Kelly Hu
American actress
- Born February 13, 1968
- 3 movies
Kelly Hu is an American actress, born in Honolulu on 13 February 1968, whose career spans soap opera, network drama, action films and a long list of voice roles. A former Miss Hawaii USA, she played Dr. Rae Chang on Sunset Beach and Michelle Chan on Nash Bridges. Her films include The Scorpion King, Cradle 2 the Grave and X2, where she played Lady Deathstrike. Television brought China White on Arrow, and in animation she voices Stacy Hirano on Phineas and Ferb and Karai on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Kelly Hu appears in 3 films in The Rerun, from 1989 to 2003. Most of that work is in sci-fi, action and superhero.
Known for
- X2 (2003), Yuriko Oyama / Lady Deathstrike. She played Yuriko Oyama, also known as Lady Deathstrike.
- The Scorpion King (2002), Cassandra. One of her best-known film roles.
- Nash Bridges, Michelle Chan. She starred on the police drama series.
- Arrow, China White. A role on The CW series.
- Phineas and Ferb, Stacy Hirano. A recurring voice role on the Disney Channel animated series.
Career
Hu modelled in Japan and Italy and won Miss Hawaii USA in 1993, but her acting career had started in 1987 with a guest role on Growing Pains. Guest spots on 21 Jump Street and Melrose Place led to Sunset Beach, Nash Bridges and Martial Law. Action films followed: Cassandra in The Scorpion King (2002), then Cradle 2 the Grave and X2 in 2003.
Since then she has moved between live action and voice work with unusual ease. On screen she appeared in The Vampire Diaries, Hawaii Five-0, Warehouse 13, Arrow and East New York, and was the first guest actor to cross over between NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles. Her voice credits include Phineas and Ferb, Young Justice and the video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II.
Where to start
- X2 (2003): a near-silent, lethal Lady Deathstrike opposite Hugh Jackman.
- The Scorpion King (2002): her sorceress beside Dwayne Johnson.
- Nash Bridges: her regular role on the San Francisco cop show.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Kelly Hu been in?
- Kelly Hu appears in X2 (2003), Strange Days (1995) and Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) on The Remote.
- When was Kelly Hu born?
- Kelly Hu was born on 13 February 1968.
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