Andrea Bang is a Canadian actress and screenwriter from Burnaby, British Columbia. She is best known for playing Janet Kim in the CBC comedy '' Kim's Convenience'', for which she was nominated many times at the Canadian Screen Awards. She has appeared in '' A Million Little Things'', '' Fresh'' and ''

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Background

Bang was born in Burnaby, British Columbia to Korean

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parents. Her sister, Diana Bang, is also an actress and writer. Bang attended Burnaby North Secondary School, was in the chorus in a school production of '' Bye Bye Birdie''. Bang graduated in 2012 with a degree in Psychology from University of British Columbia, while also taking acting lessons. In 2017, she told the '' Vancouver Sun'': Bang's parents, who had immigrated from Korea, initially found it "distressing" that Andrea and her sister

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had chosen to pursue acting as a career, but have since become fully supportive.

Career

In 2015, Bang won a best actress (Summer Award) at the Asians on Film Festival for her debut movie performance as Francesca in the short film ''Playdate''. In 2016, Bang landed the main role of Janet Kim in the CBC comedy '' Kim's Convenience'' alongside Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Jean Yoon and

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. In 2020, Bang received a nomination at the Canadian Screen Awards for Best Supporting Performance in a Web Program or Series for her role as Samantha in ''

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Filmography

Writing

Awards and nominations

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bang, Andrea Living people 21st-century Canadian actresses Actresses from British Columbia Canadian actresses of Korean descent Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses People from Burnaby University of British Columbia alumni 1989 births