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{{short description|American actress}}
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|name = Lynn Chen
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|caption = Chen in 2021
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|12|24}}<ref>[https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1187181/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0]</ref>
|birth_place = [[Queens]], New York
|birth_place = [[Queens]], New York
|occupation = Actress, singer
|occupation = Actress, singer, filmmaker, blogger
|years_active = 2001–present
|years_active = 2001–present
|spouse = Abe Forman-Greenwald
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| alma_mater = [[Wesleyan University]]
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'''Lynn Chen''' ({{zh|c=陳凌|p=chén líng}}; born December 24) is a [[Taiwanese American]] actress and singer. She is best known for playing Vivian Shing in the film ''[[Saving Face (2004 film)|Saving Face]]'', a role for which she won the "Outstanding Newcomer Award" at the 2006 Asian Excellence Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lynnchen.com/|title=lynn chen|website=lynn chen}}</ref> She writes the popular food blog The Actor's Diet. Chen was named a 2013 "New Change Agent" by ''[[Marie Claire]]''.<ref>[http://www.marieclaire.com/world-reports/inspirational-women/new-change-agents-lisa-lee-lynn-chen New Change Agents Lisa Lee Lyn Chen], ''Marie Claire''. March 25, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2013.</ref>
'''Lynn Chen''' ({{zh|c=陳凌|p=chén líng}}) is a [[Taiwanese-American]] actress and singer. She is best known for playing Vivian Shing in the film ''[[Saving Face (2004 film)|Saving Face]]'', a role for which she won the "Outstanding Newcomer Award" at the 2006 Asian Excellence Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lynnchen.com/|title=lynn chen|website=lynn chen}}</ref> She writes the popular food blog The Actor's Diet. Chen was named a 2013 "New Change Agent" by ''[[Marie Claire]]''.<ref>[http://www.marieclaire.com/world-reports/inspirational-women/new-change-agents-lisa-lee-lynn-chen New Change Agents Lisa Lee Lyn Chen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811125422/http://www.marieclaire.com/world-reports/inspirational-women/new-change-agents-lisa-lee-lynn-chen |date=August 11, 2014 }}, ''Marie Claire''. March 25, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2013.</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Chen was born in [[Queens]], New York and raised in [[Cresskill, New Jersey]].<ref>Chang, Althea D. [http://www.asianlife.com/ext/magazine/viewArticles/id/78783593 "Asian American and Female in American Television and Films: Lynn Chen from All My Children"]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, AsianLife Magazine. Retrieved September 30, 2007. "As a young student in Cresskill, NJ, she was defined by her acting, so she eventually wanted to try something new."</ref> Her mother is an opera singer and father was the founding president of The [[Kunqu]] Society, Inc.<ref>Honoring Fu-Yen and Lynn Chen, AAJA V3Con, http://v3con.com/2012/08/15/honoring-fu-yen-and-lynn-chen/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313110327/http://v3con.com/2012/08/15/honoring-fu-yen-and-lynn-chen/ |date=March 13, 2013 }}</ref> She has one brother; he is also in the music field. Her parents came to America from [[Taiwan]] in the late 1960s. She is married to Abe Forman-Greenwald.
Chen was born in [[Queens]], New York and raised in [[Cresskill, New Jersey]].<ref>Chang, Althea D. [http://www.asianlife.com/ext/magazine/viewArticles/id/78783593 "Asian American and Female in American Television and Films: Lynn Chen from All My Children"]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, AsianLife Magazine. Retrieved September 30, 2007. "As a young student in Cresskill, NJ, she was defined by her acting, so she eventually wanted to try something new."</ref> Her mother is an opera singer and father was the founding president of The [[Kunqu]] Society, Inc.<ref>Honoring Fu-Yen and Lynn Chen, AAJA V3Con, http://v3con.com/2012/08/15/honoring-fu-yen-and-lynn-chen/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313110327/http://v3con.com/2012/08/15/honoring-fu-yen-and-lynn-chen/ |date=March 13, 2013 }}</ref> She has one brother; he is also in the music field. Her parents came to America from [[Taiwan]] in the late 1960s. Chen attended [[Wesleyan University]], where she studied Women's Studies and Music.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/stories-of-hope/lynn-chen-actress-and-blogger-lynn-chen|title = Lynn Chen, Actress and Blogger}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2018/09/26/chen-98-explores-emotions-of-directorial-debut-for-filmmaker-magazine/|title = Chen '98 Explores Emotions of Directorial Debut for Filmmaker Magazine}}</ref>

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Chen attended [[Wesleyan University]].


==Career==
==Career==
Chen has appeared in [[Alice Wu]]'s film ''[[Saving Face (2004 film)|Saving Face]]'' as Vivian Shing opposite [[Michelle Krusiec]] (who played a character named Wilhemina Pang, Shing's love interest). and [[Joan Chen]]. For her role in that film, she won the "Outstanding Newcomer Award" at the 2006 Asian Excellence Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.beautylish.com/a/vxamr/lynn-chen-actors-diet|title=How Blogger and Actress Lynn Chen Learned That Looks Don't Really Matter|website=Beautylish}}</ref>
Chen has appeared in [[Alice Wu]]'s film ''[[Saving Face (2004 film)|Saving Face]]'' as Vivian Shing opposite [[Michelle Krusiec]] (playing Wilhemina Pang, Shing's love interest) and [[Joan Chen]]. For her role in that film, she won the "Outstanding Newcomer Award" at the 2006 Asian Excellence Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.beautylish.com/a/vxamr/lynn-chen-actors-diet|title=How Blogger and Actress Lynn Chen Learned That Looks Don't Really Matter|website=Beautylish}}</ref>


===Television===
===Television===
In 2014, Chen appeared on the episode "Proof of Concept" of [[Mike Judge]]'s HBO show, ''[[Silicon Valley (TV series)|Silicon Valley]]'' as Grace Melcher. Before ''Saving Face'', Chen appeared on TV shows such as ''[[All My Children]]'' (as reoccurring character Regina), ''[[Law & Order]]'' (as Jenny Wu), ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' (as Helen Chen), and a 2002 episode of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' hosted by [[Jon Stewart]] as a Vietnamese Girl. She has also appeared on the TV Shows ''[[Law & Order: Trial by Jury]]'' (as Lin – Kressel's Assistant), ''[[Numb3rs]]'' (as Bree Eng), ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]'' (as Nurse Lisa), and the pilot for the show ''[[The Singles Table]]'' (as Lexi Park).<ref>TV Guide, Lynn Chen, http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lynn-chen/163250</ref><ref>Lynn Chen Interview, http://usasians-articles.tripod.com/articles-lynn-chen4.html</ref> In 2016 she played a nurse in the pilot episode of ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]'' spinoff series ''[[Fear the Walking Dead]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3335362/amc-orders-two-seasons-walking-dead-spin/|title=AMC Orders Two Seasons of 'The Walking Dead' Spin-Off: "Fear the Walking Dead"|first=Patrick|last=Cooper|date=March 9, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fangoria.com/new/amc-announces-two-season-order-for-walking-dead-spin-off-series/|title=AMC Announces Two Season Order for 'WALKING DEAD' Spin-off Series|access-date=March 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402134054/http://www.fangoria.com/new/amc-announces-two-season-order-for-walking-dead-spin-off-series/|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2014, Chen appeared on the episode "Proof of Concept" of [[Mike Judge]]'s HBO show, ''[[Silicon Valley (TV series)|Silicon Valley]]'' as Grace Melcher. Before ''Saving Face'', Chen appeared on TV shows such as ''[[All My Children]]'' (as reoccurring character Regina), ''[[Law & Order]]'' (as Jenny Wu), ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' (as Helen Chen), and a 2002 episode of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' hosted by [[Jon Stewart]] as a Vietnamese Girl. She has also appeared on the TV Shows ''[[Law & Order: Trial by Jury]]'' (as Lin – Kressel's Assistant), ''[[Numb3rs]]'' (as Bree Eng), ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]'' (as Nurse Lisa), and the pilot for the show ''[[The Singles Table]]'' (as Lexi Park).<ref>TV Guide, Lynn Chen, http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lynn-chen/163250</ref><ref>Lynn Chen Interview, http://usasians-articles.tripod.com/articles-lynn-chen4.html</ref> In 2015 she played a nurse in the pilot episode of ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]'' spinoff series ''[[Fear the Walking Dead]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3335362/amc-orders-two-seasons-walking-dead-spin/|title=AMC Orders Two Seasons of 'The Walking Dead' Spin-Off: "Fear the Walking Dead"|first=Patrick|last=Cooper|date=March 9, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fangoria.com/new/amc-announces-two-season-order-for-walking-dead-spin-off-series/|title=AMC Announces Two Season Order for 'WALKING DEAD' Spin-off Series|access-date=March 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402134054/http://www.fangoria.com/new/amc-announces-two-season-order-for-walking-dead-spin-off-series/|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>


===Feature films===
===Feature films===
Chen has also appeared in feature films such as [[Neil LaBute]]'s ''[[Lakeview Terrace]]'' (2008) opposite [[Samuel L. Jackson]] (as Eden), David Langlitz's ''[[Mentor (film)|Mentor]]'' (2006) opposite [[Rutger Hauer]] (as Susan), [[Quentin Lee]]'s ''[[The People I've Slept With]]'' (2009) (as Juliet, the sister of [[Karin Anna Cheung]]'s character), Richard Wong's ''Yes, We're Open'' (2012) (as Sylvia, the wife of [[Parry Shen]]'s character), [[Dave Boyle]]'s ''[[White on Rice]]'' (2009) (as Ramona), [[Dave Boyle]]'s ''[[Surrogate Valentine]]'' (2011) and ''Daylight Savings'' (2012) (as Rachel), Tom Huang's ''Why Am I Doing This?'' (2009) (as Katie), Kedar Korde's ''Xs & Oxs'' (2007) (as Gwen), Jennifer Sharp's ''I'm Through with White Girls (The Inevitable Undoing of Jay Brooks'' (2007) (as Candace), and Mark Levin's ''[[Little Manhattan]]'' (2005).<ref>AV Club, Lynn Chen, http://www.avclub.com/articles/episode-113-lynn-chen,97590/</ref><ref>Lynn Chen, Notes on the Road, http://notesontheroad.com/lynn-chen.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531073252/http://notesontheroad.com/lynn-chen.html |date=May 31, 2013 }}</ref><ref>AboutMe, LynnChen, http://about.me/lynnchen</ref><ref>Lynn Chen, TaiwaneseAmerican.org, 100 Passionate People, http://taiwaneseamerican.org/100people/lynn-chen/</ref>
Chen has also appeared in feature films such as [[Neil LaBute]]'s ''[[Lakeview Terrace]]'' (2008) opposite [[Samuel L. Jackson]] (as Eden), David Langlitz's ''[[Mentor (film)|Mentor]]'' (2006) opposite [[Rutger Hauer]] (as Susan), [[Quentin Lee]]'s ''[[The People I've Slept With]]'' (2009) (as Juliet, the sister of [[Karin Anna Cheung]]'s character), Richard Wong's ''Yes, We're Open'' (2012) (as Sylvia, the wife of [[Parry Shen]]'s character), [[Dave Boyle]]'s ''[[White on Rice]]'' (2009) (as Ramona), [[Dave Boyle]]'s ''[[Surrogate Valentine]]'' (2011) and ''[[Daylight Savings (film)|Daylight Savings]]'' (2012) (as Rachel), Tom Huang's ''Why Am I Doing This?'' (2009) (as Katie), Kedar Korde's ''Xs & Oxs'' (2007) (as Gwen), Jennifer Sharp's ''I'm Through with White Girls (The Inevitable Undoing of Jay Brooks'' (2007) (as Candace), and Mark Levin's ''[[Little Manhattan]]'' (2005).<ref>Lynn Chen, Notes on the Road, http://notesontheroad.com/lynn-chen.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531073252/http://notesontheroad.com/lynn-chen.html |date=May 31, 2013 }}</ref><ref>AboutMe, LynnChen, http://about.me/lynnchen</ref><ref>Lynn Chen, TaiwaneseAmerican.org, 100 Passionate People, http://taiwaneseamerican.org/100people/lynn-chen/</ref> She wrote and directed the 2020 film ''[[I Will Make You Mine]]'', which was the third in the ''Surrogate Valentine'' trilogy and was a selection of the 2020 South By Southwest Film Festival.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kennedy |first1=Lisa |title='I Will Make You Mine': Film Review |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/i-will-make-you-mine-film-review-1234622916/ |access-date=6 January 2022 |publisher=Variety |date=2 June 2020}}</ref>


===Web series and online content===
===Web series and online content===
She currently appears on a web series entitled ''Nice Girls Crew'' directed by [[Tanuj Chopra]] ([[Sundance Film Festival]] Humanitas Prize Winner ''Punching at the Sun'') and written by Chopra and Christine Kwon.<ref>CAAM, Nice Girls Crew, {{cite web |url=http://festival.caamedia.org/30/guide/program/nice-girls-crew/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=September 13, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131108061749/http://festival.caamedia.org/30/guide/program/nice-girls-crew/ |archivedate=November 8, 2013 }}</ref> The web series also stars her ''[[Saving Face (2004 film)|Saving Face]]'' co-star [[Michelle Krusiec]] as well as [[Sheetal Sheth]].<ref>CAAM, Nice Girls Crew Season 1, http://caamedia.org/blog/2012/11/05/nice-girls-crew-season-1-on-youtube/</ref> She also appears on an episode of Andrea Lwin's web series, ''Slanted'' (as Samantha). Chen has also written and produced a short film entitled ''Via Text'' (2011), which was directed by her husband Abe Forman-Greenwald.<ref>Lynn Chen in 'Via Text', Angry Asian Man, http://blog.angryasianman.com/2011/10/lynn-chen-in-via-text.html</ref><ref>Via Text, Cast/Crew, {{cite web |url=http://viatextmovie.com/castcrew |title=Archived copy |accessdate=September 13, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006090422/http://viatextmovie.com/castcrew |archivedate=October 6, 2014 }}</ref>
She currently appears on a web series entitled ''Nice Girls Crew'' directed by [[Tanuj Chopra]] ([[Sundance Film Festival]] Humanitas Prize Winner ''Punching at the Sun'') and written by Chopra and Christine Kwon.<ref>CAAM, Nice Girls Crew, {{cite web |url=http://festival.caamedia.org/30/guide/program/nice-girls-crew/ |title=CAAM &#124; Nice Girls Crew &#124; SFIAAFF30 |accessdate=September 13, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131108061749/http://festival.caamedia.org/30/guide/program/nice-girls-crew/ |archivedate=November 8, 2013 }}</ref> The web series also stars her ''[[Saving Face (2004 film)|Saving Face]]'' co-star [[Michelle Krusiec]] as well as [[Sheetal Sheth]].<ref>CAAM, Nice Girls Crew Season 1, http://caamedia.org/blog/2012/11/05/nice-girls-crew-season-1-on-youtube/</ref> She also appears on an episode of Andrea Lwin's web series, ''Slanted'' (as Samantha). Chen has also written and produced a short film entitled ''Via Text'' (2011), which was directed by her husband Abe Forman-Greenwald.<ref>Lynn Chen in 'Via Text', Angry Asian Man, http://blog.angryasianman.com/2011/10/lynn-chen-in-via-text.html</ref><ref>Via Text, Cast/Crew, {{cite web |url=http://viatextmovie.com/castcrew |title=Via Text |accessdate=September 13, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006090422/http://viatextmovie.com/castcrew |archivedate=October 6, 2014 }}</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
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|2012
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|''[[Daylight Savings (film)|Daylight Savings]]''
|Rachel
|Rachel
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|2017
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|''Growing Apart''
|Loa
|Carol Li
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|Short, completed
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|2019
|2019
|''Go Back to China''
|''[[Go Back to China]]''
|Carol Li
|Carol Li
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|2020
|''[[I Will Make You Mine]]''
|Rachel
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|''Pooling to Paradise''
|Jenny
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| ''[[See You Then (film)|See You Then]]''
| Naomi Liu
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|Vicky
|TV series
|TV series
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|2019
|''Shameless (US)''
|Mimi
|Recurring role
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|2021-
|''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''
|Dr. Michelle Lin
|Recurring role; 4 episodes
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|}
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{official website}}
* {{official website}}
* {{IMDb name}}
* [http://theactorsdiet.com Lynn Chen's food blog]
* [http://theactorsdiet.com Lynn Chen's food blog]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130529143314/http://taipei543.com/2011/08/16/lynn-chen-eat-act-love/ Lynn Chen- Eat, Act, Love]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130529143314/http://taipei543.com/2011/08/16/lynn-chen-eat-act-love/ Lynn Chen- Eat, Act, Love]
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Latest revision as of 17:18, 24 December 2024

Lynn Chen
Chen in 2021
Born
Queens, New York
Alma materWesleyan University
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, filmmaker, blogger
Years active2001–present
SpouseAbe Forman-Greenwald

Lynn Chen (Chinese: 陳凌; pinyin: chén líng) is a Taiwanese-American actress and singer. She is best known for playing Vivian Shing in the film Saving Face, a role for which she won the "Outstanding Newcomer Award" at the 2006 Asian Excellence Awards.[1] She writes the popular food blog The Actor's Diet. Chen was named a 2013 "New Change Agent" by Marie Claire.[2]

Early life

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Chen was born in Queens, New York and raised in Cresskill, New Jersey.[3] Her mother is an opera singer and father was the founding president of The Kunqu Society, Inc.[4] She has one brother; he is also in the music field. Her parents came to America from Taiwan in the late 1960s. Chen attended Wesleyan University, where she studied Women's Studies and Music.[5][6]

Career

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Chen has appeared in Alice Wu's film Saving Face as Vivian Shing opposite Michelle Krusiec (playing Wilhemina Pang, Shing's love interest) and Joan Chen. For her role in that film, she won the "Outstanding Newcomer Award" at the 2006 Asian Excellence Awards.[7]

Television

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In 2014, Chen appeared on the episode "Proof of Concept" of Mike Judge's HBO show, Silicon Valley as Grace Melcher. Before Saving Face, Chen appeared on TV shows such as All My Children (as reoccurring character Regina), Law & Order (as Jenny Wu), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (as Helen Chen), and a 2002 episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by Jon Stewart as a Vietnamese Girl. She has also appeared on the TV Shows Law & Order: Trial by Jury (as Lin – Kressel's Assistant), Numb3rs (as Bree Eng), NCIS: Los Angeles (as Nurse Lisa), and the pilot for the show The Singles Table (as Lexi Park).[8][9] In 2015 she played a nurse in the pilot episode of The Walking Dead spinoff series Fear the Walking Dead.[10][11]

Feature films

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Chen has also appeared in feature films such as Neil LaBute's Lakeview Terrace (2008) opposite Samuel L. Jackson (as Eden), David Langlitz's Mentor (2006) opposite Rutger Hauer (as Susan), Quentin Lee's The People I've Slept With (2009) (as Juliet, the sister of Karin Anna Cheung's character), Richard Wong's Yes, We're Open (2012) (as Sylvia, the wife of Parry Shen's character), Dave Boyle's White on Rice (2009) (as Ramona), Dave Boyle's Surrogate Valentine (2011) and Daylight Savings (2012) (as Rachel), Tom Huang's Why Am I Doing This? (2009) (as Katie), Kedar Korde's Xs & Oxs (2007) (as Gwen), Jennifer Sharp's I'm Through with White Girls (The Inevitable Undoing of Jay Brooks (2007) (as Candace), and Mark Levin's Little Manhattan (2005).[12][13][14] She wrote and directed the 2020 film I Will Make You Mine, which was the third in the Surrogate Valentine trilogy and was a selection of the 2020 South By Southwest Film Festival.[15]

Web series and online content

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She currently appears on a web series entitled Nice Girls Crew directed by Tanuj Chopra (Sundance Film Festival Humanitas Prize Winner Punching at the Sun) and written by Chopra and Christine Kwon.[16] The web series also stars her Saving Face co-star Michelle Krusiec as well as Sheetal Sheth.[17] She also appears on an episode of Andrea Lwin's web series, Slanted (as Samantha). Chen has also written and produced a short film entitled Via Text (2011), which was directed by her husband Abe Forman-Greenwald.[18][19]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2002 Fortune Jen Short
2002 Up to the Roof DJ Night 1 Short
2004 Saving Face Vivian Shing
2005 Fly Me Home Short
2005 Little Manhattan Girl on the Street
2006 Mentor Susan
2006 Desperate Housewife Gynecologist Short
2007 I'm Through with White Girls Candace
2007 X's & O's Gwen
2008 Lakeview Terrace Eden
2009 Why Am I Doing This? Katie
2009 White on Rice Ramona
2011 Surrogate Valentine Rachel
2011 Via Text Short
2012 Daylight Savings Rachel
2012 Yes, We're Open Sylvia
2012 The People I've Slept With Juliet
2013 Abby White, Interracial Relationship Counselor Linda Short
2014 Teacher in a Box Ms. Malloy Short
2014 Sutures Audrey Short
2015 Dying to Kill Tracy
2016 Parachute Girls Ellie Short
2016 Chee and T Lindo Chong
2016 Baby and Me Yoga Dana Short
2017 Rice on White Linda Post-production
2017 Growing Apart Loa Short, completed
2019 Go Back to China Carol Li
2020 I Will Make You Mine Rachel Also writer and director
2021 Pooling to Paradise Jenny
2021 See You Then Naomi Liu

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2001 Law & Order Jenny Wu "Teenage Wasteland"
2001 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Helen Chen "Inheritance"
2002 Saturday Night Live Vietnamese Girl "Jon Stewart/India.Arie"
2003 All My Children Regina Recurring role
2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury Lin "The Abominable Showman"
2005 Numb3rs Bree Eng "Soft Target"
2007 The Singles Table Lexi Park "Pilot", "The Housewarming Party"
2010 NCIS: Los Angeles Nurse Lisa "Anonymous"
2012 Slanted Samantha "Paying Your Dues"
2012–13 Nice Girls Crew Sophie Web series
2014 Silicon Valley Grace Melcher "Proof of Concept"
2015 Fear the Walking Dead Nurse "Pilot"
2015 The Lees of Los Angeles Peggy Lee "1.1"
2016 Parker and the Crew Parker's mom TV film
2016 Caring Vicky TV series
2019 Shameless (US) Mimi Recurring role
2021- Grey's Anatomy Dr. Michelle Lin Recurring role; 4 episodes

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2015 Call of Duty: Black Ops III Goh Xiulan

References

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  1. ^ "lynn chen". lynn chen.
  2. ^ New Change Agents Lisa Lee Lyn Chen Archived August 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Marie Claire. March 25, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  3. ^ Chang, Althea D. "Asian American and Female in American Television and Films: Lynn Chen from All My Children"[permanent dead link‍], AsianLife Magazine. Retrieved September 30, 2007. "As a young student in Cresskill, NJ, she was defined by her acting, so she eventually wanted to try something new."
  4. ^ Honoring Fu-Yen and Lynn Chen, AAJA V3Con, http://v3con.com/2012/08/15/honoring-fu-yen-and-lynn-chen/ Archived March 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Lynn Chen, Actress and Blogger".
  6. ^ "Chen '98 Explores Emotions of Directorial Debut for Filmmaker Magazine".
  7. ^ "How Blogger and Actress Lynn Chen Learned That Looks Don't Really Matter". Beautylish.
  8. ^ TV Guide, Lynn Chen, http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lynn-chen/163250
  9. ^ Lynn Chen Interview, http://usasians-articles.tripod.com/articles-lynn-chen4.html
  10. ^ Cooper, Patrick (March 9, 2015). "AMC Orders Two Seasons of 'The Walking Dead' Spin-Off: "Fear the Walking Dead"".
  11. ^ "AMC Announces Two Season Order for 'WALKING DEAD' Spin-off Series". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  12. ^ Lynn Chen, Notes on the Road, http://notesontheroad.com/lynn-chen.html Archived May 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ AboutMe, LynnChen, http://about.me/lynnchen
  14. ^ Lynn Chen, TaiwaneseAmerican.org, 100 Passionate People, http://taiwaneseamerican.org/100people/lynn-chen/
  15. ^ Kennedy, Lisa (June 2, 2020). "'I Will Make You Mine': Film Review". Variety. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  16. ^ CAAM, Nice Girls Crew, "CAAM | Nice Girls Crew | SFIAAFF30". Archived from the original on November 8, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  17. ^ CAAM, Nice Girls Crew Season 1, http://caamedia.org/blog/2012/11/05/nice-girls-crew-season-1-on-youtube/
  18. ^ Lynn Chen in 'Via Text', Angry Asian Man, http://blog.angryasianman.com/2011/10/lynn-chen-in-via-text.html
  19. ^ Via Text, Cast/Crew, "Via Text". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
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