Karrueche Tran | Asian American Women Who Conquered Hollywood
AAPI Heritage Month Miyoshi Umeki first Asian Oscar, Lucy Liu, Karrueche Trantrailblazers. Celebrating influential AAPI women in entertainment history
Karrueche Tran | Asian American Women Who Conquered Hollywood
Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month: Trailblazing Women in Entertainment
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, honoring the contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders throughout U.S. history. We're spotlighting influential AAPI women like Miyoshi Umeki and Ming-Na Wen who've shattered barriers in Hollywood.
✨ From Lucy Liu to Ming Na Wen, these AAPI heritage trailblazers have made significant contributions to the entertainment industry and the AAPI community. Join us in celebrating their accomplishments!
AAPI Heritage Month is held every May to reflect on and celebrate the work and impact of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders throughout history.
Celebrate AAPI Month with us as we highlight the achievements of influential women in entertainment! From Miyoshi Umeki's historic Oscar win to Lucy Liu's impact on pop culture, we're recognizing the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month by spotlighting these amazing women and Ming Na Wen.
Karrueche Tran
In 2021, Karrueche Tran became the first AAPI actress to win an Emmy for a leading role. Tran is the first actress of AAPI descent to win an Emmy — Daytime or Primetime — for a leading role, Essence reported.
Karrueche Tran ( born May 17, 1988) is an American socialite and actress. Tran first gained public recognition for dating R&B singer Chris Brown.
She is best known for starring as Virginia Loc on the TNT series Claws and for starring as Vivian Johnson in the web series The Bay (2013–2016), for which she won Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actress in a Daytime Fiction Program at the 2021 Daytime Emmy Awards.
Her win made her the first person of Asian Pacific American descent to win an Emmy for Lead Actress or Actor.She received two additional Daytime Emmy Awards from production credits shared by the entire cast and crew when The Bay won Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series in 2016 and 2017.
Tran is a native of Los Angeles, California. She was raised by her Vietnamese mother and Jamaican godmother. Her father is African-American. Tran identifies as Blasian.
Tran began dating R&B singer Chris Brown in November 2010. The couple briefly broke up when Brown reconciled with his ex-girlfriend, singer Rihanna. After the latter's relationship ended, Tran and Brown continued their relationship, but split after it was revealed in March 2015 that Brown had welcomed a daughter with another woman. In February 2017, Tran was granted a temporary 100-yard restraining order against Brown after she accused him of harassing her on social media. After testifying under oath, she was granted a 5-year restraining order against Brown in June 2017.
Tran dated former football player Victor Cruz from late 2017 to early 2021
