Krista Marie Yu

Krista Marie Yu
Yu in 2016
Born October 25, 1988
Alameda, California, U.S.
Education Carnegie Mellon University (BFA)
Occupation Actress
Years active 2010–present

Krista Marie Yu (born October 25, 1988) 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.

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.

Filmography

Films

  • 2015: Love the Coopers – Lily the Florist
  • 2010: Death to Romance – Hot Woman #2 (short film)
  • 2002: The Theater of Martin Lim – Krista (short film)

Television