Kelly Hu

Hu resides in Brentwood, California where she is co-owner of a restaurant Basic Bites. Kendall's life is explored in "The Brief, Madcap Life of Kay Kendall," written by Eve Golden, Kim Kendall, and Kim Elizabeth Kendall (University Press of Kentucky, 2002). Her subsequent movie appearances include The Scorpion King (2002), Cradle 2 the Grave (2003) and X2 (2003). Before her marriage to Harrison, Kendall had a romantic relationship with Sydney Chaplin, a son of Charlie Chaplin. Afterwards, Hu was cast as police officers Michelle Chan in the television series Nash Bridges (1997-1998) and Chen Pei Pei on Martial Law (1998-2000). She succumbed to her illness on September 6 the following year, soon after completing the movie "Once More with Feeling", starring opposite Yul Brynner. Rae Chang on Sunset Beach for six months in 1997. In 1958, Kendall won a Golden Globe Award for her performance in Les Girls, probably the best-known film of her career.

She was then cast as Dr. Harrison was married to actress Lilli Palmer at the time, but when he learned Kendall had been diagnosed with myeloid leukemia from her doctor, he divorced Palmer and married Kendall, never revealing to her the reason for her failing health. While the movie was not a major success it opened a new career direction for Hu in action adventure roles. Later she starred opposite Rex Harrison in the comedy The Constant Husband (1955), and an affair soon followed. In 1995, Hu played an undercover police officer in the movie No Way Back. She co-starred with Clark again in Dance Hall (1950), and was featured in a quick succession of forgettable films before gaining fame in "Genevieve" (1953). Hu also won the title of Miss Hawaii USA in 1993. Her first major screen role was in the Sid Field-Petula Clark musical London Town (1946), notable for being one of the costliest flops in British film history.

Hu followed this with appearances on series such as Night Court, Tour of Duty, 21 Jump Street, and Melrose Place and her first movie role in Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan. Her father was Terry Kendall, a vaudevillian. After working in Japan and Italy (where she became well-known as the star of a series of ads for Philadelphia brand cream cheese), Hu moved to Los Angeles and began her acting career in 1987 with a guest starring role on the sitcom Growing Pains. Her maternal grandmother was Marie Kendall, a musical-comedy star for her vivacious personality and diction while singing. Ironically she found out after winning that she was prohibited from appearing in non-contest related activities for the year of her reign. She was born Kay Justine Kendall McCarthy on May 26, 1927 in Withernsea, a coastal resort in eastern England. To gain publicity, she entered Miss Teen USA contest in 1985 and became the first Asian American to win the title. Kay Kendall (1927-1959) was a British actress.

Hu's cousin was a successful model in Japan and Hu decided to follow her example. She has also been interested in martial arts since her early childhood, when her older brother would arrange for her to fight neighbourhood boys. Hu has had a lifelong interest in singing and dancing. Her ethnic background is a mixture of Chinese, Hawaiian, and English.

Hu was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Kelly Ann Hu (born February 13, 1968) is an American actress.