Michelle Krusiec

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Michelle Krusiec
Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Knife Fight
Born
Ya-Huei Yang[1]

(1974-10-02) October 2, 1974 (age 49)
Taiwan
Occupation(s)Actress, writer, producer
Years active1986–present
Websitewww.michellekrusiec.com
Michelle Krusiec
Hanyu Pinyin
Yáng Yǎhuì

Michelle Jacqueline Krusiec[1] (born Ya-Huei Yang; Chinese: 楊雅慧; pinyin: Yáng Yǎhuì; October 2, 1974) is an American actress, writer and producer.

Early life

Krusiec was born in 1974 in Taiwan.[2] She was adopted at age five and raised in America by her father's elder sister, who had married a Polish American.[3] Krusiec's adoptive father renamed her Michelle Jacqueline, because he wanted her to have a French name.[1]

Krusiec studied English and theater at

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, graduating with a B.A. in 1996. She also studied Shakespeare and women's literature at the University of Oxford on a scholarship.[4]

Career

Television and voicework

Krusiec was recruited to be one of six globe-trotting travel reporters for the

Cold Case as Kara, Monk as Maria, ER as Tong-Ye, and Titus
as recurring character Nancy.

In 2020, Krusiec played Anna May Wong in Ryan Murphy's Netflix series, Hollywood.

Krusiec provided various voices for multiple episodes of Seth MacFarlane's animated series American Dad!.

Film

Krusiec was a Best Actress nominee in the

Dumb and Dumberer as Cindy, The River Murders as Sung Li opposite Ray Liotta, Christian Slater, and Ving Rhames, Daddy Day Care as the English teacher, Take Me Home as Suzanne, Shuffle as Kevin's Mother, and independent film projects including Tanuj Chopra's Nice Girls Crew alongside Lynn Chen and Sheetal Sheth, Shawn Chou's Tomato and Eggs opposite Keiko Agena and Sab Shimono, and Erin Li's L.A. Coffin School opposite Elizabeth Sung and Megan Lee
.

Theater

Krusiec wrote, directed, and performed a one-woman show entitled "Made in Taiwan" that premiered in Los Angeles and in New York at the New York International Fringe Festival of Theater, among other venues.[6][7] She has received funding from Visual Communications to develop the play into a feature film.[8][9]

Krusiec toured with the cast of

Obie winner Leigh Silverman.[10][11]

In 2018, Krusiec starred in The Public Theatre's production of Hansol Jung's play Wild Goose Dreams, in the co-leading role of Yoo Nanhee.[12]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Nixon Student #2
2000 For the Cause Layton
2001 Pursuit of Happiness Miko
2002 Pumpkin Anne Chung
Sweet Home Alabama Pan
Tomato and Eggs Evelyn Wang Short
2003 Daddy Day Care English Teacher
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd Cindy
Duplex Dr. Kang
2004 Best Actress Darla Hennings Short
Saving Face Wilhelmina 'Wil' Pang
2005 Cursed Nosebleed Co-Worker
2007 Nanking Yang Shu Ling
Far North Anja
2008
Henry Poole is Here
 		Young Nurse
What Happens in Vegas Chong
2010 Zoom Hunting Cheating Man's Wife
2011 Take Me Home Suzanne
The River Murders Sung Li
2012 Knife Fight Shannon Haung
2013 Four of Hearts Christy
2015 The Invitation Gina
2017 20 Weeks Dr. Chen
2022 They Live in the Grey Claire
2023 A Million Miles Away Miss Young
2023 Float Rachel

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1992 CBS Schoolbreak Special Lisa Episode: "Sexual Considerations"
1996 Travelers Host
1998 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Older Molly O'Brien Episode: "Time's Orphan"
1998–2001 One World Sui Blake 3 seasons
1999
Popular
 		Exquisite Woo 2 episodes
2000–2002 Titus Nancy 6 episodes
2001 The Mind of the Married Man Sushiko, Japanese masseuse Episode: "The God of Marriage"
2002 ER Tong-Ye Episode: "Tell Me Where It Hurts"
2003 Monk Maria Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Sleeping Suspect"
2003–2005 Without a Trace Ariel - Hostess / Call Girl 2 episodes
2004
Cold Case
 		Kara Dhiet Episode: "Who's Your Daddy"
2005 Weeds Helen Chin Episode: "Free Goat"
Grey's Anatomy Anna Chue Episode: "Bring the Pain"
NCIS Maya Episode: "Under Covers"
2006 Standoff Kim Lau Episode: "Shanghai'd"
2007–2009 Dirty Sexy Money Mei Ling Hwa Darling 5 episodes
2008 My Own Worst Enemy Paula / Ellen Episode: "That Is Not My Son"
2009 CSI: NY Lisa Kim Episode: "Blacklist"
2010 CSI: Miami Susan Lee Episode: "Die by the Sword"
2011 Community Wu Mei Episode: "Competitive Wine Tasting"
2011–2012 Fringe Nadine Park 3 episodes
2012
Touch
 		Lanny Cheong Episode: "Lost & Found"
2012–2013 Nice Girls Crew Geraldine 10 episodes
2014
Getting On
 		Andrea Conrad 2 episodes
2016 Hawaii Five-0 Michelle Shioma 3 episodes
2018 Supergirl Natalie Hawkings Episode: "Parasite Lost"
2020 Hollywood Anna May Wong 4 episodes

References

  1. ^ a b c "Angry Reader of the Week: Michelle Krusiec".
  2. ^ "Review: Up close and personal". The Standard. Hong Kong. November 26, 2005. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Michelle Krusiec Interview - Asian American Actress -". Archived from the original on 2012-04-24.
  4. ^ "Michelle Krusiec: Official Website". Archived from the original on 2012-06-03.
  5. ^ a b "Michelle Krusiec: The Big Screen's Chameleon Sweetheart 1/3 - Asian American Personalities - GoldSea".
  6. ^ "Made in Taiwan official website".
  7. ^ Kim, Nancy. Made in Taiwan Theater Review Archived 2012-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "VC FILM DEVELOPMENT FUND". Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.
  9. ^ "Somebody Picked Me or The VC Film Fund". Michelle Krusiec. 2 May 2012.
  10. ^ a b "Chinglish Hong Kong Collage". Michelle Krusiec. 14 March 2013.
  11. ^ a b "Chinglish at Berkeley Rep". Berkeley Rep. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Wild Goose Dreams". www.iobdb.com. Retrieved 2021-05-08.

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