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Ali Chen
Film:
Elaine's Idea (short), starring; Legally Blonde, supporting; My Friend Gina, starring; The Desert, supporting; Left of Center, supporting
Television:
Will and Grace, co-starring
Training:
Conservatory - London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art (LAMDA), Shakespeare Intensive SITI in LA 2000 & 2001, Suzuki and Viewpoints Intensive, A Noise Within professional conservatory, Guthrie Theater: Master Class
SAG, AFTRA, AEA, IATSE
818-415-4155
alichen@earthlink.net
5'2"; 130-135lbs; age range: 21-31
Ethnicity: Taiwanese American
LA Based
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Amy Chiang
Theater:
King and I (National Tour); Notre Dame de Paris
Film:
Creamaster 5 (Mathew Barney's art film)
TV:
QuestUSA (First Chinese reality show); Law and Order (NBC); Brave New World (ABC)
Training:
Acting: Tony Cronin, Voice: Adam Roebuck, Ballet: Zvi Gotheiner
Education:
BA Theater/Dance from San Jose State Universtiy, Experimental Dance Program of Taiwan.
Skills:
Martial arts, piano, Chinese folk dancing, yoga
212-987-9592
amychiangcoco@aol.com
5'3"; 105lbs; age range: 20s
Ethnicity: Taiwanese
Foreign Languages: Mandarin, Taiwanese
NY Based
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Angelina Hong
Angelina Hong is a recent graduate of the 2 year theatre program at the William Esper Studio in NYC. Since then, she has performed in numerous plays and staged readings - including Lindsay (Lead) in "A Dog Named Ego" at HERE, Jian Qing in "Chairman" at Ensemble Studio Theatre, Michelle in "A God Named Tobacco" at Medicine Show and Elaine Joy (Lead) in "Something is Wrong" at the Harold Clurman Theatre. She has played leading roles in several independent short films, most recently as Jen in Eric Lin's "The 40th Hour." She has also appeared on "The Sopranos," "Sex and the City," "Law & Order - Special Victims Unit," and "The Chris Rock Show." She has also done various commercials and print work for IBM, Ford, McGraw Hill, Showtime, Miramax, and an anti-smoking public service announcement with Christy Turlington for MTV.
SAG
917-204-6104
angelinahong@hotmail.com
5'6"; 110 lbs.; age range: 18 to 28
Ethnicity: Asian
New York based
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Arista
Arista began as a model in the International Savings & Loan of Hawaii commercials. In LA, for her screenplay "Welcome Home Kelly!", she was invited to Columbia Pictures Preferred Writers List and the stageplay, "Welcome Home Kelly!" won 1st place in the E.F.S. 1999 Women's Empowerment Awards Writing Competition. In NY, she wrote/performed/produced her first off Broadway play, "All About Sneakers," now an indie film project, "Earthen," a romantic comedy with a contemporary Cherokee love story. She wrote/produced/hosted her docu, "Asian American Artists: Stereotypes & Alternatives," airing on WNYC, and appeared in "Anthony and Cleopatra," and wrote a children's series, "The Gemini Kid." She resides in NYC as an actress/writer/producer/voice artist.
SAG/AFTRA
212-785-0107
aristastar@aol.com
5'4", 106 lbs; age range: 30+
Ethnicity: Asian American
Foreign Languages: British Accent
New York based
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Angie Suh
Angie Suh grew up in Anchorage, Alaska. She attended Purdue University, then Columbia College in Chicago where she studied film production. Her first screenplay was a Disney Fellowship semi-finalist. In her debut feature performance, she received raves as "Grace" in "Yellow." She is currently auditioning and finishing her next script.
323-656-2688
suhangie@yahoo.com
5'4"; 115 lbs.; age range: 18-30; ethnicity: Korean
Los Angeles based
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Angela Tom
Angela Tom shot a pilot for Hallmark Entertainment called the Crayola Art Box and had a leading role in an independent feature film entitled Destiny. Her soap credits include: One Life to Live and As the World Turns. She has work with the McCarter Theatre's educational program doing Shakespeare Unplugged. She has played Rosalind in As You Like It, Hermione in The Winter's Tale, and Irena in The Three Sisters. She also worked on Ron Destro and Yoko Ono's Hiroshima at the Theater for the New City. Angela is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
SAG-AEA-AFTRA
310-712-2560
tom_angela@hotmail.com
5'3"
LA Based
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Beverley Cabaluna
Film
TITLE ROLE DIRECTOR/PRODUCTION
American Dream customer Richard LeMay/3rd Day Production
Nowhere To Go passer-by Amos Kollek/Nowhere To Go
Night Walks herminia Yuval Kerstein
RF improviser Joe Beshenkovsky
Elf tourist John Favreau/New Line Cinema
StareDown blind protester Chris Orfin/Orfin Magic
Silvia witness Margo Pelletier/Thin Edge Films
In Vivid Detail architect Dora Bratts/Bratts Production
Television
TITLE ROLE DIRECTOR/PRODUCTION
The Education
Of Max Bickford college student 20th Century Fox
WaterFront club patron Lisa Brown/Dufe TV Production
Theatre
Paganini Speaks No Evil dida Shades Repertory
Eating Out melanie Shea Theatre
Commercial
TITLE DIRECTOR/PRODUCTION
NY Lottery Baker Smith/Harvest Production
Training
FOCUS OF STUDY SCHOOL LOCATION
Scene Study, Character AMDA, Queens College,
Development, Monologues, LaGuardia Community College,
Improvisation, Acting Exercises, Breakthrough Studios
Audition Technique
SKILLS STATS
Fluent Tagalog, Hiking, Computer Knowledge Height: 5’1
Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis, Weight: 110 lbs
Bicycle, Driver License, Ping Pong, Hair: Black
Soft Ball, Hand Ball, Dancing Eye: Brown
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Barbara Kidd Calvano
Barbara grew up in Tokyo and the United States. She received her BFA in Dance Performance from Ohio State and studied acting with Sande Shurin in New York. She has worked with Mutt Rep, Sage Theatre, Bravo and White Mask theatre companies. Her film credits include work with directors such as Woody Allen, Barbara Streisand, Julian Schnabel, Nicole Holofcener and Lloyd Kaufman. She has appeared on the soaps As the World Turns, One Life to Live and Guiding Light. Her television credits include Law and Order, Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan and Sex in the City. Barbara is also a professional painter of fine art and a choreographer. She is currently creating "The Orchid Voices Project," a one woman play about Tokyo and Amerasians during the Vietnam War.
AFTRA, AEA
718-672-9265
917-313-2329 (pager)
bkiddcalvano@usa.net
5'4", 115lbs; age range 35-45
Foreign languages: Familiar with Japanese, French, Russian
Ethnicity: Japanese American
New York based
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Betty Ouyang
Betty will be appearing as Li Wei in "Frozen River", the SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL WINNER for BEST DRAMA of 2008, to be released in theatres by SONY CLASSICS in August 2008.
Her previous feature, "The Forgotten", has been honored at numerous festivals nationwide (Sedona Film Festival, Three Rivers Film Festival, Artsfest, Breckenridge).
Betty's voice is also prominently featured throughout the international, record-breaking hit video game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas".
She is happy to be working on both coasts!
CONTACT: Linda Reitman Management / (323) 852-9091
EMAIL: bettyo70@hotmail.com
5'5" / 112 lbs.
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Caroline Ceniza-Levine
Caroline was a classical pianist (Juilliard and Manhattan School of Music student), then a financial consultant, and finally an actor in 2000. Caroline has performed with Love Creek Theater Company, was featured in the independent films, "The Analyst" and "The Death Cartel" and appeared as a guest in a financial segment for Good Day NY. Caroline has studied at the Creative Acting Company, School of Film & Television and West-Barron. Outside of acting, Caroline is an adjunct professor at Columbia University, a weekly columnist for a NJ newspaper and a wife and mother of two girls.
AFTRA
212-502-8593
cenizalevine@yahoo.com
5'3", 120lbs; age range: 18-28
Ethnicity: Filipina
New York based
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Constance Wu
BFA in Acting from the Conservatory of Acting in the Conservatory of Theatre Arts & Film at SUNY Purchase.
Visit ConstanceWu.com for complete details.
SAG
Don Buchwald & Associates (212) 867-1200
5'2", 103lbs; age range: high school - 25
Ethnicity: Chinese
Foreign Languages: Mandarin, some Japanese
Constance@ConstanceWu.com
NY Based
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Connie Teng
TV: MTV's "Undressed" (Jeannie)
Film: "Lobster Farm"-Supporting-Director Kevin Jordan, "The Nanking Triptych"-Lead-Director Myra Velasquez,"Ophelia's Opera" for the Showtime Network (Li Li), "Animus" (Janice)
Theater: Souvenirs From Home-Lead-First Look Theatre Company, The Key Exchange (Lisa), Two for the Seesaw (Gittel)
Industrial: WWE, Roche Pharmaceuticals, Iron Mountain Data Storage, Intel, Corporate Finance (Monica)-HSA Inc., Career Search (Olivia)-Bossert and Company
Musical Theater/Dance: Miss Saigon (Northshore Music Theatre), The Who's Tommy (Ensemble/dancer), South Pacific (Liat)
Commercials: Style, Nike, Cablevision, Instinet, Court TV, Verizon, NBA, ABC Eyewitness News, BRAC Analysis, Time Warner Cable, Big Brother/Big Sister
Training: Michael Howard Studios, Penny Templeton Studios, Meisner/Cold Reading (Glen Vincent), Advanced Commercial Class and Showcase (Weist Barron) Acting for film and Monologues (Jeffrey Zeiner), Voice (Anthony Michalik), Dance (Broadway Dance Center - ballet jazz, hip hop, modern)
Graduated from Northwestern University with a BA in Political Science and International Studies.
SAG eligible, AFTRA Eligible, AEA
212-712-6443
c10g@hotmail.com
5'3"; 105 lbs.; age range: 18-25; ethnicity: Chinese (can pass as Filipino/Hawaiian)
New York based
Foreign languages: Mandarin Chinese
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Camy Ting
Member: Hong Kong Performing Artiste Guild, Asian American Actors, East West Players, Hong Kong Television Broadcast (HKTVB)
852-91408643 - HK
310-402-3633 - US
kungfumama@hotmail.com
http://camyting.hk.st
5'3", 105lbs; age range: 32-45
Ethnicity: Chinese
Foreign Languages: Cantonese & Mandarin
LA Based
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Christine Toy Johnson
Broadway, National Tour and Off-Broadway credits include the revivals of THE MUSIC MAN (“Ethel Toffelmier”) GREASE! (“Patty”), FLOWER DRUM SONG (“Rita Liang”), MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (cast album), PACIFIC OVERTURES, and FALSETTOLAND as well as original productions of GENESIS (NYSF), BALANCING ACT (cast album), CHU CHEM and the National Tour of CATS. Regional highlights include leading roles with the Huntington Theatre Company, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Indiana Rep, Missouri Rep, Paper Mill Playhouse, Denver Center Theatre Company, Minnesota Opera, California Musical Theatre and the HangarTheatre. Television and film credits include “Lisa West” on ONE LIFE TO LIVE (2000 and 2001 aMedia Award nominations), CROSSING JORDAN, GROUNDED FOR LIFE, NUNSENSE and NUNSENSE 2 (PBS and A&E), LAW AND ORDER: SVU, OZ, AS THE WORLD TURNS, CONSPIRACY THEORY, JUNGLE 2 JUNGLE and L.I.E. An avid anti-discrimination advocate, she was a semi-finalist in 2001 for the Ford Foundation’s “Leadership for a Changing World” Award. For more, please visit www.christinetoyjohnson.com.
AEA, SAG, AFTRA
Represented by Bauman, Redanty and Shaul, 212-757-0098
Direct cell: 917.674.4732
CToyJ@aol.com
www.christinetoyjohnson.com
5'5"; 125 lbs., age range: 28-38
New York based
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Emy Coligado
TV experience: "Malcolm in the Middle" (5 episode recurring arc), "Crossing Jordan" (recurring), "ER" (co-star), "Strong Medicine" (co-star), "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" (co-star), "The Brothers Garcia" (guest star)
Film experience: "f-stop" (supporting lead), "Asian Pride Porn" (lead), "Infinity" (lead), "Possession" (lead)
Theatre experience: Broadway Theatre ("Miss Saigon"), The Public Theatre, Caroline's Comedy Club, Pan Asian Rep, Knightsbridge Theatre ("The Fantasticks")
Backstage review for Caroline's Comedy Club: "Also, versatile musical comic actress Emy Coligado was a standout in all her sketches and songs."
Backstage review for "The Fantasticks": "Not only does Coligado's voice ring with bell like clarity and perfect intonation; she is also the funniest Luisa I've ever seen. Her experience on the comedy club circuit is obvious as she plays a hilariously quirky ingenue with doe-eyed naivete."
SAG, AEA
Geddes Agency 323-848-2700
emyemyc@hotmail.com
5'1"; 112 lbs.
LA based
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Esther K. Chae
Films: "S.W.A.T." (Co-star/Columbia Pictures), "Come On" (Shown at Hamptons Intl. Film Festival 2000/Lead), "Becoming an Actress in NYC" (Nominated for Ammy's Award Best Documentary 2001/ Shown in NYC Anthology Archive & Seoul Intl. Net Festival/Lead)
TV: The Shield (recurring), ER (recurring), 24, Then Came Jones
NYC Theater: Voice & Vision, La Mama, P.S. 122, NYSF/Public, NY Theater Workshop, Women's Project & Production, Wing's Theater
Regional & International Theater: Yale Repertory Theater, Harvard/A.R.T., East West Players (L.A.) Performed in Russia, Australia, Korea, Northern Ireland, Canada
National Commercials, VO, Print Modeling: (credits upon request)
Education: Yale School of Drama/ Acting
Special Skills: Certified Stage Combatant, Taekwondo, Traditional Korean Mask/Drum Dance, Fluent Korean , Various Accents/Dialects
AEA, SAG
Representation: Defining Artists (818) 506-8188
estherchae@hotmail.com
Ethnicity: Korean American
Based in New York and Los Angeles
Full resume can be viewed at www.academyplayers.com
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Evelyn Liu
Evelyn Liu was born and raised in Tennessee but moved to LA where she earned her B.A. from UCLA and worked as a broadcast engineer. She then decided to work on the other side of the camera and moved to New York where she has done stints on “As the World Turns" "Guiding Light" and "All My Children". She also dances and was a featured dancer on the CBS documentary “Battlegrounds” as well as being in several music videos. She has also done several runway shows, most recently one for L'Oreal. She has also modeled for catalogs, posters, and promo tours. She is currently in the School for Film & Television's Film Fundamentals Program and has completed courses at the New Actor's Workshop in Technique, Voice, Movement and Improv. She is fluent in Mandarin and French; is a professional make-up artist; and excels in sports from skiing to shooting skeet and trap!
SAG, AFTRA
917-251-0111
www.evelynliu.com
evelynliu@ucla.edu
5'9", 110lbs; age range: 25-35
Foreign languages: Mandarin Chinese, French
Ethnicity: Chinese
New York based
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Eunice Wong
Theater: Guthrie Theater; Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; Yale Repertory Theater; Merrimack Repertory Theater; Virginia Stage Company; Berkshires Theater Festival; NAATCO; Pearl Theater Company; La MaMa ETC; Working Theater; NYSF/Public Theater.
TV: Law & Order (NBC); Sex & the City (HBO); Strangers with Candy (Comedy Central; The Job (ABC); Deadline (NBC)
Training: Juilliard School Drama Division; Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto
Special Skills: Cantonese; Wu Mei Kung Fu including Chinese Broadsword, Martial Fan Form, and Staff; Chinese Lion Dance; Classical piano; Classical singing (mezzo); Ashtanga Yogo; French
"[Eunice Wong's] ability to quickly capture the emotion her character feels is truly astounding. It's one of the finest performances I've seen on stage." - The New Hampshire Telegraph, An Infinite Ache
"[Eunice] Wong's performance would be reason enough to buy a ticket. She's wonderful, and the absolute light of the stage whenever she appears...she never lets you down for a moment." - Talkinbroadway.com, She Stoops to Conquer
AEA/SAG
Represented by Oscard Agency, (212) 764-1100
szewai@earthlink.net
www.eunicewong.com
5'3", 110lbs; age range: 18-35
Ethnicity: Chinese
Foreign Languages: Cantonese, French
NY Based
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Garz Chan
Garz Chan grew up in England and studied Acting and Dance at Oxford College, Weekend Arts College, Hammersmith & West London College, and The Bridge Theatre Training Company.
Credits include: films for BBC2, CH4, television series 'London's Burning' (LWT) and 'Risk' (CH5); 'Max Lee' (the studio executive) in 'Invasion Iowa' - Spike TV's mini-series starring William Shatner. She has been featured in various music videos, commercials and has toured nationwide with theatre companies as well as directing a short 'Poetry Nite' and 'Time's Up' for the stage.
Garz has trained in Kung Fu with master Xian Gao (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon). She is also a certified Kundalini Yoga Instructor. She recently played the Hotel Assistant Manager in Anthony Hopkin's film 'Fracture' and played Annie, in Crispen Glover's film 'Wizard of Gore'.
Theatrical Manager:
Red Baron Management
5155 West Rosecrans Ave
Suite 1083
LA CA 90250
310. 491. 3369
Theatrical Agent:
Joel Kleinman @ BKI
3575 Cahuenga Blvd
Suite 500
LA CA 90068
323 874 9800
Commercial Agent:
LA Talent
7700 Sunset Blvd
LA CA 90046
323 436 7777
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Gina Hiraizumi
TV: Port Charles - ABC (recurring), CityGuys - NBC (Guest Star), Spyder Games - (Guest Star), Close To Home - WB pilot (Guest Star), Sushi Culture - NHK (Series Regular)
Film: "Kingston High,""Soap Girl," "She's All That," "Trippin," "100 Girls," "Scream Queen," "The Source," "American Beauty," "All or Nothing," "Eyeball Eddie," "Columbus Day"
"Gina's talent shows maturity far beyond her years. She's got a knack for depicting the subtleties of her character and nuances of the mood. Her ability to breathe life into a character on-screen is achieved as effortlessly as her professionalism off-screen." -- Stephen Townsend (director, Kingston High)
SAG/AFTRA
DTE Sheila Legette / Michele DuBois, 818-986-8108
ggstarr231@aol.com
www.ginaonline.net
5'4"; 110 lbs.; age range: 15 to 22
Ethnicity: Japanese American
Foreign languages: Japanese
Los Angeles based
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Hettienne
T V / F I L M
Numb3rs Co-Star- CBS, Bill Eagles
Year of the Fish Lead- David Kaplan/Gigantic Pictures
Law & Order ("The Sixth Man") Co-Star - NBC, David Platt
Law & Order SVU ("Weak") Co-Star - NBC, David Platt
Hack ("Bad Choices”) Guest Star - CBS, Phil Sgriccia
Warriors Principal - Rockstar Games
Olympics "NYC 2012” Principal - Jeff Lovinger
Purple Pastures Principal - Jacob Waxler/Alias Films
Precipice Principal - Sri Rao
TFN Digital Anchor/Show Host - Orph Media
Little T & One Track Mike Featured Extra - MTV/Squeak Productions
Nevermind The Buzzcocks Featured Extra - VH1
Weddings of a Lifetime Principal - Lifetime
Trackers Model - Oxygen
T H E A T R E
Envy by Hettienne Park Lucinda - Naked Angels Lab, John Ruocco (Dir.)
Twentyone by Bret Neveu Jodi - Altered Stages, Ian Morgan (Dir.)
Three Sisters Masha - Columbia University
The Long Arm of Science Randi - Manhattan Theatre Source
Living Arts by Sam Forman Heather - Manhattan Theatre Source
Sex with the Censor by Theresa Rebeck Woman - Naked Angels Workshop
Albatross At Sea by Steven Gridley Y (originated role) - John Houseman Theatre
The Warrior's Sister Bulad Khuray - La MaMa (Yara Arts Group)
R E G I O N A L
With And Without Shelly - Brick Theatre (Phila., PA)
Redwood Curtain Geri - DCT (Rochester, NY)
Barking At Lighted Windows Jin (originated role) - DCT
Hellcab lawyer, nympho, ghetto girl, crack addict - DCT
T R A I N I N G
William Esper Studio, NYC
British American Drama Academy, Oxford, England
Naked Angels, NYC
BAs: Economics & Religion, University of Rochester
New England Conservatory of Music, Boston
M I S C E L L A N E O U S
Piano: 15 yrs, Flute: 12 yrs, Ballet/Jazz:10 yrs, Modeling, Certified Aerobics Instructor, Yoga, Driver’s License
SAG
5'7" 115 lbs.
NYC based
Blue Ridge Entertainment
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Hyunsoo Lee
I would like to thank my teachers for making my dream come true; Katherine Gately, Suzanne Shepherd, Anthony Naylor and Marcia Haufrecht. For resume and current headshot, contact 212.613.5818
SAG, AEA, AFTRA
212.613.5818
5'1"; 100 lbs.; age range: over 35
Ethnicity: Korean
New York based
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Jing
Born and raised in an artistic family in Beijing, China, Jing started performing as early as five years old. After arriving in the US, she had professional theatre training in Florida State University (MA in theater) and studied acting with Robert Cohen, Ruth Nerken, Salem Ludwig in NYC.
Her stage credits include: The King and I (Tuptim, Regional NJ); Touch the Names (off-Broadway); White Eyebrow and the Destruction of Shaolin (off-off Broadway); God's Land (staged reading, lead); Which Way to America (Hudson Theatre Ensemble)
Her film credits include: Indie feature Contemplating Emily, God's Land & The End
She also appeared on NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brian and she was the winner of the Funniest Asian Comic Contest (Stand-up NY, 2002)
She is a lyric soprano, fluent in English and Mandarin. She enjoys creative writing, performance art, Beijing opera, martial arts, web design and jewelry design.
To learn more about Jing, visit her website:
www.jing.tv
201-294-4315
jing@jing.tv
5'6"; 110lbs; age range: 17-35
Ethnicity: Chinese
Foreign Languages: Mandarin Chinese
NYC Based
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Judy Jean Kwon
Film: The Item (1999 Sundance Film Festiva), L.A.X., Velocity of Gary, Jesus is Coming, Chinese Beauty, Seoul to America
TV: Fame L.A., apperared in Shakira's "Underneath your Clothes"
Commercials: Washington Mutual, Reebok, UPS, Phillips Flat TV, OSH, Sprint, Maxwell House, Tropicana, Verizon, (complete list upon request).
Print: Gap w/Steven Meisel, Bank of America w/Herb Ritts, Mitsubishi, VW, Levis, (cover) LA TIMES MAG., American Crew, (cover) Money Mag., (cover) PeoplTalk
Training: Joe Salazar (5 yrs-theatre, improvisation, scene study); Brian Reise Acting Studio (cold-reading); Derek Greydon (singing)
Specail Skills: Conversational KOREAN, sing (soprano), cello, Yoga, basic Kung Fu
SAG
Commercial Agent: Dragon Talent: 323-653-0366
www.JudyJeanKwon.com
fatcowboy@mail.earthlink.net
5'6", 110 lbs.; age range: 20-30
Ethnicity: Korean American
LA based
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Jennifer L Johnson
FILM: Lead "Cassandra" (Speed of Light Prod.) Lead "Delta Delta Die," feature (Shadow Entertainment), Supporting, "Self-Medicated" feature (Yellow Mag. Prod.), Starring role in feature currently in development.
TV: Starring, "McPhillips," (dir. Peter Marc Jacobson/Zilo Networks), Starring, "The Diary," (Time/Warner), Supporting, "Youth in America," (Showtime).
THEATER: Vieux Carre (Jane), Shakespeare in the City (Juliette Gone Wrong), Midsummer Nights Dream, & Othello at the University of Washington.
TRAINING: Studied at Brown, the U. of Washington, Herbert Berghof Studios, NY guru Anthony Abeson, and Warner Loughlin in LA.
SKILLS: British, southern dialects, certified lifeguard, open water scuba diver, motorcycle permit, horseback riding (15yrs), bartending, defensive driving.
SAG
Jennifer is repped theatrically by Innovative Artists
323-810-7329
jenny5415@aol.com
5'3"; 100 lbs., age range: HS, early 20
Ethnicity: Chinese/German
Foreign Languages: German
LA based
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Jo Shui
Jo Shui has worked in theater, television, and film. Her theater experience includes principal and lead roles at the American Theater of Actors, Synchronicity Space, Expanded Arts, and the Kraine Theater. Commercials include MSNBC, Romance Classics, Burlington Coat Factory, and Showtime. Jo starred in the short film "Mouse," which will air on the International Channel in May and August, and narrated the short film "17 Years to Earth," which aired on the Sundance Channel.
SAG, AFTRA
212-501-6066
5'5"; 125 lbs.; age range: 20s to 30s
Ethnicity: Chinese
New York based
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Ji Un Choi
Born in Kyung-Ju, South Korea, Ji Un Choi came to the United States when she was eight. Her credits include lead in the independent film "Ignorant Bliss," her one act play "Porcupine," and originating the role of the Japanese Housewife in "Women of Asia." Her most significant role to date is the lead in a 30 minute independent film entitled "Morning Calm," the first narrative film about a comfort woman.
212-462-3277
jiunchoi@hotmail.com
5'3"; 105 lbs.; age range: 20-30
Ethnicity: Asian
New York based
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Ja Won Kim
Ja Won enjoys acting (the bug hit her a little over four years ago). She was most recently featured in David Riker's "La Ciudad," a film which has been in various film festivals around the world. Ja Won is currently host of a radio program "Like Water, Like Wind" on Radio Seoul, 1480 AM which airs weekly.
718-461-6131, 718-762-2496
5'3"; 100 lbs.; age range: 35-45s
Ethnicity: Korean
Foreign Languages: Native Korean speaker
New York based
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Kei Arita
Theatre: Princess Senju BENTEN KOZO (The Bat Theatre Company), Dulcinea DON QUIXOTE (The National Theater Tour), The Taipei Theater, The Whitney Museum of American Art, Shakespeare & Company.
Film & Television: CTW on Japanese cable, Clementine MOTION SICKNESS, NYU student film, voice-over, conflicts available upon request.
Training: NYU/Tisch School of the Arts, Experimental Theater Wing; On-Camera with Marci Phillips ABC Primetime.
212-358-3102
aritakei@hotmail.com
5'6", 125 lbs; age range: 18-28
Ethnicity: mixed
Foreign Languages: Japanese and French
New York based
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Kim Ima
Kim grew up in San Diego but calls New York City her hometown. New York credits include: Cassandra in "The Trojan Women" (La Mama, E.T.C., dir. Andrei Serban); the Whore in "The Seven Deadly Sins" (New York City Opera, dir. Anne Bogart); #3 in "RAW: Raunchy Asian Women" and "The Joyless Bad Luck Club" (HERE); "A Midsummer Night's Dream (NAATCO); "Antigone" (Double Helix Theatre Company); "The Killing Act" (Access Theatre); "Ballad of Yachiyo" (The Public) and "The Golden Bird" (La Mama, E.T.C.). Kim curently performs one person shows for the Living Voices Theatre Company. In addition to acting, Kim produces and directs. Producing credits include the shorts "All Amateur Ecstasy" and "Cat Fight Tonight" and the feature film, "Robot Stories." Directing credits
include Ruth Otero's one-woman show, "Dancing With My Demons" in NYC and Los Angeles and the workshop production of her own play, "Up In The Sky."
Education: B.A. in Theatre, UCLA
M.F.A. in Acting, Columbia University
AEA
212-592-0065
kimima@aol.com
5'1", 105 lbs, age range: 20s-30s
Ethnicity: Hapa - Japanese and Eastern European Jewish
New York/Los Angeles based
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Kathy Shao-Lin Lee
FILM: "Red Doors" (BDC Films), "Gangs of New York" (Miramax), "Educated" (GeorgiaLeeFilms), "The Big Dish" (NYU Film), "Being With Me" (KSK Productions), "98.599" (Moonfilms), "Bloom" (Atomic Pictures), "The Briefcase" (NYU Film)
THEATER: The Blair Arch Project, The Bald Soprano, Beauty Lou and the Country Beast, The Wizard of Oz
COMMERCIALS: Complete List Upon Request, Union and Non-Union
PAGEANTS: Miss Junior Connecticut, Miss Junior America (1st Runner-Up)
TRAINING & EDUCATION: Stonestreet Studios (NY), Eugene O'Neill Theater Private Instruction (CT), The School for Film and Television (NY), Choate Rosemary Hall Theater Department (CT), Bob Luke Acting Studio (NY)
SPECIAL SKILLS: Mandarin Chinese, Figure Skating, Dance (Hip Hop, Jazz, Tap, Modern, Ballroom, Chinese Folk Dancing), Gymnastics, Tennis, Running, Violin, Piano, Singing (Alto), Horseback Riding, Swimming, Skiing
KathyLee2003@sbcglobal.net
5'5'', 123 lbs, Age Range: 16-25
Ethnicity: Chinese
Foreign Languages: Mandarin Chinese, Spanish
NY based
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Lily Lee
Studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and with private instructors from the Actor's Studio. Recent credits include an original, Off-Broadway play, Gamble of Faith and independent films, Horrible People; Sweet F*ckin' Vengence; Meridian (lead) - accepted to the Berlin Film Festival and Dusty's Film (NYC) where Lily was awarded Outstanding Performance.
Represented by Ray Murphy 973.702.9000
lilybrklyn@hotmail.com
5'5", 110lbs; age range: 16-24
Ethnicity: Korean American
Foreign Languages: Basic Spanish, London accent, "Urban" accent, Southern accent
NY Based
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Maria C. Chang
Acting Coaches: 7/03-7/04 - Ray Olan (Voice Over Casting Director), Currently - Tony Varro (Casting Director for Infomercials)
Training In: Commercials, improv, voiceovers, monologues, dialogue scripts.
Experience: 12/2004 - The Storytellers: Sleeping Beauty Play, Clearwater, FL. 7/2004 - WorldWide Productions: Infomercial for AquaVac, St. Petersburg, FL.
727-504-7717
kickasschic1@hotmail.com
5'1"; 118lbs; age range: 18-30
Ethnicity: Chinese
Foreign Languages: Mandarin Chinese
FL Based
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Marissa Lichwick
Theater:
Ah My Dear Anderson (Urban Stages); Karaoke Stories (Imua! Theater Co.); Political Review, The Golem (La Mama); Kraine Theater, Rita and Goldberg Theatre, Aisling Arts.
Regional Tour/Theater:
'A Midsummer Nights Dream' (Puck) Bridgeport Free Shakespeare and Aisling Arts Tour; 'Great Inventors' National Theatre of Performing Art/Dandelion Productions.
Training:
BFA in Acting - Marymount Manhattan College; British American Drama Academy
Film/Television:
MTV, HBO (PSA spot) Time Warner Cable (Local spot)
AEA
646-286-0297
marissalichwick@yahoo.com
4'11"; 103lbs; age range: 16-27
Ethnicity: Korean American
NY Based
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Nancy Wu
Recent NYC Theatre: Spacegrrls (Greenwich St. Theatre), Superfriends of Flushing Queens (Horace Mann Theatre), Yi Sang Counts to 13 (Mabou Mines) & numerous productions at Ensemble Studio Theatre; she has also worked with Second Generation, Gallery Players, Intar Theater, Henry Street Settlement, & New Dramatists. Nancy has been a member of the Actor Director Lab at E.S.T., studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse, with Ron Stetson & Earnest Abuba. She has done commercials and industrials for companies such as Lucent, Pepsi Cola, AstraZeneca, Lifetime Channel & Universal's "The Grinch." Her recent film "Minutia" has won awards including a current nomination from the Director's Guild of America.
Service: 212-946-1741
nanwu@usa.net
5'3," 105 lbs., age range: 16-25
Foreign languages: Mandarin Chinese
Dialects: Chinese, Japanese, Singaporean, Appalachian, Australian, British, New York
NYC based
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Rochele Tillman
Rochele is a native of Detroit who has worked at the Barn Theater in Augusta, Michigan along side Tom Wopat, Marin Mazzie and Adrienne Barbeau. She received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Martha Babakina in the Mint Theater's Off-Broadway production of Chekhov's IVANOV directed by Jonathan Bank (NAATCO).
Recently, she shared the stage with Alan Knee and Carole Shelly in the Mint Benefit FINDING J.M. BARRIE at Playwrights Horizons. As a resident actor for New York's finest; Emerging Artists Theatre Company, she has created several roles; Roxanne in LIGHTS OUT, Missy Futon in CHAUNCY'S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, The Seal in CREWNECK, Terrie Tong/Deb in STATE VS. JOOP, Celia in V-DAY, and won a "Best Actress" award for playing Dora in ANSWERING ECHO in the American Globe Theatre/Turnip Festival.
Regional Highlights: Harper in ANGELS IN AMERICA, Rosalind in AS YOU LIKE IT, Hermia in A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM, Suzuki/ShuFang in M. BUTTERFLY, June in THE JOY LUCK CLUB, Lorrell in DREAMGIRLS w/ Jennifer Holiday, Helena in THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, Eliza in THE KING AND I, and Liat in SOUTH PACIFIC.
Film: YELLOW FEVER, SOCIAL GRACE, TOTEMS OF THE FALL, FLATLANDERS, BRIGHTER DAYS
EAT Reviews Link: http://www.eatheatre.org/members.php?u_peopleid=71
Training:
MFA-Acting, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
BA-Acting/Music Minor, Western Michigan University
AEA
Management: The New Artist Group, Keith Perkins 212-281-7177
E-mail: rocheletillman@yahoo.com
Direct Mail:
Rochele Tillman
PO Box 112
New York, NY 10108
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 215 Lbs.
Age Range: 25-35
Ethnicity: Korean-American
New York City Based
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Sekiya Billman
Film: "Liberty Heights" - Barry Levinson, dir.; "Shaft" - John Singleton, dir.
Broadway: "Miss Saigon" (Gigi/Ellen Understudy)
Off-Broadway: "Shanghai Moon" (Mah Li) - written by and starring Charles Busch
TV: "As the World Turns" (Maria) CBS
Training: Wynn Handman (Acting), Anne Occhiogrosso and Randall Duk Kim (Classical/Shakespeare)
SAG, AEA, AFTRA
212-636-9173
Manager: Roth Assoc. East 212-579-1746
sekisha@yahoo.com
5'4"; 110 lbs. New York based
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Siho Ellsmore
THEATRE:
NYC CREDITS: The Bitterness of the Meringue (La MaMa) Antigone, Fuenteovejuna & Air Raid (NAATCO) Karaoke Stories (Imua! Theatre) Not All Korean Girls Can Fly (Ma-Yi Theatre Company)
FILM/TV: The First Three Lives of Stuart Hornsley (Mimi Chan) Big Son Prod, Sledgehammer VH1 Productions, Neighbours (Cara Winfield) Grundy TV Australia
TRAINING: American Academy of Dramatic Arts AOS Degree, Member of Academy Company 2000-2001
917-536-7223
sihoells@hotmail.com
5'5"; age range: 18-27
Ethnicity: Japanese-Australian
Foreign Languages: Some Japanese
NY Based
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Susan Hyon
Upon finishing up the 2-year acting program at William Esper Studio, Susan has been involved with Faux-Real Theatre Company's theatrical productions. Currently, she is acting in FUNBOX Times Square, an interactive journey of physical sensations.
shyons@gmail.com
www.columbiaactors.com
5'3"; 112 lbs.; age range: 20s to 30s
Ethnicity: Korean
New York based
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Susan Kim
Theatre: 2004 ABC NY Talent Showcase; "Quake" (ABC Entertainment Television Productions), "Baby with the Bathwater" (Blood Orange Productions), "Estelle" (Blank Slate Theater Co.), "Breakfast Lunch Dinner" (Blank Slate Theater Co.), "The Elitrious Eye" (TSI/Playtime Series), "Hugging Beer Bar" (Peeling)
Film & TV: "Extras" (Jamie Pellerito/Columbia University), "17 Down" (Steve Chu/ Omnifex Productions), "Carpool" (David Barba/Columbia University), "As the World Turns" (CBS)
Training: William Esper Studio 2-Year Professional Actor Training Program, Acting: Bill, Esper, Terry Knickbocker & Suzanne Esper,
Audition: Deb Jackel
Education: B.A. Art History/Theatre Arts, Rutgers University
Accents: Korean, Chinese (Cantonese)
Awards: Best Actress, AAFC's 64-Hour Film Shoot Out/ 27th Annual Asian American International Film Festival
Contact: LaSalleHolland Management 212.541.4443
skimmy100@hotmail.com
5'0", 110lbs; age range: 17-26
Ethnicity: Korean
NY based
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Sophia Skiles
Theater: Sophia has appeared in productions directed by Richard Foreman, Anne Bogart, Andrei Serban, Mary Zimmerman and Frank Galati, among others. Member: Crossing Jamaica Avenue, Local 116 Theatre Ensemble.
Films: Sophia has appeared in films directed by Greg Pak, Lee anne Schmitt, D.B. Griffith, Harris Smith and Dylan Lorenz.
Education: BS Performance Studies, Northwestern University; MFA Acting, Columbia University
AEA
Hartig-Hilepo Agency
212-929-1772
Sophia_skiles@yahoo.com
5' 5"
Ethnicity: Mixed -- Korean, Filipino
New York based
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Sarah Zhang
I came to the USA from Beijing, China a few years ago, and I have been pursuing acting since then. I'm living in New York currently and I'm active in TV, film, and theatre. So far the highlights of my acting credits include a principal role on the TV show "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit," Off-Off-Broadway "The Story of Yu-Huan," television commericals "Cars.com" and "Verizon Wireless," etc.
Besides speaking excellent English and Chinese Mandarin, I'm also a wonderful dancer. I did many years of Chinese folk dance in China and I also do choreography for Chinese folk dance.
SAG
212-615-6618
qing652001@yahoo.com
5'4," 100 lbs.; ethnicity: Chinese
Foreign languages: Chinese (Mandarin)
NYC based
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Tina Factor
Broadway: "Miss Saigon," "Shogun, the Musical"
Off-Broadway: NAATCO, "Othello," Desdemona • Trinity Players, "The Tempest," Miranda • Company of Players, "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Hermia
Radio City Rockette: Christmas Spectacular 2000
Film: "Long Lost Love," indie feature, Lead • "If You Only Knew," indie feature, lead
Shorts: "Face," Columbia Grad, lead • "A Son for Sensei," Columbia Grad, lead • "Chamber of Dreams," UCLA Grad, lead
One Person Show: J.A.P., Through Her Eyes Women of Color Arts Festival 2001
SAG, AFTRA, AEA
Agent: Barbara Feinstein/Innovative@Ford: 212-219-6190
tinafactor@nyc.rr.com
5'7"; 116 lbs.; age range: 25-35
New York based
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Tina Frantz
Originally from Washington, DC, Tina has performed at numerous theaters including: Playwrights Theater of New Jersey, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Kennedy Center, The Studio Theatre, The Folger Shakespeare Theatre, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Everyman Theatre, Rep Stage, and Scena Theatre. She now lives in New York and is co-founder of eXposed Brick Productions. She has done extensive industrial film and voice-over work for Bell Atlantic, Sallie Mae, The Smithsonian Institute, and State Farm Insurance, among others. Film projects include "Foggy Bottom," "The Exchange," "Mentality," and "Enemies Within." Tina has appeared on "The Sopranos" and recently did a reading at Rattlestick Productions. She has a BA in theatre from Florida State University and continues to study at Endeavors Studios.
SAG, AEA
topazzz@nyc.rr.com
646-337-4594
5'3"; 119 lbs.; age range: 16-28
Japanese American
New York based
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Tina Lee
Theater Credits: "Madame Popova" (Chekhov's "The Bear"/Jose Quintero Theater); "Lee" (Steinbeck's "East of Eden"/Blue Heron Arts Center). Her one-woman show "My Mom Across America" premiered with HERE/Lincoln Center Theatre's American Living Room series, got featured on BBC radio and published.
Film/TV: Yakkers, Kindrid Spirits/Race for the Cure, You Dig Me, Honeymoon in New York, Lonesome, The Girls from H.A.R.M., American Express Industrial, Casio Industrial, Concert Joe, Deliver Me (Music Video), The Roommate, Jimmy James Dean, Me? A Star?
Theatre: The Bear, Melting, East of Eden, My Mom Across America, The God of Tobacco, Last Best Friend, The Glass Menagerie, The Burning Beagle, Moon Tribes Tales, The Seagull, How to Raise and Ivy-League Child, Top Girls, And the Soul Shall Dance
Training: BA Yale, MFA Sarah Lawrence College
Skills: Shakespearean actress, martial arts (Tae Kwon Do, Tai Chi), kick boxing, African dance, flute, piano, Spanish speaker, improvisation, painting and published writer
SAG
212-714-4799
tinalee7@mindspring.com
Age range: 20-30
Ethnicity: Korean-American
New York based
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Vivian Bang
Vivian Bang is a graduate of Tisch, NYU with a B.A. in Drama. She was the original Princess Senju in Off Broadway's Obie Award Winner Benton Kozo. Her other theater credits include Clear Cut Catastrophe in the NY Fringe Festival, the Richard Foreman Festival, and experimental pieces like Girlf* at NADA as well as Shakespeare and Chekov at La Ma Ma. Her film credits include Hal Hartley's "Henry Fool" and HBO's "The Corner," directed by Charles Dutton.
917-601-8323, 212-475-8287
vivian_bang@liz.com
5'4"; 108 lbs.
Ethnicity: Asian-American
New York based
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