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Rae Dawn Chong

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IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000735
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Confronted with a series of racially charged incidents, a young black man must overcome rage, alienation, and hopelessness in order to find his own humanity.
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The Sleeping Negro (2021)
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Rae Dawn Chong was born February 28, 1961 in Edmonton, Canada. After a few film and television spots, Rae Dawn earned a Genie for her performance in Jean-Jacques Annaud's prehistoric-drama Quest for Fire (1981). She played the young, Ivaka prisoner, Ika. Other notables roles include Harpo's girlfriend "Squeek", aka, Mary Agnes in Steven Spielberg's five-time Academy Award-nominated film, The Color Purple (1985), and James Remar's beautiful and mysterious wife, Carola in Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990).
BornFebruary 28, 1961
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BornFebruary 28, 1961
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000735
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations

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    Known for

    Arnold Schwarzenegger in Commando (1985)
    Commando
    6.7
    • Cindy
    • 1985
    The Color Purple (1985)
    The Color Purple
    7.7
    • Squeak
    • 1985
    Ron Perlman, Rae Dawn Chong, Nicholas Kadi, and Everett McGill in Quest for Fire (1981)
    Quest for Fire
    7.3
    • Ika
    • 1981
    Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
    Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
    6.2
    • Carola (segment "Lover's Vow")
    • 1990

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Street Signs: Homeless But Not Hopeless
      • Narrator (voice)
      • Completed
    • FEEL
      • Sitter 5
      • Post-production
    • The Raven
      • Nurse Virginia
      • Post-production
    • Lin Shaye, Bill Moseley, Victoria Konefal, and Kurt Deimer in Scared to Death (2024)
      Scared to Death
      6.5
      • Ruth
      • 2024
    • Delainey Hayles, Sam Reid, and Jacob Anderson in Interview with the Vampire (2022)
      Interview with the Vampire
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Florence de Pointe du Lac
      • 2022
    • John Magaro, Chasten Harmon, Aylya Marzolf, and Kat Cunning in The Mistress (2022)
      The Mistress
      4.2
      • Evelyn
      • 2022
    • We Are Gathered Here Today (2022)
      We Are Gathered Here Today
      5.6
      • Mary Reed
      • 2022
    • Saturday Morning All Star Hits! (2021)
      Saturday Morning All Star Hits!
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Sheena Murphy
      • 2021
    • Beanie Feldstein in American Crime Story (2016)
      American Crime Story
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Betty Currie
      • 2021
    • The Sleeping Negro (2021)
      The Sleeping Negro
      5.9
      • Black Woman
      • 2021
    • My Sister Is So Gay (2016)
      My Sister Is So Gay
      5.0
      TV Series
      • Parker
      • 2019
    • Angela Bassett, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kenneth Choi, Peter Krause, Aisha Hinds, Oliver Stark, and Ryan Guzman in 9-1-1 (2018)
      9-1-1
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Stacey Mullins
      • 2018–2019
    • Kayleigh Gilbert in Reborn (2018)
      Reborn
      4.3
      • Dory Ryder
      • 2018
    • Rob Benedict in Five Minutes (2017)
      Five Minutes
      6.6
      Short
      • Delores
      • 2017
    • Pamela Adlon in Better Things (2016)
      Better Things
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Patty Donner
      • 2016
    • Drizzle of Hope (2015)
      Drizzle of Hope
      Short
      • Ms. Johnson
      • 2015
    • Rae Dawn Chong, Jackée Harry, Phil Morris, and Omarosa Manigault Newman in Knock 'em Dead (2014)
      Knock 'em Dead
      4.3
      • Jenny Logan
      • 2014
    • Mud Lotus (2013)
      Mud Lotus
      8.3
      Short
      • Kim
      • 2013

    Producer

    • Chris Pratt in Cursed Part 3 (2000)
      Cursed Part 3
      6.1
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2000

    Director

    • Chris Pratt in Cursed Part 3 (2000)
      Cursed Part 3
      6.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2000
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Bande-annonce [OV]
    Trailer 2:16
    Bande-annonce [OV]
    "Want a Better Life" TV Spot
    Trailer 0:34
    "Want a Better Life" TV Spot
    Jeff, Who Lives at Home
    Trailer 2:32
    Jeff, Who Lives at Home
    Reborn
    Trailer 1:26
    Reborn
    Time Runner
    Trailer 1:54
    Time Runner
    American Flyers
    Trailer 1:26
    American Flyers
    The Principal
    Trailer 2:10
    The Principal
    When The Party's Over
    Trailer 0:34
    When The Party's Over

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
    • Born
      • February 28, 1961
      • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Spouses
        Nathan Ulrich2011 - 2014 (divorced)
    • Children
      • Morgan Baylis
    • Parents
        Tommy Chong
    • Relatives
        Precious Chong(Half Sibling)
    • Other works
      Music video for Mick Jagger: Just Another Night
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview
      • 9 Pictorials
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    • Trivia
      Discovered Chris Pratt (who starred on the WB's Everwood (2002)) while he was a waiter at a restaurant in Hawaii where she was eating dinner one evening.
    • Quotes
      Unattractive people are more obsessed with looks.

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