Chantal Thuy
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Chantal Thuy | |
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Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | Stella Adler Studio of Acting |
Occupation | Actress |
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
Chantal Thuy (/ʃɑːntɛl twiː/) is a Canadian actress known for her role as Grace Choi in Black Lightning.
Early life and education
Thuy was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, where she was often the only Asian kid around growing up.[1] Her parents are refugees from Vietnam, having fled the Vietnam War by boat and eventually arriving in Quebec.[2] Her father is a former IBM engineer.[2]
In college, Thuy and her friend briefly hosted a radio show entitled, Elegantly Wasted, about relationships and sex.[3]
Thuy is a graduate of the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City. She is fluent in English, French and Vietnamese.
Career
Thuy has appeared on television series like Madam Secretary, Pretty Little Liars and Matador, and is currently recurring as DC Comics character Grace Choi on the CW Network show Black Lightning (2018).[4] and In November 2020, she was promoted to Series Regular on the series.
In 2018, Thuy optioned Caroline Vu's novel, That Summer in Provincetown, about three generations of Vietnamese Canadians and is currently looking to adapt it into a screenplay.[1]
Theater
Her theatre credits include Pan Asian Repertory Theater's play "We Are", Harold Clurman Lab Theatre's "The Seagull" (Nina) and "Winter's Tale" (Perdita), and reading series with the Ma-Yi Lab Theatre, African American Playwrights Exchange and Teesri Duniya Theatre. She appeared as Marie Louise-Yvette L'Amour in the play "The Lady Was Gentleman" with the Broads' Word Ensemble in Los Angeles.[5]
In February 2019, Thuy co-starred in the Tracy Letts' play, Linda Vista, at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles and later reprised her role on Broadway at the Second Stage Theater.[6][7]
Personal life
Thuy has two older sisters. The oldest sister works at Epic Games.[3]
Thuy grew up Catholic but currently practices under a Buddhist teacher.[3]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Alex, Vampire Slayer | Witch | Short film |
2010 | Naked Eye | Anna May Wong | Short |
2010 | Penny Royal | Kaila | Short film |
2012 | Pawnbrokers | Mrs. Schofield | Short film |
2013 | La Bella | Short film | |
2014 | Inherent Vice | Groupie | Uncredited |
2014 | Halloween Judge | Party guest | Short film |
2015 | Dog Bowl | Silver Lake Fox | Short film |
2015 | LA Woman | Samantha DuBois | Short film |
2017 | Holly | Holly | Short film |
2017 | Battle for Skyark | Dark seeker | |
2017 | Promesas | Shi | Short film |
2018 | Half Magic | Beautiful woman | |
2018 | Tokyo Ghoul | Rize | Short film (Fan-made film) |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Onion SportsDome | Fake reporter | 1 episode |
2013 | Pretty Little Liars | Jacqueline "Jackie" | Episode: "Now You See Me, Now You Don't" |
2014 | Matador | Song | Episode: "Dead Dreaming in Bagan" |
2014 | Fast Food Heights | Kim | Episode: "Study Abroad" |
2015 | Madam Secretary | Nhung Chuang | Episode: "Whisper of the Ax" |
2016 | Crossing the Rubicon: Season 1 - The Journey | Kim Wong | Guest role (4 episodes) |
2017 | High Expectasians | Actress | Episode: "The Audition" |
2018–Present | Black Lightning | Grace Choi | Main Role (season 4); Recurring Role(season 1-3); (22 episodes)[8] |
References
- ^ a b Hong, Tae (2019-01-30). "Chantal Thuy Smolders As The First Asian American LGBTQ Superhero On TV". Character Media. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
- ^ a b "Black Lightning Actress Chantal Thuy: The F.A.D. Interview". Feminist Asian Dad. September 8, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ a b c WW #31 CHANTAL THUY, retrieved 2020-01-01
- ^ Bryant, Jacob (October 30, 2017). "'Black Lightning' Casts Chantal Thuy as DC Comics' Grace Choi (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
- ^ "Chantal Thuy Biography". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- ^ Gelt, Jessica (February 14, 2019). "Nudity in the theater? The actors of 'Linda Vista' have it covered". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times Communications LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
- ^ Peikert, Mark (September 13, 2019). "Black Lightning's Chantal Thuy On Making Her Broadway Debut With a Groundbreaking Character". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Black Lightning Promotes Chantal Thuy to Series Regular for Season 4". TVLine.com. November 13, 2020.
External links
- Chantal Thuy at IMDb
- Chantal Thuy on Twitter