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Rae Dawn Chong

1961 - Today

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Rae Dawn Chong (born February 28, 1961) is a Canadian-American actress. She made her big screen debut appearing in the 1978 musical drama film Stony Island, and in 1981 starred in the fantasy film Quest for Fire, for which she received the Genie Award for Best Actress. Chong later starred in films Beat Street (1984), American Flyers (1985), The Color Purple (1985), Commando (1985), Soul Man (1986), The Principal (1987), Tales from the Darkside (1990), Time Runner (1993), and Boulevard (1994). She is the daughter of comedian and actor Tommy Chong. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rae Dawn Chong is the 5,297th most popular actor (up from 5,928th in 2019), the 461st most popular biography from Canada (up from 481st in 2019) and the 120th most popular Canadian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Rae Dawn Chong ranks 5,297 out of 13,578. Before her are Ina Balin, Buster Crabbe, Veronica Ferres, Dina Merrill, Peter Davison, and Freida Pinto. After her are Martin Henderson, Joe Manganiello, Giorgio Albertazzi, Anjanette Comer, Ty Burrell, and Scott Caan.

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Among people born in 1961, Rae Dawn Chong ranks 302. Before her are John Stockwell, Eddie Baza Calvo, Nina Li Chi, Florent Pagny, Vasyl Rats, and Roland Orzabal. After her are Josimar, Manuel Estiarte, Mary Barra, Yannick Stopyra, Frank De Winne, and Mikhail Shishkin.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Rae Dawn Chong ranks 461 out of 1,622. Before her are Daniel Lanois (1951), Monique Mercure (1930), Matt Craven (1956), Steven Ogg (1973), Wyndham Lewis (1882), and Duncan Regehr (1952). After her are Marcel Dionne (1951), Billy Bishop (1894), Richard Manuel (1943), George Romanes (1848), Jagmeet Singh (1979), and Xavier Dolan (1989).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Rae Dawn Chong ranks 120. Before her are Tamara Taylor (1970), Wilfred Lucas (1871), Katherine DeMille (1911), Monique Mercure (1930), Matt Craven (1956), and Steven Ogg (1973). After her are Xavier Dolan (1989), Jack Carson (1910), Megan Follows (1968), Helen Shaver (1951), Victor Jory (1902), and Noel Fisher (1984).

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