Asian-American actress Asia DeMarcos, a sexy, fun, young leading lady, is a fresh face lighting up the screen of major motion pictures. Her unique style and personality, a combination of lighthearted joking and a fierce love for acting, project an attitude that is essential for up-and-coming talent. Her optimism and wit carry her on and off screen. Asia wraps herself around projects and doesn't let go until her best is exuded onto the screen. Her impression is unprecedented, and her future impact is sure to turn heads.

When Asia isn't busy rushing to and from acting gigs, she fulfills her creative spark by writing and producing. She completed writing and producing Yellow Fever, a short film, which she is hoping to screen in April. And she is developing a sitcom called No S.W.E.A.T.

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Big Screen Break

Asia lit up the big screen in her film debut as Miss Hawaii in Miss Congeniality where she starred opposite Sandra Bullock and Benjamin Bratt. She then went on to work with acclaimed director Alan Parker as Donna, a smart and brash reporter, in The Life of David Gale starring Kevin Spacey and Kate Winslet.

Asia keeps busy between films doing commercials for nationally known companies, including Fruit of the Loom, Miller Lite, Anheuser-Busch, KFC and AT&T.

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The Beginning

Asia DeMarcos' talent surfaced early on through modeling and acting. She was born in Iowa and moved with her family to Missouri when she was in grade school. In Missouri, she entered and won several beauty pageants, launching the start of her modeling and acting career.

She moved to Texas to complete high school and, after graduation, began modeling full time to pay for acting classes. Her first jobs were in commercials and magazine ads which led her to score several roles on the hit TV show Walker, Texas Ranger.

Her desire to perform in front of a live audience and work on her comedic timing brought her to the Second City Conservatory Program in Los Angeles. Asia wrote and performed sketch comedy for the Lowercase f troupe in the not-so-distant shadows of comedians like Mike Meyers, Chris Farley and Tina Fey. Asia graduated from Second City in the spring of 2002.

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Charitable Work

Although Asia juggles a full schedule because of her demanding career, she always sets time aside for charitable work. Her newest, and most ambitious, endeavor is researching and educating people, especially young actresses, of the risks associated with the seduction of Hollywood, in particular, HIV and AIDS. In December 2001, Asia participated in the 29th Annual Honolulu marathon for AIDS research to further her cause.

Check out some of Asia's other favorite causes:
Humane Society
Breast Cancer Research

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Hobbies

Cooking and decorating are just a few of Asia's many interests outside of work.

Casting aside the repetitive meals of her childhood, Asia prides herself in the inspiration and pleasure derived from cooking. Ground turkey Cantonese spring rolls with spicy soy sauce and broiled salmon with a lemon caper Dijon glaze are two of her favorite recipes.

Asia - "I learned how to cook by watching endless hours of The Food Network. Cooking is a creative process, similar to acting. Sometimes you just have to take a chance and see if it works."

As an apartment manager, she was cast into an interior-decorating project. With that under her belt, she decorated her own home in a cozy, inviting style. Look out Trading Spaces; Asia can redo a bedroom for less than $100. "It's amazing what a little paint and hitting garage sales can do."