Born in Seoul, South Korea, Kang immigrated to Toronto, Ontario with her family at the age of two. [2] She studied with the Playwrights Unit at Toronto's Tarragon Theatre. [3]
Kang's plays include Questioning Condoms, [4] Noran Bang: The Yellow Room, [5] Blessings [3] and dreams of blonde & blue. [6] [7] She received a Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination for Outstanding New Play, Independent Theatre Division in 1998 for Noran Bang: The Yellow Room. [8]
As an actress, Kang had a regular role in the 1997 television series Riverdale , [9] and made guest appearances in E.N.G. , Earth: Final Conflict , The City , Doc , Strong Medicine and Medium . On stage, she has performed in productions of Jean Yoon's The Yoko Ono Project, [10] Laurie Fyffe's The Malaysia Hotel [11] and Oren Safdie's Private Jokes, Public Places. [12] She has performed in productions of Private Jokes, Public Places in Toronto, New York City, London, Los Angeles and Berkeley, California. [13]
She is married to Oren Safdie. [14]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | TC 2000 | Sumai's Daughter | |
1994 | PCU | Physics Major | |
2002 | The Book of Eve | Student | |
2003 | Owning Mahowny | Secretary |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | E.N.G. | Kid #1 | Episode: "To Kill with Kindness" |
1997 | Riverdale | Becky | |
1998 | Earth: Final Conflict | Bartender | Episode: "The Joining" |
1999 | The City | Lisa | Episode: "Joy Ride: Part II" |
2000 | D.C. | Young Lawyer | Episode: "Pilot" |
2001 | The Wandering Soul Murders | Girl in diner | Television film |
2001 | Nero Wolfe | Cherry Quon | Episode: "Christmas Party" |
2001 | Doc | Receptionist | 2 episodes |
2005 | Strong Medicine | Huan Yuen | Episode: "Dying Inside" |
2006 | Medium | Technician | Episode: "A Changed Man" |
2020–2021 | Extreme Improv: Revenge | Various roles | 4 episodes |
2021 | SEAL Team | Kwan Jon-Wi | Episode: "Trust, But Verify: Part 1" |
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