Hangul 전복연 Role Actress Name Alexandra Chun | McCune–Reischauer Chon Pok'yon | |
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Born February 11, 1967 South Korea Movies Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day | ||
Revised Romanization Jeon Bok-yeon | ||
Alexandra Bokyun Chun (born February 11, 1967) is a South Korean actress and filmmaker living in Los Angeles, California.
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Early life and education
She immigrated to the United States when she was seven years old. After attending a boarding school in Maryland, she pursued a study in Western Philosophy at St. John's College, U. S. in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Intent on becoming a medical doctor after graduation, she entered a relationship with Ottmar Liebert in her senior year which dramatically changed the course of her life to pursue the performing arts.
Career
Shortly after moving to Los Angeles for an acting career in film, she was cast for a regular role on the soap, Another World, which moved her to New York City. When her contract ended with the soap opera, she returned to Los Angeles to work in numerous film and television shows.
In 1999, along with three other theatre professionals, she founded and co-artistic directed a theatre company called Lodestone Theatre Ensemble. In the Fall of 2004, as writer, director, and producer, Alexandra Chun launched a website of short films that take place in hotel rooms.
Personal life
On July 25, 2016, Alexandra Chun returned to her birthplace, South Korea to protest the torture and slaughter of dogs in the Asian Dog Meat Trade. She returned to the US with three dogs rescued from slaughter.
Filmography
Actress
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The Casper (Short) as
Woman
2023
Queenmaker (TV Series) as
Young-sim
2023
Mrs. Davis (TV Series) as
Captain
- Mother of Mercy: The Call of the Horse (2023) - Captain
2022
Alchemy of Souls (TV Series) as
Maidservant Kim
- Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow (2023) - Maidservant Kim
- Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow (2023) - Maidservant Kim
- Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow (2023) - Maidservant Kim
- Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow (2022) - Maidservant Kim
- Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow (2022) - Maidservant Kim
- Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow (2022) - Maidservant Kim
- Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow (2022) - Maidservant Kim
- Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow (2022) - Maidservant Kim
- Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow (2022) - Maidservant Kim
- Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow (2022) - Maidservant Kim
2022
The Rookie (TV Series) as
Amy
- Long Shot (2022) - Amy
2020
Tiny Pretty Things (TV Series) as
Maricel Park
- Push Comes to Shove (2020) - Maricel Park
- It's Not the Waking, It's the Rising (2020) - Maricel Park
- Dance Dance Revolution (2020) - Maricel Park
- Class Act (2020) - Maricel Park
- Range of Motion (2020) - Maricel Park
- Corps (2020) - Maricel Park
2018
Artificial (TV Series) as
Mei Lin
- The Fate of Humanity (2019) - Mei Lin
- Toxic (2019) - Mei Lin
- 204 Error: Friendship Not Found (2019) - Mei Lin
- How to Artificially Treat People (2019) - Mei Lin
- Robotic Sibling Rivalry (2019) - Mei Lin
- Everybody Loves Artificial Humans (2019) - Mei Lin
- Hard Choices (2018) - Mei Lin
- Changes (2018) - Mei Lin
2019
Artificial Uncovered (TV Series) as
Mei Lin
- The First AI (2019) - Mei Lin
2019
NCIS (TV Series) as
Phyllis Wu
- Bears and Cubs (2019) - Phyllis Wu
2018
American Airlines: Flagship First Experience (Video short) as
Traveler
2017
The Magicians (TV Series) as
The Mudang
- Plan B (2017) - The Mudang
2016
Mr. & Mrs. Kim (Short) as
Mrs. Kim (as Alexandra Chun)
2016
Castle (TV Series) as
Miss Cross
- Death Wish (2016) - Miss Cross (as Alexandra Chun)
2016
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV Series) as
Xiao Chen
- The Inside Man (2016) - Xiao Chen (as Alexandra Chun)
2015
Days of Our Lives (TV Series) as
Dr. Oakes
- Episode #1.12753 (2016) - Dr. Oakes
- Episode #1.12752 (2016) - Dr. Oakes
- Episode #1.12749 (2015) - Dr. Oakes
2013
Innocent Blood as
Susan Park
2013
Monday Mornings (TV Series) as
Mrs. Park
- Forks Over Knives (2013) - Mrs. Park
2012
Jane by Design (TV Series) as
Miyoko Sato
- The Finger Bowl (2012) - Miyoko Sato
2012
Shameless (TV Series) as
Chinese Preggers
- Summer Loving (2012) - Chinese Preggers
2011
The Event (TV Series) as
Dr. Lu
- The Beginning of the End (2011) - Dr. Lu
- One Will Live, One Will Die (2011) - Dr. Lu
- Us or Them (2011) - Dr. Lu
- Strain (2011) - Dr. Lu
- Cut Off the Head (2011) - Dr. Lu
2009
All the Times (Short) as
Time 10
2008
The Young and the Restless (TV Series) as
Kyon
- Episode #1.8869 (2008) - Kyon
- Episode #1.8868 (2008) - Kyon
- Episode #1.8866 (2008) - Kyon
- Episode #1.8865 (2008) - Kyon
2006
Ghost Whisperer (TV Series) as
Lilly Chen
- The Night We Met (2006) - Lilly Chen (as Alexandra Chun)
2006
Good Bad Karma (Short) as
Amanda
2004
House M.D. (TV Series) as
Kim Chen
- Maternity (2004) - Kim Chen (as Alexandra Chun)
2004
LAX (TV Series) as
Kim
- Unscheduled Arrivals (2004) - Kim (as Alexandra Chun)
2004
Saw as
Carla (as Alexandra Chun)
2003
Presidio Med (TV Series)
- Suffer Unto Me the Children- (2003)
2002
A Ribbon of Dreams as
June Wong
2002
Once and Again (TV Series) as
Christine Kim
- The Gay-Straight Alliance (2002) - Christine Kim (as Alexandra Chun)
2000
Any Day Now (TV Series) as
Attorney
- Truth Hurts (2002) - Attorney (as Alexandra Chun)
- Life (2000) - (as Bokyun Chun)
- Nothing Personal (2000) - (as Bokyun Chun)
2001
Ali as
Asian Cosmetologist (as Bokyun Chun)
2001
Philly (TV Series) as
Linda Tran
- Truth or Consequence (2001) - Linda Tran
2000
Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series) as
Michelle Nimh
- The General's Return (2000) - Michelle Nimh (as Bokyun Chun)
2000
JAG (TV Series) as
Solla Jong
- The Bridge at Kang So Ri (2000) - Solla Jong (as Bokyun Chun)
1999
Jack & Jill (TV Series) as
Sweatshop Worker
- Fear and Loathing in Gotham (1999) - Sweatshop Worker (as Bokyun Chun)
1999
Arli$$ (TV Series)
- To Thine Own Self Be True (1999) - (as Bokyun Chun)
1999
Three Secrets (TV Movie) as
Reporter #2 (as Bok Yun Chun)
1998
Where's Marlowe? as
Detective Hsu (as Bok Yun Chon)
1998
Mike Hammer, Private Eye (TV Series) as
Tracy Potter
- A Candidate for Murder (1998) - Tracy Potter (as Bok Yun Chon)
1998
NightMan (TV Series) as
Lily Liu
- House of Soul (1998) - Lily Liu
1997
Cold Night Into Dawn as
Shen
1997
Total Security (TV Series) as
Kimiko Shuhara
- The Never Bending Story - Kimiko Shuhara
1997
Baywatch Nights (TV Series) as
Asian Woman
- Ascension (1997) - Asian Woman (as Bok Yun Chon)
1997
Viper (TV Series) as
Lai
- Wheelman (1997) - Lai
1997
Strategic Command as
Amie (as Bok Yun Chon)
1996
Chicago Hope (TV Series) as
Dr. Beth Bowers
- V-Fibbing (1996) - Dr. Beth Bowers (as Bok Yun Chun)
- Out of Africa (1996) - Dr. Beth Bowers (as Bok Yun Chon)
1996
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day as
Angela (as Bok Yun Chon)
1995
Space: Above and Beyond (TV Series) as
Yuko Kayaguest
- The Farthest Man from Home (1995) - Yuko Kayaguest (as Bok Yun Chon)
1995
Mad About You (TV Series) as
Cassandra (Gift Wrapping Clerk)
- New Sleep-walking PLUS (1995) - Cassandra (Gift Wrapping Clerk) (as Bok Yun Chun)
1995
Mugunghwaggoti pieotseubnida as
Daughter of Dr. Lee Hui So
1995
Seinfeld (TV Series) as
Lotus
- The Understudy (1995) - Lotus (as Bok Yun Chon)
1995
Melrose Place (TV Series) as
Lin
- Framing of the Shrews (1995) - Lin (as Bok Yun Chon)
1995
Under Suspicion (TV Series)
- Koreatown Murder (1995) - (as Bok Yun Chon)
1993
About Love (TV Movie) as
Annie (as Bokyun Chon)
1992
Another World (TV Series) as
Lily Tran
- Episode #1.7179 (1992) - Lily Tran (as Bok Yun Chon)
- Episode #1.7138 (1992) - Lily Tran
1992
Out All Night (TV Series) as
Tia
- Pilot (1992) - Tia (as Bok Yun Chon)
1991
My Life and Times (TV Series) as
Waitress
- Jessie (1991) - Waitress (as Bok Yun Chon)
Producer
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The Casper (Short) (producer)
2012
Mandevilla (Short) (associate producer)
2006
Guy Night Out (Short) (producer)
Director
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The Casper (Short)
Writer
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The Casper (Short) (series creator)
Editor
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The Casper (Short)
Self
2011
Little Klaus Big World as
Self
2007
2007 AZN Asian Excellence Awards (TV Special) as
Self
2006
2006 Asian Excellence Awards (TV Special) as
Self
Archive Footage
2019
Artificial Uncovered (TV Series) as
Mei Lin
- Engineering Conciousness (2019) - Mei Lin
- The Boy Next Door (2019) - Mei Lin
- Coding Emotional Intelligence (2019) - Mei Lin
- The Man Behind the Machine (2019) - Mei Lin
References
Alexandra Bokyun Chun Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA