Grace Lynn Kung

{{Infobox person

| name = Grace Lynn Kung

| image = Grace Lynn Kung at a CFC event in L.A. 2019 (46713736594).jpg

| caption = Kung in 2019

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|3|25}}

| birth_place = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2001–present

}}

Grace Lynn Kung (born March 25, 1987) is a Canadian actress. She received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for the spy series InSecurity as Jojo Kwan.{{cite news| url=http://www.cbc.ca/player/Shows/Shows/More+Shows/InSecurity/Season+1/ID/1809954597/ |title=Episode 8 - The Kwan Identity| work=CBC Television |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017192753/http://www.cbc.ca/player/Shows/Shows/More+Shows/InSecurity/Season+1/ID/1809954597/ |archive-date=October 17, 2013}}

Kung holds two certificates of distinction from Trinity College London in the United Kingdom, where she also studied naturopathic medicine. She has appeared in Fahrenheit 451, Star Trek: Discovery, Miss Sloane, and Designated Survivor.

Screen credits include The Expanse, The Strain, Being Erica, Away From Her, Slings & Arrows, Odd Squad, House Party,{{cite web|author=Grace Lynn Kung |url=http://vimeo.com/46202482 |title=House Party | Allison on Vimeo |publisher=Vimeo.com |date=2012-07-22 |accessdate=2015-12-24}} and Cube 2: Hypercube. On stage, she has performed The Vagina Monologues in Oranjestad, Aruba, as Janet in the award-winning play Kim's Convenience, Izzy in Seminar by Theresa Rebeck, Zoe/The Girl in La Ronde, Yuko in Yukonstyle at Canadian Stage Company, collaborating with Judith Thompson on her new works and playing writer-historian Iris Chang in the international debut of A Nanking Winter by Marjorie Chan at Nightwood Theatre, a theatre specialising in forging creative alliances among female artists.

Filmography

=Films=

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of film credits
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2001 \| Lost and Delirious \| Lauren \| Credited as Grace Kung
2002 \|Cube 2: Hypercube \| Sasha \|
2006 \| Injustice \| Erica Lam \|
2006 \| Away from Her \| Nurse Betty \|
2007 \| Blue State \| Esther Yang \|
2007 \| P2 \| Kim Phu (Woman in Elevator) \|
2008 \| One Week \| n/a \|
2013 \| Bank$tas \| Diane \|
2015 \| Portrait of a Serial Monogamist \| Eve \|
2016 \| data-sort-value="Death (and Life) of Carl Naardlinger, The" \| The Death (and Life) of Carl Naardlinger \| Pam Naardlinger \|Nominated {{ndash}} ACTRA Award for Outstanding performance - Female{{cite web\|title=2017 ACTRA Awards in Toronto Nominees {{!}} ACTRA Toronto\|url=http://www.actratoronto.com/performers/community/the-actra-awards-in-toronto/2017-actra-awards-in-toronto-nominees/\|website=www.actratoronto.com\|accessdate=28 February 2017\|language=en\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220015746/http://www.actratoronto.com/performers/community/the-actra-awards-in-toronto/2017-actra-awards-in-toronto-nominees/\|archive-date=20 February 2017\|url-status=dead}}
2016 \| Miss Sloane \| Lauren \|
2016 \| Dissecting Gwen \| Gwen \| Short film
2016 \| Birdland \| Claire \|
2017 \| Expiry Date \| Madison Von Boheme \|
2017 \| Cult of Chucky \| Claire \|
2017 \| data-sort-value="Carmilla Movie, The" \| The Carmilla Movie \| Charlotte Brontë \|
2018 \| Fahrenheit 451 \| Chairman Mao \|
2019 \| Lie Exposed \| Betsy \|
2023 \| Invitation to a Murder \| Lu \|

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|+ List of film credits

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2001

| Lost and Delirious

| Lauren

| Credited as Grace Kung

2002

|Cube 2: Hypercube

| Sasha

2006

| Injustice

| Erica Lam

2006

| Away from Her

| Nurse Betty

2007

| Blue State

| Esther Yang

2007

| P2

| Kim Phu (Woman in Elevator)

2008

| One Week

| n/a

2013

| Bank$tas

| Diane

2015

| Portrait of a Serial Monogamist

| Eve

2016

| data-sort-value="Death (and Life) of Carl Naardlinger, The" | The Death (and Life) of Carl Naardlinger

| Pam Naardlinger

|Nominated {{ndash}} ACTRA Award for Outstanding performance - Female{{cite web|title=2017 ACTRA Awards in Toronto Nominees {{!}} ACTRA Toronto|url=http://www.actratoronto.com/performers/community/the-actra-awards-in-toronto/2017-actra-awards-in-toronto-nominees/|website=www.actratoronto.com|accessdate=28 February 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220015746/http://www.actratoronto.com/performers/community/the-actra-awards-in-toronto/2017-actra-awards-in-toronto-nominees/|archive-date=20 February 2017|url-status=dead}}

2016

| Miss Sloane

| Lauren

2016

| Dissecting Gwen

| Gwen

| Short film

2016

| Birdland

| Claire

2017

| Expiry Date

| Madison Von Boheme

2017

| Cult of Chucky

| Claire

2017

| data-sort-value="Carmilla Movie, The" | The Carmilla Movie

| Charlotte Brontë

2018

| Fahrenheit 451

| Chairman Mao

2019

| Lie Exposed

| Betsy

2023

| Invitation to a Murder

| Lu

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of television credits
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2003 \| Open House \| Lavender Blue \| Television film, CBS
rowspan="2" \| 2005 \| Plague City: SARS in Toronto \| April \| Television film
Slings & Arrows \| Emily Lu \| 5 episodes
rowspan="3" \| 2006 \| G-Spot \| Belinda \| Episode: Lucky
Night of Terror \| Donna \| Television film
House Party \| Allison \| Television film{{cite web\|url=http://vimeo.com/45258184 \|title=House Party \| Grace Lynn Kung on Vimeo \|publisher=Vimeo.com \|date=2012-07-05 \|accessdate=2015-12-24}}
rowspan="2" \| 2007 \|Billable Hours \| The Bad Ass \| Episode: Cancer, Baby!
Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming \| Friendly Nurse \| Television film
rowspan="2" \| 2008 \| data-sort-value="Border, The" \| The Border \| Lab Tech \| Episode: Enemy Contact
House Party \| Allison \| 6 episodes
2009 \| Retail \| Jill \| Television film
2009 – 2010 \| Being Erica \| Meeri Kung \| 9 episodes{{cite news\| url=http://www.cbc.ca/player/Shows/Shows/Being+Erica/Season+2/ID/1311033374/ \|publisher=CBC Television \|title=Episode 6 - Shhh... Don't Tell \|archive-date=October 17, 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017171020/http://www.cbc.ca/player/Shows/Shows/Being+Erica/Season+2/ID/1311033374/ }}
2011 – 2012 \| InSecurity \| JoJo Kwan \| Regular role{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGDW-OsnvNU \|title=InSecurity - Female Spies (NISA Declassified) \|publisher=YouTube \|date=2011-01-17 \|accessdate=2015-12-24}} Nominated {{ndash}} Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role (2011){{cite web\|title=26th Annual Gemini Awards 2011\|url=http://geminiawards.tribute.ca/\|website=geminiawards.tribute.ca\|accessdate=28 February 2017\|archive-date=6 March 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306071433/http://geminiawards.tribute.ca/\|url-status=dead}}
2012 \| data-sort-value="Listener, The" \| The Listener \| Lucy Estevez \| Episode: Crossed
rowspan="3" \| 2013 \| Mother Up! \| Suzi Chu \| 2 episodes
data-sort-value="Doozers, The" \| The Doozers \| The Doozer Reuser (voice) \| Episode: Doozers Re-Users
Degrassi: The Next Generation \| Police Officer \| Episodes: Karma Police (Parts 1 & 2)
rowspan="3" \| 2014 \| Remedy \| Dr. Livia Fung \| Episode: The Living Things
data-sort-value="Lottery, The" \| The Lottery \| Sara Bell \| Episode: Rules of the Game
Touring T.O. \| Samantha \| 8 episodes
rowspan="3" \| 2015 \| Hard Rock Medical \| Heather \| 4 episodes
data-sort-value="Strain, The" \| The Strain \| Grace Wu \| Episode: Intruders
Heartland \| Vanessa \| Episode: Fearless
2015 - 2016 \| Odd Squad \| Evil Teddy \| 2 episodes
2016 \| 12 Monkeys \| Stacy \| Episode: Bodies of Water
rowspan="4" \| 2017 \| Mary Kills People \| Annie Chun \| Series regular
data-sort-value="Expanse, The" \| The Expanse \| Doris \| Episode: Pyre
Designated Survivor \| Congresswoman Mae Yoshida \| 2 episodes
Star Trek: Discovery \| Psycho \| Episode: Context Is for Kings
2017–2021 \| Frankie Drake Mysteries \| Wendy Quon \| Recurring
rowspan="2" \| 2019 \| data-sort-value="InBetween, The" \| The InBetween \| Amy Shu \| Recurring
data-sort-value="Stranded, The" \| The Stranded \| Professor Lin \| Thai TV series
rowspan="3" \| 2020 \| Transplant \|Vivian Barnes \|
Japan Sinks: 2020 \|Mari Mutō (voice) \|Netflix ONA; English dub
Hey Lady! \|Molly \|
2021–2023 \|Sort Of \|Bessy \|CBC; HBO Max
2023 \|Wong & Winchester \|Marissa Wong \|
TBA \|Plan B \| \|

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of television credits

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2003

| Open House

| Lavender Blue

| Television film, CBS

rowspan="2" | 2005

| Plague City: SARS in Toronto

| April

| Television film

Slings & Arrows

| Emily Lu

| 5 episodes

rowspan="3" | 2006

| G-Spot

| Belinda

| Episode: Lucky

Night of Terror

| Donna

| Television film

House Party

| Allison

| Television film{{cite web|url=http://vimeo.com/45258184 |title=House Party | Grace Lynn Kung on Vimeo |publisher=Vimeo.com |date=2012-07-05 |accessdate=2015-12-24}}

rowspan="2" | 2007

|Billable Hours

| The Bad Ass

| Episode: Cancer, Baby!

Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming

| Friendly Nurse

| Television film

rowspan="2" | 2008

| data-sort-value="Border, The" | The Border

| Lab Tech

| Episode: Enemy Contact

House Party

| Allison

| 6 episodes

2009

| Retail

| Jill

| Television film

2009 – 2010

| Being Erica

| Meeri Kung

| 9 episodes{{cite news| url=http://www.cbc.ca/player/Shows/Shows/Being+Erica/Season+2/ID/1311033374/ |publisher=CBC Television |title=Episode 6 - Shhh... Don't Tell |archive-date=October 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017171020/http://www.cbc.ca/player/Shows/Shows/Being+Erica/Season+2/ID/1311033374/ }}

2011 – 2012

| InSecurity

| JoJo Kwan

| Regular role{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGDW-OsnvNU |title=InSecurity - Female Spies (NISA Declassified) |publisher=YouTube |date=2011-01-17 |accessdate=2015-12-24}}
Nominated {{ndash}} Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role (2011){{cite web|title=26th Annual Gemini Awards 2011|url=http://geminiawards.tribute.ca/|website=geminiawards.tribute.ca|accessdate=28 February 2017|archive-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306071433/http://geminiawards.tribute.ca/|url-status=dead}}

2012

| data-sort-value="Listener, The" | The Listener

| Lucy Estevez

| Episode: Crossed

rowspan="3" | 2013

| Mother Up!

| Suzi Chu

| 2 episodes

data-sort-value="Doozers, The" | The Doozers

| The Doozer Reuser (voice)

| Episode: Doozers Re-Users

Degrassi: The Next Generation

| Police Officer

| Episodes: Karma Police (Parts 1 & 2)

rowspan="3" | 2014

| Remedy

| Dr. Livia Fung

| Episode: The Living Things

data-sort-value="Lottery, The" | The Lottery

| Sara Bell

| Episode: Rules of the Game

Touring T.O.

| Samantha

| 8 episodes

rowspan="3" | 2015

| Hard Rock Medical

| Heather

| 4 episodes

data-sort-value="Strain, The" | The Strain

| Grace Wu

| Episode: Intruders

Heartland

| Vanessa

| Episode: Fearless

2015 - 2016

| Odd Squad

| Evil Teddy

| 2 episodes

2016

| 12 Monkeys

| Stacy

| Episode: Bodies of Water

rowspan="4" | 2017

| Mary Kills People

| Annie Chun

| Series regular

data-sort-value="Expanse, The" | The Expanse

| Doris

| Episode: Pyre

Designated Survivor

| Congresswoman Mae Yoshida

| 2 episodes

Star Trek: Discovery

| Psycho

| Episode: Context Is for Kings

2017–2021

| Frankie Drake Mysteries

| Wendy Quon

| Recurring

rowspan="2" | 2019

| data-sort-value="InBetween, The" | The InBetween

| Amy Shu

| Recurring

data-sort-value="Stranded, The" | The Stranded

| Professor Lin

| Thai TV series

rowspan="3" | 2020

| Transplant

|Vivian Barnes

Japan Sinks: 2020

|Mari Mutō (voice)

|Netflix ONA; English dub

Hey Lady!

|Molly

2021–2023

|Sort Of

|Bessy

|CBC; HBO Max

2023

|Wong & Winchester

|Marissa Wong

TBA

|Plan B

=Video games=

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of video game credits
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2013 \| data-sort-value="Doozers, The" \| The Doozers \| Doozer Reuser \|
2014 \| Far Cry 4 \| Kirat, Female Rebel Soldiers \|
2018 \| For Honor \| Ying (Female Tiandi) \| Marching Fire
2020 \| Fallout 76: Wastelanders \| Agent Mochou, Libby Wen, Chinese Soldiers \| DLC{{Cite video game\|title=Fallout 76: Wastelanders DLC\|developer=Bethesda Game Studios Austin\|publisher=Bethesda Softworks\|scene=Credits: Voice & Music - Cast\|date=April 14, 2020}}

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of video game credits

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2013

| data-sort-value="Doozers, The" | The Doozers

| Doozer Reuser

2014

| Far Cry 4

| Kirat, Female Rebel Soldiers

2018

| For Honor

| Ying (Female Tiandi)

| Marching Fire

2020

| Fallout 76: Wastelanders

| Agent Mochou, Libby Wen, Chinese Soldiers

| DLC{{Cite video game|title=Fallout 76: Wastelanders DLC|developer=Bethesda Game Studios Austin|publisher=Bethesda Softworks|scene=Credits: Voice & Music - Cast|date=April 14, 2020}}

=Accolades=

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scope="col"\| Year ! scope="col"\| Award ! scope="col"\| Category ! scope="col"\| Nominee(s) ! scope="col"\| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| {{Ref heading}}
2022 \|Peabody Awards \|Entertainment \| Sort Of \|{{nom}} \|{{Cite web \|last=Voyles \|first=Blake \|date=September 20, 2023 \|title=83rd Peabody Award Nominees \|url=https://peabodyawards.com/awards/nominees/ \|accessdate=September 20, 2023}}

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! scope="col"| Award

! scope="col"| Category

! scope="col"| Nominee(s)

! scope="col"| Result

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Ref heading}}

2022

|Peabody Awards

|Entertainment

| Sort Of

|{{nom}}

|{{Cite web |last=Voyles |first=Blake |date=September 20, 2023 |title=83rd Peabody Award Nominees |url=https://peabodyawards.com/awards/nominees/ |accessdate=September 20, 2023}}