Kelsey Asbille Chow (born September 9, 1991) is an American actress.
She is known for her role as Mikayla in the
Disney XD
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sitcom ''
Pair of Kings
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'', and as Monica Long in the TV Series ''
Yellowstone
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''. From 2005 to 2009, she had a recurring role as Gigi Silveri on the drama ''
One Tree Hill One Tree Hill may refer to:
* "One Tree Hill" (song), a 1987 song by U2 referencing One Tree Hill, New Zealand volcanic peak
* ''One Tree Hill'' (TV series), a 2003–2012 American drama series named for the U2 song
** ''One Tree Hill'' (soundtr ...
''. She portrayed Tracy Stewart in MTV's ''
Teen Wolf
''Teen Wolf'' is a 1985 American coming-of-age romantic fantasy comedy film directed by Rod Daniel and written by Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman. Michael J. Fox stars as the title character, a high school student whose ordinary life is changed ...
'' from 2015–2016.
For all of her screen credits up through 2017, she is listed as Kelsey Chow. For most of her roles since that year, such as for ''
Wind River'', ''
Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park is an American national park located in the western United States, largely in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana and Idaho. It was established by the 42nd U.S. Congress with the Yellowston ...
'', and ''
Fargo'', she is credited as Kelsey Asbille.
Early life
Kelsey Asbille Chow's parents are Dr. James Chow and Jean Chow. She has two younger siblings: a brother, Forrest, and a sister, Kiersten. Chow has said her father is
Chinese
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* Something related to China
* Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
**''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation
** List of ethnic groups in China, people of va ...
.
She stated in 2010 that because her father is Chinese, she wanted to be more
fluent in
Mandarin Chinese
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, as well as read
traditional Chinese characters
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.
In 2017 and 2018, when she was cast in
Native American roles, she stated in multiple interviews she was "part Cherokee"
and that she had "Native heritage".
She told ''
The New York Times
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'' that she was of "
Eastern Band Cherokee
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), (Cherokee: ᏣᎳᎩᏱ ᏕᏣᏓᏂᎸᎩ, ''Tsalagiyi Detsadanilvgi'') is a federally recognized Indian Tribe based in Western North Carolina in the United States. They are descended from the small ...
descent" and that playing an Indigenous woman was "in
erblood."
This resulted in the tribe issuing a statement that they have no record of Chow, nor did they find any evidence that she is a descendant.
Chow attended
Hammond School for high school, located in Columbia, SC. She is based in
Los Angeles
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,
but also lives part-time in
New York City
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where she attended
Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...
as a Human Rights major.
Career
After gaining experience in
community theatre Community theatre refers to any theatrical performance made in relation to particular communities—its usage includes theatre made by, with, and for a community. It may refer to a production that is made entirely by a community with no outside he ...
, Chow got her first television role in 2005 where she played the recurring role of Gigi Silveri on ''
One Tree Hill One Tree Hill may refer to:
* "One Tree Hill" (song), a 1987 song by U2 referencing One Tree Hill, New Zealand volcanic peak
* ''One Tree Hill'' (TV series), a 2003–2012 American drama series named for the U2 song
** ''One Tree Hill'' (soundtr ...
'' at the age of 13 appearing on the show until 2009.
In 2008, she guest starred on ''
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'' is an American sitcom created by Danny Kallis and Jim Geoghan. The series aired on Disney Channel from March 18, 2005, to September 1, 2008. The series was nominated for an Emmy Award three times and was also ...
''. She also co-starred in the
Disney Channel
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original film ''
Den Brother
''Den Brother'' is a 2010 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Hutch Dano and G Hannelius. The film premiered on August 13, 2010 on Disney Channel.
Plot
Alex Pearson (Hutch Dano) is a self-absorbed, but avid Lemon Oaks High School hockey play ...
''.
From 2010 to 2013, Chow co-starred as Mikayla on
Disney XD
Disney XD is an American pay television channel owned by the Disney Branded Television and Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution units of The Walt Disney Company. The channel is aimed primarily at older children ages six to eleven years ...
original series ''
Pair of Kings
''Pair of Kings'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on the cable channel Disney XD from September 10, 2010 to February 18, 2013. It premiered September 10, 2010 on Disney Channel and September 22, 2010 on Disney XD. The sitc ...
''.
In 2012, Chow had a small part in ''
The Amazing Spider-Man
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'', and was later cast in the feature film ''Run''.
In 2014, she was cast in the
Fox
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Twelve sp ...
drama ''
Hieroglyph
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''. However, the series was cancelled before it premiered.
She co-starred in 2015 with
Stefanie Scott
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in the music video for
Hayley Kiyoko
Hayley Kiyoko Alcroft (born April 3, 1991) is an American singer, dancer and actress. As a child model and actress, she appeared in a variety of films including ''Scooby-Doo (film series), Scooby-Doo!'' film series (2009–2010), ''Lemonade Mouth ...
's song "
Girls Like Girls
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", and appeared in the recurring role of Tracy Stewart on
season five of ''
Teen Wolf
''Teen Wolf'' is a 1985 American coming-of-age romantic fantasy comedy film directed by Rod Daniel and written by Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman. Michael J. Fox stars as the title character, a high school student whose ordinary life is changed ...
'' (the first ten episodes premiered on June 29, 2015, while the second half premiered on January 5, 2016).
For all of her screen credits up through 2017, she is listed as Kelsey Chow. For most of her roles since that year, such as for ''
Wind River'', ''
Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park is an American national park located in the western United States, largely in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana and Idaho. It was established by the 42nd U.S. Congress with the Yellowston ...
'', and ''
Fargo'' (when she has portrayed
Native American women) she is credited as Kelsey Asbille.
Personal life
Asbille dated English actor
William Moseley from 2012 to 2018.
Filmography
For all of her roles, unless otherwise indicated, she is credited as Kelsey Chow.
Film
Television
Music videos
References
External links
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1991 births
Living people
21st-century American actresses
American child actresses
American film actresses
American actresses of Chinese descent
American people who self-identify as being of Native American descent
American stage actresses
American television actresses
Columbia College (New York) alumni
Actresses from Columbia, South Carolina