Chuti Tiu is an American actress.
Early life Tiu was raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by Filipino immigrants. Her father is of Chinese origin and her mother is Filipina-Spanish. Her parents came to the United States as medical residents with "just $50 to their names and built a life from scratch, knowing no one." Tiu attended Divine Savior Holy Angels, an all girls high school.
Education Tiu earned a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Northwestern University.
Career In 1994, Tiu was crowned 1994 Miss Illinois.
In 2000, Tiu became a lead actress in Sally Field's directorial debut Beautiful. Tiu has had many supporting roles in independent features such as The Specials with Rob Lowe and Thomas Haden Church. Tiu's 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.
Filmography Year Film Role Notes 1997 Claude's Crib Amy Lee 1998 Jenny Girl Sister, Sister Chante Beverly Hills, 90210 Mia Moesha Physician 1999 Port Charles Judy Seng Malcolm & Eddie Capt. Vivian Hazelwood The West Wing Woman #2 The Strip Josette Dupree 2000 Tales of the South Seas Tahura Savue Charmed Asian American Nurse The Steve Harvey Show Masseuse Beautiful Miss Hawaii The Specials Eight Code Blue Lian Cho MechWarrior 4: Vengeance Resistance MechWarrior “Karis”2001 Longshot Antiques Dealer 2003 L.A. Dragnet Mira Jameela 24 Mae General Hospital Reporter Days of Our Lives Nurse Cheryl Noble 2004 If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely Ricardo's Ex-wife The Bold and the Beautiful Audrey2005 Greener Mountains Woman 2006 Long-Term Relationship Mary Margaret Desire Detective Rachel Lin2008Tasty Time with ZeFronk Mom 2009 For a Fistful of Diamonds Tatiana Romanova Hannah Montana Maria Brown 2010 Miami Medical Nurse Polly Longino The Closer Passenger in Elevator 2011 Coyote Hunt Charlotte Rampart Shark Lawyer #12013 Raising Hope Fox President 2013The Internship Yo-Yo's mom 2014Pretty RosebudCecilia 'Cissy' Santos
Awards 1987 Distinguished Young Women Award. 2014 10 Wins and 3 Nominations for Pretty Rosebud
Personal life Tiu's husband is Oscar Torre.
References
External links
Chutitiu.com Chuti Tiu at latinheat.com