Kelsey Asbille Explained

Kelsey Asbille
Birth Name:Kelsey Asbille Chow
Birth Date:9 September 1991
Birth Place:Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Other Names:Kelsey Chow
Education:Columbia University
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2005–present

Kelsey Asbille Chow (born September 9, 1991) is an American actress.[1] She has played Mikayla in the Disney XD sitcom Pair of Kings, and Monica Long in the Paramount Network western drama series Yellowstone. 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 to 2016.

For all of her screen credits up through 2017, she is listed as Kelsey Chow. For her roles since that year, such as for Wind River, Yellowstone, and Fargo, in which she plays characters of Native American descent, she is credited as Kelsey Asbille.

Early life

Kelsey Asbille Chow's parents are United States Air National Guard Brigadier General (Retired) Dr. James C. Chow and Jean Chow.[2] [3] She has two younger siblings: a brother, Forrest, and a sister, Kiersten.[4] Chow has said her father is Chinese.[5] [6] She stated in 2010 that because her father is Chinese, she wanted to be more fluent in Mandarin Chinese, as well as read traditional Chinese characters.

In 2017 and 2018, when she was cast in Native American roles, she stated in multiple interviews she was "part Cherokee"[7] and that she had "Native heritage".[8] She told The New York Times that she was of "Eastern Band Cherokee descent" and that playing an Indigenous woman was "in [her] blood".[9] 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.[6]

Chow attended Hammond School for high school, in Columbia, South Carolina. She is based in Los Angeles,[10] but also lives part-time in New York City[11] where she attended Columbia University as a Human Rights major.[12] [13] [7] [14]

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.[15] [16]

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.[17]

In 2012, Chow had a small part in The Amazing Spider-Man,[18] and was later cast in the feature film Run.[19]

In 2014, she was cast in the Fox drama Hieroglyph.[20] However, the series was cancelled before it premiered.[21]

She co-starred in 2015 with Stefanie Scott in the music video for Hayley Kiyoko's song "Girls Like Girls",[22] 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).

Personal life

Asbille dated English actor William Moseley from 2012 to 2018.[23]

Filmography

For all of her roles, unless otherwise indicated, she is credited as Kelsey Chow.[6]

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009My Sweet MiseryGirlfriend Past
2012The Amazing Spider-ManSally Avril[24]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kelsey Chow Biography. https://web.archive.org/web/20110623184254/http://www.kelseychow.com/Biography.html. dead. June 23, 2011. kelseychow.com. April 5, 2011.
  2. Web site: Brigadier General Jim C. Chow . 2024-03-29 . www.nationalguard.mil.
  3. Web site: Ceremony honors service of Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Jim Chow . 2024-03-29 . DVIDS . en.
  4. Web site: August 20, 2010. Former Hammond student stars on Disney Columbia Star. September 21, 2020. www.thecolumbiastar.com.
  5. Web site: Kelsey Chow speaks Chinese for LA Teen Festival . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/C2IZQDVVHIU . 2021-12-15 . live. YouTube . June 4, 2013.
  6. Web site: Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Says Wind River and Yellowstone Actress is Not Enrolled nor Descended from Tribe . Pechanga.net . September 19, 2017 . September 25, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170925232251/http://www.pechanga.net/content/eastern-band-cherokee-indians-says-wind-river-and-yellowstone-actress-not-enrolled-nor-desce . September 25, 2017 . dead .
  7. Web site: interview kelsey asbille. Schön! Magazine. en-GB. August 1, 2019.
  8. Web site: Yellowstone Star Kelsey Asbille Grows Into Her Cherokee Identity Onscreen. Comita. Jenny. W Magazine. en. Nov 26, 2018. Dec 21, 2021.
  9. Web site: Maillard . Kevin Noble . What's So Hard About Casting Indian Actors in Indian Roles? . . Aug 1, 2017 . Oct 20, 2021.
  10. Web site: Kelsey Chow: The Columbus Dispatch . dispatch.com . March 28, 2011 . December 31, 2014.
  11. Web site: Exclusive Interview: 'PAIR OF KINGS' Kelsey Chow Talks Fight Scenes, Spider-Man and True Blood . tvequals.com . August 17, 2011 . December 31, 2014 . January 3, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220103182130/https://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/17/exclusive-interview-pair-of-kings-kelsey-chow-talks-fight-scenes-spider-man-and-true-blood/ . dead .
  12. Web site: Former Hammond student stars on Disney . Staples . Pam . Columbia Star . August 20, 2010 . March 3, 2012 . August 23, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180823041950/http://www.thecolumbiastar.com/news/2010-08-20/Arts_(and)_Entertainment/Former_Hammond_student_stars_on_Disney.html . dead .
  13. Web site: What It's Like to Be a Successful Actress and an Ivy League Student at the Same Time. Asbille. Kelsey. July 21, 2017. Town & Country. en-US. February 9, 2019.
  14. Web site: Columbia Spectator 19 January 2012 — Columbia Spectator. 2021-08-29. spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu.
  15. News: Hammond student gets big break. Amanda. Taylor. Columbia Star. October 7, 2005. April 5, 2011. July 16, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716231900/http://www.thecolumbiastar.com/news/2005-10-07/Front_Page/002.html. dead.
  16. "Hammond Student Shines on 'One Tree Hill'", The State, November 16, 2005.
  17. Web site: October Cover Girl: Kelsey Chow « Dream Magazine . Thedreamagazine.com . June 4, 2013 . August 23, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180823042011/http://thedreamagazine.com/october-cover-girl-kelsey-chow/ . dead .
  18. Web site: Laurence . Emily . Kelsey Chow Interview - The Amazing Spider-Man Movie Scoop . June 9, 2012 . Seventeen . June 4, 2013.
  19. Jeff Sneider . Kelsey Chow on the 'Run' with indie . Variety . March 12, 2012 . June 4, 2013.
  20. Web site: Fox Adds Kendrick Sampson To 'Gracepoint', Kelsey Chow To 'Hieroglyph'. January 15, 2014. Andreeva. Nellie. Deadline.com. April 5, 2014.
  21. Fox cancels Ancient Egypt drama 'Hieroglyph'. Entertainment Weekly. Hibberd. James. June 30, 2014. July 1, 2014.
  22. Web site: The 'Jem And The Holograms' Girls Get Together For An LGBT-Positive Music Video . https://web.archive.org/web/20150626002749/http://www.mtv.com/news/2195455/hayley-kiyoko-girls-like-girls-video/ . dead . June 26, 2015 . . June 24, 2015 . July 29, 2016.
  23. Web site: Ortiz. Jen. July 18, 2018. 'Yellowstone' Star Kelsey Asbille Is all About Binge-Watching TV and Ordering Takeout. September 20, 2020. Marie Claire. en-US.
  24. Web site: Kroll . Justin . 2023-07-19 . Ishana Night Shyamalan's The Watchers & Sam Raimi's Don't Move Among Latest Projects Granted SAG-AFTRA Waivers To Shoot During Strike . 2023-08-17 . Deadline Hollywood.
  25. Web site: Exclusive Interview: Pair of Kings Kelsey Chow Talks Fight Scenes, Spider-Man and True Blood|publisher=TV Equals|date=August 17, 2011|author=Ngwije Americ|access-date=January 3, 2022|archive-date=January 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103182130/https://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/17/exclusive-interview-pair-of-kings-kelsey-chow-talks-fight-scenes-spider-man-and-true-blood/|url-status=dead}}| Character named "Hot Girl" in credits|-| 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 | Credited as Kelsey Asbille|-| 2024| Don't Move| | Post-production[24] |}

    Television

    YearTitleRoleNotes
    2005–2009One Tree HillGigi SilveriRecurring role; 18 episodes
    2008The Suite Life of Zack & CodyDakotaEpisode: "Romancing the Phone"
    2010Den BrotherMatisse BurrowsDisney Channel Original Movie
    2010–2013Pair of KingsMikayla MakoolaMain role; 63 episodes
    2011Disney's Friends for Change GamesHerselfRed Team member
    2012Punk'dHerselfEpisode: "Lucy Hale"
    2014Baby DaddyStephanieEpisode: "An Affair Not to Remember"
    2014HieroglyphLotus TenryUnsold pilot
    2015–2016Teen WolfTracy StewartRecurring role; 13 episodes
    2016EmbedsMarissamain role; 6 episodes
    2017Brimming with LoveAllie Morgan Television film; (credited as Kelsey Asbille)
    2018Splitting Up TogetherCharlotteRecurring role; 2 episodes
    2018–presentYellowstoneMonica DuttonMain role; 29 episodes, (credited as Kelsey Asbille)
    2020FargoSwanee Capps Season 4, recurring role; (credited as Kelsey Asbille)

    Music videos

    YearSongRoleArtist
    2013"Sleepwalker"GirlBonnie McKee
    2015"Girls Like Girls"SonyaHayley Kiyoko

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