Melissa Tang | |
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Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | May 7, 1985
Education | Carnegie Mellon University (BFA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2006–present |
Melissa Tang (born May 7, 1985) is an American actress.
Tang was born in Los Angeles, California, and is of Chinese descent.
She graduated with a BFA in acting from Carnegie Mellon University in 2007. [1]
She has guest starred in The Big Bang Theory , Mom , The Unit , Lie to Me , CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , Harry's Law , Good Luck Charlie , New Girl and Baby Daddy . She has also appeared in the films Beginners (2010) and the internet film Inside (2011).
She co-starred as April Cho in the Fox sitcom The Goodwin Games , [2] which premiered in May 2013. [3]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | The Routes of Wild Flowers | Contestant #1 | |
2008 | Man Stroke Woman | Various characters | TV film |
2008 | The Unit | Anna | Episode: "Sacrifice" |
2009 | Lie to Me | Young Woman | Episode: "Blinded" |
2009 | Post Grad | College Friend #1 | |
2010 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Erin Nagano | Episode: "Long Ball" |
2010 | Beginners | Liz | |
2010 | My Freakin' Family | Llewelyn | Unsold TV pilot |
2011 | Inside | Jennifer Myer | |
2011 | Harry's Law | Marnie Russert | Episode: "Head Games" |
2012 | New Girl | Jenn | Episode: "Backslide" |
2012 | Good Luck Charlie | Rita | Episode: "Special Delivery" |
2012 | Baby Daddy | Katie | Episode: "Something Borrowed, Something Ben" |
2013 | The Goodwin Games | April Cho | Series regular |
2013 | A Good Day To Die Hard | Lucas | |
2013 | How I Met Your Mother | Amanda | Episode: "The Broken Code" |
2014 | Mom | Suzanne Taylor | 4 episodes |
2015 | The Big Bang Theory | Mandy Chao | Episode: "The Separation Oscillation" |
2017 | Young Sheldon | Ms. Fenley | Recurring role |
2018–2019, 2021 | The Kominsky Method | Margaret | Recurring role |
2020 | Hawaii Five-0 | Erin Hong | Hawaii Five-0 and Magnum P.I. crossover event |
2020 | Magnum P.I. | ||
2022 | Who Invited Them | Margo |
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