Lauren Tom

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Lauren Tom

Born Lauren Tom
August 4, 1961 (1961-08-04) (age 47)
Flag of the United States Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation Actress and Voice actress
Spouse(s) Curt Kaplan
Official website

Lauren Tom (born August 4, 1961[1]) is an American actress.

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Biography

Early life

Tom, a Chinese American, was born in Highland Park, Illinois, the daughter of Nancy (née Dare) and Chan Tom, who worked in the frozen food business.[1] She was raised Catholic.[citation needed] In an article for Detour Magazine,[2] Tom describes an experience she had as a child where other children were teasing her about her Chinese heritage. This caused her to become a rather introverted person which, in turn, is what originally inspired her to get into dancing.

Theater

At the age of 17, Tom landed a spot with a touring company of A Chorus Line. She was cast in the Broadway version of the show less than a year later.[3] She won an Obie Award for her off-broadway acting, and she's been in such other Broadway shows as Hurlyburly and Doonesbury. During her six years in New York Theatre, Tom worked with directors Peter Sellars and Joanne Akalaitis.

Film

Tom had several small parts in movies including Nothing Lasts Forever, Wall Street, See No Evil, Hear No Evil, and Blue Steel; but her biggest role to date was as a waitress in the Robin Williams/Tim Robbins film Cadillac Man. This role led to being a guest on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Tom landed a starring role in the film The Joy Luck Club in 1993, which led to roles in such other films such as When a Man Loves a Woman and North.

Since the mid-90s, Tom has starred in few films (focusing her work, primarily, in the voiceover business), with the exceptions of a supporting role in the 2003 hit comedy Bad Santa and the critically-acclaimed 2004 film In Good Company.

Television

Lauren Tom's first role in television was that of Miko Wakamatsu on The Facts of Life. She subsequently appeared on The Equalizer, thirtysomething, Quantum Leap, Chicago Hope, Homicide: Life on the Street, Grace Under Fire, Ross' girlfriend Julie on Friends and a starring role in DAG, The Division, Monk, My Wife and Kids, The Nanny, Barbershop: The Series, Grey's Anatomy, The Closer, and Men in Trees.

Voice acting

Tom began vocal work in the animated series Superman: The Animated Series (as Angela Chen). From there Lauren had minor roles on Pinky and the Brain , Extreme Ghostbusters and The Zeta Project before landing her lasting roles on King of the Hill and later Futurama.

She has also lent her voice to Rocket Power, Max Steel, Batman Beyond, Justice League Unlimited, Kim Possible, Numbuh Three and Numbuhs 44 and 45 on Codename: Kids Next Door, Teen Titans, Yan Lin, Susan, Alchemy on W.I.T.C.H., The Replacements (TV series),Legion Of Super-Heroes (TV series), Jake's mom, Counselor Chang on American Dragon: Jake Long, and Avatar the Last Airbender (as Joo Dee).

Other animated movies Tom has voiced include Mulan II, Kim Possible: The Secret Files, Kim Possible Movie: So The Drama, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, and Futurama: Bender's Big Score. She also stars as her character Amy Wong in the new feature length Futurama movie, The Beast with a Billion Backs.

References

  1. ^ a b Lauren Tom Biography (1961?-)
  2. ^ Article from Detour Magazine Accessed February 3, 2007
  3. ^ Article from In Style Magazine Accessed on February 3, 2007

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