Christine Ko

Christine Ko (born August 3, 1988)[1] is a Taiwanese-American actress, known for her role as Emma on the CBS sitcom The Great Indoors. Before her success in America, she had a brief career in Taiwan in the early 2010s.[2]

Christine Ko
Born (1988-08-03) August 3, 1988
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma materGeorgia State University
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
Parents
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese葛曉潔
Simplified Chinese葛晓洁
This article is about the actress. For the rapper, see Miss Ko.

Biography

Ko was born in Chicago and grew up in both Taiwan and Atlanta. She is the daughter of legendary Taiwanese entertainer Frankie Kao.[3] Ko has discussed the issue of limited roles for Asian actors in the United States. Her role on The Great Indoors was originally written for a blond woman, but Ko's agent was able to get her an audition. After her audition, the producers changed their original idea of Emma's appearance. Ko said, "I think that's true diversity. You're just like everybody else. You just look Asian... It's the norm and how we all live. We just haven't seen it in Hollywood yet."[4][5]

Ko joined the cast of the television series Hawaii Five-0 part way into its eighth season.[6] She also guest-starred in the HBO comedy series Ballers.[4][5][7] She stars on the FXX series Dave alongside Dave Burd.[8]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role
2017 The Jade Pendant May
2018 Grandmother's Gold Mona
2019 Extracurricular Activities Amy
2020 Tigertail Angela

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Hollywood Heights Brenda 2 episodes
2015 Ballers Anna Episode: "Saturdaze"
2016–2017 The Great Indoors Emma Series regular
2017 Adam Ruins Everything Tiffany Episode: "Adam Ruins the Hospital"
2018 Hawaii Five-0 Jessie Nomura Recurring role (6 episodes)
2018 Deception Vivian Song Episode: "Divination"
2019 No Good Nick Ms. Chang 2 episodes
2020 Stumptown Cameron Dorsey Episode: "All Quiet On The Dextern Front"
2020–present Dave Emma Series regular
2020 Upload Mandi Series regular

References
  1. Christine Ko (August 3, 2018). "You guys I'm ALREADY 30x wiser AND my hangovers will hurt 30x more!!! Woo woo!!!". Instagram. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  2. "《家有4千金》葛曉潔戲劇處女秀 低胸性感迎寒流 高凌風探班餵湯圓過冬至". Taiwan Television (in Chinese). 2010-12-23.
  3. "高凌風在天上笑了 女兒葛曉潔主演美劇 | 即時新聞 | 20161026 | 蘋果日報". 蘋果日報 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  4. "Christine Ko as Emma". CBS. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  5. "'You Get One Shot': Actress Christine Ko Is Ready For Her Network TV Close-Up". NBC News. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  6. "We are very excited to welcome Christine Ko to our ohana! She'll make her Hawaii Five-0 debut on January 19!". CBS. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  7. "The Great Indoors Star Christine Ko Shares Her Haute LA Secrets". Haute Living. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  8. Dave, retrieved 2020-03-04


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