Tina Jung
Biography
Tina Jung is a Korean-Canadian actress who was raised in Burlington, Ontario and started out in school and community theater plays as a child. She studied dance for over ten years and later graduated from York University's Acting Conservatory with a fine arts degree, collecting acting prizes along the way. After signing with an agent, she co-wrote and appeared in the 2017 short Meeting Mommy. She took the lead in the drama Queen of the Morning Calm, which had its premiere at the 2019 Whistler Film Festival and earned her a Best Actress nomination at BronzeLens in 2021. Her screen credits include the Hallmark movie Heart of the Holidays (2020), the sci-fi horror remake Firestarter (2022), and a regular part on the CBC sitcom Strays from 2021 to 2022. She played Sam on the CBC Gem comedy You're My Hero from 2023 to 2025, which brought a Canadian Screen Award nomination in 2024.
36years old
Turns 37 on July 16in 247 days
- Born South Korea
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 4 years2018 to 2022
Every film, newest first
- 2022FirestarterIMDb rating 4.6
- 2021Love UpstreamIMDb rating 6.2
- 2020Heart of the HolidaysIMDb rating 6.3
- 2018No Sleep 'Til ChristmasIMDb rating 6.4
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Behind the camera
Jung co-wrote and co-starred with Simu Liu in the 2017 short film Meeting Mommy, an early credit she helped create rather than simply audition for.
Early training
Jung trained at the Acting Conservatory at York University, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and earning both the Performing Arts Award and the Award in Acting there.
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Worked with
Tina Jung shares two films with Nadine Whiteman Roden, 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
Nadine Whiteman Roden's page
Jayne Eastwood's page
Zac Efron's page
Corey Sevier's page
Kurtwood Smith's page
Bill Lake's page
Keith ThomasDirector, 1 film, 2022
All films by Keith Thomas
Phil TraillDirector, 1 film, 2018
All films by Phil Traill
Online
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