Rae Dawn Chong

Rae Dawn Chong ( born February 28, 1961 in Edmonton, Canada) is a Canadian actress.

Career

The daughter of comedian Tommy Chong has already appeared in her childhood on Canadian television. The mother has ancestors who descended from the Cherokee, as well as Afro- Canadian origin. Tommy Chong is Chinese - British origin. Her sister Robbi Chong is a model and actress.

With the acting, she began at Disney's Wonderful World 1974. Her first significant role was Chong 1981 French film In the beginning there was fire. The strip made ​​her famous overnight and brought her a Genie Award, the Canadian equivalent of the Academy Awards, a. Then films followed such as the phantom command with Arnold Schwarzenegger and The Color Purple starring Whoopi Goldberg and Danny Glover. Chong was playing with not only in Mick Jagger's video clip " Just Another Night", but also in his musical film Running Out of Luck ( 1987). In 2000, she was with the horror film Cursed Part 3 her debut as a director.

Chong has a son from her first marriage. Her second husband, C. Thomas Howell, she met on the set of Soul Man know. From him she is now divorced.

Filmography

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