Rae Dawn Chong
| Rae Dawn Chong | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 28, 1961 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Years active | 1974— |
| Spouse | Owen Baylis (1982–?) (divorced) C. Thomas Howell (1989–1990) (divorced) |
Rae Dawn Chong (born February 28, 1961) is a Canadian-American actress.
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[edit] Life and career
Chong was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the daughter of Maxine Sneed and Tommy Chong. She and her sister Robbi were raised by her grandmother, Tommy Chong's mother.[1][2] Chong's father is of Chinese and Scottish-Irish ancestry and her mother is of Afro-Canadian descent.[3] Her sister Robbi Chong is a model and actress.
Chong is known for appearing in the films Quest for Fire (1981), The Color Purple (1985), Choose Me (1984), Beat Street (1984), Commando (1985), Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers (1984), and Far Out Man (1990), in the latter two appearing with her father. Chong won the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in 1983 for Quest for Fire.[4] Chong saw her most active period in films during the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s. However, she continues working in television and film.
Chong also played the love interest in Mick Jagger's video "Just Another Night".
Chong has been married twice and has one son named Morgan. Her second husband was actor C. Thomas Howell, her co-star in the feature film Soul Man. They divorced in 1990.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Films
- Quest for Fire (1981)
- Choose Me (1984)
- Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers (1984)
- Beat Street (1984)
- Fear City (1984)
- City Limits (1985)
- American Flyers (1985)
- Commando (1985)
- The Color Purple (1985)
- Soul Man (1986)
- Running Out of Luck (1987)
- The Squeeze (1987)
- The Principal (1987)
- Walking After Midnight (1988)
- Rude Awakening (1989)
- Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
- Far Out Man (1990)
- Chaindance (1990)
- Denial (1990)
- The Borrower (1991)
- Prison Stories: Women on the Inside (1991)
- When the Party's Over (1992)
- Amazon (1992)
- Time Runner (1993)
- Boulevard (1994)
- Boca (1994)
- Power of Attorney (1995)
- Crying Freeman (1995)
- The Break (1995)
- Hideaway (1995)
- Starlight (1996)
- Mask of Death (1996)
- Highball (1997)
- Goodbye America (1997)
- Small Time (1998)
- Dangerous Attraction (1999)
- The Black And The White (1999)
- The Visit (2000)
- Constellation (2005)
- Force of Impact (2006)
- Cyrus (2010)
- Jeff Who Lives At Home (2011)
[edit] Television series
- Top of the Hill (1980)
- Badge of the Assassin (1985)
- Curiosity Kills (1990)
- Nitecap (1992)
- Melrose Place (1992–1993)
- Father & Son: Dangerous Relations (1993)
- Highlander: The Series (1996)
- Valentine's Day (1998)
- Mysterious Ways (2000–2002)[5]
- Wild Card (2003)
- Deadly Skies (2005)
- That's So Raven (2007)
[edit] References
- ^ Chong, Tommy. Cheech and Chong, 2008.
- ^ Rae Dawn Chong Biography (1961-)
- ^ Pratt, Paul E. "Growing Up a Chong", AsianWeek, 18 November 2005.
- ^ Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television official website, last accessed October 22, 2007
- ^ Vision TV Drama
[edit] External links
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Actors from Alberta
- African American film actors
- African American television actors
- American people of Chinese descent
- American people of Cherokee descent
- American television actors
- Black Canadian actors
- Canadian film actors
- Canadian people of Chinese descent
- Canadian people of Black African descent
- Canadian people of Ulster-Scottish descent
- Canadian television actors
- Genie Award winners for Best Actress
- People from Edmonton
