Lauren Tom

Birthplace: Highland Park, Illinois
Birthday: August 4, 1959

Alluring stage-trained actress of Asian heritage, active in stage, TV and film. Tom studied acting and music in her native Illinois, and her first professional credit was as an addition to the national tour of "A Chorus Line", which led her to Broadway. She appeared in the Broadway production of "Hurlyburly" and, as the intrepid Honey (sidekick to Duke), in the Broadway musical adaptation of the comic strip "Doonesbury" (1983-84). Tom earned an OBIE Award for her performance in "American Notes" while with the New York Shakespeare Festival; she …more

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Actor

Ka Ron
In the Line of Duty: Kidnapped
Lily Yee
Y2K
Ann Lee
Murder Live!
Marge Farland
Tell Me No Secrets
Connie Ching

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Career Milestones

2000
Co-starred in the fall NBC sitcom "DAG"
1999
Acted in the independent feature "Catfish in Black Bean Sauce"
1997
Joined cast of the ABC sitcom "Grace Under Fire" in its last season
1995
Played recurring role of Julie, Ross' girlfriend on the NBC sitcom "Friends"
1993
First feature in a lead role, "The Joy Luck Club"