Kelsey Asbille

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Kelsey Asbille
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Asbille at the 2011 Hollywood Style Awards
Born
Kelsey Asbille Chow

(1991-09-09) September 9, 1991 (age 33)
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Other namesKelsey Chow
Education Columbia University
OccupationActress
Years active2005–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.

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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. [2]

Early life

Asbille's father is Jim C. Chow. He served for more than 30 years in the United States Air Force and Air National Guard achieving the rank of Brigadier General. [3] Asbille has a brother who is three years her junior and a sister who is eight years younger.

In 2017 and 2018, when she was cast in Native American roles, Chow stated in multiple interviews she was "part Cherokee" [4] and that she had "Native heritage". [5] She told The New York Times that she was of "Eastern Band Cherokee descent" and that playing an Indigenous woman was "in [her] blood". [6] In response to her casting, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians issued a statement stating that Chow was not an enrolled member and that the tribe had no documentation supporting her claim that she was descended from the band. [2]

Chow attended Hammond School for high school, in Columbia, South Carolina. She is based in Los Angeles, [7] but also lives part-time in New York City [7] [8] where she attended Columbia University as a Human Rights major. [9] [10] [4] [11]

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. [12] [13]

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 . [14]

In 2012, Chow had a small part in The Amazing Spider-Man , [15] and was later cast in the feature film Run. [16]

In 2014, she was cast in the Fox drama Hieroglyph . [17] However, the series was cancelled before it premiered. [18]

She co-starred in 2015 with Stefanie Scott in the music video for Hayley Kiyoko's song "Girls Like Girls", [19] 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. [20]

Filmography

For all of her roles, unless otherwise indicated, she is credited as Kelsey Chow. [2]

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009My Sweet MiseryGirlfriend Past
2012 The Amazing Spider-Man Sally Avril [21] Character named "Hot Girl" in credits
2013 The Wine of Summer Brit
2013RunEmily Baltimore
2014Found FootageGirlShort film
2015Full of GraceZara
2015Chicago SanitationSanitation WorkerShort film
2017 Wind River Natalie HansonCredited as Kelsey Asbille
2024 Don't Move Iris [22] Credited as Kelsey Asbille

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005–2009 One Tree Hill Gigi SilveriRecurring role; 18 episodes
2008 The Suite Life of Zack & Cody DakotaEpisode: "Romancing the Phone"
2010 Den Brother Matisse Burrows Disney Channel Original Movie
2010–2013 Pair of Kings Mikayla MakoolaMain role; 63 episodes
2011 Disney's Friends for Change Games HerselfRed Team member
2012 Punk'd HerselfEpisode: "Lucy Hale"
2014 Baby Daddy StephanieEpisode: "An Affair Not to Remember"
2014 Hieroglyph Lotus TenryUnsold pilot
2015–2016 Teen Wolf Tracy StewartRecurring role; 13 episodes
2016EmbedsMarissamain role; 6 episodes, (credited as Kelsey Asbille) [23] [24]
2017Brimming with LoveAllie MorganTelevision film; (credited as Kelsey Asbille)
2018 Splitting Up Together CharlotteRecurring role; 2 episodes
2018–present Yellowstone Monica DuttonMain role; 29 episodes, (credited as Kelsey Asbille)
2020 Fargo Swanee CappsSeason 4, recurring role; (credited as Kelsey Asbille)

Music videos

YearSongRoleArtist
2013"Sleepwalker"Girl Bonnie McKee
2015"Girls Like Girls"Sonya Hayley Kiyoko

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  2. 1 2 3 "Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Says Wind River and Yellowstone Actress is Not Enrolled nor Descended from Tribe". Pechanga.net. September 19, 2017. Archived from the original on September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
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