Renowned actress Irene Tsu was born April 5, 1943, in Shanghai, China. Her father was a banker and her mother a painter. When the Communists took over China the family left for Taiwan, then Formosa. They later emigrated to New York City, where Irene attended Mamoroneck Elementary and studied ballet. She was a teenage dancer in Flower Drum Song (...
| Net Worth | $800,000 |
| Date Of Birth | November 4, 1943 |
| Place Of Birth | Shanghai, China |
| Height | 5' 4" (1.63 m) |
| Occupation | Actress, yoga instructor, real estate broker |
| Profession | Actress, Costume Designer, Soundtrack |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Education | Los Angeles City College |
| Spouse | Ivan Nagy (director) |
| Children | Yasmine |
| Parents | Z.M. and Dulcie Lynn Tsu |
| Nicknames | Irene Tsu, Tsu, Irene |
| Star Sign | Scorpio |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles, selling luxury real estate in Beverly Hills [December 2002] |
| 2 | Irene is a yoga practitioner of twenty years and a certified yoga teacher. |
| 3 | Fluent in three dialects in Chinese, some Japanese and French. |
| 4 | Born in China but raised in New York City. |
| 5 | Winner "Miss Chinatown" beauty pageant, San Francisco, 1961 |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleeping Dogs | 2012 | Video Game | Mrs. Chu (voice) |
| Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred | 2011 | TV Movie | Mrs. Rhee |
| Law & Order: LA | 2011 | TV Series | Christina Yu |
| Cold Case | 2009 | TV Series | Da Chun Lu '09 |
| Alibi | 2007 | Chu Fan | |
| The Heart Specialist | 2006 | Mrs. Olson | |
| CSI: NY | 2005 | TV Series | Madam Tuki Song |
| Strong Medicine | 2004 | TV Series | Mrs. Fong |
| Lost at Home | 2003 | TV Series | Brenda |
| The Division | 2003 | TV Series | Madame Lin |
| Gam gai | 2002 | Kam's Aunt (as Irene Tsui) | |
| Unauthorized: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story | 2000 | TV Movie | |
| The Michael Richards Show | 2000 | TV Series | Woman #3 |
| Tell Me No Secrets | 1997 | TV Movie | Mrs. Ching |
| Tian mi mi | 1996 | Aunt Rosie | |
| Baywatch Nights | 1996 | TV Series | Lili |
| Widow's Kiss | 1996 | TV Movie | Dr. Joyce Sabata |
| Compromising Situations | 1994 | TV Series | Li Miau |
| Snapdragon | 1993 | Hua | |
| Mr. Jones | 1993 | Mrs. Chang | |
| Unbecoming Age | 1992 | R.J | |
| A Girl to Kill For | 1990 | The Counselor | |
| Noble House | 1988 | TV Mini-Series | |
| Steele Justice | 1987 | Xua Chan | |
| Down and Out in Beverly Hills | 1986 | Sheila Waltzberg | |
| Trapper John, M.D. | 1986 | TV Series | Dr. Julie Lok |
| Airwolf | 1985 | TV Series | Carol Oshiro |
| A Touch of Scandal | 1984 | TV Movie | Woman in Restaurant |
| Ryan's Four | 1983 | TV Series | |
| Father Damien: The Leper Priest | 1980 | TV Movie | |
| The Rockford Files | 1977 | TV Series | Daphne Ishawahara |
| Wonder Woman | 1977 | TV Series | Mei Ling |
| Future Cop | 1977 | TV Series | Dr. Tingley |
| Damien's Island | 1976 | Momi | |
| Hot Potato | 1976 | Detective Sgt. Pam Varaje | |
| Deadly Hero | 1975 | ||
| Paper Tiger | 1975 | Talah | |
| Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders | 1974 | TV Movie | Celestial Image |
| Airport 1975 | 1974 | Carol | |
| Three the Hard Way | 1974 | Empress | |
| Ironside | 1974 | TV Series | Laurie Li |
| The New Perry Mason | 1973 | TV Series | Nhi Khanh |
| Hawaii Five-O | 1973 | TV Series | Alia |
| Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | 1973 | TV Series | Miss Shirado |
| Cannon | 1972 | TV Series | Lavonne Rowan |
| Stand Up and Be Counted | 1972 | uncredited | |
| The Smith Family | 1972 | TV Series | Nancy |
| Mission: Impossible | 1972 | TV Series | Penyo |
| Cade's County | 1971 | TV Series | Mimi Drake |
| Sarge | 1971 | TV Series | Akiko |
| The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go | 1970 | Tah-Ling | |
| Family Affair | 1970 | TV Series | Ming Lee |
| The Name of the Game | 1970 | TV Series | Miss Takashima |
| The Green Berets | 1968 | Lin | |
| Insight | 1968 | TV Series | |
| Off to See the Wizard | 1967 | TV Series | Judy Hawiiani |
| The Wild Wild West | 1967 | TV Series | Reiko O'Hara |
| Caprice | 1967 | Su Ling | |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | 1965-1967 | TV Series | Reikko / Jasmine |
| Laredo | 1967 | TV Series | Jem Sing |
| Island of the Lost | 1967 | Judy Hawllani | |
| Paradise, Hawaiian Style | 1966 | Pua | |
| Women of the Prehistoric Planet | 1966 | Linda | |
| My Three Sons | 1966 | TV Series | Terry |
| 7 Women | 1966 | Chinese Girl | |
| Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | 1965 | TV Series | Su Yin |
| The Wackiest Ship in the Army | 1965 | TV Series | Beautiful Native Girl |
| I Spy | 1965 | TV Series | Girl |
| How to Stuff a Wild Bikini | 1965 | Native Girl | |
| The Sword of Ali Baba | 1965 | Nalu | |
| John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! | 1965 | Harem Girl (uncredited) | |
| Mr. Novak | 1965 | TV Series | Mexico - United Nations Assembly |
| My Favorite Martian | 1964 | TV Series | Leilani |
| The Lieutenant | 1964 | TV Series | Hoa Luu |
| The New Phil Silvers Show | 1964 | TV Series | Johnny's Mother |
| Breaking Point | 1964 | TV Series | Niki |
| Perry Mason | 1963 | TV Series | Juli Eng |
| Take Her, She's Mine | 1963 | Miss Wu | |
| Under the Yum Yum Tree | 1963 | Suzy (uncredited) | |
| The Horizontal Lieutenant | 1962 | Oriental Spy (uncredited) | |
| Flower Drum Song | 1961 | Dancer (uncredited) |
Costume Designer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talking Walls | 1987 |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| How to Stuff a Wild Bikini | 1965 | performer: "If It's Gonna Happen" - uncredited |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actors Entertainment | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story | 2009 | Documentary | Herself |
| The Moviemakers | 1968/II | Documentary short | Herself (uncredited) |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1967 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
