Lynn Chen
Biography
Lynn Chen is an actor and body image activist. She has a diverse resume, ranging from singing on The Metropolitan Opera Stage, to starring in Sony Pictures Classics' "Saving Face," narrating the international bestseller "Crazy Rich Asians," and touring with Dischord Records' punk band E.D. Sedgwick. Most recently, you can catch Lynn guest starring on HBO's "Silicon Valley" and hosting numerous BuzzFeed videos, which, have reached over 20 million views. In 2013, Marie Claire Magazine called Lynn one of The New Change Agents. She is a Spokesperson for the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) as well as Skype's Acting Ambassador. In addition to running two award-winning blogs (The Actor's Diet and Thick Dumpling Skin) Lynn is a writer, most recently published in LA Weekly.
49years old
Turns 50 on December 24in 44 days
- Born Queens
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 16 years2004 to 2020
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Behind the camera
The Surrogate Valentine trilogy reached its third installment with I Will Make You Mine, a 2020 film that Chen wrote and directed and that was chosen for that year's South By Southwest Film Festival.
Beyond film
Chen recorded the Random House Audio edition of Kevin Kwan's 2013 novel Crazy Rich Asians. Kirkus Reviews noted that she varies her pitch between the sexes and gives the book's large cast a distinctive quality.
Lynn Chen movies on Netflix
Paper Tigeras Ms. Li
Go Back to Chinaas Carol Li
The People I've Slept Withas Juliet
Why Am I Doing This?as Katie
I'm Through with White Girls (The Inevitable Undoing of Jay Brooks)as Candace
Saving Faceas Vivian
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- I'm Through with White Girls (The Inevitable Undoing of Jay Brooks)2007as Candace
IMDb rating 5.7891 votes
Worked with
Lynn Chen shares two films with Anthony Montgomery, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.







Films together
Anthony Montgomery2 films together, 2007 to 2009
Anthony Montgomery's page Why Am I Doing This?2009IMDb rating 6.9Chen as KatieMontgomery as Lester
I'm Through with White Girls (The Inevitable Undoing of Jay Brooks)2007IMDb rating 5.7Chen as CandaceMontgomery as Jay Brooks
Kelly Hu1 film together, 2019
Kelly Hu's page Go Back to China2019IMDb rating 6.1Chen as Carol LiHu as May Li
Obba Babatundé1 film together, 2009
Obba Babatundé's page Why Am I Doing This?2009IMDb rating 6.9Chen as KatieBabatundé as Cliff
Randall Park1 film together, 2009
Randall Park's page The People I've Slept With2009IMDb rating 4.8Chen as JulietPark as Carlton
Joan Chen1 film together, 2004
Joan Chen's page Saving Face2004IMDb rating 7.4Chen as VivianChen as Ma
Jessica Hecht1 film together, 2004
Jessica Hecht's page Saving Face2004IMDb rating 7.4Chen as VivianHecht as Hospital Co-Worker
Alice WuDirector, 1 film, 2004
All films by Alice Wu Saving Face2004IMDb rating 7.4Chen as Vivian
Emily TingDirector, 1 film, 2019
All films by Emily Ting Go Back to China2019IMDb rating 6.1Chen as Carol Li
Jennifer SharpDirector, 1 film, 2007
All films by Jennifer Sharp I'm Through with White Girls (The Inevitable Undoing of Jay Brooks)2007IMDb rating 5.7Chen as Candace
Online
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