Christina Chang
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Christina Chang (Template:Lang-zh) is an American actress, who has appeared in 24, CSI: Miami, Nashville, and The Good Doctor.
Early life
Chang was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, to a Taiwanese-Filipino father and an American mother.[1] She attended Taipei American School and is fluent in Mandarin.[2] At the age of 17, she moved to the United States to study theatre and film at the University of Kansas in her mother's home state of Kansas.[1] Later, she moved to Seattle, Washington,[1] where she graduated from the University of Washington. After graduation, she got her first acting role in Naomi's Road at the Children's theatre in Seattle.[3] and then appeared in an off-Broadway play by Tina Landau.
Career
Chang later moved to New York City and guest starred in various television programs including Cosby and As the World Turns. She earned feature film roles in such films as 28 Days and Random Hearts.[4] Chang is best known for her roles on television. She had a regular role on ABC series L.A. Dragnet (2003–2004), and played recurring roles on 24 as Dr. Sunny Macer,[5] and as State Attorney Rebecca Nevins on CSI: Miami. In 2010, Chang was cast as a regular in ABC's series No Ordinary Family, but was killed off-camera in the second episode when the plot line was changed.[6] She also appeared in Once and Again, Boston Legal, Close to Home, Brothers & Sisters, Private Practice, Suits, The Mentalist and Desperate Housewives. In 2013 she was cast in another recurring role, in the second season of the ABC drama series Nashville, as Megan Vannoy, love interest of Charles Esten's character.[7] In 2014, Chang was cast in the ABC drama pilot Sea of Fire, opposite Jennifer Carpenter.[8] She also had a recurring role as Kiki, Vince Korsak’s life coach, then love interest and wife, in Rizzoli & Isles in Season 6 & 7. From 2017-24, Chang played Dr. Audrey Lim on The Good Doctor.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Brother Tied | Camille | |
| 1999 | Random Hearts | Laurie | |
| 2000 | 28 Days | Bridesmaid | |
| 2001 | Dinner and a Movie | Rhonda | |
| 2007 | Live Free or Die Hard | Taylor | Template:Aka Die Hard 4 |
| 2008 | A Line in the Sand | Robin | |
| Yoga Matt | Christina | Short film | |
| 2009 | The Peanut Butter Theory | Lucy | Short film |
| 2011 | Almost Perfect | Charlene Lee | |
| 2012 | Overnight | Lisa | |
| 2022 | Press Play | Mrs. Knott |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Ghost Stories | Amy Vong | Episode: "From the Ashes" |
| 2000 | Cosby | Wendy | Episode: "Raising Paranoia" |
| 2000–2001 | Deadline | Beth Khambu | Recurring role |
| 2001 | Once and Again | Amanda | Recurring role |
| 2002 | Girls Club | Rhanda Clifford | Recurring role |
| 2003 | War Stories | Camera Woman | Made-for-TV-movie |
| Without a Trace | Ms. Rossi | Episode: "Are You Now or Have You Ever Been" | |
| 2003–2009 | 24 | Dr. Sunny Macer | Recurring role |
| 2003–2004 | L.A. Dragnet | ADA Sandy Chang | Recurring role |
| 2004 | Medical Investigation | Jenny Small | Episode: "Escape" |
| Hack | Cate Tann | Episode: "Calibrated Arguments" | |
| The West Wing | Alex Moreau | Episode: "The Warfare of Genghis Khan" | |
| Hack | Cate Tann | Episode: "One for My Baby" | |
| 2004–2010 | CSI: Miami | State Attorney Rebecca Nevins | Recurring role |
| 2005 | Boston Legal | Attorney Elizabeth Tyler | Episode: "Let Sales Ring" |
| Breadwinners | Anne Lowell | Made-for-TV-movie | |
| Numb3rs | Val Eng | Episode: "Soft Target" | |
| 2005–2007 | Close to Home | Becky Brokaw | Recurring role |
| 2006 | Women in Law | Liz | Episode: "High Bar" |
| 2007 | Union Jackass | Sonya Wang | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Suspect | Justine Lambroso | Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Guy Ritchie. | |
| Standoff | Dr. Meredith Golden | Episode: "Backfire" | |
| Traveler | Alex | Episode: "The Trader" | |
| 2008 | Play or Be Played | Diane Hobbs | Made-for-TV-movie |
| Unhitched | Gabby | Episode: "Conjoined Twins Pitch No-Hitter" | |
| Eleventh Hour | Professor Anna Young | Episode: "Flesh" | |
| Man of Your Dreams | Malinda | Made-for-TV-movie | |
| 2009 | The Forgotten | Claire Post | Episode: "Diamond Jane" |
| Brothers & Sisters | Professor Jane Condon | Episode: "From France with Love" | |
| The Forgotten | Claire Post | Episode: "Parachute Jane" | |
| The Mentalist | Lillian Foster | Episode: "Red Scare" | |
| 2010 | The Deep End | Jan | Episode: "White Lies, Black Ties" |
| Private Practice | Dr. Vanessa Hoyt | Recurring role | |
| No Ordinary Family | Detective Yvonne Cho | 2 episodes | |
| Lie to Me | Candice | Episode: "The Royal We" | |
| 2011–2012 | Single Ladies | Ashlee | Recurring role |
| 2011 | Suits | Vivien Tanaka | Episode: "Dirty Little Secrets" |
| Revenge | Karrie Thurgood | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2012 | The Firm | Prosecutor Rebecca Crowell | Episode: "Chapter Four" |
| Revenge | Karrie Thurgood | Episode: "Intuition" | |
| Desperate Housewives | D.A. Stone | Recurring role | |
| 2013–2014 | Nashville | Megan Vannoy | Recurring role |
| 2014 | Sea of Fire | Kristen Harper | Made-for-TV-movie |
| 2015 | Childrens Hospital | Duenna | Episode: "Just Like Cyrano de Bergerac" |
| Extant | Dr. Dowling | Episode: "Change Scenario" | |
| Rizzoli & Isles | Kiki | Recurring role | |
| 2016 | NCIS | NCIS Special Agent Valeri Page | Episode: "React" |
| Lucifer | Vanessa Dunlear | Episode: "St.Lucifer" | |
| 2017–2024 | The Good Doctor | Dr. Audrey Lim | Recurring role (Season 1), Main cast (Seasons 2–7) |
| 2023 | Unstable | Jean | Recurring role |
References
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- Living people
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from Taipei
- Actresses from Washington (state)
- American actresses of Filipino descent
- American actresses of Taiwanese descent
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- Taiwanese emigrants to the United States
- Taiwanese people of Filipino descent
- University of Washington School of Medicine alumni