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''.

Early life

Porter was born in San Jose, California to a Vietnamese family. She graduated from the University of California at Davis with a degree in

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Career

Porter made her film debut in the independent film ''Touch'', for which she received the

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Indie Spirit Best Actress Award. She has appeared on HBO's ''

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'' (as Gina), on multiple episodes of the show ''

'' (as Hien), and on

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series '' Ringer''. She has also acted in multiple sketches and web series from Youtube stars such as

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(18 Types of Asian Girls).

References

1983 births Living people 21st-century American actresses Actresses from California Actors from San Jose, California University of California, Davis alumni American people of Vietnamese descent {{US-screen-actor-1980s-stub