Lauren Tom (born August , ) is a Chinese-American actress and voice
actress. Her roles include Lena St. Clair in The Joy Luck Club, Julie
in the NBC sitcom Friends, Dot in the final season of Grace Under
Fire, and the voices for Amy Wong in Futurama, Minh and Connie
Souphanousinphone in King of the Hill, and Numbuh in Codename: Kids
Next Door. She portrayed Celia Mack in the Disney Channel series Andi
Mack.Tom was born in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois,
the daughter of Nancy (née Dare) and Chan Tom, Jr., who worked in the
frozen food business. She has a brother named Chip. Their parents were
born in Chicago, and their grandparents came from Kaiping, Guangdong,
China.Raised in Highland Park, she grew up as a Catholic in a largely
Jewish neighborhood. Tom was bullied as a child about her Chinese
heritage, making her introverted and eventually inspiring her to study
dance.At the age of , Tom landed a spot with a touring company of A
Chorus Line and was cast in the Broadway production of the show less
than a year later in the role of Connie. She won an Obie Award for her
Off-Broadway acting and was cast in the Broadway shows Hurlyburly and
Doonesbury. In Chicago she starred in the Goodman Theater's production
of 'Tis Pity She's a Whore.
actress. Her roles include Lena St. Clair in The Joy Luck Club, Julie
in the NBC sitcom Friends, Dot in the final season of Grace Under
Fire, and the voices for Amy Wong in Futurama, Minh and Connie
Souphanousinphone in King of the Hill, and Numbuh in Codename: Kids
Next Door. She portrayed Celia Mack in the Disney Channel series Andi
Mack.Tom was born in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois,
the daughter of Nancy (née Dare) and Chan Tom, Jr., who worked in the
frozen food business. She has a brother named Chip. Their parents were
born in Chicago, and their grandparents came from Kaiping, Guangdong,
China.Raised in Highland Park, she grew up as a Catholic in a largely
Jewish neighborhood. Tom was bullied as a child about her Chinese
heritage, making her introverted and eventually inspiring her to study
dance.At the age of , Tom landed a spot with a touring company of A
Chorus Line and was cast in the Broadway production of the show less
than a year later in the role of Connie. She won an Obie Award for her
Off-Broadway acting and was cast in the Broadway shows Hurlyburly and
Doonesbury. In Chicago she starred in the Goodman Theater's production
of 'Tis Pity She's a Whore.
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