Tien Tran | |
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Alma mater | Boston College |
Occupation(s) | Comedian, actor |
Hanh Tien Tran, is an American comedian, actress, and writer. She is best known for her role as Ellen in the comedy series How I Met Your Father (2022) and Jane Ji in the horror film Candyman (2021).
Tran was born in Chester, Pennsylvania and grew up in Erie and Millcreek Township. [1] [2] Her parents are Vietnamese refugees who immigrated to the United States in 1979. [1] She graduated from Boston College with a degree in biology, where she was part of the sketch comedy group Hello Shovelhead. [1] [3]
In 2017, she was a cast member at The Second City in Chicago, where she had previously been a recipient of the Second City's Bob Curry Fellowship. [3] [4]
During 2017–2020, she appeared in guest roles in several TV series, including Easy , Hot Date , Sherman's Showcase , and Space Force . In 2021, she was a staff writer for the second season of Work in Progress , and co-wrote and appeared in one episode. She also appeared in the Chicago-set horror film Candyman and an episode of the comedy series South Side .
In 2021, Tran was cast as a series regular in the Hulu sitcom How I Met Your Father , a spin-off of the series How I Met Your Mother . [5] She plays Ellen, who moves to New York from a small farming town in Iowa after divorcing her wife. [2] [6] The series was released on January 18, 2022. [7] On February 15, 2022, Hulu renewed the series for a 20-episode second season. [8]
Tran is a regular contributor to the feminist podcast Hysteria, hosted on Crooked Media. [9] [10] She co-hosts the podcast In These Cleats with Angel City FC defender Paige Nielsen, which launched during the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup and covers women's soccer. [11] [12]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2021 | Candyman | Jane Ji |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Easy | Ly | Episode: "Lady Cha Cha" |
2017-2018 | Hot Date | Laura | 4 episodes |
2019 | Sherman's Showcase | Asian Aunt Viv | Episode: "Behind the Charade" |
2020 | Space Force | Sheila Cholosternin | Episode: "The Launch" |
2021 | Q-Force | Alix | Episode: "Deb's BBQ" (voice) |
2021 | Work in Progress | Workshop Leader | Actress & writer, episode: "Eleanor Roosevelt" Staff writer: 10 episodes |
2021 | South Side | Jenny | Episode: "Chicago's #1 Party Promoter" |
2022–2023 | How I Met Your Father | Ellen | Main role |
2022 | Star Trek: Lower Decks | Anya | Episode: "Hear All, Trust Nothing" (voice) |
Tran is openly lesbian. [2] [1] Tran's older sister Tram-Anh Tran starred in the 1990s children's television series Ghostwriter . [2]
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