Esther Chae (Korean: 채경주; RR: Chae Gyeong-ju) is an
award-winning Korean-American actor, published playwright, speaker and
consultant for Korean entertainment and Hollywood. Chae has appeared
in numerous television shows such as NCIS, Law and Order: Criminal
Intent, The West Wing, The Shield, and ER. She has also performed on
theater stages including Yale Repertory Theater, La MaMa Experimental
Theatre Club, Mark Taper Forum/ Kirk Douglas Theater, East West
Players, P.S. 122, and Harvard/American Repertory Theater. Chae was
among the inaugural class of TED fellows in 2009. She wrote and
performed in So The Arrow Flies, an 80-minute one-woman performance
about a North Korean spy and the FBI agent that hunts her down. It
touches on post-9/11 themes of terrorism, political ideology, national
identity and mother-daughter relationships.Chae is the daughter of Dr.
Hi-kyung Chae and Mrs. Inja Chae. She was born in Eugene, Oregon, and
at the age of five moved to Seoul, South Korea.She graduated from
Korea University with a B.A. in French Literature. Upon graduation,
she returned to the United States. Chae earned her M.A. in Theater
Studies at the University of Michigan and her M.F.A in Acting at the
Yale School of Drama.
award-winning Korean-American actor, published playwright, speaker and
consultant for Korean entertainment and Hollywood. Chae has appeared
in numerous television shows such as NCIS, Law and Order: Criminal
Intent, The West Wing, The Shield, and ER. She has also performed on
theater stages including Yale Repertory Theater, La MaMa Experimental
Theatre Club, Mark Taper Forum/ Kirk Douglas Theater, East West
Players, P.S. 122, and Harvard/American Repertory Theater. Chae was
among the inaugural class of TED fellows in 2009. She wrote and
performed in So The Arrow Flies, an 80-minute one-woman performance
about a North Korean spy and the FBI agent that hunts her down. It
touches on post-9/11 themes of terrorism, political ideology, national
identity and mother-daughter relationships.Chae is the daughter of Dr.
Hi-kyung Chae and Mrs. Inja Chae. She was born in Eugene, Oregon, and
at the age of five moved to Seoul, South Korea.She graduated from
Korea University with a B.A. in French Literature. Upon graduation,
she returned to the United States. Chae earned her M.A. in Theater
Studies at the University of Michigan and her M.F.A in Acting at the
Yale School of Drama.
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