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Hong Chau (born June 25, 1979) is an American actress. She has received several award nominations for her film roles as Ngoc Lan Tran in Downsizing (2017) and as Liz, a nurse, in The Whale (2022), including one for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the latter.
Hong Chau was born on 25 June 1979 in Thailand. She is an actress and writer, known for The Whale (2022), Downsizing (2017) and The Menu (2022).
Hong Chau follows up her Oscar nomination as The Night Agent's mysterious Diane Farr. This is how she pulled it off — and picked her wig. Only one item could give this Oscar-nominee the “gravitas” she wanted.
Hong Chau was born on 25 June 1979 in Thailand. She is an actress and writer, known for The Whale (2022), Downsizing (2017) and The Menu (2022).
Dec 5, 2022 · “Why would you hire me to blend into the background?” says actress Hong Chau, who stars in Searchlight’s 'The Menu.' Courtesy of Searchlight
Feb 22, 2023 · Though Hong Chau received her first Oscar nomination last month, for playing Brendan Fraser’s caretaker in the Darren Aronofsky drama “The Whale,” it took awhile for the accolade to sink in.
Dec 9, 2022 · Chau, who is Vietnamese-American, immigrated with her family to New Orleans as a young girl from a refugee camp in Thailand. Chau, 43, has had a banner year, filled with varied and...
Feb 28, 2023 · Hong Chau hadn't auditioned for something since 2017's Downsizing when she put herself on tape for The Whale. After breaking out in Alexander Payne's sci-fi satire, Chau found herself in the "fortunate" position of fielding offers from the likes of Andrew Ahn, Damon Lindelof, and Kenneth Branagh.
Feb 13, 2023 · W hile filming The Whale, Darren Aronofsky’s divisive new drama about a morbidly obese man, Hong Chau did something many would consider unforgivable: she smacked Brendan Fraser.
Dec 13, 2022 · Hong Chau stole the show as a fierce one-legged Vietnamese activist in Alexander Payne’s 2017 star-packed social satire Downsizing.
