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Lynn Chen(I)

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Lynn Chen
Rachel (Lynn Chen) lives in idle luxury with a cheating husband. Professor Erika (Ayako Fujitani) juggles career demands while raising her daughter Sachiko (Ayami Riley Tomine). Struggling musician Yea-Ming (Yea-Ming Chen) is still chasing a fast-fading dream. Three women who could not be more different have one thing in common: their flawed romantic history with singer-songwriter Goh Nakamura. When the amiable but unreliable Goh ambles back into town and into their lives, the past comes roaring back.
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I Will Make You Mine (2020)
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At the age of five, Lynn Chen began singing on the stage of The Metropolitan Opera House. She has been performing ever since. Her feature film debut was in Sony Pictures Classics' Saving Face, a role that won her the title of "Outstanding Newcomer" at the 2006 AXAwards. She has been a fixture on the film festival circuit -- including Sundance, Toronto, Tribeca, and SXSW. In 2017, she won "Best Actor" at the NBC Shorts Fest and a talent holding deal with the network.

Lynn was featured in Variety's 2020 "Power of Women" Issue for her directorial debut I WIll Make You Mine, which she also wrote, produced, and starred in. The movie has a 100% Rotten Tomato Rating and was an Official Selection of the 2020 SXSW Film Festival.

Lynn has produced, directed, and hosted non-scripted content for outlets like BuzzFeed, Tastemade, Hello Giggles, and ISATV that have seen over 40 million views. She founded the blogs/podcasts "The Actor's Diet" and "Thick Dumpling Skin" (the first site dedicated to Asian-Americans and eating disorders). She has been featured on NPR, Cosmopolitan, and Marie Claire Magazine and has been a speaker at various colleges (Stanford, Dartmouth, Wellesley), conferences (WonderCon), and festivals (Disneyland California Adventure Food & Wine) for her acting work and body image activism. Lynn has been an Ambassador for The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) and Miry's List. She has also written for LA Weekly, Filmmaker Magazine, and cupcakes & cashmere.
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Michelle Krusiec and Lynn Chen in Saving Face (2004)
Michelle Krusiec and Lynn Chen in Saving Face (2004)
Michelle Krusiec and Lynn Chen in Saving Face (2004)
Michelle Krusiec, Lynn Chen, and Alice Wu in Saving Face (2004)
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Known for

James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Grey's Anatomy
7.6
TV Series
  • Dr. Michelle Lin
Ayako Fujitani, Ayami Riley Tomine, Lynn Chen, Goh Nakamura, and Yea-Ming Chen in I Will Make You Mine (2020)
I Will Make You Mine
5.8
  • Rachel
  • 2020
William H. Macy, Steve Howey, Cameron Monaghan, Shanola Hampton, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, and Emma Kenney in Shameless (2011)
Shameless
8.6
TV Series
  • Mimi
Joan Chen in Saving Face (2004)
Saving Face
7.4
  • Vivian Shing
  • 2004

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Actress

  • Girl at a Bar
    • Post-production
  • James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
    Grey's Anatomy
  • Till Dawn (2021)
    Till Dawn
  • Melba Martinez, Kalo Moss, Dash McCloud, Shanessa Khawaja, Otmara Marrero, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Jenna Qureshi, and Justin Sun in Launchpad (2021)
    Launchpad
  • See You Then (2021)
    See You Then
  • Pooling to Paradise (2021)
    Pooling to Paradise
  • Andrew Rannells, Pamela Adlon, Jessi Klein, Jason Mantzoukas, Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Brandon Kyle Goodman, and Ayo Edebiri in Big Mouth (2017)
    Big Mouth
    • (voice)
  • Trash Truck (2020)
    Trash Truck
  • Paper Tiger (2020)
    Paper Tiger
  • Lynn Chen in Jus Soli (2020)
    Jus Soli
  • Tzi Ma, Clifton Davis, Dan Lauria, Kenny Leu, and Ciara Renée in A Shot Through the Wall (2020)
    A Shot Through the Wall
  • Pieces (2020)
    Pieces
  • Ghost of Tsushima (2020)
    Ghost of Tsushima
    • (voice)
  • Ayako Fujitani, Ayami Riley Tomine, Lynn Chen, Goh Nakamura, and Yea-Ming Chen in I Will Make You Mine (2020)
    I Will Make You Mine
  • Jon Abrahams, Carrie Gibson, Riley Triggs, Lynn Chen, Clark Freeman, Julie McNiven, Brock Kelly, Autumn Federici, Megan Davis, Jake Helgren, Emily Goss, Kelley Jakle, Blythe Howard, Roxy Shih, Lars Lindstrom, and Carrie Bernans in Black Hearted Killer (2020)
    Black Hearted Killer
  • William H. Macy, Steve Howey, Cameron Monaghan, Shanola Hampton, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, and Emma Kenney in Shameless (2011)
    Shameless

Director

  • Stage Kids
    • In Production
  • Ayako Fujitani, Ayami Riley Tomine, Lynn Chen, Goh Nakamura, and Yea-Ming Chen in I Will Make You Mine (2020)
    I Will Make You Mine

Writer

  • Stage Kids
    • In Production
  • Ayako Fujitani, Ayami Riley Tomine, Lynn Chen, Goh Nakamura, and Yea-Ming Chen in I Will Make You Mine (2020)
    I Will Make You Mine
  • Lynn Chen in Via Text (2011)
    Via Text

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White On Rice
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White On Rice
Geeks On Board
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Geeks On Board
The People I've Slept With
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The People I've Slept With
Official Trailer
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Official Trailer
Official Trailer
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Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:38
Official Trailer
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Trailer 1:53
Official Trailer
Surrogate Valentine
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Surrogate Valentine
The People I've Slept With
Trailer 1:57
The People I've Slept With
White on Rice
Trailer 2:05
White on Rice
Go Back to China
Trailer 1:33
Go Back to China
Yes, We're Open
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Yes, We're Open

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    • Food Blog - The Actors Diet
    • Official Site
    • December 24
    • New York City, New York, USA
    • Abe Forman-GreenwaldApril 2003 - present
    • (No Children)
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    Commercial for Disneyworld
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    "Saving Face" was the very first script she ever read.
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    I was so scared to tell my mom that I had done a nude scene, and when I finally told her she was like, 'Oh my god, oh my god. Okay.'

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