Tina Chen

Tina Chen (; born November 2, 1943) is a Chinese-American stage, film, and television actress, director, and producer, who starred in the films Alice's Restaurant, Three Days of the Condor, and The Hawaiians. She has been nominated for Golden Globe, Emmy, and Drama Desk awards.

Biography Born in Chongqing, Chen lived briefly in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, and then went to the United States.

While pursuing her acting career, Chen worked for over a decade as a researcher in the serology and genetics department at the New York Blood Center.

She also co-founded Food Liberation, one of the first health food stores in New York City.

Her films include the independent feature Almost Perfect and the short film The Potential Wives of Norman Mao. She also starred in The Hawaiians, for which she received a Golden Globe Urban Stages, and the Mirror Repertory Co., she talks about her great-grandfather.

Work Film Descendants of the Past, Ancestors of the Future (2014) Almost Perfect (2011) The Potential Wives of Norman Mao (2011) Face (2002) The Ghost of Flight 401 (1978) Three Days of the Condor (1975) Paper Man (1971) The Hawaiians (1970) Alice's Restaurant (1969)

Made for Television Specials Lady from Yesterday (CBS, 1985) The Year of the Dragon (PBS, 1975) 13 Stars for Channel 13 (PBS) The Final War of Olly Winter (CBS Playhouse, 1967)

Episodic Television Mercy Central Park West The Devlin Connection Dan August The Streets of San Francisco Harry O The Man and the City Airwolf City Kids Kung Fu The Delphi Bureau The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Theatre The Love Suicide at Schofield Barracks The Shanghai Gesture Comfort Women Empress of China The Joy Luck Club The Innocence of Ghosts The Chang Fragments Arthur and Leila Madame de Sade Family Devotions (by David Henry Hwang) The Year of the Dragon (by Frank Chin) A Midsummer Night's Dream Tropical Tree In the Heart of America A Small Delegation Widescreen Version As the Crow Flies (by David Henry Hwang) A Streetcar Named Desire Santa Anita '42 The Kitchen God's Wife A Song for All Saints Darkness Within

Directing Tea (by Velina Hasu Houston) The Shining Queen At Plank Bridge Kokoro/True Heart (by Velina Hasu Houston) Yin Chin Bow Fairy Bones (1992) — with Lucy Liu

Producing The Shining Queen Beyond Gravity Best Kept Secret The Rink (Drama Desk Nomination; by Terrence McNally; starring Chita Rivera and Liza Minnelli) Passion Play (by Peter Nichols; starring Frank Langella)

Awards Chen received a Golden Globe nomination for her supporting performance in the film The Hawaiians. She received an Emmy nomination for her supporting performance in the CBS Playhouse drama The Final War of Olly Winter. She also received a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Production of a Musical for, The Rink, starring Chita Rivera and Liza Minnelli.

Other awards include Urban Stages 25th Anniversary Award for Artistic Brilliance, Women's Project's Women of Achievement Award, Girl Scouts Woman of Distinction Award, the Anna May Wong Award of Excellence, and Pan Asian Repertory Theatre's Legacy Award.