Krista Marie Yu
Krista Marie Yu is an American actress best known for her roles on television. She played the main role of Molly Park on the ABC family sitcom Dr. Ken. In August 2018, it was announced that Yu would play the recurring role of Jen on Fox's Last Man Standing. On January 18, 2019, Fox announced that Yu had been promoted to series regular. Most recently, Krista Marie Yu has played Elaine Kim on Hulu's Reboot.
Early life
Yu was born in Alameda, California, on October 25, 1988. She is a fifth generation Chinese American. Yu began taking ballet lessons at three years old.Yu graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a BFA in acting in 2011.
Career
Yu is an actress and has appeared on television shows such as The Thundermans, Switched at Birth and Agent Carter, among others. She also played a major role in the Corridor Digital web series/ YouTube movie Sync and appeared in WongFu Productions web series Just Another Nice Guy.In 2015, Yu joined the cast of Dr. Ken, a television sitcom inspired by series lead Ken Jeong's time as a physician, playing Ken's daughter, Molly.
In January 2019, Yu was promoted to series regular on the television sitcom Last Man Standing as foreign exchange student, Jen.
In 2022, Yu booked Hulu's Reboot, alongside Keegan-Michael Key, Judy Greer, Rachel Bloom, Johnny Knoxville, Paul Reiser, and Calum Worthy. The show received a Critic's Choice Nomination for Best Comedy Series.
Filmography
Films
- 2015: Love the Coopers – Lily the Florist
- 2010: Death to Romance – Hot Woman #2
- 2002: The Theater of Martin Lim – Krista
Television
- 2022: Reboot – Elaine Kim
- 2021: Carmen Sandiego – Xifeng
- 2018–2021: Last Man Standing – Jen
- 2017: Just Another Nice Guy – Julia
- 2015–2017: Dr. Ken – Molly
- 2015: Hand of God – Courtney
- 2015: Agent Carter - Edith Oberon
- 2013–2015: The Thundermans – Ashley
- 2013: The Middle – Maya
- 2013: Cougar Town – Girl
- 2013: Switched at Birth – Colette
- 2012: I'm Not a DJ – Translator
- 2012: Parenthood – Waitress