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Better Luck Tomorrow
Background:
Chinese-American actress/musician Karin Anna Cheung honed her
craft at Cal State Northridge and the East West Players Conservatory
in Los Angeles. She won the female lead role in her film debut,
director Justin Lin's acclaimed drama "Better Luck Tomorrow"
(2002), and has since appeared in several short films as well as in
the Sci Fi Channel original film "Abominable" (2006). She
also has guest starred in an episode of Nickelodeon's sitcom "Drake
& Josh."
Meanwhile, the 5' 5½" artist has continued to write
songs and performed her own songs around Los Angeles.
Chinese-American
Childhood and Family:
A Chinese-American, Karin Anna Cheung was born in Los Angeles,
California, on November 2, 1974. Cheung, who has been pursuing music,
received a degree in art from Cal State Northridge. She was trained
acting by Glen Chin at the East West Players Conservatory in Los
Angeles.
True Artist
Career:
A singer-turned-actor, Karin Anna Cheung began acting after
studied under Glen Chin at the East West Players Conservatory in Los
Angeles. She toured with the Sundance Children's Theater and made his
television debut in the show "Karaoke Nights" (2001).
In 2002, Cheung got her first film role in director/co-writer
Justin Lin's drama "Better Luck Tomorrow." In the film
about Asian American overachievers who enter a world of petty crime
and material excess to overcome boredom, she played the female lead
role of Stephanie Vandergosh, opposite Parry Shen, Jason Tobin, Sung
Kang, Roger Fan, and John Cho.
Loosely based on the murder of Stuart Tay by four Sunny Hills High
School honor students on December 31, 1992, in the suburb of
Fullerton, California, "Better Luck Tomorrow" garnered
general positive reviews, becoming the official selections in that
year's Sundance Film Festival and Toronto International Film
Festival. It also received a Grand Jury Prize nomination at the
Sundance Film Festival (2002) and John Cassavetes Award nomination at
the Independent Spirit Awards (2004).
Following her stunning film debut, Cheung appeared in two short
films, Kai Soremekun's 17-minute drama/thriller "Lock Her Room,"
which was inspired by Elizabeth Massie's book, and Dominic Mah and
Jennifer Phang's 24-minute "The Matrices" (both in 2003).
She then disappeared from screen for three years before eventually
returning in 2006, playing a guest role as a flight attendant, in an
episode of Nickelodeon's sitcom starring Drake Bell and Josh Peck,
"Drake & Josh." She also co-starred as C.J. in the Sci
Fi Channel original film about the cryptid Bigfoot or the Abominable
Snowman, "Abominable" (2006), which premiered on April 10
in New York City. The suspense/horror film also features Matt McCoy,
Lance Henriksen, Jeffrey Combs, Dee Wallace Stone, and Rex Linn.
Cheung was last seen on 2007 AZN Asian Excellence Awards.
Meanwhile, she continues to work on music and has performed around
Los Angeles singing her own songs.
Awards:
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