Kelly Marie Tran

With Kelly Marie Tran, what I admire most isn't the role but the resolve. After breaking out globally as Rose Tico in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, she faced an ugly wave of online harassment and refused to be broken by it. As a Vietnamese American UCLA graduate, her presence on that scale carried real weight for representation. The years of quiet groundwork in short films and television clearly gave her the foundation to stand firm. I find her steady, dignified courage genuinely moving, and she's a performer whose career I want to keep rooting for.

Name (English)

Kelly Marie Tran

Name (Japanese)

ケリー・マリー・トラン

Reading

けりー・まりー・とらん

Born

January 17, 1989 (age 37)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Snake

Origin

San Diego, California, United States

Occupation

film actor / actor / television actor

High school

Westview High School

University

University of California, Los Angeles

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kellymarietran/
• Xhttps://x.com/kellymarietran
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly%20Marie%20Tran
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30305927

Tags

• California
• film actor
• actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-17

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