Occupation Actress Spouse Oscar Torre Role Actress | Name Chuti Tiu Years active 1997–present | |
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Born May 16, 1970 (age 53) ( 1970-05-16 ) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. Movies and TV shows Pretty Rosebud, The Internship, Rampart, Long‑Term Relationship, America's Junior Miss Similar People Oscar Torre, Oren Moverman, Doris Morgado, Shawn Levy, Anna Enger | ||
Education Northwestern University | ||
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Chuti Tiu (刁楚緹 in Chinese) is an American actress of Chinese, Filipina and Spanish descent.
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Chuti tiu
Career
Tiu studied at Northwestern University where she earned a B.A. in Economics and Political Science. She later got a lead role in Sally Field's directorial debut Beautiful a film based on the pageant experience. Tiu has had many supporting roles in independent features such as The Specials with Rob Lowe and Thomas Haden Church. Her extensive television work includes a series regular role in Desire, a recurring role in the suspense thriller 24 starring Kiefer Sutherland, as well as guest/recurring appearances on such shows as The Closer, Dragnet, Charmed, General Hospital and Days of Our Lives. Chuti played Nurse Longino in the CBS series Miami Medical. She was seen as Lata, an attorney defending Woody Harrelson in the film Rampart, also starring Sigourney Weaver, Ben Foster, Anne Heche and Steve Buscemi.
Tiu's extraordinary beauty translated to early success in beauty pageants. In June 1987, Tiu was named the first non-Caucasian winner of the America's Junior Miss pageant; a few years later Tiu was selected as Miss Illinois 1994 and won a preliminary talent award at the Miss America pageant for her classical piano performance.
Tiu is very active in the community, giving her time and resources to charitable organizations such as Nourish the Children, Best Friends for Animals, the Avon Breast Cancer Walk, Orphanage Outreach, her local church, and the Thai Community Development Center.
