Tina Chen is a Golden Globe, Emmy and Drama Desk nominee. She recently starred in the short indie film Descendants of the Past, Ancestors of the Future by Albert M. Chan, for which she received a Best Actress nomination by the Asians On Film Festival (held in March 2015). Descendants of the Past, Ancestors of the Future will be shown at many ...
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
TV Shows
CBS Playhouse
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Volunteers as a reader to the sight-impaired at the Lighthouse Inc., is a board member of the Women's Project & Productions, and is on the National Council of the Aspen Music Festival & School.
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On the lecture circuit: "Legacy of My Chinese Family" which chronicles three generations of her mother's family and their roles in the history of China.
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On the New York stage, she has had leading roles in "Comfort Women", "The Joy Luck Club", "Arthur and Leila", "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "Family Devotions".
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Received a Golden Globe nomination for her supporting performance in the film The Hawaiians (1970) opposite Charlton Heston.
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On Broadway, co-produced "Passion" by Peter Nichols starring Frank Langella, and received a Drama Desk nomination as an associate producer of the Kander & Ebb musical "The Rink" that starred Chita Rivera and Liza Minnelli.
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Worked occasionally with the NJ Repertory company, notably as associate producer of the play "Best Kept Secret" by Katharine Houghton back in 2001. Tina has also collaborated with playwright Ruth Wolff, starring in Ms. Wolff's play "Empress of China" at the Pan Asian Repertory Theatre, and wrote the music for a holiday song called "This Tree" with lyrics by Ms. Wolff, which premiered with the Hong Kong Children's Choir.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Descendants of the Past, Ancestors of the Future
2014
Short
Ellen
The Potential Wives of Norman Mao
2011
Short
Mrs. Mao
Almost Perfect
2011/I
Sandra Lee
Mercy
2009
TV Series
Grandma Shin
Face
2002
Mrs. Chang
C.P.W.
1995
TV Series
Miss Phillips
The Lady from Yesterday
1985
TV Movie
Lien
Airwolf
1984
TV Series
Faye
Airwolf
1984
TV Movie
Faye
The Devlin Connection
1982
TV Series
Dan August: Murder, My Friend
1980
TV Movie
Minh Sanh
The Ghost of Flight 401
1978
TV Movie
Val
The Streets of San Francisco
1976
TV Series
Juror
Harry O
1976
TV Series
Lisa Soong
Three Days of the Condor
1975
Janice Chong
Year of the Dragon
1975
TV Movie
Sissy
Kung Fu
1973
TV Series
Su Yen Lu
The Delphi Bureau
1972
TV Series
Mei Ling
The Man and the City
1971
TV Series
Liu
Paper Man
1971
TV Movie
Lisa
Dan August
1971
TV Series
Minh Sanh
The Hawaiians
1970
Nyuk Tsin
Alice's Restaurant
1969
Mari-chan
CBS Playhouse
1967
TV Series
Vietnamese girl
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Hundred Eighty Degrees
2014
Short special thanks completed
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The David Frost Show
1970
TV Series
Herself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1970
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2015
Jury Prize
NYC Downtown Short Film Festival, US
Best Actress
Descendants of the Past, Ancestors of the Future (2014)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2015
Year End Award
Asians On Film Festival
Best Actress
Descendants of the Past, Ancestors of the Future (2014)
1971
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
The Hawaiians (1970)
1967
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama
CBS Playhouse (1967)
2nd Place Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2014
Spring Award
Asians On Film Festival
Best Actress
Descendants of the Past, Ancestors of the Future (2014)
Known for movies
Three Days of the Condor (1975) as Janice Chong
Descendants of the Past, Ancestors of the Future (2014) as Ellen
$5 Million
