About Rae Dawn Chong
Rae Dawn Chong (born February 28, 1961) is a Canadian actress. She made her big screen debut appearing in the 1978 musical drama film Stony Island, and in 1981 starred in the science fantasy film Quest for Fire, for which she received the Genie Award for Best Actress. Chong later starred in films Beat Street (1984), Choose Me (1984), American Flyers (1985), The Color Purple (1985), Commando (1985), Soul Man (1986), The Principal (1987), Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990), The Borrower (1991), Time Runner (1993), and Boulevard (1994). She is the daughter of comedian and actor Tommy Chong. On television, Chong starred opposite Adrian Pasdar in the science fiction drama series Mysterious Ways from 2000 to 2002. later she starred in the first season of Lifetime comedy-drama series Wild Card opposite Joely Fisher.
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