Jodi Long
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| Jodi Long | |
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| Born | January 7, 1956 New York, New York |
Jodi Long is an American actress of Asian descent.
Long was born Jodi Long in New York, New York and raised in the Queens borough of New York City. Her parents are Kimiye (née Tsunemitsu), a showgirl performer of Japanese American descent, and Lawrence K. Long, of Chinese-Scottish background who emigrated to the United States from Australia and had a career as a tap-dancer vaudevillian and later as a PGA golf professional.[1]
Having graduated with a BFA from the acting conservatory at SUNY Purchase, Long has performed roles in many films including cinema: Patty Hearst, Striking Distance and The Hot Chick, in television: as series regulars on Cafe Americain, All American Girl, and Miss Match, as well as on stage, such as the Broadway revival of the Flower Drum Song. Her parents, both of whom were vaudeville-style performers, appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show on May 7, 1950 as the singing, dancing, comedy act, Larry and Trudie Leung. They are the subjects of a documentary film Long Story Short directed by Academy Award nominated director (Who Killed Vincent Chin?) Christine Choy and written by Long, that won the 2008 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival's Grand Jury's Honorable Mention for a Documentary Award as well as the Audience Award.
