Andrea Bang (born 2 May 1989) is a Canadian actress and screenwriter from

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. She is best known for playing Janet Kim in the

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comedy '' Kim's Convenience'', for which she was nominated three times at the

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. She has appeared in '' A Million Little Things'', ''

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'' and '' Running with Violet''.

Early life and education

Bang was born in

to Korean

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parents. Her sister,

Diana Bang Diana Bang (born 1981) is a Canadian actress and writer. She played Park Sook-yin in the 2014 film '' The Interview''. She has had regular roles on television in '' Away'', ''The Astronauts'' (both 2020), '' Y: The Last Man'' (2021), ''Resident A ...

, is also an actress and writer. Bang attended Burnaby North Secondary School and was in the chorus in a school production of ''

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''. Bang graduated in 2012 with a degree in psychology from

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, while also taking acting lessons. In 2017, she told the ''

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'': Bang's parents, who had immigrated from Korea, initially found it "distressing" that Andrea and her sister,

, had chosen to pursue acting as a career, but have since become fully supportive.

Career

In 2015, Bang won a best actress (Summer Award) at the Asians on Film Festival for her debut movie performance as Francesca in the short film ''Playdate''. In 2016, she landed the main role of Janet Kim in the

comedy '' Kim's Convenience'' alongside Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Jean Yoon,

Simu Liu Simu Liu ( ; ; born 19 April 1989) is a Canadian actor. He rose to prominence by starring as Shang-Chi in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film ''Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'' (2021). Liu was born in Harbin and raised in Ontario. ...

and Andrew Phung. In 2020, Bang received a nomination at the

for Best Supporting Performance in a Web Program or Series for her role as Samantha in '' Running with Violet''.

Filmography

Writing

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bang, Andrea Living people 21st-century Canadian actresses Actresses from British Columbia Canadian actresses of Korean descent Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Actors from Burnaby University of British Columbia alumni 1989 births