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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).
Jan 11, 2023 · With ‘The Whale’ and ‘The Menu,’ Hong Chau Is on a Scene-Stealing Hot Streak. By Brent Lang. Courtesy Image. Hong Chau learned a valuable lesson working on her first film, “Inherent Vice.”
May 16, 2024 · Hong Chau Had COVID When Yorgos Lanthimos Came Calling With ‘Kinds of Kindness’. The Oscar nominee discusses jumping at the chance to work with Lanthimos in the Cannes title, "shooting the...
Feb 22, 2023 · The 43-year-old Chau didn’t dream of becoming an Oscar-nominated actress: Born in a refugee camp to Vietnamese parents, she grew up in New Orleans and majored in creative writing and film...
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.
Apr 8, 2023 · NPR's Scott Simon talks with actress Hong Chau. She was nominated for an Oscar this year, and stars in the new movie about struggling artists - "Showing Up." SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Few artists get...
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.
