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Julia Ling

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  • Producer
  • Writer
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Julia Ling
Hand to Hand Combat, Mixed Martial Arts, MMA, Jiu Jitsu, Real Fight
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Most widely known for her work on prime time television on shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer, House (FOX), ER, Grey's Anatomy, The OC, 8 Simple Rules (Disney), The Deep End (ABC), the critically acclaimed Aaron Sorkin series, Studio 60 On the Sunset Strip (NBC), Julia Ling starred as the popular "nerd-herder" Anna Wu on Chuck. This action-comedy garnered international support, and Ling was voted as "No.1 Woman of Geek Culture" by G4TV. After voicing the live action character "Izumi" for the video game, Command and Conquer (EA), Ling toured the world to raise money for charities. In the 2007 Jackie Chan Disciples martial arts competition, Ling was selected as a Finalist to compete in the International Top 100 and won "Best Acting Award" for her performance.

As a dancer, her first award-winning solo performance aired on national television when she was 8 years old. At sixteen, she was selected as a State Finalist in the "Miss America Pageant" and was awarded by Congressman David Dreier for over one hundred hours of volunteer service to her local hospital. After nine years of playing the piano, Ling received a diploma from the Royal Board of Music. She graduated high school second in her class with a 4.0 GPA, then went on to UCLA where she majored in chemical engineering and became Vice President of Engineering Society and honorary member of Society of Women Engineers. She returned to UCLA to study film producing and receive a professional certificate in the Mandarin Chinese language.

Ling later joined the star cast of FOX sitcom, I Hate My Teenage Daughter, voiced a sketch in Chinese for Conan O'Brien, performed opposite Academy Award winner Adrien Brody in the movie "High School," and starred in a number of independent films, but Ling could not contain her passion as a film-maker. While on set as an actress, she shadowed notable directors as Jay Chandrasekhar, Timothy Busfield, Leslie Linka Glatter and many others. She studied film producing at UCLA and was largely self taught through experience and studying from her mentors in the field. UCI awarded her the Anne Frank Researcher Award for her film-making efforts on a historical documentary.

Ling launched her own production company, Silver Rose Entertainment, for writing, script coverage, and film production. The company's clients included scientists from Cal Tech, University of Illinois, other filmmakers and commercial companies. In recent years, Ling joined the cast of a few feature films, and also co-created, produced and starred in a couple of her own short films: "Brotherhood" which won overall best action in the 2-minute category at the Urban Action Film Festival, and "Tango Down" which won "Best Short Film" at the 573 Film Festival in Perryville, MO. She appeared on Fox 2 St. Louis prior to the screening to promote "Tango Down."
BornFebruary 14, 1983
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Actors Julia Ling and Ryan Stuart in "Tango Down"
Vik Sahay, Scott Krinsky, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Zachary Levi, Joshua Gomez, and Julia Ling in Chuck (2007)
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Julia Ling in Chuck (2007)
Julia Ling in Chuck (2007)
Vik Sahay, Scott Krinsky, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Zachary Levi, Joshua Gomez, and Julia Ling in Chuck (2007)
Joshua Gomez and Julia Ling in Chuck (2007)
Julia Ling in Chuck (2007)
Julia Ling

Known for

Julia Ling in Tactical Girl (2016)
Tactical Girl
5.9
TV Series
  • Tactical Girl
Julia Ling and Ryan Stuart in Bonds of Brotherhood (2017)
Bonds of Brotherhood
Short
  • Evelyn
  • 2017
Chuck: Meet the Nerd Herders (2008)
Chuck: Meet the Nerd Herders
7.0
TV Series
  • Anna Wu
Zachary Levi and Yvonne Strahovski in Chuck (2007)
Chuck
8.2
TV Series
  • Anna Wu

Credits

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Actress

  • Justice Angel
    • Xiaoying (rumored)
    • In Development
  • Solus
    • Alexa Martingale
    • Completed
    • Short
  • Angelique Berry and Floriane Andersen in Emergency: LA (2021)
    Emergency: LA
    • LAPD Officer Danni Prescott
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Tomorrow, I'll Be Someone's Girlfriend (2022)
    Tomorrow, I'll Be Someone's Girlfriend
    • Yua
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Blue Call (2021)
    Blue Call
    • Vy
    • 2021
  • Drive Time (2020)
    Drive Time
    • Rebecca
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Lee Thompson, Cole Jahna, Rudy Reyes, and Adam C. Martin in Blackbird Anthem: 22 (2020)
    Blackbird Anthem: 22
    • Sam
    • Music Video
    • 2020
  • Julia Ling, Ryan Stuart, and Hiram A. Murray in Tango Down (2019)
    Tango Down
    • Samantha Salas
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Chuck's Apartment (2018)
    Chuck's Apartment
    • Jewel-Ski
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Julia Ling in Tactical Girl (2016)
    Tactical Girl
    • Tactical Girl
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2018
  • Julia Ling and Ryan Stuart in Bonds of Brotherhood (2017)
    Bonds of Brotherhood
    • Evelyn
    • Short
    • 2017
  • We Need to Talk (2017)
    We Need to Talk
    • Server
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Nathan Kress, Ryan Higa, and Virginia Gardner in Tell Me How I Die (2016)
    Tell Me How I Die
    • Sorority Girl
    • 2016
  • I Hate My Teenage Daughter (2011)
    I Hate My Teenage Daughter
    • Jane
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Halloween Knight
    • Val
    • Short
    • 2011
  • Love Sick Diaries (2010)
    Love Sick Diaries
    • Origami Girl
    • 2010
  • Dynamite Swine (2010)
    Dynamite Swine
    • Lulu
    • 2010

Producer

  • Lee Thompson, Cole Jahna, Rudy Reyes, and Adam C. Martin in Blackbird Anthem: 22 (2020)
    Blackbird Anthem: 22
    • producer
    • Music Video
    • 2020
  • Julia Ling, Ryan Stuart, and Hiram A. Murray in Tango Down (2019)
    Tango Down
    • executive producer
    • line producer
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Julia Ling in Tactical Girl (2016)
    Tactical Girl
    • line producer
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2018
  • Julia Ling and Ryan Stuart in Bonds of Brotherhood (2017)
    Bonds of Brotherhood
    • line producer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Julia Ling in Cinder (2010)
    Cinder
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2010

Writer

  • Lee Thompson, Cole Jahna, Rudy Reyes, and Adam C. Martin in Blackbird Anthem: 22 (2020)
    Blackbird Anthem: 22
    • Writer
    • Music Video
    • 2020
  • Julia Ling in Tactical Girl (2016)
    Tactical Girl
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2018
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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 1″ (1.55 m)
  • Born
    • February 14, 1983
    • Southern California, USA
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    • 3 Interviews
    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    Speaks fluent English, Mandarin, and German.
  • Quotes
    I love swimming with my hair loose, because I feel like Ariel from The Little Mermaid, with my long hair floating in the water.

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