Lauren Tom Biography

Fast Facts

• Won an Obie Award for her Off-Broadway "A Chorus Line" performance
• Managed to get a spot with a touring company of "A Chorus Line" when she was only 17
• Quote: "Being a little kid is one of the purest forms you can bee-you don't have all that crud on top of you․ And when you can get back to that is when you can find peace in your life․ That's when things start coming to you․"
• Her appearance in "Significant Other" was the first time an Asian-American played a leading U․S․ film role that wasn't specifically written for someone of Asian descent
• Provided the voices for two sets of mothers and daughters for two primetime animated series, Amy and Inez Wong on "Futurama" and Minh and Connie Souphanousinphone on "King of the Hill․"
• Has published personal essays in a number of outlets, including "Brain," "Child Magazine," "East West Woman," "Strut" and "Freshyarn․com․"
• When she was a child, she could entertain herself for hours by studying a single rock