Inside Yellowstone Star Kelsey Asbille's Heritage

In a 2018 W profile, Kelsey Asbille identified herself as Chinese, English, and Cherokee, ethnically speaking. However, many are calling into question the timing of Asbille's claim to her Native heritage. Asurvey of her IMDb reveals that, up until 2017, she was listed in credits as "Kelsey Chow." That same year, she debuted her first

In a 2018 W profile, Kelsey Asbille identified herself as Chinese, English, and Cherokee, ethnically speaking. However, many are calling into question the timing of Asbille's claim to her Native heritage. A survey of her IMDb reveals that, up until 2017, she was listed in credits as "Kelsey Chow." That same year, she debuted her first Native American role in Jeremy Renner's "Wind River," for which she was credited as "Kelsey Asbille." When TMZ asked about the change in 2018, Asbille revealed that it happened "a year or so" before her casting in "Wind River." "It's tricky when you're mixed race," Asbille explained her reasoning. "You feel like people put you in a box a little bit ... It was a nice way to give me a blank slate." She also brushed off any controversy related to her "Yellowstone' role, telling TMZ, "I come from that heritage as well, so it's not wrong of me to play anything from my background."

In the same W piece, Asbille also revealed that she studied indigenous rights as part of her undergrad degree at Columbia University. "It's been a blessing to get to explore native culture," Asbille said. "As a person of mixed race, as you get older it matters more to you who you are and where you come from. So to be able to get in touch with that side of my heritage has been amazing." 

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