Hong Chau
Also Known As: هونگ چائو
Biography: Hong Chau (born June 25, 1979) is an American actress. She has received several award nominations for her film roles as Ngoc Lan Tran in Downsizing (2017) and as Liz, a nurse, in The Whale (2022), including a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the latter. Chau was born to Vietnamese parents who lived in a refugee camp in Thailand after fleeing Vietnam in the late 1970s. A Vietnamese Catholic church in New Orleans sponsored Chau and her family to move to the United States. She grew up in New Orleans and majored in film studies at Boston University College of Communication before pursuing an acting career. She appeared in the TV series Treme (2010–2013) and the film Inherent Vice (2014). She went on to have supporting roles in the HBO limited series Watchmen (2019) and the Prime Video series Homecoming (2018–2020). Chau has also played leading roles in the 2019 films Driveways and American Woman and further supporting roles in the 2022 film The Menu and the 2023 Netflix series The Night Agent. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hong Chau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Thailand
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Birthday: June 25, 1979
Age: 45 years old
Gender: Female
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The Instigators

Overview: Rory and Cobby are unlikely partners thrown together for a heist. But when it goes awry, they team up to outrun police, backward bureaucrats, and a vengeful crime boss.
Genres: Crime Comedy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-08-02
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Asteroid City

Overview: In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-06-08
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Inherent Vice

Overview: In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.
Genres: Drama Mystery Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-12
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Kinds of Kindness

Overview: A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-05-30
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Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie

Overview: George Hardy, a shepherd who loves his sheep and raises them only for their wool. Every night he reads aloud a murder mystery, pretending his sheep can understand, never suspecting that not only can they understand, but they argue for hours afterwards about whodunnit. When George is found dead under mysterious circumstances, the sheep realise at once that it was a murder and think they know everything about how to go about solving it. The local cop Tim Derry, on the other hand, has never solved a serious crime in his life, so the sheep conclude they will have to solve it themselves, even if it means leaving their meadow for the first time and facing the fact that the human world isn’t as simple as it appears in books.
Genres: Mystery Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2026-02-20
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Downsizing

Overview: A kindly occupational therapist undergoes a new procedure to be shrunken to four inches tall so that he and his wife can help save the planet and afford a nice lifestyle at the same time.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-12-22
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Duck Butter

Overview: Dissatisfied with the dishonesty they see in dating, strangers Naima and Sergio make a pact to spend 24 straight hours together in an attempt to fast forward their relationship.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-04-27
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Artemis Fowl

Overview: Artemis Fowl is a 12-year-old genius and descendant of a long line of criminal masterminds. He soon finds himself in an epic battle against a race of powerful underground fairies who may be behind his father's disappearance.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction Family Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-05-29
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Driveways

Overview: Eight-year-old Cody is spending the summer in an unfamiliar setting with his mom Kathy. Though he can't relate to the neighbourhood kids, things take an unexpected turn when he develops an unusual friendship with grouchy old Del from next door.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-12-17
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American Woman

Overview: A political activist helps take care of a group of America’s most wanted fugitives, including a well-known, recently radicalized heiress.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-09-12
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Market Hours

Overview: Randall spends his days imagining the vibrant inner lives of various vendors at the multicultural urban market where he works; none more so than Angela, an angel with her own pastry shop. But Randall's inattention to his work has lead to a string of thefts and soon threatens to cost him his job. A chance encounter with a beautiful starlet and her lapdog provides Randall not only an opportunity to break the ice with Angela, but a chance to prove his worth to everyone at the market - including himself.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-07-30
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The Whale

Overview: A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-12-09
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Showing Up

Overview: In the days leading up to a possibly career-changing exhibition, a sculptor navigates her relationships with family, friends, and colleagues.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-04-07
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The Menu

Overview: A young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.
Genres: Comedy Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-11-17
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Wuthering Heights

Overview: A passionate and tumultuous love story set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, exploring the intense and destructive relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2026-02-12
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