Elizabeth Sung
American actress
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 , 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 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
Television
Video games
References
Citations
^ Rahman, Abid (24 May 2018). "Elizabeth Sung, 'Young and the Restless' Actress, Dies at 63" . The Hollywood Reporter . Los Angeles : Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group (Eldridge Industries ). Retrieved 25 May 2018 .
^ a b Young, Candace (24 May 2018). "Y&R Actress Elizabeth Sung Dead At 63" . Soaps.com . United States: SheKnows Media . Retrieved 25 May 2018 .
^ a b Eades, Chris (24 May 2018). "THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS Actress Elizabeth Sung Dead at 63" . CBS Soaps In Depth . USA: Bauer Media Group . Retrieved 25 May 2018 .
^ a b Maas, Jennifer (25 May 2018). "Elizabeth Sung, 'Young and the Restless' Actress, Dies at 63" . TheWrap . Los Angeles : The Wrap News Inc. Retrieved 25 May 2018 .
^ Scheck, Frank (27 February 2015). " 'Anita Ho': Film Review" . The Hollywood Reporter . Los Angeles : Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group (Eldridge Industries ). Retrieved 25 May 2018 .
^ Ebert, Roger (5 August 2016). "Front Cover" . RogerEbert.com . Chicago : Ebert Digital LLC. Retrieved 25 May 2018 .
^ Ford, Rebecca (16 January 2018). "Sundance: Vivian Bang Attends Awkward Audition in 'White Rabbit' Clip (Exclusive Video)" . The Hollywood Reporter . Los Angeles : Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group (Eldridge Industries ). Retrieved 25 May 2018 .
^ a b Mendosa, M. F. (28 May 1995). "WITH AN EYE ON ...: Loss of her brother puts soap star Elizabeth Sung on a quietly active path" . Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles . Retrieved 25 May 2018 .
^ Lieu, Amy (25 May 2018). " 'Young and the Restless' star Elizabeth Sung dead at 63" . Fox News . New York City : Fox Entertainment Group . Retrieved 25 May 2018 .
^ Dreier, Natalie (25 May 2018). "Elizabeth Sung, 'Joy Luck Club,' 'Young and the Restless' star, dies" . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Dunwoody, Georgia : Cox Enterprises . ISSN 1539-7459 . Retrieved 25 May 2018 .
^ Young, Candace (24 May 2018). "Y&R Actress Elizabeth Sung Dead At 63" . Soaps.com.
^ "Le Palanquin des larmes (récit)" . Turner Classic Movies . United States: Turner Broadcasting System . Retrieved 25 May 2018 .
^ "Tango & Cash" . Turner Classic Movies . United States: Turner Broadcasting System . Retrieved 25 May 2018 .
^ "China Cry" . Turner Classic Movies . United States: Turner Broadcasting System . Retrieved 25 May 2018 .
^ Lam, Nora ; Schneider, Richard H. (1991) [1st pub with Irene Burk Harrell HarperCollins 1983]. China Cry: The Nora Lam Story (Paperback ed.). Nashville : Thomas Nelson . ISBN 978-0840731876 .
^ "Death Ring" . Turner Classic Movies . United States: Turner Broadcasting System . Retrieved 26 May 2018 .
^ "The Joy Luck Club" . Turner Classic Movies . United States: Turner Broadcasting System . Retrieved 26 May 2018 .
^ Tan, Amy (1989). The Joy Luck Club (1st ed.). New York City : G. P. Putnam's Sons . ISBN 978-0399134203 .
^ "The Puppet Masters" . Turner Classic Movies . United States: Turner Broadcasting System . Retrieved 26 May 2018 .
^ Heinlein, Robert A. (2009) [1st pub 1951 by Doubleday ]. The Puppet Masters . New York City : Baen Books . ISBN 978-1439132838 .
^ "Lethal Weapon 4" . Turner Classic Movies . United States: Turner Broadcasting System . Retrieved 26 May 2018 .
^ "Restless" . Turner Classic Movies . United States: Turner Broadcasting System . Retrieved 26 May 2018 .
^ "Hero" . Turner Classic Movies . United States: Turner Broadcasting System . Retrieved 26 May 2018 .
^ "Memoirs of A Geisha" . Turner Classic Movies . United States: Turner Broadcasting System . Retrieved 27 May 2018 .
^ Golden, Arthur (2007). Memoirs of a Geisha (1st ed.). New York City : Alfred A. Knopf . ISBN 978-0375400117 .
^ "Falling for Grace" . Turner Classic Movies . United States: Turner Broadcasting System . Retrieved 27 May 2018 .
^ "Ping Pong Playa" . Turner Classic Movies . United States: Turner Broadcasting System . Retrieved 30 May 2018 .
^ Menken, Robin (28 April 2018). "The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival-2011" . Cinema Without Borders . United States: Cinema Without Borders, LLC. Retrieved 10 June 2018 .
^ Moy, Ed (15 September 2011). " 'L.A. Coffin School' screening at BET Urbanworld Film Festival" . AXS Media . Los Angeles : Anschutz Entertainment Group . Retrieved 14 June 2018 .
^ "The People I've Slept With" . Turner Classic Movies . United States: Turner Broadcasting System . Retrieved 10 June 2018 .
^ "Go for Sisters" . Turner Classic Movies . United States: Turner Broadcasting System . Retrieved 13 June 2018 .
^ "The 45th Student Film Festival August 23 to 27, 2014 | World Film Festival" . Montreal World Film Festival . Montreal : Montreal World Film Festival Group. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018 .
^ "Woman In Fragments (2014)" . Hawaii International Film Festival . Hawaii : Hawaii International Film Festival Group. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018 .
^ "Woman In Fragments" . CAAMFest . United States: Center for Asian American Media . Retrieved 25 June 2018 .
^ "Urbanworld Film Festival 2014: Narrative Shorts Program 6 & Addicted Panel Red Carpet" . Geek with Mak . United States: Blogger . Retrieved 25 June 2018 .
^ "Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes" . Turner Classic Movies . United States: Turner Broadcasting System . Retrieved 25 May 2018 .
^ "Kojak: Flowers for Matty" . Turner Classic Movies . United States: Turner Broadcasting System . Retrieved 25 May 2018 .
^ "Border Line" . Turner Classic Movies . United States: Turner Broadcasting System . Retrieved 26 May 2018 .
^ "Gotta Kick It Up!" . Turner Classic Movies . United States: Turner Broadcasting System . Retrieved 26 May 2018 .
^ "Kosher Pig" . Moviefone . United States: Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc. Retrieved 10 June 2018 .
^ "Sandy Velasco Biography" . SandyVelasco.com . United States: Pinnacle Commercial Talent. Archived from the original on June 25, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018 .
^ "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" . Turner Classic Movies . United States: Turner Broadcasting System . Retrieved 10 June 2018 .
^ IGN staff (29 July 2008). "Sierra Entertainment's The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Game Awakens on Store Shelves" . IGN . San Francisco : Ziff Davis, LLC . Retrieved 10 June 2018 .
^ "Elizabeth Sung (visual voices guide)" . Behind The Voice Actors . Retrieved 25 October 2024 . A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web }}
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^ Miller, Greg (11 November 2013). "Infamous: Second Son Is as Much Fun to Play as It Is to Watch" . IGN . Ziff Davis . Retrieved 24 June 2018 .
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