She graduated from The Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Kelly Hu is an American actress, voice artist, and former fashion model. She was born on February 13, 1968 in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Juanita Perez, a housewife, and Herbert Hu, a salesman and racecar driver. She has four brothers and one sister. Hu attended Maʻemaʻe Elementary School and Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu. She then studied drama at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and graduated in 1990 with a BFA degree in acting.
Hu began her career as a fashion model in Asia and came to Los Angeles in 1991 to pursue an acting career. She landed her first acting role in the television series Growing Pains in 1992. She has since appeared in numerous television shows and films, including Nash Bridges, The Scorpion King, X2: X-Men United, Cradle 2 the Grave, The Tournament, and Arrow.
Hu has won several awards for her work, including an MTV Movie Award, an Asian Excellence Award, and a Teen Choice Award. She was also nominated for a Saturn Award.
As of 2021, Kelly Hu’s net worth is estimated to be $8 million. She has earned most of her wealth from her successful career as an actress.
General Info
Full Name
Kelly Hu
Net Worth
$10 million
Date Of Birth
February 13, 1968
Height
1.65 m
Profession
Activist, Voice Actor, Model, Professional Poker Player
Education
Pepperdine University, Kamehameha Schools
Nationality
American
Family
Parents
Herbert Hu, Juanita Hu
Siblings
Glenn Hu
Accomplishments
Nominations
MTV Movie Award for Best Fight
Movies
The Scorpion King, X2, Cradle 2 the Grave, The Tournament, Shanghai Kiss, Underclassman, The Librarian: Quest for the Spear, Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, White Frog, No Way Back, The Air I Breathe, Almost Perfect, Surf Ninjas, Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, Succubus: Hell...
TV Shows
Phineas and Ferb, In Case of Emergency, Afro Samurai, Threat Matrix, Nash Bridges, Martial Law, Sunset Beach, The 100, Miss Teen USA
My brother taught me how to fight. I was the neighborhood bully.
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The hardest point in my life right now is trying to figure out what I'm gonna wear.
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I was doing poorly in a US history class . . . 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.
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I've managed to keep my clothes on for everything I've done so far.
Facts
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Fact
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She's the spokesperson in a Viagra commercial. [2015]
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Announced that she will be performing in the play "Vagina Monologues" in Honolulu, her hometown. [May 2003]
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She successfully completed the Honolulu Marathon on Dec. 10, 2006, in just under five hours, finishing 7212th out of more than 28,000 runners.
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Took part in many elementary-school and high-school theatrical productions.
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She was cast in the attempted remake of Dark Shadows (2005) for the WB in 2003-2004. She was ironically cast as the indomitable Dr. Julia Hoffman, a role immortalized by the late Grayson Hall.
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For a recent magazine interview, she showed how she made her favorite dish -- pork lumpia (fried spring rolls).
First Asian-American to be featured on the cover of Maxim magazine. That issue was the biggest-selling issue in the magazine's history.
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In May 2005, she visited with soldiers in Iraq alongside Dean Cain and Amanda Swisten. Unfortunately, she had to cut her visit short due to personal matters.
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Winner of the Miss Photogenic award at Miss USA 1993.
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Finished in the Top 6 at Miss USA 1993.
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Has a black belt in karate.
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Co-owned a fast food restuarant, Basic Bites, with her ex-boyfriend.
