeting me that I should send electronic mail to me if you agree, if you really want to karate Good work on your hands and your style and the idea if the opinion of this beauty of the moon huevos shame even saw the sun for the amount of Beauty just because I felt jealous But burn the bodies and burn krone and Beauty in the hearts and beautiful Thus Hreik If you embody Ghosn Albanians if we seal at the top of your head to your feet hit without anything to stop

posted 58 days ago
mthammoud

hi i want ask you too are you know really the karate and how i can see you , i want you know i watch the martial law because you and what i do for see you

posted 58 days ago
mthammoud

hi kelly how are you i want too know if you married or not yet

posted 58 days ago
mthammoud

hi kelly i am mohammad hammoud from lebanon i love you too much and from the movie martial low , you are verry verryyyyyyyyyy beautiful, and i want to accept me your freind

posted 58 days ago
mahesaarifin

Superb human being, A divine craft by God

posted 214 days ago
sweetnkem2004

I love the way you act especially in ALLY MACBEAL. Love to see you. {chow}

posted 445 days ago
djohn92

A one time lover of Wolverine LadyDeath Strike is a top, ruthless killer for the Yakuza. I'm pulling for you Kell to make it happen.

posted 577 days ago
domino88

she's so beautiful =)

posted 589 days ago