Krista Marie Yu
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Krista Marie Yu | |
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| Born | Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Carnegie Mellon University (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Krista Marie Yu is an American actress best known for her roles on television. She played the main role of Molly Park on the ABC family sitcom Dr. Ken.[1] In August 2018, it was announced that Yu would play the recurring role of Jen on Fox's Season 7 of Last Man Standing.[2] On January 18, 2019, Fox announced that Yu had been promoted to series regular.[3]
Early life
Yu was born in Berkeley, California on October 25, 1988.[citation needed] [IMDB states that she was born in Alameda, CA] She is a fifth generation Chinese American.[4] Yu began taking ballet lessons at three years old.[4]
Yu graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a BFA in acting in 2011.[5]
Career
Yu is an actress and has appeared on television shows such as The Thundermans, Switched at Birth and Agent Carter, among others.[5] She also played a major role in the Corridor Digital web series/ YouTube movie Sync and appeared in WongFu Productions web series Just Another Nice Guy.[6]
In 2015, Yu joined the cast of Dr. Ken, a television sitcom inspired by series lead Ken Jeong's time as a physician, playing Ken's daughter, Molly.[7][8]
In January 2019, Yu was promoted to series regular on the television sitcom Last Man Standing as foreign exchange student, Jen.[9]
Filmography
Films
- 2015: Love the Coopers – Lily the Florist[10]
- 2010: Death to Romance – Hot Woman #2 (short film)[11]
- 2002: The Theater of Martin Lim – Krista (short film)[12]
Television
- 2018–present: Last Man Standing – Jen (series regular)
- 2017: Just Another Nice Guy (TV miniseries) – Julia (main cast)
- 2015–2017: Dr. Ken – Molly (main cast)
- 2015: Hand of God – Courtney (Episode: "Your Inside Voice")
- 2015: Agent Carter - Edith Oberon[13] (Episode: "A Sin to Err")
- 2013–2015: The Thundermans – Ashley (3 episodes)
- 2013: The Middle – Maya (Episode: "Hallelujah Hoedown")
- 2013: Cougar Town – Girl (2 episodes)
- 2013: Switched at Birth – Colette (Episode: "Mother and Child Divided")
- 2012: I'm Not a DJ (TV movie) – Translator
- 2012: Parenthood – Waitress (Episode: "Family Portrait")
References
- ^ "Krista Marie Yu - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ Schwartz, Ryan (August 20, 2018). "Last Man Standing Pages Dr. Ken Alum for Foreign Exchange Student Role". TVLine.
- ^ Denise Petski (January 18, 2019). "'Last Man Standing': Krista Marie Yu Promoted To Regular On Fox Series". Deadline. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ^ a b Chew, Cohan (2016-11-04). "INTERVIEW: Krista Marie Yu - "Actors have a job to reflect our world. To give people a voice"". Resonate. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ a b Weik, Taylor. "Actress Krista Marie Yu Comes of Age in Dr. Ken". NBC News. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhjimhX9d5U
- ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (2015-10-20). "Ken Jeong's 'Dr. Ken' Gets Full-Season Pickup at ABC". Variety. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ CAAM (2015-09-28). "Ken Jeong Pounces into Primetime with "Dr. Ken"". CAAM Home. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ Petski, Denise (2019-01-18). "'Last Man Standing': Krista Marie Yu Promoted To Regular On Fox Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ "Love the Coopers (2015)". IMDb. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ "Death to Romance (2010)". IMDb. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ "The Theater of Martin Lim (2002)". IMDb. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ "Agent Carter (2015-2016)". IMDb. Retrieved April 18, 2019.