Tamlyn Tomita Actress Tamlyn Tomita has made many appearances in theatre, movie & television. She last appeared in Summer Moon (A Contemporary Theatre) & performed in plays such as Standing on Its Head (Manhattan Theatre Club), Nagasaki Dust (Philadelphia Theatre Company), & Winter Crane (Fountain Theatre). Her latest endeavor is with the Asian American Theatre Company's production of the Butcher's Burden in San Francisco. Her film & television showings include The
Karate Kid 2, The Joy Luck Club, Picture Bride, Chicago Hope, The Burning Zone, & Quantum Leap.

Lauren Tom Actress Lauren Tom began her acting career at age seventeen in the Broadway hit A Chorus Line and later received an Obie Award for Outstanding Performance for her work in American Notes. Her television appearances include roles in Friends and Grace Under Fire. Ms. Tom's film credits include When a Man Loves a Woman, Mr. Jones, Cadillac
Man, and most notably The Joy Luck Club. She is currently starring in Peony Pavilion, a sixteenth century Chinese play directed by Peter Sellars. -------------------- profiles from '99 Aspire Conference |