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Fiona Choi | |
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Education | Monash University (BComm) Edith Cowan University (BA) |
Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor |
Website | Official website |
Fiona Choi is an Australian actress, singer and performer, best known for her lead role as Jenny Law in Benjamin Law's award-winning SBS Comedy The Family Law for which she received an AACTA Award nomination for Best Performance in a Television Comedy [1] and 3 consecutive Equity Ensemble Awards for Outstanding Performance in a Comedy Series. Fiona is also known for her work on stage in Melbourne Theatre Company's Golden Shield and Torch The Place as well as her one-woman show Dragon Lady: The Many Lives & Deaths of Anna May Wong which premiered to much acclaim at the 2019 Adelaide Cabaret Festival [2]
Fiona Choi was born in Melbourne, Australia to Chinese immigrant parents. She began acting as a child, appearing musical roles including Nicky in Sweet Charity , Chiffon in Little Shop of Horrors , Squeaky Fromme in Assassins and Eva Peron in Evita . She graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of Commerce, but did this primarily to please her parents. After this she moved to Perth for a Bachelor of Arts in musical theatre at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts at Edith Cowan University. [3]
Upon graduation Choi was cast in the original Australian company of Rent . Her other Australian theater credits include Metamorpheses, directed by Mary Zimmerman, for the MTC, and Mamma Mia! , directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Choi had a two-month guest arc as Laura Wallace on the Australian show Neighbours . [4]
Choi moved to New York in 2003 to continue her acting career. Her film and TV credits include: Homeland , Law & Order: Criminal Intent , Person Of Interest , New Year's Eve , Unforgettable and The Newsroom .
She was involved in the development of the musicals Apathy: A Gen X Musical and FAMBAM360.[ citation needed ]
In 2015, Choi returned to Australia to star as Jenny Law in The Family Law . Produced by Matchbox Pictures and airing on SBS in Australia. The Family Law was nominated for a 2016 AACTA Award for best comedy. [5] Choi was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Performance In A Television Comedy. Season 2 aired on SBS in 2017 [6] and season 3 followed in 2019. [7] All 3 seasons of The Family Law earned its cast an Equity Ensemble Award for Outstanding Performance in a Comedy Series. [8]
Fiona played Cindy Nguyen in all 3 seasons of Mustangs FC [9] and has guest-starred in The Letdown , Wentworth , Utopia , True Story with Hamish & Andy , My Life is Murder and Harrow . [10]
Choi has also worked as casting director for the North American musical tours of Scooby-Doo Live! Musical Mysteries and Chuggington. She has also cast talent for assorted on-air promo campaigns.[ citation needed ]
In 2019, Choi performed in Golden Shield for Melbourne Theatre Company, [11] followed by Torch The Place in 2020 [12] which had a truncated season due to the coronavirus disease 2019.
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2024 | Population 11 | Charmaine Ling | TV Series | [13] |
2023 | Australian Epic | Various | 6 episodes | [14] |
2022 | Surviving Summer (TV series) | Amelia Cross | 1 episode | |
2020-21 | Wentworth (TV series) | Andrea Casey | 2 episodes | |
2017-20 | Mustangs FC | Cindy | 13 episodes | |
2019 | Secret Bridesmaids' Business | Dr. Elise Reardon | 4 episodes | |
Utopia | Lucy | 1 episode | ||
My Life Is Murder | Mrs Zhang | 1 episode | ||
2017-19 | The Letdown | Belle | 3 episodes | |
2019 | Get Krack!n | Nancy Lee | 1 episode | |
2016-19 | The Family Law | Jenny Law | 18 episodes | [15] |
2018 | Back In Very Small Business | Sarina | 1 episode | |
Harrow (TV series) | Anita Durete | 1 episode | ||
2017 | Sisters | Dr Tan | 1 episode | |
True Story with Hamish & Andy | Sophie | 1 episode | ||
2015 | Person of Interest (TV series) | Samaritan Tech | 1 episode | |
2014 | Taxi Brooklyn | Desk Sergeant | 1 episode | |
Unforgettable | Camryn | 1 episode | ||
2013 | Fortune Sun | Jae Lee | TV Series | |
Alpha House | Reporter | 1 episode | ||
Homeland (TV series) | Reporter | 1 episode | ||
The Newsroom | ACN Reporter | 1 episode | ||
2011 | A Gifted Man | Tessa | 1 episode | |
The Big C | Stroller Mom #1 | 1 episode | ||
Too Big to Fail | Second Reporter | TV Movie | ||
Blue Bloods | Teach | 1 episode | ||
2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Lisa | 1 episode | |
2001 | Neighbours | Laura | 7 episodes | |
1995 | Blue Heelers | Lucy Chen | 1 episode |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2023 | Parental Guidance | Tracy | Short | |
2023 | Jones Family Christmas | Dot | ||
2022 | Assets | Alpha | Short | |
2021 | Share Screen | Ella | Short | |
2011 | New Years Eve | Balinese Woman | ||
2011 | Smoking Nonsmoking | Wang | ||
2009 | The Pack | Katie Wang | ||
1999 | Shooting Blanks | Kiki | ||
Penzai | Jing Xiao | Short |
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