Charlyne Yi

Birth Name:

Charlyne Amanda Yi

Birth Place:

Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack, Writer, Music department, Producer

Earned the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival for her work on "Paper Heart․"
Established the non-profit organization Caring is Cool in 2011
Worked with the non-profit Oxfam America beginning in 2010
Initially studied at the University of California, Riverside, but left before graduation in order to pursue comedy full time
Recalls her first foray into comedy being when she would bring popsicle sticks with jokes written on them into school to make her peers laugh
Quote: "The truth is the strongest form of anything, whether serious or funny․ Whatever comes natural is probably the truth․"
Quote: "[On earning the stereotype that she is a 'nerd'] "I wouldn't consider myself a 'nerd'․ I don't know what really makes someone a nerd․ It's kind of shocking to me actually that I have been stereotyped․""
Quote: "[Regarding her thoughts about starting a career in stand-up] "I didn't even understand what [comedy] was or what stand-up was․ I thought it was a fad in the '80s․""
Made her film debut in 2007 with "Knocked Up" and later secured her first recurring series role on "House" in 2011
Once toured with bandmate Paul Rust with the group, The Glass Beef

2009Waldo Salt Screenwriting AwardWinner
2009WFCC Award - Best Comedic Actress:Nominated
2016BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series:Nominated
2016BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series:Winner
2017BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series:Nominated
2019Annie - Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production:Nominated

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