Rae Dawn Chong is a Canadian-American actress and television personality. She is best known for her numerous TV and film roles, including Commando, Time Runner, Search for Fire, Mysterious Paths, Killer’s Badge, Wild Card, and Charity Jam . The actress comes from a family of actors and actresses led by her father. Here you can find more interesting information about Rae Dawn Chong.
age
Rae Dawn Chong was born on February 28, 1961 to Tommy Chong and Maxine Sneed in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
family, mother
The actress is multi-racial with her father being of Chinese and Scottish-Irish descent while her mother is of Black Canadian and Cherokee descent. Rae’s maternal grandparents; Willa Carothers and Napoleon Sneed were born in Canada as children of African American immigrants.
Her siblings are Robbi Chong, Marcus Chong, Paris Chong, Gilbran Chong and Precious Chong. One of her brothers was adopted while the other four were born to their father’s second wife, Shelby Fiddis. Her sister Robbi Chong is a model and also interested in acting while her half brother Marcus Chong followed the same path as his father and siblings in his acting career. Rae’s journey into the acting scene began in 1974 when she appeared on Walt Disney’s Wonder World of Color . But her busiest time in films was in the late 1980s and into the 1990s.
By this time she was appearing in various TV shows. However, her career breakthrough came when she appeared in Search for Fire (1981), for which she received the 1983 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Choose Me (1984) Beat Street (1984), The Color Purple ( 1985) and Commando (1985). She starred alongside her father in Cheech & Chong The Corsican Brothers (1984) and also in the highly successful Far Out Man (1990). Chong played the love interest in Mick Jagger’s video Just One More Night t . She was also cast for the role of Anne Lindsey inHighlanders: The Series . Aside from acting in films, she was featured in the 1985 music video for Mick Jagger’s song titled Another Night . She also appeared in a production of Oh, Kay! At the Richard Rodgers Theater in New York City.
Man
Chong has been married three times. First was Owen Bayliss, a stockbroker, and they had a son named Morgan. But their love turned sour, leading to the annulment of their marriage in 1982. Chong remained single for some time and later found love again in the arms of Thomas Howell, an actor and her co-star in the film Soul Man . However, they separated a year after their marriage in 1990. She remarried in 2011 to Nathan Ulrich. But only the rest of their affairs ended in 2014. In 2017, a plane that Nathan Ulrich, his brother and others were flying disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle. Later searchers found debris matching the lost aircraft, stalling the search.
Wealth (income and earnings)
Rae Dawn Chong has been around for many years and over the years, the actress has amassed a fortune playing various roles in films. Her net worth is currently estimated at $4 million. That amount is expected to increase over the years as the star is determined to win.
Rae Dawn Chong brief information
Chong loves giving platforms to talented people to grow. She displayed this attribute while searching for Chris Pratt. Then the young man, who was only 19 years old, served at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company restaurant in Maui. After seeing his abilities, Chong made him appear in her directorial debut, the short horror film Cursed Part 3. The film was shot in Los Angeles.
Chong grew up desperate to learn about her Chinese culture. This was inspired by her grandfather, who declined to teach his children Cantonese, a variety of Chinese spoken primarily in Guangzhou and its regions of southeastern China, although he spoke it fluently. The reason for this was that her grandfather had left a poor village in China in the 1930s. There he had great racial defilement.
Rae has a good heart. She is involved in various humanitarian programs and supports charitable causes.
Rae’s good influence on the lives of many is admirable. No wonder she was portrayed in the 1987 book Starring Moms
Rae Chong has an athletic body. She stands at a height of 175 cm. She smiles charmingly and has dark brown eyes and hair.
The color purple and commando actress provided sounds for her father’s comedy records as a child. She was discovered by a Disney talent scout during her sixth grade graduation.
Rae was once criticized as a racist for her comment on Oprah Winfrey, who described the media mogul as a “big brown nose” and a “field nigger.” The actress, who starred opposite Winfrey in The Color Purple , later took to her YouTube channel to explain what she meant and why she described her as such.
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