Grace Lynn Kung
Grace Lynn Kung (born 1987, Ottawa) is a Canadian actress. She received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for the spy series InSecurity as Jojo Kwan.[1]
Kung holds two certificates of distinction from Trinity College London in the UK, where she also studied naturopathic medicine. She plays a lobbyist with Jessica Chastain in Miss Sloane, a drama thriller about America's gun lobby. Screen roles include The Strain, The Expanse, Being Erica, Away From Her, Slings & Arrows, Odd Squad, House Party,[2] and Cube 2: Hypercube. On stage she has performed The Vagina Monologues in Oranjestad, Aruba and with Soulpepper Theatre Company as Janet in the award winning play Kim's Convenience, Izzy in Seminar by Theresa Rebeck (Mirvish Productions and Manitoba Theatre Centre), Zoe/The Girl in La Ronde, Yuko in Yukonstyle at Canadian Stage Company, collaborating with Judith Thompson on her new works and playing writer-historian Iris Chang in the international debut of A Nanking Winter by Marjorie Chan at Nightwood Theatre, a theatre specialising in forging creative alliances among female artists.
Her voice can be heard on several animated series and video games including Far Cry 4.[3][4][5]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Lost and Delirious | Lauren | |
| 2002 | Cube 2: Hypercube | Sasha | |
| 2003 | Open House | Lavender Blue | |
| 2005 | Plague City: SARS in Toronto | April | |
| 2006 | Night of Terror | Donna | |
| 2006 | Injustice | Erica Lam | |
| 2006 | House Party | Allison | [6] |
| 2006 | Away from Her | Nurse Betty | |
| 2007 | Billable Hours | The Bad Ass | |
| 2007 | Blue State | Esther Yang | |
| 2007 | Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming | Friendly Nurse | |
| 2007 | P2 | Kim Phu (Woman in Elevator) | |
| 2008 | One Week | ||
| 2013 | Bank$tas | Diane | |
| 2015 | Portrait of a Serial Monogamist | Eve | |
| 2016 | The Death (and Life) of Carl Naardlinger | Pam Naardlinger | |
| 2016 | Birdland | Claire | |
| 2016 | Miss Sloane | Lauren |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Slings & Arrows | Emily Lu | [7] |
| 2006 | G-Spot | Belinda | Episode: "Lucky" |
| 2008 | House Party | Allison | 6 episodes |
| 2008 | The Border | Lab Tech | Episode: "Enemy Contact" |
| 2009–2010 | Being Erica | Meeri Kung | 9 episodes[8] |
| 2011–2012 | InSecurity | JoJo Kwan | 10 episodes[9] |
| 2012 | The Listener | Lucy Estevez | Episode: "Crossed" |
| 2012 | George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight | Guest | 1 episode[10] |
| 2013 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Police Officer | Episode: "Karma Police" |
| 2013 | Mother Up! | Suzi Chu | |
| 2013 | Doozers | The Doozer Reuser | Episode: "Doozer Re-Users" |
| 2014 | Touring T.O. | Samantha | |
| 2014 | Remedy | Dr. Livia Fung | Episode: "The Living Things" |
| 2014 | The Lottery | Sara Bell | Episode: "Rules of the Game" |
| 2015 | Hard Rock Medical | Heather | |
| 2015 | Odd Squad | Evil Teddy | Episode: "O Vs. The Ballcano/Assistant's Creed" |
| 2015 | The Strain | Grace Wu | Episode: "Intruders" |
| 2017 | The Expanse | Doris | |
| 2017 | Mary Kills People | Annie Chun |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Doozers | Doozer Reuser | |
| 2014 | Far Cry 4 | Kirat, Female Rebel Soldiers | |
| 2017 | Secret Video Game |
References
- ^ CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/player/Shows/Shows/More+Shows/InSecurity/Season+1/ID/1809954597/.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ from Grace Lynn Kung 3 years ago Not Yet Rated (2012-07-22). "House Party | Allison on Vimeo". Vimeo.com. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ from Grace Lynn Kung 3 years ago Not Yet Rated (2012-08-27). "Voice Reel on Vimeo". Vimeo.com. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Grace Lynn Kung at IMDb
- ^ "Program Guide - Personalities". CBC.ca. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
- ^ "House Party | Grace Lynn Kung on Vimeo". Vimeo.com. 2012-07-05. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
- ^ Slings and arrows
- ^ CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/player/Shows/Shows/Being+Erica/Season+2/ID/1311033374/.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "InSecurity - Female Spies (NISA Declassified)". YouTube. 2011-01-17. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
- ^ CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/strombo/videos/grace-lynn-kung-1.
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