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Born | Elizabeth Fong Sung 14 October 1954 |
Died | 22 May 2018 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 63)
Education | Juilliard School (BFA) American Film Institute (MFA) |
Occupation(s) | Actress, director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1988–2018 |
Spouse | Peter Tulipan |
Elizabeth Fong Sung (Chinese: 孫芳; pinyin: Sūn Fāng; 14 October 1954 – 22 May 2018) was a Chinese-American actress, director, and screenwriter. She was also a revered acting teacher and mentor to young performers and filmmakers in the Asian-Pacific community.
Early life and education
Sung was born and raised in British Hong Kong and studied ballet at a young age before coming to the United States.[1]
She attended the Juilliard School and earned a BFA in dance. She was a member of the Alvin Ailey Dance Company. Sung also earned an MFA in directing from the American Film Institute.[2]
Career
From 1994-96, Sung appeared on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless as Luan Volien.[3] She directed the short film Requiem, which was based on her childhood in Hong Kong and her journey to New York City as a ballet student. It won a CINE Golden Eagle Award in 1996.[3]
Her other notable television appearances included roles on Hawaii Five-O, The Sopranos, Bones, Curb Your Enthusiasm, NCIS: Los Angeles, and Charmed.[citation needed] She starred in The Joy Luck Club, Memoirs of a Geisha, and Lethal Weapon 4.[4]
Sung appeared in the Asian-American comedies including Anita Ho,[5] Front Cover,[6] and Vivian Bang's White Rabbit that screened at the Sundance Festival in 2018.[7]
Personal life and death
Sung was married to writer and actor Peter Tulipan.[8] She was fluent in both Cantonese and Mandarin.[2][4] Her brother, Philip, died in 1985 from AIDS.[8]
Sung died on 22 May 2018, aged 63.[9] Her cause of death initially had not been released,[10] but it was later revealed Sung died from lymphoma.[11]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1988 | Le Palanquin des larmes (récit) | Tsong Hai | Drama film directed and co-written by Jacques Dorfmann | [12] |
1989 | Tango & Cash | Interpreter | Buddy cop action comedy film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky | [13] |
1990 | China Cry | Interrogator | Biographical film directed by James F. Collier | [14][15] |
1992 | Death Ring | Ms. Ling |
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1993 | The Joy Luck Club | Second Wife | Drama film directed and co-produced by Wayne Wang | [17][18] |
1994 | The Puppet Masters | Technician #1 | Science fiction film, adapted by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio and David S. Goyer | [19][20] |
1995 | Requiem | Mother | Short film | |
1997 | The White Fox | Short; director, writer | ||
1998 | Lethal Weapon 4 | Hong's Wife | Buddy cop action film directed and produced by Richard Donner | [21] |
Restless | Richard's mother | Romantic film directed and co-written by Jule Gilfillan | [22] | |
The Water Ghost | Short; director, writer (as F. Elizabeth Sung) | |||
2002 | Hero | Flying Snow | Voice Wuxia film directed and produced by Zhang Yimou |
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2005 | Memoirs of a Geisha | Mrs. Sakamoto | Epic drama film directed by Rob Marshall | [24][25] |
2006 | Falling for Grace | Ma | Romantic comedy directed by Fay Ann Lee | [26] |
2007 | Ping Pong Playa | Mrs. Wang | Sports comedy film directed by Jessica Yu and written by Yu & Jimmy Tsai | [27] |
2008 | Nuptials of the Dead | Mrs. Lee | Short drama film directed by Maya Lim | |
Finding Madison | Mrs. Lee | Drama film directed by Tuan Tran | ||
2010 | House Under Siege | Margot | Action thrlller film written and directed by Mark Hazen Kelly | |
The Boxer | May | Short drama film directed by David Au and Teddy Chen | [28] | |
2011 | L.A. Coffin School | Ming | Short drama film co-written and directed by Erin Li | [29] |
2012 | The People I've Slept With | Mrs. Lee | Sex comedy film directed by Quentin Lee | [30] |
Anita Ho | Mrs. Lee | |||
2013 | Go for Sisters | Mother Han | Crime drama written, directed, and edited by John Sayles | [31] |
2014 | Woman In Fragments | Mei-Ling Wong | Short drama film by Zhou Quan | [32][33][34][35] |
Yes, And... | Mrs. Ding | |||
2015 | Front Cover | Yen Fu | ||
Pali Road | Mrs. Zhang | |||
2016 | The Unbidden | Anna | ||
Big Fish & Begonia | Old Chun | English version, Voice | ||
2017 | Fallen Stars | Joyce | ||
2018 | White Rabbit | |||
Duck Duck Goose | Voice | |||
For Izzy | Anna | |||
North Blvd | Landlord |