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Vivian Bang

Biography

Vivian Bang is an American actress who has appeared on television, in film, and in experimental performance. Born in Seoul, she studied performance art at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and earned a BFA in acting in 1996, after which she toured with the Big Art Group troupe and took stage roles, among them one in the Obie-nominated Benton Kozo. She was a main cast member of Sullivan & Son, playing Steve Byrne's sister, and of Swedish Dicks, and she won a Best Actress award for the short Elizabeth Ong Is Missing. On screen she had small parts in Yes Man (2008), as a planner of a bridal shower, and in Always Be My Maybe (2019), as a hippie girlfriend. With director Daryl Wein she co-wrote and co-produced White Rabbit and starred in it, and the film made its debut at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival before Gravitas Ventures acquired it.

53years old

Turns 54 on October 23in 346 days

  • Born Seoul
  • Star sign: ScorpioFirst day of the sign, on the Libra cusp

Movie Career

Films
9
Career span
21 years2004 to 2025

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  1. Behind the camera

    Bang co-wrote and co-produced White Rabbit with director Daryl Wein, taking the lead as a struggling performance artist who supports herself through the TaskRabbit app. It premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival in the out-of-competition NEXT lineup.

  2. Early training

    Bang earned a BFA in acting in 1996 from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where her studies centered on experimental theater and performance art.

  3. Early training

    After she graduated, Bang went on tour with the Big Art Group, which is described as an experimental performance troupe.

Vivian Bang movies on Netflix

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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Always Be My Maybe2019 Comedy, Romanceas Jenny

    IMDb rating 6.767K votes

  2. The Parenting2025 Comedy, Horroras Sara

    IMDb rating 5.79.4K votes

  3. Little Black Book2004as Katie

    IMDb rating 5.420K votes

  4. Someone Marry Barry2014as Woman at Taxi Stand

    IMDb rating 5.88.7K votes

  5. Slightly Single in L.A.2013as Gillian

    IMDb rating 4.51.4K votes

  6. Coming & Going2011as Joy

    IMDb rating 5.4777 votes

  7. Runt2020as Kathy

    IMDb rating 6.21.1K votes

  8. Jeffie Was Here2010as Barista Girl

    IMDb rating 8.151 votes

Worked with

Vivian Bang shares two films with Lacey Chabert, 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.

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