Vanessa Kai
Birthday
1982/09/18 (43 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Also know as
Vanessa Kwong
Biography
VANESSA KAI is best known for her work in CW's hit series "Kung Fu". Most recently, you can find Vanessa in a recurring role as Gisela Mott on "Elsbeth" starring Carrie Preston on CBS. In theater, Vanessa Kai was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as "Ruby" in the world premiere of "KPOP," an Off-Broadway, immersive musical event produced by Ars Nova. Other notable credits include the world premieres of "The Pain of My Bellige...Read more
Acting
(2008) Death in Love
as Asian Woman
(2017) Disconnected
as Dr. Levitt
(2017) Off the Rails
as Zara
(2009) A NY Thing
as Cool Girl
(2017) Second Chance Christmas
as Dr. Levitt
(2020) Gabriel's Inferno
as Dr. Ling
Freud's Magic Powder
as The Japanese Wife
(2021) Kung Fu
as Pei-Ling Zhang
(2013) Orange Is the New Black
as Elizabeth Wilkinson
(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Reporter
(2018) New Amsterdam
as Suzanne Izuka
(2014) Gotham
as Board Member
(2014) The Leftovers
as Parent at School
(2024) Elsbeth
as Gisela Mott
(2014) The Mysteries of Laura
as Marcia Collinsworth
(2014) Madam Secretary
as CIA Agent