M.J. Kang is a Canadian playwright and actress.[1]
Born in Seoul, South Korea, Kang immigrated to Toronto, Ontario with her family at the age of two.[2] She studied with the Playwrights Unit at Toronto's Tarragon Theatre.[3]
Kang's plays include Questioning Condoms,[4] Noran Bang: The Yellow Room,[5] Blessings and dreams of blonde & blue.[6] [7] She received a Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination for Outstanding New Play, Independent Theatre Division in 1998 for Noran Bang: The Yellow Room.[8]
As an actress, Kang had a regular role in the 1997 television series Riverdale,[9] and made guest appearances in E.N.G., , The City, Doc, Strong Medicine and Medium. On stage, she has performed in productions of Jean Yoon's The Yoko Ono Project,[10] Laurie Fyffe's The Malaysia Hotel[11] and Oren Safdie's Private Jokes, Public Places.[12] She has performed in productions of Private Jokes, Public Places in Toronto, New York City, London, Los Angeles and Berkeley, California.[13]
She is married to Oren Safdie.[14]
| 1993 | TC 2000 | Sumai's Daughter | ||
| 1994 | PCU | Physics Major | ||
| 2002 | The Book of Eve | Student | ||
| 2003 | Owning Mahowny | Secretary |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | E.N.G. | Kid #1 | Episode: "To Kill with Kindness" | |
| 1997 | Riverdale | Becky | ||
| 1998 | Bartender | Episode: "The Joining" | ||
| 1999 | The City | Lisa | Episode: "Joy Ride: Part II" | |
| 2000 | D.C. | Young Lawyer | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2001 | The Wandering Soul Murders | Girl in diner | Television film | |
| 2001 | Nero Wolfe | Cherry Quon | Episode: "Christmas Party" | |
| 2001 | Doc | Receptionist | 2 episodes | |
| 2005 | Strong Medicine | Huan Yuen | Episode: "Dying Inside" | |
| 2006 | Medium | Technician | Episode: "A Changed Man" | |
| 2020–2021 | Extreme Improv: Revenge | Various roles | 4 episodes | |
| 2021 | SEAL Team | Kwan Jon-Wi | Episode: "Trust, But Verify: Part 1" |