Hong Chau (born June 25, 1979) is an American actress who gained recognition for her supporting role in the 2017 film Downsizing, in which she played the character Ngoc Lan Tran.
Who Are Hong Chau’s Parents?
Chau’s parents were refugees residing in a Thailand refugee camp after fleeing their home nation from the late 70s, afterwards moving into the United States in which Chau was born in 1979.
Chau said that while growing up, she assisted her parents, who talked with hefty Vietnamese accents, to make sure her siblings got taught. After she finished her research, she obtained used by PBS and concentrated on documentaries. Later on, she studied acting until she began acting in 2006 and moved into New York.
Chau was nominated for several supporting-actress awards. Variety wrote in 2022 that Chau had “been prolific in recent years” and that she had “an acclaimed turn” in the TV series Watchmen (2019) and Homecoming (2018–2020).
Among the show that Chau appeared in and became famous for was “Treme. “Treme” premiered on April 2010 along with the final episode aired in December 2013. The show’ title was originated from a city neighboring New Orleans called Treme, and it contains four seasons which have a total of 36 episodes jointly.