Kelly Hu

You Might Know Her From

Our very first super villain, Kelly Hu, joins us on the show today. You Might Know Her From X2: X-Men United, The Scorpion King, The Doors, Almost Perfect, Cradle 2 the Grave, and Finding Ohana. Kelly gave us all that behind the scenes intel on her strategically placed hair, the photos with camels, and the chemistry tests in order to score the role of The Sorceress in The Scorpion King with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Plus her fight scenes as Lady Deathstrike with those long ass nails, bringing backstory to The Vampire Diaries and Arrow, and breaking into the business by taking out an ad in the trades to announce her move to LA. How bad ass?

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Discussed this week:

The Thing About Pam trailer on NBC/Peacock

Renee Zellweger’s Oscar speech

3 women hosting The Oscars: Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes

Nina Arianda was excellent as Viv Vance in Being the Ricardos. So was Linda Lavin

Go watch The Humans (Showtime) starring former YMKHF guest, Jayne Houdyshell (ep #39)

Houdyshell in The Music Man on Broadway (Jackman & Foster)

Parallel Mothers is a must see for both of us

Val Kilmer was GOOD in The Doors and was Damian’s Batman

Finding Ohana (now streaming on Netflix)

Orgs in Hollywood for AAPI actors: CAPE, Gold House

Announced her move to Los Angeles to coincide with her two ep arc on The Growing Pains

Tia Carrere, Tamlyn Tomita, Rosalind Chao

Known for her action work: The Scorpion King, No Way Back, Cradle 2 the Grave, X2

Bathtub outfit in The Scorpion King

X2 fight scenes: Lady Deathstrike vs Cyclops; Lady Deathstrike vs Wolverine

Stunt woman: Angela Uyeda

Chyna White on Arrow and Pearl on The Vampire Diaries

Sweet romcom, 2011’s Almost Perfect (dir: Bertha Bay-Sa Pan)

Was the face of Philadelphia cream cheese in Italy (played a Japanese woman named Kaori)

Starred in Beyond the Game in 2016 opposite Lorenzo Lamas

Lamas crowned Kelly Hu “Miss Teen USA”

Lamas and Kelly in Battle of the Network Stars

Bette Midler was born in Hawaii

Plays Ray Manzarek’s wife in The Doors opposite Kyle McLachlan (Thanksgiving scene w/ Kelly)

Worked with Don Johnson: Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man + Nash Bridges

Supercut of Kelly Hu in leather in Martial Law

Dancing to “Barbara Ann” at the end of Surf Ninjas

Fuck Marry Kill DEATH SCENES: Jason Takes Manhattan, Cradle 2 the Grave, No Way Back

Kelly Hu death scenes supercut