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Hong Chau
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Hong Chau

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1979Born, Thailand
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Hong Chau (born June 25, 1979) is an American actress. She has received several award nominations for her film roles as Ngoc Lan Tran in Downsizing (2017) and as Liz, a nurse, in The Whale (2022), including a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the latter. Chau was born to Vietnamese parents who lived in a refugee camp in Thailand after fleeing Vietnam in the late 1970s. A Vietnamese Catholic church in New Orleans sponsored Chau and her family to move to the United States. She grew up in New Orleans and majored in film studies at Boston University College of Communication before pursuing an acting career. She appeared in the TV series Treme (2010–2013) and the…

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The MenuElsa
How I Met Your MotherCook Pu
The WhaleLiz
DownsizingNgoc Lan Tran
BoJack HorsemanPickles Aplenty (voice)
2026The Sheep DetectivesBeth PennockMovie
2026“Wuthering Heights”NellyMovie
2024The InstigatorsDr. Donna RiveraMovie
2024Kinds of KindnessSarah / Sharon / AkaMovie
2023Asteroid CityPollyMovie
2023Showing UpJoMovie
2023The Night AgentDiane Farr · 10 episodesShow
2023Poker FaceMarge · 1 episodeShow
2022The WhaleLizMovie
2022The MenuElsaMovie
2020DrivewaysKathyMovie
2020Artemis FowlOpal Koboi (uncredited)Movie
2019WatchmenLady Trieu · 4 episodesShow
2019American WomanJenny · Executive ProducerMovie
2018HomecomingAudrey Temple · 11 episodesShow
2018ForeverSarah · 1 episodeShow
2018Duck ButterGlowMovie
2017DownsizingNgoc Lan TranMovie
2017Big Little LiesJackie · 3 episodesShow
2014Inherent ViceJadeMovie
2014A to ZLora · 13 episodesShow
2014Market HoursAngelaMovie
2010$#*! My Dad SaysDJ · 1 episodeShow
2010TremeLinh · 4 episodesShow
2010Good Luck CharlieTheresa · 1 episodeShow
2007The Sarah Silverman ProgramAsian Masseuse · 1 episodeShow

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