Pauline Chan (Australian actress)
Pauline Chan (Chinese: 陈宝玲; pinyin: Chén Bǎolíng, Vietnamese: Trần Bảo Lính; born 1956) is an Australian actress, director, screenwriter and producer.[1]
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Born | 1956 (age 63–64) |
Occupation | Actress, director, screenwriter, producer |
Years active | 1987–present |
Early life
Born and raised 16 years in Vietnam, Pauline Chan was sent to Hong Kong during the Vietnam War. She is of Chinese descent. Chan attended high school, enrolled in drama school, and worked as an actress in Hong Kong. Later, she traveled to the United States and studied Film at the University of California, Los Angeles. In 1980, Pauline Chan moved to Sydney, Australia.[2]
Career
In 1987 she debut as Australian actress in the George Miller produced Australian TV mini-series Vietnam. In 1989 TV miniseries Bangkok Hilton, Pauline Chan has appeared as Kang playing a corrupt pretty warder near Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving and Denholm Elliott.
In 1994 Pauline Chan wrote and directed the film Traps. She also directed, wrote and produced the 2011 film 33 Postcards.
In 1991 at Torino International Festival of Young Cinema Chan's Short film Dusty Hearts won the Special Mention Award in Category Short Film Competition
Pauline Chan resides in Australia.
Filmography
as Actress
- 1987 Vietnam TV mini-series
- 1989 The Flying Doctors TV series
- 1989 Simon Templar – Fear in Fun Park TV series
- 1989 Bangkok Hilton TV miniseries
- 1989 Cassidy
- 1991 G.P. TV series
- 1992 The Girl from Tomorrow
- 1996 Little White Lies
- 1997 Paradise Road
- 1998 The Sugar Factory
- 2001 Sword of Honour
as Director
- 1989 The Space Between the Door and the Floor
- 1991 Dusty Hearts
- 1994 Traps (also writer)
- 1996 Little White Lies
- 2011 33 Postcards (also writer)
as Producer
- 2006 Ultraviolet
- 2009 The Last Dragon – Search for the Last Pearl
- 2011 33 Postcards
References and notes
External links
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- Pauline Chan on IMDb