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- At 12, a Disney talent scout at her 6th grade graduation (the family had since moved to Laurel Canyon) saw Chong sing and get a standing ovation. This led to her being cast in the Disney TV movie “The Whiz Kid of Riverton.” Chong made additional television appearances, studied acting and at 16 landed the female lead in the movie “FM.”
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Rae Dawn Chong (born February 28, 1961) is a Canadian-American actress. She made her big screen debut appearing in the 1978 musical drama film Stony Island, and in 1981 starred in the fantasy film Quest for Fire, for which she received the Genie Award for Best Actress.
Rae Dawn Chong. Actress: Commando. Rae Dawn Chong was born February 28, 1961 in Edmonton, Canada. After a few film and television spots, Rae Dawn earned a Genie for her performance in Jean-Jacques Annaud's prehistoric-drama Quest for Fire (1981). She played the young, Ivaka prisoner, Ika.
- February 28, 1961
Oct 17, 2022 · In a "Commando" oral history in Empire, Rae Dawn Chong said that because Cindy was written for a white actress, she felt she only had one shot to nail her...
Nov 24, 2023 · Rae Dawn Chong began her television career in 1974, debuting with Disney’s “The Whiz Kid and the Riddle at Riverton.” Although almost cast in the sitcom “Diff’rent Strokes,” the role ultimately went to Janet Jackson .
Rae Dawn Chong. Actress: Commando. Rae Dawn Chong was born February 28, 1961 in Edmonton, Canada. After a few film and television spots, Rae Dawn earned a Genie for her performance in Jean-Jacques Annaud's prehistoric-drama Quest for Fire (1981). She played the young, Ivaka prisoner, Ika.
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When did you know you wanted to become a professional actress? In sixth grade, when I was twelve years old, I sang a song called Celebrate Life by Gordon DeWitty and I got a standing ovation. In the audience was a casting person from Disney – she lived across the street from us and I knew her kids – and she said: There’s a show at Disney ...
Rae Dawn Chong. 1961— Actress. Actress Rae Dawn Chong became famous in the 1980s for a string of film roles that maximized her exotic, multiracial looks for the big screen. Of mixed African-American, Native American, Asian, and Anglo ancestry, Chong gained fame in Hollywood at the start of her career as the daughter of popular comedian Tommy ...
