Angela Harry

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Angela Harry
Born (1963-04-12) April 12, 1963 (age 59)
OccupationModel, actress
Years active1990–2008

Angela Harry (born April 12, 1963) is an American model, actress and voice actress.

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Early life and career

Angela Harry was born in 1963 while her father, a colonel in the US Air Force, was stationed in Japan. Her mother was born in Korea. [1] She has a younger brother and a younger sister. [2] Harry was subjected to racial insults during school. Her family moved throughout the United States, back to Japan and then to Korea by the time she was six. During this time she took piano lessons and briefly ballet. [3]

While working at Saks Fifth Avenue, Harry secured her first modelling job at the age of eighteen and went on to appear in several ad campaigns. [4] After joining the Nina Blanchard Agency in 1984, Harry bought an apartment in Irvine. [2]

In 1997, Harry played Jan Ors in Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight , who was modeled to look like Harry in subsequent appearances. [5]

Personal life

Harry was briefly involved with a male model and writer whom she met in a club in Tokyo. [1]

She enjoys gardening and goes to a gym most nights. [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Raven EvaDirect-to-video
2001To Protect and Serve

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990 Santa Barbara Lani [6] 4 episodes
1993BlindsidedAsian WomanTelevision film
1994 One West Waikiki Miki KalaniEpisode: "Vanishing Act"
1994 Fortune Hunter Nev CollinsEpisode: "The Cursed Dagger"
1995 Baywatch Nights CorineEpisode: "Silent Witness"
1995 Diagnosis Murder Joon LiEpisode: "An Innocent Murder"
1996 Strange Luck Jake In 5012 episodes
1996–1997 Tarzan: The Epic Adventures Queen La3 episodes
1997 Silk Stalkings Helen LeeEpisode: "Exit the Dragon"
1998–2001 V.I.P. Dr. Tina Stokes3 episodes
2008 The Young and the Restless Sandra Chang [7] Episode: #1.8820

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II Jan Ors

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