Nikki SooHoo
{{Short description|American actress (born 1988)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Nikki SooHoo
| image = Nikki SooHoo, 2010 (cropped).jpg
| caption = SooHoo in 2010.
| birthname = Nichole SooHoo
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|8|20}}{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BYBrI2vHRYJ/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/nikkisoohoo/1585738268339410441 |archive-date=2021-12-26 |url-access=registration|title=Nikki SooHoo on Instagram|website=Instagram}}{{cbignore}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| other_names =
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 2004–present
| relatives = Brandon Soo Hoo
| website = {{URL|http://www.nikkisoohoo.com}}
}}
Nichole "Nikki" SooHoo (Chinese: 司徒少英; born August 20, 1988) is a Chinese American actress.{{cite web|title=Nikki SooHoo|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/1393945/Nikki-SooHoo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304193459/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/1393945/Nikki-SooHoo|url-status=dead|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|date=2014|archive-date=2014-03-04}} She is best known for her roles as Holly in The Lovely Bones and as Wei Wei in Stick It.
Early life
SooHoo attended Orange County High School of the Arts and completed a degree in World Arts and Cultures at University of California, Los Angeles.{{cite web|url=http://dailybruin.com/2009/12/06/bruin-shines-lovely-bones/|title=UCLA student, actress Nikki SooHoo shines in 'The Lovely Bones'|website=dailybruin.com}}
Career
SooHoo portrayed gymnast Wei Wei in the 2006 teen comedy Stick It. SooHoo had previously done limited gymnastics while studying dance in arts school. She starred alongside Jeff Bridges, Missy Peregrym, and Vanessa Lengies.{{Cite web |last=Meyers |first=Dvora |date=2021-04-28 |title=How ‘Stick It’ Stuck It: An Oral History of the Best Gymnastics Movie of All Time |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/an-oral-history-of-stick-it-the-best-gymnastics-movie-of-all-time/?callback=in&code=ZJLHZWQWMJCTNJMXOC0ZMTRJLWI2MJYTMTVHNZLJMDFLOWQZ&state=007dacbde00042f8ab95878593933a8d |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=VICE |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Baumgarten |first=Marjorie |date=28 April 2006 |title=Movie Review: Stick It |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/2006-04-28/360492/ |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=www.austinchronicle.com |language=en-US}}
SooHoo played Fiona Lanky in an episode of the Disney Channel show Phil of the Future and went on to play Sue Ling in the TV series The War at Home.
She played a supporting role in Peter Jackson's 2009 film The Lovely Bones as Susie's spirit guide in Heaven, Holly. The film was based on the novel of the same name and starred Saoirse Ronan, Stanley Tucci, Mark Walhberg, and Rachel Weisz.{{Cite web |last=Yolen |first=Greg |date=2010-01-18 |title=A Warning to the Heartland: Beware 'THE LOVELY BONES' |url=https://screenanarchy.com/2010/01/wide-release-warning-the-lovely-bones.html |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=ScreenAnarchy}} Later that year, SooHoo appeared in the direct-to-video film Bring It On: Fight to the Finish as cheerleader Christina.{{Cite web |title=August 2009 {{!}} blackfilm.com {{!}} BRING IT ON: FIGHT TO THE FINISH |url=http://www.blackfilm.com/20090903/reviews/bringiton6.shtml |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=www.blackfilm.com}}
In 2018, Soohoo played Betty Finn in the television adaptation of Heathers based on the film of the same name.{{cite web|url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2017/08/28/heathers-reboot-trailer-first-look-cast-video/amp/|title='Heathers': NSFW First Look & Everything Else You Need To Know About The Killer Reboot|date=28 August 2017|publisher=|access-date=23 February 2018|archive-date=24 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224112852/http://hollywoodlife.com/2017/08/28/heathers-reboot-trailer-first-look-cast-video/amp/|url-status=dead}}
In 2020, she played Princess Azula in the fan created film Avatar: The Last Airbender: Agni Kai. The short is a live action reimaging of the final confrontation between Azula, Prince Zuko, and Katara in Nickelodeon's animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender.{{Cite web |last=Muncy |first=Julie |date=2020-03-29 |title=This Fan Film Reimagines Avatar: the Last Airbender's Final Agni Kai |url=https://gizmodo.com/this-fan-film-reimagines-avatar-the-last-airbenders-fi-1842546493 |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=Gizmodo |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Knight |first=Rosie |date=31 Mar 2020 |title=AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER Fan Film Brings a Showdown to Life |url=https://nerdist.com/article/avatar-last-airbender-fan-film/ |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=Nerdist |language=en-US}}
SooHoo portrayed Rocky in the 2021 film Final Frequency, a thriller about a lost notebook of scientist Nikola Tesla with research that could lead to weapons of mass destruction. The movie was met with poor reviews.{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Roger |date=2021-08-29 |title=Movie Review: Tesla’s memory is mocked yet again, “Final Frequency” |url=https://rogersmovienation.com/2021/08/29/movie-review-teslas-memory-is-mocked-yet-again-final-frequency/ |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=Movie Nation |language=en}}
SooHoo, also, now works as a life coach.{{cite web | url=https://voyagela.com/interview/meet-nikki-soohoo-coaching-nikki-soohoo-santa-monica/ | title=Meet Nikki SooHoo | date=25 February 2020 }}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2004
|Fields of Mudan |Lin |Short film |
| 2006
|Wei Wei Yong | |
| rowspan="2" |2009
|Bring It On: Fight to the Finish |Christina |Direct-to-video film |
| The Lovely Bones
|Denise "Holly" Le Ang | |
| 2012
|Music High |Natasha |Direct-to-video film |
| 2013
|Maya |Direct-to-video film |
| rowspan="2" |2015
|Bound to Vengeance |Captive Girl #2 | |
| La Migra
|Detective Tracy Jensen / Natasha | |
| 2016
|Chalk it Up |Cali | |
| rowspan="3" |2018
|The Browsing Effect |Rachel | |
| Ink & Rain
|Bell | |
| Dark, Deadly & Dreadful
|Mai |Segment: "Room 731" |
| rowspan="2" |2020
|Avatar: The Last Airbender: Agni Kai |Fan film{{cite web |author=Re:Anime |date=March 24, 2020 |title=Avatar: The Last Airbender: Agni Kai – Re:Anime (Zuko vs. Azula) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPm6jsqZ6VU |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/yPm6jsqZ6VU |archive-date=2021-12-15 |website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web |last=Muncy |first=Julie |date=March 29, 2020 |title=This Fan Film Reimagines Avatar: the Last Airbender{{'}}s Final Agni Kai |url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/this-fan-film-reimagines-avatar-the-last-airbenders-fi-1842546493}} |
| Christmas Under the Sea
|Delfi |Voice role |
| rowspan="2" |2021
|Alice's Adventures in the Wonderverse |Goldie |Voice role |
| Final Frequency
|Rocky | |
| 2023
|The Bigfoot |Goldie |Voice role |
| 2024
|The Grump's Christmas | |Voice role |
= Television =
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="3" |2005
|East of Normal, West of Weird |Becca |TV movie |
| Phil of the Future
|Fiona Lanky |1 episode: "Versa Day" |
| Testing Bob
|Spirited Cheerleader |TV movie |
| rowspan="2" |2006
|Teenage girl |1 episode: "Theater Thug" |
| The War at Home
|Sue Ling |1 episode: "How Do You Spell Relief?" |
| 2007
|The Suite Life of Zack & Cody |Saloon Girl #2 |1 episode: "The Suite Life Goes Hollywood: Part 2" |
| rowspan="2" |2009
|A Marriage |Amelia |TV movie |
| Private Practice
|Kelli |1 episode: "Right Here, Right Now" |
| 2010
|Lisa |1 episode: "No Ordinary Vigilante" |
| 2012
|All the Wrong Places |Kai |TV movie |
| 2013
|Herself |1 episode: "9 Chefs Compete" |
| 2014
|Brenda |1 episode |
| 2015 - 2017
|Mae-Yi |3 episodes |
| 2016
|Saltwater |Erica |TV movie |
| 2016 - 2020
|Princess Samira |Voice role; 19 episodes |
| rowspan="4" |2017
|Kira |Season 2 Episode 3: Tangled Webs |
| Threads
|Lauren |Episode: "The Crawl Space" |
| Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
|White House Staffer |Episode: "Softball" |
| Speechless
|Counselor #2 |Episode: "W-e-We're B-a-Back!" |
| 2018
|Betty Finn |Recurring role |
| rowspan="2" |2018 - 2019
|The Resident |Dr. Bai Liu |Season 2 |
| Star Wars Resistance
|Eila |Recurring role; voice role |
| rowspan="3" |2019
|A Date by Christmas Eve |Maxine |TV movie |
| Class Act
|Ava Lin |Mini Series |
| Eddie's
|May Hardy |TV movie |
| rowspan="4" |2021
|Final Frequency | Rocky | TV movie |
| Thicker
| Raf | TV movie |
| Grey's Anatomy
|Reese |Episode: "Sign O' the Times" |
| B Positive
|Nurse |Episode: "B Negative: Part 2" |
| rowspan="3" | 2022
|Love in the Limelight | Janie | TV movie |
| The Gabby Petito Story
| Miranda | TV movie |
| Lookism (manhwa)
| Mi Jin | English, Voice role |
| 2023
|Little Foot | |Voice role |
| rowspan="2" |2024
|Deck the Walls |Libby |TV movie |
| Branching Out
|Miss Weaver |TV movie |
= Web series =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2016
|Miss 2059 |Arden Young |10 episodes |
| 2019
|Kira |Episode: "Tangled Web" |
= Music videos =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Artist !Role |
| 2013
|Whistle While I Work It |Chester See (feat. Toby Turner and Wayne Brady) |VIP Doorgirl |
| 2016
|Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time |Screaming Girl |
Audio work
= Podcast =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| rowspan="2" |2019
|The Doctor |2 episodes |
| Circle Round
| |Episode: "Encore: The Emperor's Challenge"{{Cite web |date=2020-12-29 |title=Encore: The Emperor’s Challenge |url=https://www.wbur.org/circleround/2020/12/29/encore-the-emperors-challenge |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=www.wbur.org |language=en}} |
| 2020
|WonderWerk |Kana / Iris |2 episodes |
= Video games =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2017
|Dropzone |Lynx | |
| 2018
|Angelica / Agnes / Biblica |
| 2019
|Gunbarrel Civilian / Goon Bike / Authority Melee Mutant | |
| rowspan="2" |2023
|Sunny Monkey | |
| Thirsty Suitors
|Cici | |
Theatre
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !Venue !Director !Notes |
| 2015
|Garden Grove Theater |John Walcutt |
References
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External links
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Category:American actresses of Chinese descent
Category:American child actresses
Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:Actresses from Los Angeles
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:Orange County School of the Arts alumni
Category:University of California, Los Angeles alumni
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