Christine Ko

Christine Ko
Born (1988-08-03) August 3, 1988
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater Georgia State University
Occupation Actress
Parents
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 葛曉潔
Simplified Chinese 葛晓洁

Christine Ko (born August 3, 1988) is an American actress best known for her role as Emma on the CBS sitcom The Great Indoors. Before her success in America she had a brief career in Taiwan in the early 2010s.[1]

Biography

She is the daughter of legendary Taiwanese entertainer Frankie Kao.[2] Ko also guest starred in the HBO comedy series Ballers.[3][4][5] She joined the cast of the television series Hawaii Five 0 part way into its eighth season.[6]

Ko was born in Chicago and alternately grew up in Atlanta and Taiwan. Ko is of Taiwanese descent and has discussed the issue of limited roles for Asian actors in the United States. Her role of Emma on The Great Indoors was originally written to be a blond woman, but her agent was able to get Ko an audition. After her audition, the producers changed their original idea of Emma's appearance. Ko said "I think that's true diversity. You're just like everybody else. You just look Asian" adding "It's the norm and how we all live. We just haven't seen it in Hollywood yet."[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "《家有4千金》葛曉潔戲劇處女秀 低胸性感迎寒流 高凌風探班餵湯圓過冬至". Taiwan Television (in Chinese). 2010-12-23.
  2. ↑ "高凌風在天上笑了　女兒葛曉潔主演美劇 | 即時新聞 | 20161026 | 蘋果日報". 蘋果日報 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  3. 1 2 "Christine Ko as Emma". CBS. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  4. 1 2 "'You Get One Shot': Actress Christine Ko Is Ready For Her Network TV Close-Up". NBC News. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "The Great Indoors Star Christine Ko Shares Her Haute LA Secrets". Haute Living. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "We are very excited to welcome Christine Ko to our ohana! She'll make her Hawaii Five-0 debut on January 19!". CBS. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.



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