Kelly Hu
One of the most successful Asian-American actresses of all time, Kelly Hu found her greatest success in genre projects, mostly fantasy, action and horror. After becoming the first Asian-American Miss Teen USA in history, Hu broke into Hollywood with a series of sitcom guest spots and her first film role, in "Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan" (1989). Television allowed the athletic Hu to achieve prominence by playing martial arts expert policewomen on "Nash Bridges" (CBS, 1996-2001) and "Martial Law" (CBS, 1998-2000), which led to further big screen successes as fantasy characters. These included a psychic queen in the sword-and-sandals epic "The Scorpion King" (2002) and, most famously, the steel-clawed assassin Lady Deathstrike in "X2: X-Men United" (2003). A string of voiceover work followed, as well as high-profile roles on a variety of TV dramas and procedurals, including "Army Wives" (Lifetime, 2007-13), "NCIS: Los Angeles" (CBS, 2009- ), "The Vampire Diaries" (The CW, 2009-17) and "Hawaii Five-0" (CBS, 2010- ). Although the lack of colorblind casting in Hollywood may have limited Hu's professional heights, the actress worked consistently, building a lengthy résumé that was impressive by any standards.
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Kelly Hu
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match | Ashrah (Voice) | - | 2023 |
78% |
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Catwoman: Hunted | Cheshire (Voice) | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fallen Angels Murder Club: Heroes and Felons | Joelle Wallace (Character) | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | List of a Lifetime | Brenda Lee (Character) | - | 2021 |
81% |
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Finding 'Ohana | Leilani (Character) | - | 2021 |
93% |
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Batman: Soul of the Dragon | Lady Shiva (Voice) | - | 2021 |
83% |
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Go Back to China | May Li (Character) | - | 2019 |
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F.R.E.D.I. | Dr. Andi Palmer (Character) | - | 2018 |
9% |
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Maximum Impact | Kate (Character) | - | 2018 |
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Christmas Wonderland | Julia (Character) | - | 2018 |
56% |
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Kepler's Dream | Irene (Character) | $2.8K | 2016 |
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Death Valley | Greenstreet (Character) | $4.3K | 2015 |
No Score Yet |
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Age of Tomorrow | Dr. Gordon (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet |
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High School Exorcism | Denise Brady (Character) | - | 2014 |
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The Haumana | Linda (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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White Frog | Aunt May (Character) | - | 2012 |
67% | No Score Yet | Almost Perfect | Vanessa Lee (Character) | - | 2011 |
0% |
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What Women Want | Unknown (Character) | - | 2011 |
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The Tournament | Lai Lai Zhen (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
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Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword |
Miyumi/ |
- | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Farm House | Lilith (Character) | - | 2008 |
0% |
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Dim Sum Funeral | Cindy (Character) | - | 2008 |
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Stiletto | Detective Hanover (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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Dead Space: Downfall | Shen (Voice) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Afro Samurai | Okiku (Character) | - | 2007 |
11% |
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The Air I Breathe | Jiyoung (Character) | $19.5K | 2007 |
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Shanghai Kiss | Micki Yang (Character) | - | 2007 |
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Succubus: Hell-Bent | Detective Pei (Character) | - | 2007 |
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Devil's Den | Caitlin (Character) | - | 2006 |
31% |
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Undoing | Vera (Character) | $45.0K | 2006 |
67% | No Score Yet | Americanese | Brenda (Character) | - | 2006 |
6% |
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Underclassman | Lisa Brooks (Character) | $5.7M | 2005 |
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Mayday | Sharon Crandall (Character) | - | 2005 |
60% |
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The Librarian: Quest for the Spear | Lana (Character) | - | 2004 |
85% |
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X2 |
Yuriko Oyama/ |
$214.9M | 2003 |
27% |
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Cradle 2 the Grave | Sona (Character) | $34.6M | 2003 |
40% |
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The Scorpion King | The Sorceress (Character) | $90.3M | 2002 |
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Fakin' Da Funk | Kwee-Me (Character) | - | 1997 |
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No Way Back | Seiko Kobayashi (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Star Command | Ens. Yukiko Fujisaki (Character) | - | 1996 |
23% |
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Surf Ninjas | Ro-May (Character) | $4.9M | 1993 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 70% | BMF | Detective Veronica Jin (Character) | 2023-2024 |
No Score Yet | 88% | Phineas and Ferb | Stacy (Voice) | 2007-2015 2019 2023 |
100% | 93% | The Legend of Vox Machina | Anna Ripley (Voice) | 2022 |
86% | 63% | Arrow | China White (Guest Star) | 2012-2015 2017 2019 |
75% | 89% | The Orville | Admiral Ozawa (Guest Star) | 2017 2019 |
No Score Yet | 64% | NCIS: New Orleans | Dr. Anna Yoon (Guest Star) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Battle of the Network Stars | Guest | 2017 |
93% | 67% | The 100 | Cece (Character) | 2014-2015 |
82% | 87% | Castle | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
86% | 72% | The Vampire Diaries | Pearl (Guest Star) | 2010-2011 |
No Score Yet | 80% | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2011 |
No Score Yet | 69% | Hawaii Five-0 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010-2011 |
No Score Yet | 84% | NCIS | Lee Wuan Kai (Guest Star) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 63% | NCIS: Los Angeles | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | In Plain Sight |
Jane Kwan / |
2009 |
No Score Yet | 93% | Numb3ers | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
78% | 83% | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Kelly Sun (Guest Star) | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Army Wives | Jordana Davis (Guest Star) | 2008 |
No Score Yet | 84% | Robot Chicken | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2005-2008 |
7% | No Score Yet | In Case of Emergency | Kelly Lee (Character) | 2007 |
100% | 76% | Afro Samurai | Unknown (Voice) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Las Vegas | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
No Score Yet | 82% | CSI: New York | Detective Kaile Maka (Guest Star) | 2005-2006 |
54% | No Score Yet | The Book of Daniel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
96% | No Score Yet | Boomtown | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Martial Law | Chen Pei Pei (Character) | 1998-2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nash Bridges |
Unknown (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
1997-1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Malcolm & Eddie | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sentinel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
91% | 71% | Murder One | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Maybe This Time | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
43% | No Score Yet | Burke's Law | Dawn (Guest Star) | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 21 Jump Street | Kim Van Luy (Guest Star) | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tour of Duty | Vietnamese DJ (Guest Star) | 1989 |