Kelsey Chow

Kelsey Chow

Chow at the 2011 Hollywood Style Awards
Born Kelsey Asbille Chow
(1991-09-09) September 9, 1991
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
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 2010 to 2012, she had a recurring role as Gigi Silveri on the drama One Tree Hill. She portrayed Tracy Stewart in MTV's Teen Wolf in 2015–2016.

Early life

Chow was born to a Chinese father and a mother of English and Cherokee descent.[2] She was born in Columbia, South Carolina; she speaks very little Mandarin.[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 main residence is in Los Angeles, California,[3] but she currently lives in New York City[3][4] where she attends Columbia University.[5]

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.[6][7]

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.[8]

In 2012, Chow had a small part in The Amazing Spider-Man,[9] and was later cast in the feature film Run.[10]

In 2014, she was cast in the Fox drama Hieroglyph.[11] However, the series was cancelled before it premiered.[12]

She co-starred in the music video for Hayley Kiyoko's song "Girls Like Girls".[13] Kelsey appeared in the recurring role of Tracy Stewart on season 5, part 1 of Teen Wolf, which premiered on June 29, 2015 and reassumed her role for part 2, which premiered on January 5, 2016.

Filmography

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2009 My Sweet Misery Girlfriend Past
2010 Den Brother Matisse Burrows Disney Channel Original Movie
2012 The Amazing Spider-Man Sally Avril[14] Listed as "Hot Girl" in end credits
2013 The Wine of Summer Brit
2013 Run Emily Baltimore
2017 Wind River Natalie Filming
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2005–09 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
2010–13 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; main role
2015–16 Teen Wolf Tracy Stewart Recurring role (season 5);, 13 episodes
Music video roles
Year Artist Song Notes
2013 Bonnie McKee "Sleepwalker" Lead role
2015 Hayley Kiyoko "Girls Like Girls" Main role (Sonya)

References

  1. ↑ "Kelsey Chow Biography". kelseychow.com. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Kelsey Chow speaks Chinese for LA Teen Festival". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  3. 1 2 "Kelsey Chow: The Columbus Dispatch". dispatch.com. 2011-03-28. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
  4. ↑ "Exclusive Interview: 'PAIR OF KINGS' Kelsey Chow Talks Fight Scenes, Spider-Man and True Blood". tvequals.com. 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
  5. ↑ Staples, Pam (August 20, 2010). "Former Hammond student stars on Disney". Columbia Star. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  6. ↑ Taylor, Amanda (October 7, 2005). "Hammond student gets big break". Columbia Star. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Hammond Student Shines on 'One Tree Hill'", The State, November 16, 2005
  8. ↑ "October Cover Girl: Kelsey Chow « Dream Magazine". Thedreamagazine.com. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  9. ↑ Laurence, Emily. "Kelsey Chow Interview - The Amazing Spider-Man Movie Scoop". Seventeen. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  10. ↑ Jeff Sneider (2012-03-12). "Kelsey Chow on the 'Run' with indie". Variety. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  11. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (January 15, 2014). "Fox Adds Kendrick Sampson To 'Gracepoint', Kelsey Chow To 'Hieroglyph'". Deadline.com. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  12. ↑ Hibberd, James (June 30, 2014). "Fox cancels Ancient Egypt drama 'Hieroglyph'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  13. ↑ mtv (2015-06-24). "The 'Jem And The Holograms' Girls Get Together For An LGBT-Positive Music Video". MTV. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  14. ↑ 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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