Kelly Hu

She appeared as China White / Chen Na Wei in The CW series Arrow. Hu has had recurring roles as Pearl on The CW series The Vampire Diaries, Hamato Miwa / Karai on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Stacy Hirano on the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb, and as Adira in Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure. She also voices Cheshire and Paula Crock / Huntress in Young Justice.

• Birth Name — Kelly Ann Hu • Born — 13 February 1968 • Birthplace — Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. • Occupation — * Actress • model • Years Active — 1989–present • Website — http: kellyhu.com/

Kelly Hu was born on February 13, 1968, in Honolulu, Hawaii, the daughter of Juanita and Herbert Hu. Her parents divorced during Hu's childhood and her mother married Roy Takara. Her brother Glenn retired as a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army, and continued working as a civillian GS human resources officer with the Army Reserve for a total of 36 years of government service. She is of Chinese, English, and Native Hawaiian descent. She attended Maemae Elementary School and Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu, Hawaii.

• Illustration — Hu as Miss Hawaii Teen USA 1985 • Illustration — Hu in April 2013 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 a young Japanese college student named Kaori. Hu won the title of Miss Hawaii USA in 1993, becoming the first former Miss Teen USA to win a Miss USA state title. In the 1993 Miss USA pageant, held in Wichita, Kansas, Hu entered the top ten in second place, after winning the preliminary interview competition and placing second in swimsuit and third in evening gown. She then made the top six, ranked second, winning the top-ten evening gown competition and placing second in swimsuit. She was eliminated in fourth place after the judges' questions, just 2/100 of a point from the final three.

Hu moved to Los Angeles and began her acting career in 1987, with a guest-starring role as Mike Seaver's Hawaiian love interest on the sitcom Growing Pains. Hu followed this with appearances on various television series, including Night Court, Tour of Duty, 21 Jump Street, and Melrose Place. Her first film role was in Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan. She followed this with a minor role in the Jim Morrison bio The Doors. In 1995 Hu starred as an undercover police officer in the film No Way Back. Hu was cast as Dr. Rae Chang on Sunset Beach for six months in 1997. 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) and Cradle 2 the Grave (2003). In X2 (2003) she appeared as Yuriko Oyama/Deathstrike, William Stryker's controlled partner. Hu was featured in the May 2002 issue of Maxim magazine. She would be featured again in the May 2005 issue. She was Agent Mia Chen in the last three episodes of the television series Threat Matrix in 2004. She also starred in 2005's Underclassman along with Nick Cannon and in 2006's Americanese, Undoing, and Devil's Den. During the first quarter of 2007 she completed work on the film Stilletto, followed by Farm House. In January 2007 Hu began appearing in a full-time role on the television series In Case of Emergency. 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 and was cancelled after 12 episodes, leaving its season finale un-aired. She then appeared in the films The Air I Breathe and Shanghai Kiss. This was also the year Hu worked as the recurring voice for Stacy Hirano in the animated series Phineas and Ferb until 2014. The series originally ended in 2015, but it was later revived in 2023 and released in 2025. In 2020 she reprised her role in the animated film Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe and in the show's revival. Hu is an avid poker fan and has frequently taken part in competitions such as the World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour, including the WPT Celebrity Charity match on March 3, 2008. She was part of HollywoodPoker.com's "Celebrity Poker Night" on May 30, 2006, and in July 2006 placed in the top 200 in the World Series of Poker Ladies Tournament, besting nearly 1,000 other competitors. • Illustration — Hu in 2016 In 2009 Hu appeared in the film The Tournament as Lai-Lai Zhen. In April 2009 Hu developed the character JIA for Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology. She 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 shows. In 2010 and 2011 Hu guest-starred as a vampire named Pearl on the CW television series The Vampire Diaries. In 2010 Hu began a recurring role on the CBS television series Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series) Hu was cast in the role of Karai in the animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. She commented: "It wouldn't quite be the first time I played a ninja, I think. Yeah, I don't know why people think I'm dangerous, but for some reason, I keep getting these roles for the ninja, assassin, bodyguard, bad-girl type." In 2012 she was cast as China White/Chen Na Wei in The CW series Arrow. In 2013 she joined the cast of the series Warehouse 13 as Abigail Cho, the new owner of the Warehouse-connected B&B. Hu 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 (a role she reprised in the 2021 animated film Batman: Soul of the Dragon). In a personal first, she lent both her face and voice to Battlefield Hardlines in-game character Khai Minh Dao, who partnered alongside the protagonist in roughly half of the game levels. In May 2015 Hu appeared in a television commercial for Viagra. In 2023 Hu joined the cast of East New York.

• Illustration — Kelly Hu at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver with Obama Delegate Curt Anderson. Hu has supported the Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment, and in 2004 she starred in a public service announcement for them titled "The Least Likely" to encourage young Asian Americans to register and vote. In 2007 Hu was a driver in the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race, a national fund-raising program supporting children's hospitals throughout the United States. In April 2011 Hu was a celebrity host for Save the Children's "Caring for Japan's Keiki," a benefit for Japanese earthquake and tsunami victims. Also in 2011 she hosted a Celebrity Poker Tournament for Best Buddies International, a charity that she has supported for several years. In January 2008 Hu participated in a video for Barack Obama produced by will.i.am called "Yes We Can". She campaigned for Obama in Hawaii in the run-up to the February 19, 2008, Democratic caucuses. In February 2008 Hu also appeared in another viral video in support of Obama, "Sí Se Puede Cambiar", written and performed by Andrés Useche, directed by Eric Byler. She was the emcee of the Asian American Action Fund's annual fundraiser on June 10, 2008. She was present at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Hu has been active in protecting the Hawaiian ecology. She supported Reef Check Hawaii by running and successfully completing the Honolulu Marathon to raise awareness for the organization. She also gave support to the Shark Fin Ban which took effect in Hawaii in July 2010.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1987–88 — Growing Pains — Melia — Recurring Cast: Season 3 • 1988 — Night Court — Krista — Episode: "Danny Got His Gun" • 1989 — Tour of Duty — Vietnamese DJ — Episode: "Saigon" • 21 Jump Street — Kim Van Luy — Episode: "The Dragon and the Angel" • 1990 — CBS Schoolbreak Special — Emily — Episode: "American Eyes" • 1992 — The Bold and the Beautiful — Trish — Episode: "Episode #1.1272" & "#1.1275" • 1993 — Raven — Pele — Episode: "Heat" • 1994 — Burke's Law — Dawn — Episode: "Who Killed the Beauty Queen?" • Melrose Place — Andrea — Episode: "Parting Glances" • Renegade — Kathy Maruyama — Episode: "Black Wind" • 1995 — Maybe This Time — Jennifer — Episode: "Please Re-Lease Me" • 1996 — Murder One — Natalie Cheng — Episode: "Chapter Nineteen" & "Chapter Twenty" • The — Christine Hong — Episode: "Cypher" • One West Waikiki — Dr. Midori — Episode: "Battle of the Titans" • Pacific Blue — Wendy Trang — Episode: "The Enemy Within" • Mr. & Mrs. Smith — Ms. Jones — Episode: "The Second Episode" • 1997 — Sunset Beach — Rae Chang — Regular Cast • 1997–98 — Nash Bridges — Inspector Michelle Chan — Main Cast: Season 3, Recurring Cast: Season 4 • 1998 — Malcolm & Eddie — Wendy — Episode: "Car Trouble" • 1998–2000 — Martial Law — Detective Grace "Pei Pei" Chen — Main Cast • 1999–2002 — Hollywood Squares — Herself/Panelist — Recurring Guest • 2001 — The Test — Herself/Panelist — Episode: "The Superstitious Test" • 2003 — Mad TV — Herself — Episode: "Episode #8.15" • Players — Herself — Episode: "Football Player$" • Boomtown — Rachel Durrel — Recurring Cast: Season 2 • 2004 — Biography — Herself — Episode: "The Rock" • Threat Matrix — Agent Mia Chen — Recurring Cast • 2005 — Love Lounge — Herself — Episode: "Love for Sale" • 2005–06 — CSI: NY — Detective Kaile Maka — Recurring Cast: Season 1–2 • 2005–18 — Robot Chicken — Olive Oyl, Timmy Turner, Various voices, — Voice, recurring role • 2006 — Las Vegas — Natalie Ko — Episode: "Died in Plain Sight" • The Book of Daniel — Kristine Ho — Episode: "Revelations" & "Withdrawal" • 2007 — Afro Samurai — Okiku — Voice, episode: "The Dream Reader" • In Case of Emergency — Kelly Lee — Main Cast • 2007–2014, 2025–present — Phineas and Ferb — Stacy Hirano, various voices — Voice, recurring role • 2008 — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Kelly Sun — Episode: "Smut" • 2008–09 — Army Wives — Major Jordana Davis — Recurring Cast: Season 2, Guest: Season 3 • 2009 — Numbers — Alice Chen — Episode: "Trouble in Chinatown" • The — Sha Shan Nguyen — Voice, recurring role (season 2) • In Plain Sight — Ahn Li — Episode: "Let's Get It Ahn" • NCIS: Los Angeles — Lee Wuan Kai — Episode: "Killshot" • NCIS — Lee Wuan Kai — Episode: "Endgame" • 2010 — Iron Chef America — Herself/ICA Judge — Episode: "Morimoto vs. Cohen: Broccoli" • 2010–11 — Hawaii Five-0 — Laura Hills — Recurring Cast: Season 1 • The — Pearl Zhu — Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 3 • 2011 — CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Angie Salinger — Episode: "Bittersweet" • 2011–21 — Young Justice — Cheshire, Paula Crock / Huntress, Royal Guard #1 — Voice, recurring role (seasons 1–4) • 2012 — Fairly Legal — Lydia — Episode: "Shine a Light" • Breakout Kings — Kendra Park — Episode: "SEALd Fate" • 2012–19 — Arrow — China Na Wei / China White — Recurring Cast: Season 1 & 3, Guest: Season 2, 5, 7 and 8; 13 episodes • 2013 — EcoDivas TV — Herself — Episode: "Reviews and Testimonials" • Hell's Kitchen — Herself — Episode: "8 Chefs Compete" • Super Power Beat Down — Herself — Episode: "Wolverine vs. Predator" • Castle — Scarlet Jones — Episode: "Death Gone Crazy" • 2013–14 — Warehouse 13 — Abigail Cho — Recurring Cast: Season 4, Guest: Season 5 • 2013–17 — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — Karai — Voice, recurring role • 2014 — Model Turned Superstar — Herself — Episode: "Dubai" • The — Callie 'Cece' Cartwig — Episode: "Pilot" • 2015 — Being Mary Jane — Alana — Recurring Cast: Season 3 • 2017 — Battle of the Network Stars — Herself/Contestant — Episode: "Cops vs. TV Sitcoms" • Gap Year — Vanessa — Episode: "Nepal: The End" • NCIS: New Orleans — Dr. Anna Yoon — Episode: "The Accident" • 2017–22 — The Orville — Union Admiral Ozawa — Recurring Cast: Season 1–3 • 2017–2018 — Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters — Miya Kimanyan, various voices — Voice, recurring role • 2018–20 — Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure — Adira — Voice, recurring role (seasons 2–3) • 2020 — L.A.'s Finest — Angela Turner — Recurring Cast: Season 2 • Pete the Cat — Bali Burrow — Voice, episode: "Super Surfboard Smash" • 2022 — Solar Opposites — Lervus' Wife — Voice, episode: "99 Ships" • 2022–24 — The Legend of Vox Machina — Dr. Anna Ripley — Voice, recurring role • 2023 — BMF — Detective Veronica Jin — Main Cast: Season 2-current • East New York — Allison Cha — Recurring Cast • Abominable and the Invisible City — Great Watcher — Voice, episode: "Please Hold While We Connect You" • 2024 — Gremlins: The Wild Batch — The Lioness — Voice • 2025 — Bat-Fam — Rumbler / Ophelia — Voice

• Year — Artist — Song • 2008 — will.i.am — "Yes We Can" • 2012 — Daughtry — "Outta My Head"

• Year — Title • 2014 — Extinction Soup • 2016 — Finding Kukan

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1997 — D.A. Pursuit of Justice — Cindy Chen • 2004 — Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords — Visas Marr • 2006 — X-Men: The Official Game — Lady Deathstrike — Likeness only • 2008 — Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 — Suki Toyama • Fracture — Mariko • 2009 — Afro Samurai — Okiku, Osachi • Ninja Blade — Ryoko Kurokawa • Terminator Salvation — Wells, Resistance Soldiers • 2012 — Sleeping Dogs — Inspector Jane Teng • 2013 — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — Karai • Batman: Arkham Origins — Lady Shiva • Young Justice: Legacy — Cheshire • 2014 — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze — Karai • 2015 — Battlefield Hardline — Khai Minh Dao — Voice and motion capture • Infinite Crisis — Katana • Mortal Kombat X — D'Vorah, Sindel, Frost • 2019 — Mortal Kombat 11 — D'Vorah • 2022 — Guild Wars 2 — Captain Mai Trin, Soo-Won • 2023 — Mortal Kombat 1 — Li Mei, Madam Bo • 2024 — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants — Karai — Exclusive from home console version. • 2025 — Nicktoons & The Dice of Destiny • Marvel's Deadpool VR — Lady Deathstrike • 2026 — Marvel's Wolverine — Tyger Tiger — Voice and motion capture

Kelly Hu is recorded as actress, model and beauty pageant contestant.