Kelly Hu Biography

Kelly Hu (Kelly Ann Hu) is an American actress, voice artist, former fashion model and beauty queen 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 in 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.

Kelly Hu Age

Hu is 55 years old. She was born on  February 13, 1968 in Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. Her zodiac sign is Aquarius.

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Kelly Hu Height and Weight

Kelly stands at an average height of 5ft 4in approximately 165cm. She weighs 53kg (117lbs)

Kelly Hu Education

Kelly studied in Ma’ema’e Elementary school in Honolulu, Hawaii then finished her high school in Kamehameha.

Family

Hu was born to Juanita Perez and Robert Hu on February 13, 1968 in Honolulu, Hawaii. She has a brother Glen Hu who works for the United States Army.

Kelly Hu Net Worth

Kelly has a net worth of $10 Million as of 2023. Her source of income is mainly her career of acting.

Kelly Hu Career

Kelly Modelling

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 as Kaori, a young Japanese college student.

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.

Hu 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 Acting Career

In 1987 Hu moved to Los Angeles and began her acting career, with a guest starring role as Mike Seaver’s Hawaiian love interest on the sitcom Growing Pains.

She followed this with appearances on various television series, including Night Court, Tour of Duty, 21 Jump Street and Melrose Place. Hu’s first film role was in Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan.

Hu starred as an undercover police officer in the film No Way Back in 1995. In 1997, Hu was cast as Dr. Rae Chang on Sunset Beach for six months. 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 in 2003, and X2 in 2003 as Yuriko Oyama/Deathstrike.

On the last three episodes of the television series Threat Matrix in 2004, she was Agent Mia Chen. Hu 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.

Hu began appearing in a full-time role on the television series In Case of Emergency in January 2007. 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 Hu appeared in films The Air I Breathe and Shanghai Kiss.

She appeared in the film The Tournament as Lai-Lai Zhen in 2009. Hu developed the character JIA for Secret Identities in April 2009: The Asian American Superhero Anthology.

Hu 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. Kelly guest-starred as a vampire named Pearl on the CW television series The Vampire Diaries in 2010 and 2011.

Hu began a recurring role on the CBS television series Hawaii Five-0 in 2010. In 2012, Hu was cast in the role of Karai in the animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. She joined the cast of the series Warehouse 13 as Abigail Cho in 2013, the new owner of the Warehouse-connected B&B.

Hu Voice over

Hu 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.

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 in May 2002 and in May 2005. She became the face of Viagra, appearing in the commercials in 2015.

Kelly Hu Activism

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

Hu was a driver in the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race a national fund-raising program supporting children’s hospitals throughout the United States in 2007.  She was a celebrity host for Save the Children’s “Caring for Japan’s Keiki” a benefit for Japanese earthquake and tsunami victims in April 2011.

Also in 2011 she hosted a Celebrity Poker Tournament in support for Best Buddies International, a charity to which she has given support for several years.

Hu participated in a video for Barack Obama produced by will.i.am called “Yes We Can” in January 2008. She campaigned for Obama in Hawaii in the run-up to the February 19, 2008 Democratic caucuses.

She also appeared in another viral video in support of Obama in February 2008, “Sí Se Puede Cambiar”, written and performed by Andrés Useche, directed by Eric Byler.

Hu was the emcee of the Asian American Action Fund’s annual fundraiser on June 10, 2008. In 2008, She was present at the DNC national convention.

Kelly has been active to protect the Hawaiian ecology. She supported Reef Check Hawaii by running in and successfully completing the Honolulu Marathon to raise awareness for the organization. Hu also gave support to the Shark Fin Ban which took effect in Hawaii July 2010.

This made it illegal to possess, sell, or distribute shark fins in Hawaii.

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126 years ago today white businessmen and sugar growers illegally overthrew our Queen Lili’uokalani using the US military forcing her to abdicate. Learn more about this event by watching a show I hosted for the History Channel called “The Conquest of Hawaii” available on Amazon. #Hawaii #HawaiianHistory #Native #Lili’uokalani #ProudtobeHawaiian

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Last Updated on: 13th February 2023