Elaine Kao

Elaine Kao is a Taiwanese-American actress whose work spans theater, television and film, with credits in Bridesmaids (2011), Red Doors (2005) and Funny People (2009). She grew up in the San Fernando Valley and studied economics at the University of California, Irvine before completing an acting master's degree at the California Institute of the Arts. On screen she played Julie Wong in Georgia Lee's Red Doors and Professor Han in Upside-Down Magic (2020), and she has appeared on series including Snowpiercer, Kenan, Fresh Off the Boat and Disjointed. Her role as Mai in the short Made in Chinatown brought her a Best Actress honor at the 2013 Asians on Film Festival. Kao has also voiced the game Jet Li: Rise to Honor, produced a film and a comedy short, and performed on stage with East West Players and the Lodestone Theatre Ensemble.