Rae Dawn Chong (born February 28, 1961) is a Canadian-American actress.

[edit] Biography

Chong was born in Edmonton, Alberta, the daughter of Maxine Sneed and Tommy Chong, a comedian, actor, writer and director. She was raised by her grandmother, Tommy Chong's mother.^{[1] [2]} Chong's father is of Chinese and Scotch-Irish ancestry and her mother is of African Canadian descent.^[3] Her sister Robbi Chong is a model and actress.

Chong is known for appearing in the films Quest for Fire (1981), The Color Purple (1985), Choose Me (1984), Beat Street (1984), Commando (1985), Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers (1984), and Far Out Man (1990), in the latter two appearing with her father. Chong won the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in 1983 for Quest for Fire.^[4] Chong saw her most active period in films during the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s. However, she has continued to be active in television acting roles into 2007, and in film into the present.

Chong has been married twice and has one son named Morgan. Her second husband was actor C. Thomas Howell, her co-star in Soul Man. They divorced in 1990.

Comedian Stephen Lynch wrote a song about Chong entitled "R.D.C. (Opie's Lament)" on his album A Little Bit Special.

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Films

• Quest for Fire (1981)
• Choose Me (1984)
• Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers (1984)
• Beat Street (1984)
• Fear City (1984)
• City Limits (1985)
• American Flyers (1985)
• Commando (1985)
• The Color Purple (1985)
• Soul Man (1986)
• Running Out of Luck (1987)
• The Squeeze (1987)
• The Principal (1987)
• Walking After Midnight (1988)
• Rude Awakening (1989)
• Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
• Far Out Man (1990)
• Chaindance (1990)
• Denial (1990)
• The Borrower (1991)
• Prison Stories: Women on the Inside (1991)
• When the Party's Over (1992)
• Amazon (1992)
• Time Runner (1993)
• Boulevard (1994)
• Boca (1994)
• Power of Attorney (1995)
• Crying Freeman (1995)
• The Break (1995)
• Hideaway (1995)
• Starlight (1996)
• Mask of Death (1996)
• Highball (1997)
• Goodbye America (1997)
• Small Time (1998)
• Dangerous Attraction (1999)
• The Visit (2000)
• Constellation (2005)
• Force of Impact (2006)

[edit] Television series

• Top of the Hill (1980)
• Badge of the Assassin (1985)
• Curiosity Kills (1990)
• Nitecap (1992)
• Melrose Place (1992–1993)
• Father & Son: Dangerous Relations (1993)
• Highlander: The Series (1996)
• Valentine's Day (1998)
• Mysterious Ways (2000–2002)^[5]
• Wild Card (2003)
• Deadly Skies (2005)
• That's So Raven (2007)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Rae Dawn Chong at the Internet Movie Database