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Kelly Hu Bio:

What's Her Story: Kelly Ann Hu was born in Honolulu, Hawaii of Chinese, Hawaiian, and English ancestry. Her interests are karate and ballet. She currently resides in Brentwood, California. She has an older brother, who is a captain in the US Army. She also has a cat named Saju. She attended Kamehameha High School, which is restricted to youngsters of Hawaiian descent. Hu embarked on a career in modeling after sharing the experiences of friends who had traveled to Japan on modeling assignments. When it was suggested that a beauty pageant title would increase her promotability, Hu agreed to enter the local Miss Teen USA pageant. Above and beyond her expectations, Hu not only won the local pageant, but was crowned Miss Teen USA in 1985. Soon thereafter, Hu left her native Hawaii for Los Angeles. Shortly after arriving on the mainland, Hu obtained several commercial roles for such well-known products as Vidal Sassoon and Mary Kay Cosmetics. Hu ran as Miss Hawaii in 1993. Soon came film and television acting roles, fulfilling Hu's childhood dream of becoming a professional actress. Her first role was in the television series Growing Pains. She later appeared in Tour of Duty, Melrose Place, Murder One and nearly 20 other TV series. Her theatrical motion pictures include The Doors, Surf Ninjas, Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, and No Way Back. To be sure, her most famous role to date has been in X2 (X-Men 2) as Lady Deathstrike. Although she didn't have much dialogue, her beauty spoke volumes.