Years active 1987–present Name Pauline Chan | Role Australian actress | |
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Born 1956 (age 58–59) Vietnam Occupation Actress, director, screenwriter, producer Nominations AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Movies 33 Postcards, The Dragon Pearl, Paradise Road, Ultraviolet, Traps Similar People Zhu Lin, Claudia Karvan, Rhys Muldoon, Martin Edmond, Lincoln Lewis | ||
Pauline Chan (Chinese: 陈宝玲; pinyin: Chén Bǎolíng; born 1956) is an Australian actress, director, screenwriter and producer.
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Early life
Born and raised first 16 years in Vietnam, Pauline Chan was sent during Vietnam War to Hong Kong. She is of Chinese descent and went in Hong Kong to High school, enrolled in Drama school and worked as an actress. Later she went to the United States and studied Filming at the University of California, Los Angeles. In 1980 Pauline Chan moved to Australia and lived in Sydney.
Career
In 1987 she debut as Australian actress in the George Miller produced Australian TV mini-series Vietnam. In 1989 TV miniseries Bangkok Hilton, Pauline Chan has appeared as Kang playing a corrupt pretty warder near Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving and Denholm Elliott.
In 1994 Pauline Chan wrote and directed the film Traps. She also directed, wrote and produced the 2011 film 33 Postcards.
In 1991 at Torino International Festival of Young Cinema Chan's Short film Dusty Hearts won the Special Mention Award in Category Short Film Competition
Pauline Chan resides in Australia.