Lucille Soong
| Lucille Soong | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Sòng Jìngxiù (宋靜秀) August 15, 1938 Tianjin, China |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1959–present |
| Lucille Soong | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 宋靜秀[1] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 宋静秀 | ||||||
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Lucille Soong (born August 15, 1938) is a Chinese American film and television actress. She has guest starred on several present-day television series which include a recurring role on the ABC prime time soap Desperate Housewives as Gabrielle Solis' former maid, Yao Lin. Soong has also appeared on Passions, All About the Andersons, Huff, Dharma & Greg and According to Jim.
In 1969, she starred in Coronation Street playing the role of Billy Walker's girlfriend, and suffered racist abuse from his mother Annie Walker, she soon breaks up with him. This is the first time racist abuse was felt in the show.
She held a minor role in The Prisoner as the flower girl.
Soong has also acted in the 2003 remake of Freaky Friday as Pei-Pei's mom. Other credits include Genghis Khan, The Joy Luck Club, The Corruptor, Chasing Destiny and Nine Dead. Soong currently is in the main cast as Grandma Huang on ABC's Fresh Off the Boat.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Ferry to Hong Kong | The Bride | Uncredited |
| 1963 | 55 Days at Peking | Concubine | Uncredited |
| 1964 | French Dressing | Starlet | |
| 1965 | Genghis Khan | Concubine | |
| 1965 | The Knack ...and How to Get It | Girl in Sauna | Uncredited |
| 1965 | Darling | Allie | Uncredited |
| 1965 | Marco the Magnificent | Princess Bride | Uncredited |
| 1965 | Three Weeks of Love | Girl in Hong Kong | |
| 1966 | The Brides of Fu Manchu | Ling / Bride | Uncredited |
| 1967 | The Mini-Affair | Lucille | |
| 1969 | The File of the Golden Goose | Girl in Bath | Uncredited |
| 1970 | One More Time | Kim Lee | |
| 1993 | The Joy Luck Club | Popo | |
| 1999 | The Corruptor | Elderly Immigrant | |
| 1999 | The Debtors | Chinese Restaurant Owner | |
| 1999 | My American Vacation | Friend of Grandma | |
| 2003 | Freaky Friday | Pei-Pei's Mom | |
| 2004 | Employee of the Month | Old Korean Lady | Uncredited |
| 2004 | Nora's Hair Salon | Ming | |
| 2005 | Sky High | Cook | |
| 2005 | Just like Heaven | Chinese Exorcist | |
| 2006 | Mission: Impossible III | Shanghai Woman | Uncredited |
| 2007 | Nancy Drew | Waitress | |
| 2008 | Nora's Hair Salon 2: A Cut Above | Ming | |
| 2010 | Nine Dead | Nhung Chan |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Ghost Squad | Hotel Barmaid | Episode: "Sabotage" |
| 1963 | Man of the World | Nurse | Episode: "The Enemy" |
| 1964 | Crane | Yasuma | Episode: "Man Without a Past" |
| 1964 | Sergeant Cork | Lotus Feng / Waitress | Episode: "The Case of the Dutiful Murderer" Episode: "The Case of the Medicine Man" |
| 1965 | The Avengers | Miss Smith, Tusamo's Secretary | Episode: "The Cybernauts" |
| 1966 | Adam Adamant Lives! | Suzu | Episode: "More Deadly Than the Sword" |
| 1967 | Emergency – Ward 10 | Blind Patient | Episode: "There's None So Blind" Episode: "Second Sight" |
| 1967–1970 | The Troubleshooters | Su Lan / Hostess / Suzie | 3 episodes |
| 1967 | The Prisoner | Flower Girl | Episode: "A. B. and C." |
| 1968 | Hugh and I Spy | Miss Lee | Episode: "Yellow Peril" |
| 1969 | Coronation Street | Jasmine Choong | 5 episodes |
| 1969 | The Champions | Tsaiyoko Naga | Episode: "The Gun-Runners" |
| 1971 | Shirley's World | Tourist Guide | Episode: "A Mother's Touch" |
| 1994 | Vanishing Son | Ling | TV movie |
| 1996 | Yesterday's Target | Dr. Kang | TV movie |
| 1997 | Fired Up | Mrs. Kim | Episode: "The Rules" |
| 1997–2001 | Dharma & Greg | Mrs. Wong / Chinese Grandmother / Mrs. Kwan | 3 episodes |
| 1998 | Maggie | Cat Lady | Episode: "Just Shoot Him" |
| 1999 | Ryan Caulfield: Year One | Store Owner | Episode: "Po-Piggity and Other Racial Slurs" |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine | Mrs. Lum | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2000 | JAG | Older Vietnamese woman | Episode: "A Separate Peace: Part 1" |
| 2000 | The Michael Richards Show | Woman #1 | Episode: "USA Toy" |
| 2001 | Chasing Destiny | Hostess | TV movie |
| 2001 | Passions | Sally Chin | 4 episodes |
| 2003 | All About the Andersons | Mrs. Chong | Episode: "Everyone Plays" |
| 2004–2009 | Desperate Housewives | Yao Lin | 7 episodes |
| 2004 | Huff | Xui Shi | Episode: "That Fucking Cabin" Episode: "Flashpants" |
| 2005 | According to Jim | Manicurist | Episode: "The Race" |
| 2006 | The King of Queens | Lily | Episode: "Apartment Complex" |
| 2007 | Bones | Mai Zhang | Episode: "The Boneless Bride in the River" |
| 2008 | The Sarah Silverman Program | Mrs. Xiongnu | Episode: "The Mongolian Beef" |
| 2009 | United States of Tara | Korean Grandmother | Episode: "Inspiration" |
| 2009 | Without a Trace | Mrs. Deng | Episode: "Devotion" |
| 2010 | Dark Blue | Mrs. Chin | Episode: "Urban Garden" |
| 2010 | The League | Security Line Woman | Episode: "Vegas Draft" |
| 2010 | How to Be a Better American | Estelle | TV movie |
| 2013 | Holding Patterns | Asian Woman | TV movie |
| 2013 | Heebie Jeebies | Zu Mu | TV movie |
| 2015–present | Fresh Off the Boat | Grandma Huang | Recurring Role (season 1) Main Cast (season 2-) |
References
- ↑ 馬雲 (6 December 2014). "「菜鳥移民」明年笑翻ABC". 聯合報 (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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