Kelly Hu

Born: 13th February 1967
Where: Honolulu, Hawaii

The first Asian-American to win the Miss Teen USA contest, Hu first came to the attention in a series of television advertisements.

Her first high-profile acting job was Kirk Cameron's love interest in the TV sitcom Growing Pains and her feature debut was a small part in Friday the 13th: Part VIII.

Roles followed in Melrose Place and Murder One, before she won the role of Michelle Chan on the action-drama series Nash Bridges.

A brown belt in karate, she made the most of her martial arts skills in Martial Law.

Film credits included the role of Dorothy Manzarek in Oliver Stone's The Doors and she also appeared opposite Russell Crowe in No Way Back.

She appeared as Cassandra opposite The Rock in the Mummy series prequel, The Scorpion King, and as a villainess in the formulaic thriller Cradle 2 The Grave.

Hu can next been seen as Lady Deathstryke in X-Men 2 opposite Hugh Jackman and Halle Berry.