Karin Anna Cheung (born November 2, 1974) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, and artist.

Early life and education

In 1998, Cheung graduated from

California State University, Northridge California State University, Northridge (CSUN or Cal State Northridge), is a public university in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. With a total enrollment of 36,848 students (as of Fall 2024), it has the ...

, with a degree in art.

Career

Cheung's first audition for feature films landed her the female lead role as Stephanie Vandergosh in ''

Better Luck Tomorrow ''Better Luck Tomorrow'' is a 2002 American independent crime drama film directed by Justin Lin. The film is about Asian American overachievers who become bored with their lives and enter a world of petty crime and material excess. ''Better Luck ...

'' (2002) directed by

Justin Lin Justin Lin (, born October 11, 1971) is a Taiwanese Americans, Taiwanese-American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter. His films have grossed over $3 billion USD worldwide . He is best known for his directorial work on ...

. She also plays the lead, Angela, in

Quentin Lee Quentin Lee (; born 1971) is a Hong Kong-born Canadian-American film writer, director, and producer. He is most notable for the television series ''Comedy InvAsian'' and feature films ''The People I've Slept With'' (2009), ''Ethan Mao'' (2004), ...

's feature film ''

The People I've Slept With ''The People I've Slept With'' is a 2009 American Sex comedy, sex comedy film directed by Quentin Lee. Plot Angela Yang (Karin Anna Cheung) is a young woman who enjoys sex and has had a number of partners. As mementos, she photographs her lovers ...

'' (2009). On January 20, 2009, Cheung performed at Barack Obama's inauguration as president. In 2012, Cheung voice acted as the lead role of Kaz Suyeishi in the animated short film ''

Hibakusha ' ( or ; or ; or ) is a word of Japanese origin generally designating the people affected by the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States at the end of World War II. Definition The word is Japanese, originally written i ...

'', directed by

Steve Nguyen Steve Nguyen (born December 30, 1985) is an American director, writer, artist and music producer. Nguyen and fellow director Choz Belen formed Studio APA, a multimedia collective that specializes in the production of animated films, children's b ...

and Choz Belen. Cheung also appeared in Quentin Lee's horror film, ''The Unbidden'', alongside

Michelle Krusiec Michelle Jacqueline Krusiec (born Ya-Huei Yang; ; October 2, 1974) is an American actress, writer and producer. Early life and education Krusiec was born in Taiwan. She was adopted at age five and raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia by her father ...

Tamlyn Tomita Tamlyn Naomi Tomita (born January 27, 1966) is an American actress. She made her screen debut as Kumiko in '' The Karate Kid Part II'' (1986) and reprised the character for the streaming series '' Cobra Kai'' (2021). She is also well known for ...

and Julia Nickson-Soul.

Filmography

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* 1974 births Living people Artists from Los Angeles Actresses from Los Angeles American actresses of Chinese descent American women singer-songwriters American film actresses American television actresses California State University, Northridge alumni 21st-century American singer-songwriters 21st-century American women singers {{AsianAmerican-stub