Cindy Cheung (born January 27, 1970) is a Chinese American
actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...
, best known for playing the role of Young-Soon Choi in ''
Lady in the Water
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'' and Elaine Cheng in ''
Children of Invention
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''. In 2021, she portrayed Stephanie Lam in season 4 of ''
The Sinner''.
Career
Cheung is a founding member of Mr. Miyagi's Theatre Company and has a
MFA in acting from the
American Conservatory Theater
The American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) is a nonprofit theater company in San Francisco, California, United States, that offers both classical and contemporary theater productions. It also has an attached acting school.
History
The Ameri ...
in San Francisco. She debuted her solo show ''Speak Up Connie'', directed by
BD Wong, in January 2012.
In 2021, she portrayed Stephanie Lam in 7 episodes of ''
The Sinner'' (season 4).
Personal life
In 2002, Cheung married
Ed Lin
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, a novelist.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1970 births
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
Actresses from California
American actresses of Chinese descent
American film actresses
American television actresses
Living people