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Hong Chau
Acting
Biography
Hong Chau (born June 25, 1979) is an American actress. She has received several award nominations for her film roles as Ngoc Lan Tran in Downsizing (2017) and as Liz, a nurse, in The Whale (2022), including a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the latter.
Chau was born to Vietnamese parents who lived in a refugee camp in Thailand after fleeing Vietnam in the late 1970s. A Vietnamese Catholic church in New Orleans sponsored Chau and her family to move to the United States. She grew up in New Orleans and majored in film studies at Boston University College of Commu…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Sheep Detectives
as Beth Pennock
"Wuthering Heights"
as Nelly
Kinds of Kindness
as Sarah / Sharon / Aka
The Instigators
as Dr. Donna Rivera
Asteroid City
as Polly
Showing Up
as Jo
The Menu
as Elsa
The Whale
as Liz
Artemis Fowl
as Opal Koboi (uncredited)
Driveways
as Kathy
TV Shows
The Night Agent
as Diane Farr · 10 ep.
Poker Face
as Marge · 1 ep.
Watchmen
as Lady Trieu · 4 ep.
Homecoming
as Audrey Temple · 11 ep.
Forever
as Sarah · 1 ep.
Big Little Lies
as Jackie · 3 ep.
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest · 1 ep.
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self · 1 ep.
BoJack Horseman
as Pickles Aplenty (voice) · 5 ep.
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self · 1 ep.