Krista Marie Yu
{{short description|American actress (born 1988)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Krista Marie Yu
| image = Krista Marie Yu 2016.jpg
| caption = Krista Marie Yu, in 2016
| birth_place = Alameda, California, U.S.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|10|25}}
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1998–present
| education = Carnegie Mellon University (BFA)
}}
Krista Marie Yu (born October 25, 1988) 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. In August 2018, it was announced that Yu would play the recurring role of Jen on Fox's Last Man Standing.{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2018/08/20/last-man-standing-season-7-casts-krista-marie-yu-foreign-exchange-student/ |title=Last Man Standing Pages Dr. Ken Alum for Foreign Exchange Student Role |last=Schwartz |first=Ryan |date=August 20, 2018 |website=TVLine}} On January 18, 2019, Fox announced that Yu had been promoted to series regular.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/last-man-standing-krista-yu-promoted-series-regular-fox-tim-allen-1202537375/|title='Last Man Standing': Krista Marie Yu Promoted To Regular On Fox Series|publisher=Deadline|author=Denise Petski|date=January 18, 2019|accessdate=February 4, 2019}} Most recently, Krista Marie Yu has played Elaine Kim on Hulu's Reboot.
Early life
Yu was born in Alameda, California, on October 25, 1988. She is a fifth generation Chinese American.{{Cite web|url=https://www.weareresonate.com/2016/11/interview-krista-marie-yu-actors-job-reflect-world-give-people-voice/|title=INTERVIEW: Krista Marie Yu - "Actors have a job to reflect our world. To give people a voice"|last=Chew|first=Cohan|date=2016-11-04|website=Resonate|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-01-17}} Yu began taking ballet lessons at three years old.
Yu graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a BFA in acting in 2011.
Career
Yu is an actress and has appeared on television shows such as The Thundermans, Switched at Birth and Agent Carter, among others.{{cite web|last1=Weik|first1=Taylor|title=Actress Krista Marie Yu Comes of Age in Dr. Ken|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/actress-krista-marie-yu-comes-age-dr-ken-n650711|website=NBC News|date=21 September 2016 |accessdate=4 March 2017}} 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.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211209/vhjimhX9d5U Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20140211100754/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhjimhX9d5U&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhjimhX9d5U| title = Sync - The Movie | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/dr-ken-season-1-pickup-abc-1201622319/|title=Ken Jeong's 'Dr. Ken' Gets Full-Season Pickup at ABC|last=Wagmeister|first=Elizabeth|date=2015-10-20|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2020-01-17}}{{Cite web|url=https://caamedia.org/blog/2015/09/28/ken-jeong-pounces-into-primetime-with-dr-ken/|title=Ken Jeong Pounces into Primetime with "Dr. Ken"|last=CAAM|date=2015-09-28|website=CAAM Home|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-17}}
In January 2019, Yu was promoted to series regular on the television sitcom Last Man Standing as foreign exchange student, Jen.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/last-man-standing-krista-yu-promoted-series-regular-fox-tim-allen-1202537375/|title='Last Man Standing': Krista Marie Yu Promoted To Regular On Fox Series|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=2019-01-18|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2020-01-17}}
In 2022, Yu booked Hulu's Reboot, alongside Keegan-Michael Key, Judy Greer, Rachel Bloom, Johnny Knoxville, Paul Reiser, and Calum Worthy.{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2021-09-22 |title='Reboot': Leslie Bibb, Rachel Bloom, Michael McKean & Krista Marie Yu Join Steve Levitan's Hulu Comedy Pilot |url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/reboot-leslie-bibb-rachel-bloom-michael-mckean-krista-marie-yu-cast-steve-levitan-hulu-comedy-pilot-1234842449/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} The show received a Critic's Choice Nomination for Best Comedy Series.{{Cite web |last=Coates |first=Tyler |date=2022-12-06 |title='Abbott Elementary' Leads Critics Choice Awards TV Nominations |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/critics-choice-awards-2023-tv-nominations-1235275847/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}
Filmography
= Films =
- 2015: Love the Coopers – Lily the Florist
- 2010: Death to Romance – Hot Woman #2 (short film)
- 2002: The Theater of Martin Lim – Krista (short film)
= Television =
- 2022: Reboot – Elaine Kim (Main cast){{cite web | url=https://brieftake.com/video-interview-reboot-calum-worthy-krista-marie-yu/ | title=Interview: Reboot's Calum Worthy and Krista Marie Yu | date=27 September 2022 }}
- 2021: Carmen Sandiego (TV series) – Xifeng (Episode: "The Beijing Bullion Caper")
- 2018–2021: 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 (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
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External links
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Category:Actresses from Berkeley, California
Category:American actresses of Chinese descent
Category:Carnegie Mellon University alumni
Category:People from Alameda, California
Category:21st-century American actresses