Kelly Hu
Kelly Hu
(Actress)
[Photo Courtesy resimland.com]
Tie to Hawaii – Born & raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, attended Kamehameha Schools
Biography
Full Name: Kelly Ann Hu
Date of Birth: February 13, 1967
Place of Birth: Honolulu, Hawaii
Ethnicity: English, Chinese, Hawaiian
High School: Kamehameha
Siblings: One older brother
Measurements: 5′5 / 34A-24-34
Hobbies: Karate, Swimming, Rollerskating
Residence: Brentwood, CA
Parents: Divorced
Mother’s Occupation: Draftsperson for City and County of Honolulu
Father’s Occupation: Exotic Bird Feeder
Beau: Talent Manager Gilbert Gordon* (*Updated 6/10)
Kelly Ann Hu was born in Honolulu, Hawaii of Chinese, Hawaiian, and English ancestry. Her interests are karate and ballet. She currently resides in Brentwood, California. She has an older brother, who is a captain in the US Army. She also has a cat named Saju. And she has a boy friend named Ali Moussavi.
She attended Kamehameha High School, which is restricted to youngsters of Hawaiian descent. Her first trip to the mainland was at age 16. “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.”
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. She was a bit disappointed when she learned her title contract put the brakes on any outside modeling for the full year of her reign. “Ironically, after winning the Miss Teen crown in Miami Beach, I wasn’t allowed to model for a year because I was representing the pageant,” she relates. “But it was a great experience because it gave me a chance to see more of the US. In New York I saw my first snow. My impulse was to pick it up and eat it but somebody stopped me.” The title, she adds, “also gave me enough money to move to Los Angeles after school to pursue an acting career.” And not to mention the title also 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. In Milan, Italy, however, she is best known for her role in a series of storyline commercials for Philadelphia Cream Cheese. She notes of the spots’ popularity, “As I walk down the streets in Milan, the Italians stop, point and yell ‘Hey, Pheel-a-DEL-phia!’”. With automatic entry into the Miss USA pageant (a benefit of holding the Miss Teen title), Hu ran as Miss Hawaii in 1993. Of the adult pageant experience versus the teen, Hu says: “When competing as teens, everybody’s just really happy to be there. But for a lot of women in the Miss USA pageant, it’s their last chance at breaking into the industry, so they take it much more seriously. It’s really vicious.”
Soon came film and television acting roles, fulfilling Hu’s childhood dream of becoming a professional actor. Her first role was in the television series Growing Pains. She later appeared in Tour of Duty, Melrose Place, Murder One and nearly 20 other series. Her theatrical motion pictures include The Doors, Surf Ninjas, Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, and No Way Back. She also starred in Sunset Beach as Dr. Rae Chang, a love interest of Casey Mitchum (Timothy Adams). She now currently stars 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.
Photos
Videos
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Recent News
Abercrombie draws 1100 at start of run for governor - Honolulu Star-Bulletin -
Abercrombie draws 1100 at start of run for governor Honolulu Star-Bulletin Abercrombie was introduced by Honolulu-born actress Kelly Hu, who said she would work as much as she could to elect the Democrat as governor. ... |
Gubernatorial fundraising in full swing Honolulu Star-Bulletin Laurie Au, Abercrombie's campaign spokeswoman, said the fundraiser will feature an appearance by actress Kelly Hu. Abercrombie is expected to use the ... |
Congressman Celebrates Birthday in a Big Way KGMB9 Including former Hawaii politicians, and local actress Kelly Hu. Abercrombie told us he's energized to be running for governor, after years in Washington. ... |
 LAist | LAist Interview: Dim Sum Funeral Director Anna Chi LAist From left to right: Kelly Hu, Anna Chi, Talia Shire, Julia Nickson, Lisa Lu and Bai Ling. Dim Sum Funeral revolves around the lives of four estranged ... |
FARMHOUSE (Film Review) FANGORIA ... Samael (played with venomous verve by Steven Weber, best known from the TV comedy WINGS) and his sexpot wife Lilith (Kelly Hu, X-MEN 2's Deathstrike). ... |
'Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3' (ALL) - v1.11 Patches Available NOW WorthPlaying.com ... Gina Carano, Randy Couture, Tim Curry, Kelly Hu, Jenny McCarthy, Jonathan Pryce, Autumn Reeser, JK Simmons, Peter Stormare, George Takei and more. ... |
Dim Sum Funeral extended in LA Examiner.com It stars veteran Hollywood stars Russell Wong, Julia Nickson, Lisa Lu, Kelly Hu, Bai Ling and Talia Shire. The film was directed by long-time Wayne Wang ... Dim Sum Funeral screens in LA Q&A with actress Julia Nickson-Soul |
Dim Sum Funeral Examiner.com Dim Sum Funeral stars several recognizable Hollywood performers including Russell Wong, Talia Shire, Julia Nickson, Kelly Hu and Bai Ling. ... |
Dim Sum Funeral Variety With: Bai Ling, Steph Song, Talia Shire, Julia Nickson, Lisa Lu, Francoise Yip, Chang Tseng, Kelly Hu, Russell Wong, Adrian Hough, Valerie Tian. ... |
COMICS: Secret Identities: The Asian-American Superhero Anthology ... Eclipse Magazine ... The Flash], Dustin Nguyen [Batman: Detective Comics] and Greg Pak [Hulk, the film Robot Stories] and; actors Kelly Hu [The Scorpion King, X2] and Dustin ... |
Links
- Official Kelly Hu web site
- “In Case of Emergency” (abc.com)
- x2-movie.com
- the-scorpion-king.com
- Kellyhu.net
- Hu is She? (astyle.com)
- Absolutely Kelly Hu Page
- The Kelly Hu Fantasy Page
- Unofficial Kelly Hu Homepage
- Page from Russell Tanoue Photography
- Yahoo! Groups – Kelly Hu
- Bomis: Kelly Hu Ring
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