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Biography: "Kelly Hu was born in Honolulu, Hawaii of Chinese, Hawaiian, and English ancestry. Her interests are karate and ballet. She attended Kamehameha High School, which is restricted to youngsters of Hawaiian descent. Hu embarked on a career in modeling after sharing the experiences of friends who had traveled to Japan on modeling assignments. When it was suggested that a beauty pageant title would increase her promotability, Hu agreed to enter the local Miss Teen USA pageant. Above and beyond her expectations, Hu not only won the local pageant, but was crowned Miss Teen USA in 1985.
The title led to numerous modeling assignments, including a four-month stint in Japan. Soon thereafter, Hu left her native Hawaii for Los Angeles. Shortly after arriving on the mainland, Hu obtained several commercial roles for such well-known products as Vidal Sassoon and Mary Kay Cosmetics.
Soon came film and television acting roles, fulfilling Hu's childhood dream of becoming a professional actor. Her first role was on the television series, Growing Pains. She later appeared in Tour of Duty, Melrose Place, Murder One and nearly 20 other series. She also starred in Sunset Beach as Dr. Rae Chang. She recently starred in Martial Law as Chen Pei Pei with Sammo Hung. Her role on Nash Bridges as Michelle Chan has given her a chance to use her knowledge of karate. She has learned to ride motorcycles and shoot a gun for the series, and she enjoys working in San Francisco, where it is filmed. Her recent major films have been The Scorpion King and X2." - AsiaFinest.com
Filmography
The Air I Breathe (2007)
Shanghai Kiss (2007)
The Devil's Den (2006)
Undoing (2006)
Americanese (2006)
Succubus: Hell Bent (2006)
The Underclassman (2005)
X2: X-Men United (2003)
Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
The Scorpion King (2002)
Fakin' Da Funk (1997)
Strange Days (1995)
No Way Back (1995)
Surf Ninjas (1993)
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
The Doors (1991)
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
Television
Afro Samurai (2007)
In Case of Emergency (2007)
Mayday (2005)
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)
Martial Law (1998)
Nash Bridges (1997-98)
Sunset Beach (1997)
Star Command (1996)
The Bold and the Beautiful (1992)
American Eyes (1991)
Television Guest Appearances
Las Vegas (2006)
Robot Chicken (2005-06)
CSI: NY (2005-06)
Threat Matrix (2004)
Boomtown (2003)
Player$ (2003)
Pajama Party (2000)
Malcolm & Eddie (1998)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1996)
Pacific Blue (1996)
One West Waikiki (1996)
The Sentinel (1996)
Murder One (1996)
Maybe This Time (1995)
Renegade (1994)
Melrose Place (1994)
Raven (1993)
21 Jump Street (1989)
Tour of Duty (1989)
Night Court (1988)
Growing Pains (1987, 1988)
Where Is She Now?: Kelly Hu has an acting career that just seems to be getting bigger and bigger, recently finishing filming on The Air I Breathe and Shanghai Kiss. She is currently starring in the television series, In Case of Emergency.
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