Vivian Bang Biography

Fast Facts

• Decided to be an actress because of the encouragement of one of her high school teachers
• Many of her roles have been in comedy, a genre that she enjoys because she believes laughter helps people cope with the harsh realities of life
• One of her best known roles is that of a disgruntled wedding stationary employee in "Yes Man․"
• Stated that if she owned her own restaurant she would want it to be a co-op espresso bar that served locally grown and made food and doubled as a gallery for her friends' art
• Is a fan of Anton Chekhov's plays and cited Nina from his "The Seagull" as one of her dream roles
• Was awarded a scholarship to NYU based on her audition as Blanche Du Bois from "Streetcar Named Desire," complete with southern dialect
• Can speak both Korean and English, and sometimes had to help her Korean parents with English when she was a child