Cindy Cheung (actress) explained

Cindy Cheung
Birth Name:Cindy Cheung
Birth Date:January 27, 1970
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education:American Conservatory Theater (MFA)
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1995–present
Children:1

Cindy Cheung (born January 27, 1970) is a Chinese American actress, best known for playing the role of Young-Soon Choi in Lady in the Water and Elaine Cheng in Children of Invention. 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 in San Francisco. She debuted her solo show Speak Up Connie, directed by BD Wong, in January 2012.[1] [2]

In 2021, she portrayed Stephanie Lam in 7 episodes of The Sinner (season 4).

Personal life

In 2002, Cheung married Ed Lin, a novelist.

Filmography

Film

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
2003Robot StoriesGrace
2004Spider-Man 2Chinese DaughterUncredited
2005Red DoorsGrace
2006Falling for GraceKari Mills
2006Lady in the WaterYoung-Soon Choi
2009Children of InventionElaine Cheng
2014Obvious ChildDr. Bernard
2015Mistress AmericaKaren
2016WolvesDoc
2017Roxanne RoxanneNurse Mitchell
2017The Strange OnesSarah's Mother
2017The Light of the MoonJoanna
2017The Meyerowitz StoriesNurse #1
2018A Kid Like JakeWoman
2019The Sunlit NightCritic #2
2020Here AfterCarol
2021RushedBarbara's AttorneyUncredited
2022My Love Affair with MarriageVeltaVoice
2023Love in TaipeiAuntie Shu

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995SeinfeldWoman #1Episode: "The Engagement"
2004Sex and the CityNurseEpisode: "Out of the Frying Pan"
2005Jonny Zero2 episodes
2005, 2006Anna Slaughter / Layla
2006Julie Reno, Bounty HunterLi MingEpisode: "Pilot"
2008FringeNurse #2Episode: "In Which We Meet Mr. Jones"
2008, 2016Hospital Doctor / IVF Tech2 episodes
2009Law & OrderLiu KangEpisode: "Take-Out"
2009One Life to LiveEllen Kwon4 episodes
2010White CollarRegistered NurseEpisode: "Vital Signs"
2011Bored to DeathBeatriceEpisode: "Gumball!"
2012Made in JerseyNurseEpisode: "Ancient History"
2013HomelandOB / GYNEpisode: "A Red Wheelbarrow"
2013–2018Blue BloodsJudge Andros4 episodes
2014FutureStatesSamanthaEpisode: "Happy Fun Room"
2015Nurse JackieSusanEpisode: "Godfathering"
2015The AffairWoman at Ballet ClassEpisode #2.1
2016ElementaryCindy ParkEpisode: "Murder Ex Machina"
2016Madam SecretaryDr. CaryEpisode: "Right of the Boom"
2016, 2017House of CardsMeredith Lee2 episodes
2017BullWendy AndersonEpisode: "Teacher's Pet"
2017–201913 Reasons WhyKaren Dempsey10 episodes
2018High MaintenanceTherapistEpisode: "Scromple"
2018The Good FightLori AckermanEpisode: "Day 422"
2018Kevin Can WaitSallyEpisode: "The Smoking Bun"
2018DietlandMoniqueEpisode: "Monster High"
2018–2020New AmsterdamJudge Hayashi4 episodes
2019–2020FBINYPD Rep Ann
2020BillionsAli KashkhokhEpisode: "The Chris Rock Test"
2020BlindspotDr. Coleman2 episodes
2020The Flight AttendantJean MillerEpisode: "Rabbits"
2021Awkwafina Is Nora from QueensSusanEpisode: "Edmund's Back"
2021The SinnerStephanie Lam7 episodes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grobar . Matt . 2022-01-11 . 'Loveboat, Taipei': Cindy Cheung Boards YA Romance From Director Arvin Chen . 2022-02-27 . Deadline . en-US.
  2. Web site: Cindy Cheung . 2022-02-27 . Ensemble Studio Theatre . en-US.