Kelly Hu
Kelly Hu is a successful actress and former fashion model of Chinese, English, and Hawaiian heritage. Hu was born on February 13, 1968, in Honolulu, Hawaii. She gained recognition after winning the Miss Teen USA title in 1985, making her the first Asian-American to achieve this. Following her success in pageants, Hu pursued acting and appeared in prominent TV shows including Growing Pains and 21 Jump Street. In the 1990s, she gained recognition for her appearances in the daytime soap opera Sunset Beach and evening drama Nash Bridges.
Lauren Graham
Lauren Graham, a prominent figure in television, is an American actress famous for portraying Lorelai Gilmore on Gilmore Girls and Sarah Braverman on Parenthood. Graham was born on March 16, 1967, in Honolulu, Hawaii, and grew up in Northern Virginia. She started her acting career at Langley High School and pursued it further at Barnard College, focusing on English Literature. Graham's career took off when she secured the part of Lorelai Gilmore in the highly praised series Gilmore Girls. The show was successful from 2000 to 2007, and her depiction of a clever, …show more content…
Janel Meilani Parrish was born on October 30, 1988, in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, to Joanne (Mew) and Mark Phillip Parrish. Although Parrish's father is Caucasian, her mother is of Chinese descent. When she was fourteen years old, she and her family moved to Los Angeles. Parrish launched her acting career in 1996 by portraying Young Cosette in Les Misérables, starting with the U.S. national tour and later moving to the Broadway show. She later made cameo appearances in other television series until achieving her breakout role as Jade in Bratz (2007). Three years later, she landed her most prominent part as Mona Vanderwaal in Pretty Little Liars (2010). Parrish received four Teen Choice Awards for her work during the series'
Kelly Hu is a successful actress and former fashion model of Chinese, English, and Hawaiian heritage. Hu was born on February 13, 1968, in Honolulu, Hawaii. She gained recognition after winning the Miss Teen USA title in 1985, making her the first Asian-American to achieve this. Following her success in pageants, Hu pursued acting and appeared in prominent TV shows including Growing Pains and 21 Jump Street. In the 1990s, she gained recognition for her appearances in the daytime soap opera Sunset Beach and evening drama Nash Bridges.
Lauren Graham
Lauren Graham, a prominent figure in television, is an American actress famous for portraying Lorelai Gilmore on Gilmore Girls and Sarah Braverman on Parenthood. Graham was born on March 16, 1967, in Honolulu, Hawaii, and grew up in Northern Virginia. She started her acting career at Langley High School and pursued it further at Barnard College, focusing on English Literature. Graham's career took off when she secured the part of Lorelai Gilmore in the highly praised series Gilmore Girls. The show was successful from 2000 to 2007, and her depiction of a clever, …show more content…
Janel Meilani Parrish was born on October 30, 1988, in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, to Joanne (Mew) and Mark Phillip Parrish. Although Parrish's father is Caucasian, her mother is of Chinese descent. When she was fourteen years old, she and her family moved to Los Angeles. Parrish launched her acting career in 1996 by portraying Young Cosette in Les Misérables, starting with the U.S. national tour and later moving to the Broadway show. She later made cameo appearances in other television series until achieving her breakout role as Jade in Bratz (2007). Three years later, she landed her most prominent part as Mona Vanderwaal in Pretty Little Liars (2010). Parrish received four Teen Choice Awards for her work during the series'