Lynn Chen
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| Lynn Chen | |
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| Born | December 24, 1976 New York City, New York |
| Occupation | Singer Actress (2001-present) |
Lynn Chen (Chinese: 陳凌; pinyin: chén líng; born December 24, 1976) is an American actress. Lynn Chen is best known for playing "Vivian Shing" in Sony Pictures Classic's feature film Saving Face, a role for which she won the "Outstanding Newcomer Award" at the 2006 Asian Excellence Awards.[1] She writes the popular food blog "The Actor's Diet".
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[edit] Early life
Chen was born in Queens, New York and raised in Cresskill, New Jersey.[2] Her mother is an opera singer and father was the founding president of The Kunqu Society, Inc. She has one brother; he is also in the music field. Her parents came to America from Taiwan in the late 60’s. She is currently married to Abe Forman-Greenwald.
Chen attended Wesleyan University.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Movies
- Nice Girls Crew (2012)
- Yes, We're Open (2012)
- Surrogate Valentine (2011)
- Why Am I Doing This? (2009)
- The People I've Slept With (2009)
- White on Rice (2009)
- Lakeview Terrace (2008)
- X's and O's (2007)
- I'm Through with White Girls (The Inevitable Undoing of Jay Brooks)
- Mentor (2006)
- Little Manhattan (2005)
- Fly Me Home (2005)
- Saving Face (2004)
- Fortune (2002)
- Up to the Roof (2002)
[edit] TV episodes
- The Singles Table (2006)
- Numb3rs (2005)
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)
- All My Children (2003)
- Saturday Night Live (2002)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2001)
[edit] References
- ^ Official Website of Lynn Chen
- ^ Chang, Althea D. "Asian American and Female in American Television and Films: Lynn Chen from All My Children", AsianLife Magazine. Accessed September 30, 2007. "As a young student in Cresskill, NJ, she was defined by her acting, so she eventually wanted to try something new."
[edit] External links
- Official Website of Lynn Chen
- Lynn Chen at the Internet Movie Database
- Lynn Chen- Eat, Act, Love
- Lynn Chen's food blog
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