Chantal Thuy

Chantal Thuy
Chantal Thuy
Born	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Alma mater	Stella Adler Studio of Acting
Occupation	Actress
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)

Chantal Thuy (/ʃɑːntɛl twiː/) is a Canadian actress known for her role as Grace Choi in Black Lightning.

Early life and education

Thuy was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, where she was often the only Asian kid around growing up.[1] Her parents are refugees from Vietnam, having fled the Vietnam War by boat and eventually arriving in Quebec.[2] Her father is a former IBM engineer.[2]

In college, Thuy and her friend briefly hosted a radio show entitled, Elegantly Wasted, about relationships and sex.[3]

Thuy is a graduate of the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City. She is fluent in English, French and Vietnamese.

Career

Thuy has appeared on television series like Madam Secretary, Pretty Little Liars and Matador, and is currently recurring as DC Comics character Grace Choi on the CW Network show Black Lightning (2018).[4]

In 2018, Thuy optioned Caroline Vu's novel, That Summer in Provincetown, about three generations of Vietnamese Canadians and is currently looking to adapt it into a screenplay.[1]

Theater

Her theatre credits include Pan Asian Repertory Theater's play "We Are", Harold Clurman Lab Theatre's "The Seagull" (Nina) and "Winter's Tale" (Perdita), and reading series with the Ma-Yi Lab Theatre, African American Playwrights Exchange and Teesri Duniya Theatre. She appeared as Marie Louise-Yvette L'Amour in the play "The Lady Was Gentleman" with the Broads' Word Ensemble in Los Angeles.[5]

In February 2019, Thuy co-starred in the Tracy Letts' play, Linda Vista, at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles and later reprised her role on Broadway at the Second Stage Theater.[6][7]

Personal life

Thuy has two older sisters. The oldest sister works at Epic Games.[3]

Thuy grew up Catholic but currently practices under a Buddhist teacher.[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Alex, Vampire Slayer	Witch	Short film
2010	Naked Eye	Anna May Wong	Short
2010	Penny Royal	Kaila	Short film
2012	Pawnbrokers	Mrs. Schofield	Short film
2013	La Bella		Short film
2014	Inherent Vice	Groupie	Uncredited
2014	Halloween Judge	Party guest	Short film
2015	Dog Bowl	Silver Lake Fox	Short film
2015	LA Woman	Samantha DuBois	Short film
2017	Holly	Holly	Short film
2017	Battle for Skyark	Dark seeker
2017	Promesas	Shi	Short film
2018	Half Magic	Beautiful woman
2018	Tokyo Ghoul	Rize	Short film (Fan-made film)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Onion SportsDome	Fake reporter	1 episode
2013	Pretty Little Liars	Jacqueline "Jackie"	Episode: "Now You See Me, Now You Don't"
2014	Matador	Song	Episode: "Dead Dreaming in Bagan"
2014	Fast Food Heights	Kim	Episode: "Study Abroad"
2015	Madam Secretary	Nhung Chuang	Episode: "Whisper of the Ax"
2016	Crossing the Rubicon: Season 1 - The Journey	Kim Wong	Guest role (4 episodes)
2017	High Expectasians	Actress	Episode: "The Audition"
2018-Present	Black Lightning	Grace Choi	Recurring role (11 episodes)

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References

Hong, Tae (2019-01-30). "Chantal Thuy Smolders As The First Asian American LGBTQ Superhero On TV". Character Media. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
"Black Lightning Actress Chantal Thuy: The F.A.D. Interview". Feminist Asian Dad. September 8, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
WW #31 CHANTAL THUY, retrieved 2020-01-01
Bryant, Jacob (October 30, 2017). "'Black Lightning' Casts Chantal Thuy as DC Comics' Grace Choi (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
"Chantal Thuy Biography". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
Gelt, Jessica (February 14, 2019). "Nudity in the theater? The actors of 'Linda Vista' have it covered". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times Communications LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
Peikert, Mark (September 13, 2019). "Black Lightning's Chantal Thuy On Making Her Broadway Debut With a Groundbreaking Character". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-01-01.

External links

Chantal Thuy on IMDb
Chantal Thuy on Twitter

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[:0-1] Hong, Tae (2019-01-30). "Chantal Thuy Smolders As The First Asian American LGBTQ Superhero On TV". Character Media. Retrieved 2020-01-01.

[:1-2] "Black Lightning Actress Chantal Thuy: The F.A.D. Interview". Feminist Asian Dad. September 8, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.

[:2-3] WW #31 CHANTAL THUY, retrieved 2020-01-01

[4] Bryant, Jacob (October 30, 2017). "'Black Lightning' Casts Chantal Thuy as DC Comics' Grace Choi (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved February 6, 2018.

[5] "Chantal Thuy Biography". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved April 27, 2018.

[6] Gelt, Jessica (February 14, 2019). "Nudity in the theater? The actors of 'Linda Vista' have it covered". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times Communications LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2019.

[7] Peikert, Mark (September 13, 2019). "Black Lightning's Chantal Thuy On Making Her Broadway Debut With a Groundbreaking Character". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-01-01.