Karrueche Tran

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Karrueche Tran
Karrueche tran 2019 3.jpg
Tran in 2019
Born
Karrueche Minters

(1988-05-17) May 17, 1988 (age 33)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Model
  • Actress
  • Entrepreneur
  • Philanthropist
Years active2009–present
Modeling information
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Agency
  • Blood Law Group
In this article, the surname is Trần.

Karrueche Tran (/kəˈruːtʃi ˈtræn/ kə-ROO-chee TRAN;[2] born May 17, 1988)[3] is an American actress and model. From 2013 to 2016, she starred as Vivian Johnson in the web series The Bay. For producing the series, she won two Daytime Emmy Awards. Her return to The Bay for its sixth season garnered her the 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.[4][5] Since 2017, she has starred as Virginia Loc on the TNT series Claws.

Early life[]

Tran is a native of Los Angeles, California.[6] She was raised by her Vietnamese mother and Jamaican godmother.[7][8][9] Her father is Jamaican American. Tran identifies as both Asian and Black.[10] She has a younger maternal half-brother.[11]

Tran first attended high school at Fairfax High School before switching schools, graduating from Birmingham High School in 2006.[12]

Career[]

Early career and The Bay: 2009–2014[]

Tran began her career in the fashion industry as a personal shopper. From 2009 to 2012, she worked at Nordstrom located at the Westfield Topanga mall in Canoga Park, California.[3] Later, Tran worked as a freelance celebrity stylist in Hollywood. She first gained public attention when she began dating R&B singer Chris Brown in 2011.[13][14]

Around that time, Tran began modeling for local brands.[3] She was the face of Lady Crooks, the women's division under the streetwear brand Crooks and Castles for their Summer 2013 collection.[15] She also began working on her own clothing line, The Kill.[16] Tran gained wider prominence after starring as Vivian Johnson on the Emmy award-winning web series The Bay from 2013 to 2016.[17] For producing the series, she won two Daytime Emmy Awards.[18][19]

In 2014, Tran appeared in volume one of the photography book, Love West Coast Girls, by celebrity photographer Mike Miller.[20] That same year, she hosted the BET Awards red carpet and multiple events during the official BET Weekend. She had previously co-hosted the BET show 106 & Park. Tran's TV One movie, The Fright Nite Files, was screened that year.

Film and television roles: 2015–present[]

In 2015, Tran was featured in the Spring/Summer lookbook for French-based athletic brand Le Coq Sportif.[21] She also appeared on the covers of several magazines, including Rolling Out,[16] Flaunt Magazine,[22] Ouch Magazine, The Hundreds,[23] Cliche Magazine, Bleu Magazine[24] and Annex Magazine, including two feature stories on ELLE.com.[25][26] Her work led her to a contract with Wilhelmina Models LA in 2015.[27]

Tran's first featured film, 3-Headed Shark Attack, was released that summer,[28] followed by the lead in the short film PrXde.[29][30] She later gained recognition for her performance as Vanessa Ivy in the fashion web series by StyleHaul titled Vanity, sponsored by the makeup brand Maybelline.[31]

After supporting roles in A Weekend with the Family and The Nice Guys, Tran landed the lead in Only for One Night, portraying Chloe, a married woman whose perfect life deals with betrayal when her sister drugs her husband and sleeps with him.[32][33] All three movies were released in 2016. That same year, she partnered up with ColourPop Cosmetics to release the limited edition cosmetic collaboration, KaePop.[34][35]

After her departure from The Bay, Tran began co-starring in TNT's Claws (2017), a TV series about five diverse manicurists working at the Nail Artisan of Manatee County salon in South Florida.[36][37] Tran was selected for her ability to bring "a layer [...] that wasn’t one note" to the character, according to showrunner Janine Sherman Barrois.[38]

In October 2019, it was announced that Tran had joined the cast FOX's Deputy in a recurring role playing Genevieve.[39] She returned to The Bay in 2020 for its sixth season.[40] In 2021, Tran won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actress in a Daytime Fiction Program, making her the first person of Asian Pacific American descent to win an Emmy.[4][5]

Personal life[]

Relationship[]

Tran began dating R&B singer Chris Brown in 2011.[41] The couple briefly broke up when Brown reconciled with his ex-girlfriend, singer Rihanna. After the latter's relationship ended, Brown and Tran continued their relationship, but split after it was revealed in March 2015 that Brown had a daughter, Royalty Brown, with Nia Guzman.[42][43] In February 2017, Tran was granted a temporary 100-yard restraining order against Brown after she accused him of being physically abusive and threatening her.[44][45] After testifying under oath, she was granted a 5-year restraining order against Brown in June 2017.[46][47]

Tran dated former football player Victor Cruz from November 2017 to January 2021.[10][48]

Beliefs[]

Tran is a Christian[49][50] and has stated: "This is about recognizing my mistakes and learning from them.... I own up to all the poor choices I have made and pray for the better. I pray everyday to God to strengthen me as a human and a young woman."[50]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2014 The Fright Night Files Monique TV Movie
2015 3-Headed Shark Attack Maggie Video
PrXde Kat Short
2016 A Weekend with the Family Courtney Clancy
The Nice Guys Tally-in-Porn
Only for One Night Chloe
Welcome to Willits Besh
2018 The Honor List Sophie Stephens
Never Heard Paris
2019 Child's Play TiTi's Friend Short
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot Con-Ployee #2
2020 Embattled Jade Boykins

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2010–20 The Bay Vivian Johnson Regular Cast
2013 Rip the Runway Model TV Special
2014 The Dead Diaries Lisa Episode: "Massacre"
2015 Single Ladies Samantha Gray Episode: "Build"
Vanity Vanessa Ivy Main Cast
Truth be Told Monica Episode: "The Wedding"
Sneaker Shopping Herself Episode: "Karrueche"
Iyanla, Fix My Life Herself Episode: "Iyanla Exclusive: Karrueche Tran"
Punk'd Herself Episode: "Kevin Hart & Karrueche Tran"
2016 Relationship Status Jane Episode: "The Wedding Party"
Catfish Herself/Co-Host Episode: "Brandon and McKenna"
Fashion Police Herself Episode: "2016 Billboard Music Awards"
Car Matchmaker with Spike Feresten Herself Episode: "Karrs for Karrueche"
2017 The Joker's Wild Herself/Co-Host Episode: "Use Your Brain And Make It Rain"
2017- Claws Virginia Loc Main Cast
2017-18 Hip Hop Squares Herself/Panelist 4 Episodes
2018 Drop the Mic Herself Episode: "Taye Diggs vs. Karrueche Tran & Jodie Sweetin vs. Mark McGrath"
Lip Sync Battle Herself/Competitor Episode: "Karrueche Tran vs. Deon Cole"
2019 Ridiculousness Herself Episode: "Karrueche Tran"
2020 Deputy Genevieve Recurring Cast
The Last O.G. Herself Episode: "Ballin"
Queen of Stylez Episode: "You've Never Seen A Wig Like This. Forreal."
Celebrity Game Face Herself Episode: "Sweatsuit Charades and Donut Holes"
2021- Games People Play Eden Lazlo Main Cast: Season 2

Awards[]

Year Award Category For/Role Work Result
2016 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series Producer The Bay Won
Burbank International Film Festival Best Short, New Media Producer The Bay Won
HollyWeb Festival Best Online Soap Producer The Bay Won
Indie Series Award Drama Best Supporting Actress The Bay Nominated
2017 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series Producer The Bay Won
Indie Series Award Drama Best Supporting Actress The Bay Nominated
2021 Daytime Emmy Awards Daytime Fiction Program Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actress The Bay Won

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