Lynn Chen (Chinese: 陳凌; pinyin: chén lÃng; born December 24,
1976) is a Taiwanese-American actress and singer. She is best known
for playing Vivian Shing in the film Saving Face, a role for which she
won the "Outstanding Newcomer Award" at the 2006 Asian Excellence
Awards. She writes the popular food blog The Actor's Diet. Chen was
named a 2013 "New Change Agent" by Marie Claire.Chen was born in
Queens, New York and raised in Cresskill, New Jersey. Her mother is an
opera singer and father was the founding president of The Kunqu
Society, Inc. She has one brother; he is also in the music field. Her
parents came to America from Taiwan in the late 1960s. Chen attended
Wesleyan University, where she studied Women's Studies and Music.Chen
has appeared in Alice Wu's film Saving Face as Vivian Shing opposite
Michelle Krusiec (who played a character named Wilhemina Pang, Shing's
love interest). and Joan Chen. For her role in that film, she won the
"Outstanding Newcomer Award" at the 2006 Asian Excellence Awards.
1976) is a Taiwanese-American actress and singer. She is best known
for playing Vivian Shing in the film Saving Face, a role for which she
won the "Outstanding Newcomer Award" at the 2006 Asian Excellence
Awards. She writes the popular food blog The Actor's Diet. Chen was
named a 2013 "New Change Agent" by Marie Claire.Chen was born in
Queens, New York and raised in Cresskill, New Jersey. Her mother is an
opera singer and father was the founding president of The Kunqu
Society, Inc. She has one brother; he is also in the music field. Her
parents came to America from Taiwan in the late 1960s. Chen attended
Wesleyan University, where she studied Women's Studies and Music.Chen
has appeared in Alice Wu's film Saving Face as Vivian Shing opposite
Michelle Krusiec (who played a character named Wilhemina Pang, Shing's
love interest). and Joan Chen. For her role in that film, she won the
"Outstanding Newcomer Award" at the 2006 Asian Excellence Awards.
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