Kelsey Chow

Kelsey Chow
Kelsey Chow in 2011.
Born Kelsey Asbille Chow
(1991-09-09) September 9, 1991
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Other names Kelsey Asbille
Occupation Actress
Years active 2005–present

Kelsey Asbille Chow (born September 9, 1991) is an American actress.[1] She is known for her role as Mikayla in the Disney XD sitcom Pair of Kings. From 2005 to 2009, she had a recurring role as Gigi Silveri on the drama One Tree Hill. She portrayed Tracy Stewart in MTV's Teen Wolf from 2015–2016.

Early life

Chow was born to a Chinese father, and an American mother[2][3] in Columbia, South Carolina. She stated in 2010 that she wanted to be able to speak more fluently in Mandarin Chinese as well as be able to read traditional Chinese characters.[4][2] She has two younger siblings: a brother who is two years younger and a sister who is eight years younger. She attended Hammond School for high school, located in Columbia, SC. Kelsey Chow's residence is in Los Angeles, California,[5] but she currently lives in New York City[5][6] where she attends Columbia University.[7]

Career

After gaining experience in community theatre, Chow got her first television role in 2005 where she played the recurring role of Gigi Silveri on One Tree Hill at the age of 13 appearing on the show until 2009.[8][9]

In 2008, she guest starred on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. She also co-starred in the Disney Channel original film Den Brother.

From 2010 to 2013, Chow co-starred as Mikayla on Disney XD original series Pair of Kings.[10]

In 2012, Chow had a small part in The Amazing Spider-Man,[11] and was later cast in the feature film Run.[12]

In 2014, she was cast in the Fox drama Hieroglyph.[13] However, the series was cancelled before it premiered.[14]

She co-starred in 2015 with Stefanie Scott in the music video for Hayley Kiyoko's song "Girls Like Girls", [15] and appeared in the recurring role of Tracy Stewart on season five of Teen Wolf (the first ten episodes premiered on June 29, 2015, while the second half premiered on January 5, 2016).

For all of her work up through 2017, she has used the name Kelsey Chow. For Wind River and Yellowstone, where she played Native American women, she used the name Kelsey Asbille.[3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2009 My Sweet Misery Girlfriend Past
2012 The Amazing Spider-Man Sally Avril[16] Credited as "Hot Girl"
2013 The Wine of Summer Brit
2013 Run Emily Baltimore
2014 Found Footage Girl Short film
2015 Full of Grace Zara
2015 Chicago Sanitation Sanitation Worker Short film
2017 Wind River Natalie Hanson as Kelsey Asbille

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005–2009 One Tree Hill Gigi Silveri Recurring role; 18 episodes
2008 The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Dakota Episode: "Romancing the Phone"
2010 Den Brother Matisse Burrows Disney Channel Original Movie
2010–2013 Pair of Kings Mikayla Makoola Main role; 63 episodes
2011 Disney's Friends for Change Games Herself Red Team member
2012 Punk'd Herself Episode: "Lucy Hale"
2014 Baby Daddy Stephanie Episode: "An Affair Not to Remember"
2014 Hieroglyph Lotus Tenry Unsold pilot
2015–2016 Teen Wolf Tracy Stewart Recurring role; 13 episodes
2016 Embeds Marissa main role; 6 episodes
2017 Brimming with Love Allie Morgan Television film; as Kelsey Asbille
2018 Splitting Up Together Charlotte Recurring role; 2 episodes
2018-present Yellowstone Monica Dutton Main role; 10 episodes, as Kelsey Asbille

Music videos

Year Song Role Artist
2013 "Sleepwalker" Girl Bonnie McKee
2015 "Girls Like Girls" Sonya Hayley Kiyoko

References

  1. ↑ "Kelsey Chow Biography". kelseychow.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Kelsey Chow speaks Chinese for LA Teen Festival". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  3. 1 2 "Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Says Wind River and Yellowstone Actress is Not Enrolled nor Descended from Tribe". Pechanga.net. 19 Sep 2017. Retrieved 25 Sep 2017.
  4. ↑ "Chinese writing '8,000 years old'". 18 May 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2018 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  5. 1 2 "Kelsey Chow: The Columbus Dispatch". dispatch.com. 2011-03-28. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
  6. ↑ "Exclusive Interview: 'PAIR OF KINGS' Kelsey Chow Talks Fight Scenes, Spider-Man and True Blood". tvequals.com. 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
  7. ↑ Staples, Pam (August 20, 2010). "Former Hammond student stars on Disney". Columbia Star. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  8. ↑ Taylor, Amanda (October 7, 2005). "Hammond student gets big break". Columbia Star. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Hammond Student Shines on 'One Tree Hill'", The State, November 16, 2005.
  10. ↑ "October Cover Girl: Kelsey Chow « Dream Magazine". Thedreamagazine.com. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  11. ↑ Laurence, Emily. "Kelsey Chow Interview - The Amazing Spider-Man Movie Scoop". Seventeen. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  12. ↑ Jeff Sneider (2012-03-12). "Kelsey Chow on the 'Run' with indie". Variety. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  13. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (January 15, 2014). "Fox Adds Kendrick Sampson To 'Gracepoint', Kelsey Chow To 'Hieroglyph'". Deadline.com. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  14. ↑ Hibberd, James (June 30, 2014). "Fox cancels Ancient Egypt drama 'Hieroglyph'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  15. ↑ "The 'Jem And The Holograms' Girls Get Together For An LGBT-Positive Music Video". MTV. 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  16. ↑ Ngwije Americ (August 17, 2011). "Exclusive Interview: Pair of Kings' Kelsey Chow Talks Fight Scenes, Spider-Man and True Blood". TV Equals.
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