Beautiful Asian Actresses

Viviana Cruise is known for Good Luck Chuck (2007), Fringe (2008) and A Detective Story (2009).

Naoko was born in Nagoya, Japan and moved to New York with her parents when she was four before returning to Japan, then relocating to London when she was 12. She began to take singing lessons, and at 17 she was cast in the lead role of Kim in the West End musical "Miss Saigon" opposite John Barrowman, with whom she would later appear in the TV science-fiction series "Torchwood." She has appeared on television as Julia Sawalha's studious friend Sarah in "Absolutely Fabulous", the hospital reception in "Casualty", and Yoko Ono in "Lennon Naked." In 2006 she returned to the London musical stage to play Christmas Eve in "Avenue Q," and in 2015 she was part of the huge ensemble cast in the big-screen "Everest" as ill-fated mountaineer Yasuko Namba.

Vanessa Lai Fox was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is known for Manhattan Undying (2016), Nurse (2013) and FM Andy (2015).

Lana Tailor was born on 18 April 1987 in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress, known for Acid Head: The Buzzard Nuts County Slaughter (2011), Lingerie (2009) and Get Out (2003).

Maria Quiban was born on 28 October 1968 in Cebu City, Philippines. She is an actress, known for First Daughter (2004), Blood Work (2002) and Step Brothers (2008).

Jarah Mariano is known for Minority Report (2002), Rescue Me (2004) and The Girl from Monday (2005). She has been married to Milo Ventimiglia since 2023. They have one child.

Diana DeVoe was born on 26 October 1980 in Oahu, Hawaii, USA. She is an actress and cinematographer. She has been married to Alexander DeVoe since 1994.

Chris Taliana was born on 24 November 1984 in Hawaii, USA. She is an actress.

Kayme Kai was born on 19 December 1983 in Kalaoa, Hawaii, USA. She is an actress.

Carrie Ann Inaba was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. She is of Japanese, Chinese, and Irish ancestry, and is the youngest of two children. Carrie Ann grew up dancing the hula (native Hawaiian dance) and other dance forms. She also played the piano and violin and sang in the choir. She attended Hanahaouli School and then Punahou School. Carrie Ann played volleyball for a little while but found her true love in performing.

At the age of 16, she and her closest friend Tina Horii won the Hawaii statewide competition, "Search for Talent", dancing a piece that they had choreographed together. While still sixteen, Carrie Ann was scouted to go to Japan to become a "Teen Idol".

However, she waited until she finished high school and then left Hawaii to pursue her career as a musical artist in Japan. During her time in Japan, Carrie Ann released three singles with Pony Canyon Records while attending Sophia University, a Jesuit university in Tokyo. In the two-year period spent living in Tokyo, Japan, she learned a great deal about the entertainment industry, performing, as well as the Japanese language. She also made great friends from all over the world, which later became a theme in her life as a documentarian.

After realizing that the Tokyo lifestyle wasn't for her at the time, Carrie Ann returned to the United States, relocating to California. She began to study choreography at the University of California, Irvine. It wasn't long till she got the bug to dance in Los Angeles and moved up to study with Alex Magno at the Debbie Reynolds Studios in North Hollywood, California. One day in dance class, Carrie Ann was approached by a producer who asked her to be in a music video for an artist named Terry Lin. She met the choreographer and booked the job. She was ready to start working.

One of her first jobs was as a dancer for the Emmy Award-winning television show, In Living Color (1990). Her next big gig was performing with Madonna, being featured as the "Pole Girl" on The Girlie Show tour. For this tour, Carrie Ann had to shave her head and also train with circus trainers and a stripper. She later went on to dance with Ricky Martin, David Copperfield, Chayanne, and did a lot of appearances on shows such as The Creative Arts Emmys, The SAG Awards, The NAACP Awards, The MTV Awards, The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986), and so much more. To this day, she still loves to dance. In her heart of hearts, it is the movement and the music that will always inspire her as an artist. In fact, even as an actress, she likes to incorporate dance and movement.

When Carrie Ann began her acting career, her main interest was in action roles. She studied tae kwon do with Billy Blanks, the creator Taebo, and continues her education in martial arts. She also practices hatha yoga. Carrie Ann always looks for ways to include her background in movement (choreography and martial arts) into her career.

Besides performing, Carrie Ann has many credits behind the scenes as well. Besides her choreography, she opened up her own digital video production company, EnterMediArts, Inc., which produced two of her documentaries and her short film. She hopes that EnterMediArts, Inc. will soon produce more reality/education television programming, behind-the-scenes DVD productions as well as lower-end film projects. She is the president and CEO for the company and has directed and edited most of her own projects. She loves the entertainment industry and loves the accessibility that DV (Digital Video) provides. She invested in a few edit bays and a few cameras and produces projects for fellow artists and "creatives." As her company's name implies, Carrie Ann likes to break down barriers and combine elements, creating hybrids just like she, herself, is a combination of cultures. Her production company, EnterMediArts, Inc., gets its name from Entertainment, Media, and the Arts -- all rolled into one.

Carrie Ann has also modeled here and there and has been on the cover of European magazines and Japanese magazines. She was the national spokesmodel for an AT&T Asian Campaign and has been in many commercials throughout her career.

At the time of this writing, Carrie Ann is in the limelight once more for her participation in the hit show, Dancing with the Stars (2005) and Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann (2008).

Sasha Feline Barrese is the daughter of actress and model Katherine Barrese. Katherine was a model when she gave birth to baby Sasha. The two lived in Maui, Hawaii and soon moved to Paris, France. There, Katherine continued to model and take Sasha to work with her. Sasha got a lot of early modeling experience by going to the photo shoots with her mom.

In 1989, the pair got their debut acting roles in the movie Homer and Eddie (1989). Katherine and little Sasha went on to star as the younger and older versions of a character named "Jezebel" in 1990's Jezebel's Kiss (1990). This film was the only role in which Sasha is credited by her real name, Alexandra Barrese.

Katherine worked hard to put her little girl through good private schools. Pre-teen Sasha attended Ojai Private School in Ojai Valley, California and graduated middle school in 1995. She continued on to Tabor Academy in Marion, Massachusetts and graduated high school in 1999. She did some modeling during her school years for NEXT Agency, Elite, and Guess? Jeans.

After graduation, she went on to do more television and film work, including Supernatural (2005), Hellraiser: Inferno (2000), The Ring (2002), Just Shoot Me! (1997), MTV's Undressed (1999) and WB's Run of the House (2003). Sasha says she and her mom, Katherine, are very close. They lived together for many years in Beverly Hills, California.

Camile Velasco was born on 1 September 1985 in Makati City, Philippines. She is an actress, known for The Big V (2008), The Black Eyed Peas: Bebot, Version 2 (2006) and The Black Eyed Peas: Bebot, Version 1 (2006).

Shannyn Sossamon is an American actress and director. She is of Irish, French, Dutch, Hawaiian-Filipino, German and English ancestry. Growing up in Reno, Nevada, Sossamon spent most of her youth at a local dance studio. After graduating high school at age 17, she moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue a life in the creative arts. Sossamon began acting in films at age 21 after being approached by casting director Francine Maisler, who was casting the starring role in Brian Helgeland's A KNIGHTS TALE opposite Heath Ledger. Additionally, she can be seen with Matt Dillon and Carla Gugino in the event series WAYWARD PINES, from M. Night Shyamalan, opposite Nicole Beharie and Tom Mison in Fox's SLEEPY HOLLOW, and as the lead of Blumhouse feature SINISTER 2, opposite James Ransone. Other credits include THE END OF LOVE starring Michael Cera and Mark Webber; OUR FAMILY WEDDING starring Oscar winner Forest Whitaker, WRISTCUTTERS: A LOVE STORY starring opposite Patrick Fugit; THE RULES OF ATTRACTION starring opposite James Van Der Beek; 40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS starring opposite Josh Hartnett, and as the lead in Monte Hellman's ROAD TO NOWHERE. Recent credits include the feature films THERE ARE NO SAINTS and BACKSPOT, opposite Devery Jacobs. Sossamon spends her free time creating short videos for her project, THE MAUDE ROOM: A VARIETY SHOW, a short-form video project made especially for phone viewing.

Kascha was born on 8 December 1967 in Millilani, Hawaii, USA. She is an actress, known for Caged Fury (1990).

Jayna Oso was born on 17 August 1981 in Brunei, Borneo, Asia. She is an actress.

Cute, sexy, and tiny (5'1") brunette stunner Luana Lani was born on January 27, 1985 in Manila, Phillippines. She grew up on the tropical island of Maui in Hawaii. Luana first started modeling for local photographers at age 18. Shorty after finishing high school, Lani moved to Los Angles, California just before turning 19 to further her modeling career. Luana was the "Playboy" Cyber Girl of the Week for December 19, 2005 and was featured in the "Playboy" newsstand special edition "Wet& Wild" in 2006. Moreover, she has also been featured in such publications as "Stuff," "Rockstar," "Super Street," and various import magazines. Lani was the second runner-up in the Mystical Jouneys beauty pageant. Luana lives in Orange County in Los Angeles, California and runs her own website.

Jandi Lin was born on 19 March 1985 in Hawaii, USA. She is an actress.

USC Graduate Kona Carmack is a native of Hawaii. Her heritage is Hawaiian, Chinese and Irish. Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii where she attended The Kamehameha Schools. She lived in Tel Aviv, Israel for 2 years and speaks fluent Hebrew. Has one brother, Laau Castro. Currently works in television production.

Slim, comely, and leggy brunette knockout Cara Michelle Meschter was born on February 1, 1978 in Hawaii. She's of German descent. Cara grew up on the small Hawaiian island of Molokai. Meschter began her modeling career at age fourteen in New York. Cara went on to subsequent modeling gigs in Milan, Greece, and Istanbul. She only spent one year in high school and was home schooled. Meschter was the Playmate of the Month in the December, 2000 issue of "Playboy." Standing at 6' 2", Cara has the distinction of being the tallest Playmate in the famous men's magazine's history. Meschter has small roles in the comedies "Bedazzled" and "Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles." Moreover, Cara has a degree in liberal arts from Boston's Fisher College.

Megan Abrigo is known for Dialed In (2005), Deal or No Deal (2006) and Tosh.0 (2009).

Kristina Anapau is an actress, writer, and producer. Born in Hawaii, Kristina Anapau spent her youth studying classical ballet, music and theatre. She graduated from high school at the age of 15 and, that same year began her studies at The University of Hawaii. With dreams of pursuing a professional dance career, Anapau's life would soon take a fateful turn, as she was cast in Universal Television's Escape from Atlantis (1997), landing her first professional starring role at the age of 16. Soon after, she relocated to Los Angeles where she continued to work steadily, both theatrically and commercially. At age 20, Kristina landed a recording contract with Hollywood Records and spent much of that year recording an album and opening for Destiny's Child on MTV's TRL Tour, but her true love and passion remained performing in film and television.

Anapau has trained and performed theatrically under the tutelage of The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and on the ballet front with American Ballet Theater and The Joffrey Ballet in New York City.

She acted alongside Golden Globe-winner Diane Venora and Greg German in ThinkFilm's independent feature Self Medicated (2005), winner of over 35 international film awards. Anapau starred with Christina Ricci and Jesse Eisenberg in Dimension Films' thriller, Cursed (2005), directed by Wes Craven, and shined as Cassie Merteuil in the Sony Pictures/Newmarket Films release Cruel Intentions 3 (2004). She appeared in the films Madison (2001), starring Jim Caviezel and Bruce Dern, as well as, the Lionsgate comedy, 100 Girls (2000).

Her television credits are impressive as Kristina has recurred and guest starred in many noteworthy productions, including: True Blood (2008), The Glades (2010), House (2004), Monk (2002), CSI: NY (2004), Without a Trace (2002), Once and Again (1999), General Hospital (1963) and Knight Rider (2008). She also starred opposite popular comedian Dane Cook in the Sony Television-produced pilot Cooked (2005).

Anapau recurred on the hit HBO series True Blood (2008) as the enchanting Maurella. She played Galina in Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan (2010), in which she acted opposite Oscar-winner Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Winona Ryder and Barbara Hershey.

In her spare time, Anapau enjoys skiing and horseback riding. She has been a contributing editorial writer for The Stndrd Magazine and The Hollywood Film Journal among others. Anapau is a graduate of Skidmore College in New York.

Tori Praver was born on 4 June 1987 in San Diego, California, USA. She is an actress, known for 12 Women (2019), So Cosmo (2017) and Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 (2007). She has been married to Mark Birnbaum since 20 September 2021. They have one child. She was previously married to Danny Fuller.

Lovely and petite 5'3" brunette Lily Thai was born Mariza Haley on November 7, 1981 in Honolulu, Hawaii. She's of mixed Italian, Filipino, and Hawaiian descent. Lily was raised in Austin, Texas. She worked as a food server at a Sizzler restaurant and as a dancer at local strip clubs while attending college in Austin prior to her involvement in the adult film industry. Thai began performing in explicit hardcore movies in her early 20s in 2003; she has worked for such top companies as Vivid, Hustler, Wicked, Diabolic, Digital Sin, and Adam and Eve. Lily was nominated for three AVN Awards in 2005 for Best New Starlet, Best Tease Performance, and Best All-Girl Sex Scene - Video. Moreover, Thai has several tattoos and piercings in her tongue, nipples, and clitoris.

With a unique and exotic look, Stacy Kamano makes a stunning addition to the "Baywatch Hawaii" cast this season as local Hawaii lifeguard "Kekoa Tanaka." Since childhood, Stacy has spent considerable time behind the camera as a successful model and actress. Born and raised in Honolulu, Stacy comes from a multi-cultural background of Japanese, German, Russian and Polish descent. Her career began at age 11 when she won the "Miss Tropical Pre-Teen Hawaii." Soon after, Stacy was selected to model for posters, calendars and catalogs and her reputation began to spread. She has done numerous fashion shows and most recently modeled for international designers Versace, Armani and Ferragamo, among others. Stacy began acting in commercials and later guest-starred on "Fantasy Island, " "Marker" and "Beverly Hills 90210." In her free time, she enjoys surfing, body boarding, tennis, swimming, roller blading and water-skiing. Stacy spends every spare moment with her Maltese dog, Brando.

Gorgeous, buxom, and slender brunette knockout Patricia Ford was born on March 17, 1969 in Honolulu, Hawaii. She's of German, Irish, Chinese, Hawaiian, and Portuguese descent. Ford attended Moanalua High School and graduated from Waianea High School in Waianea, Hawaii in 1987. Patricia began her modeling career as a contestant in a Tropical Teen pageant, where she was discovered by Japanese talent scouts who offered to send her to Japan to work at age fifteen. Ford achieved her greatest enduring popularity as a model in numerous Playboy newsstand special editions (she was voted Playboy's Lingerie Supermodel of the Year in 1996). Among the other men's magazines Patricia posed for are Spice, Club, High Society, and Men's World. A favorite pin-up model for noted adult photographer Suze Randall, Ford not only was featured in various swimwear and lingerie catalogs, but also acted in a few films and TV shows as well as appeared in TV commercials for Bud Light, Miller Lite, and the Splash bikini store chain. A five time winner of the Bikini Open (she won in 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1995), Patricia was crowned Miss Maharajah '92 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Ford stopped modeling while still in her early thirties. She got married in 2001 and reportedly settled down in Las Vegas, Nevada.