Jamie Chung
{{Short description|American actress (born 1983)}}
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|name = Jamie Chung
|image = Jamie Chung 2012 Shankbone.JPG
|caption = Chung at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Knife Fight
|birthname = Jamie Jilynn Chung
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|4|10}}
|birth_place = San Francisco, California, U.S.
|occupation = Actress
|yearsactive = 2004–present
|education = University of California, Riverside (BA)
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|spouse = {{marriage|Bryan Greenberg|October 2015}}
| children = 2
|website = {{official website|http://whatthechung.com/}}
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|rr = Jeong Jirin
|mr = Chŏng Chirin
|title = Korean name
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Jamie Jilynn Chung (born April 10, 1983) is an American actress and former reality television personality. She began her career in 2004 as a cast member on the MTV reality series The Real World: San Diego and subsequently through her appearances on its spin-off series, Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno II. She is regarded by many as the Real World alumna with the most successful media career.Lee, Amber (November 17, 2011). [http://bleacherreport.com/articles/945452-30-hottest-girls-ever-on-real-worldroad-rules-challenges/page/30 "2. Jamie Chung"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126025843/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/945452-30-hottest-girls-ever-on-real-worldroad-rules-challenges/page/30 |date=November 26, 2011 }}. Bleacher Report.Beard, Lanford (May 21, 2012). [http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/05/21/real-world-20th-anniversary/ "'The Real World': 20 years later, seven strangers who made their mark"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141117054021/http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/05/21/real-world-20th-anniversary/ |date=November 17, 2014 }}. Entertainment Weekly.
She later transitioned into acting and has since become known for films such as Dragonball Evolution, Grown Ups, Premium Rush, Sorority Row, The Hangover Part II, Sucker Punch, and Big Hero 6 (2014). Chung received critical acclaim for her lead performance in the independent drama film Eden. Chung played the lead role in the miniseries Samurai Girl, was a series regular in the superhero drama series The Gifted (2017–19), played the recurring role of Mulan in the ABC fantasy television series Once Upon a Time, and has been a series regular as the voice of Go Go Tomago for the animated Big Hero 6: The Series (2017–21), reprising her role from the 2014 film. Beginning in August 2020, Chung appeared in the recurring role of Ji-Ah on the HBO series Lovecraft Country.
Early life
Jamie Jilynn Chung{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jamie-chung/credits/295156/|title=Jamie Chung|magazine=TV Guide|access-date=April 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317131237/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jamie-chung/credits/295156/|archive-date=March 17, 2017}} was born April 10, 1983,{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/facts/Jamie-Chung|title=Jamie Chung: American Actress|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=September 17, 2020|archive-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917212940/https://www.britannica.com/facts/Jamie-Chung}}{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/photos/18449/april-celebrity-birthdays/686900|title=April Celebrity Birthdays: Jamie Chung|publisher=E! Online|access-date=April 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410042727/http://www.eonline.com/photos/18449/april-celebrity-birthdays/686900|archive-date=April 10, 2016}}{{cite web|title=ko:제이미 정|url=https://people.search.naver.com/search.naver?sm=tab_txc&where=people_profile&ie=utf8&query=%EC%A0%9C%EC%9D%B4%EB%AF%B8%20%EC%A0%95&os=214745|publisher=Naver|access-date=April 23, 2018|language=ko|archive-date=November 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129141055/https://people.search.naver.com/search.naver?sm=tab_txc&where=people_profile&ie=utf8&query=%EC%A0%9C%EC%9D%B4%EB%AF%B8%20%EC%A0%95&os=214745}} in San Francisco, California, where she grew up.{{cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/11/16/s-f-native-jamie-chung-making-her-mark-in-television/|author=Barney, Chuck|date=November 16, 2017|title=Good news 'Big Hero 6' fans: S.F. native Jamie Chung among faves reuniting|newspaper=The Mercury News|access-date=April 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423081408/https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/11/16/s-f-native-jamie-chung-making-her-mark-in-television/|archive-date=April 23, 2018}} She and her older sister are second-generation Korean Americans. They were raised by "traditional" parents who moved to the United States in 1980 and ran a hamburger restaurant.Nakayama, Paul (May 22, 2013). [http://audreymagazine.com/fall-2012-cover-story-jamie-chung-3/ Fall 2012 Cover Story: Jamie Chung] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419235029/http://audreymagazine.com/fall-2012-cover-story-jamie-chung-3/ |date=April 19, 2014 }}. Audrey.Stern, Marlow (August 25, 2012). [http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/08/25/chung-star-of-premium-rush-on-her-road-from-the-real-world-to-hollywood.html 'Premium Rush' Star Jamie Chung on Her Road From 'The Real World' to Hollywood] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106041721/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/08/25/chung-star-of-premium-rush-on-her-road-from-the-real-world-to-hollywood.html |date=January 6, 2014 }}. The Daily Beast. She attended Commodore Sloat Elementary School and Aptos Middle School before attending Lowell High School in the fall of 1997. After graduating from Lowell High School in 2001,{{cite web|author=Abad, Terence|url=https://issuu.com/lowell_alumni_association/docs/laa_fall08/5|title=Caught in the Headlines|magazine=Lowell Alumni Newsletter|publisher=Lowell Alumni Association/issuu|issue=Fall 2008|date=February 4, 2010|page=5|location=San Francisco|access-date=April 23, 2018|archive-date=April 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423072358/https://issuu.com/lowell_alumni_association/docs/laa_fall08/5|url-status=live}} Chung attended and graduated from the University of California, Riverside with a B.A. in economics in 2005.{{cite web|url=http://alumni.ucr.edu/notable-alumni/|title=Notable UCR Alumni|publisher=University of California, Riverside Alumni Association|access-date=April 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409050829/http://alumni.ucr.edu/notable-alumni/|archive-date=April 9, 2018}} She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.{{cite web|author=Topel, Fred|date=April 3, 2009|url=http://scifiwire.com/2009/04/sorority-row-remake-scare.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090405001624/http://scifiwire.com/2009/04/sorority-row-remake-scare.php|title=Sorority Row Remake Scares its own Star|publisher=SyFy Wire|archive-date=April 5, 2009}}
Career
=Reality television=
Chung was a cast member on The Real World: San Diego, the 14th season of MTV's long-running reality TV show The Real World, which aired in 2004. At the time, MTV described her as a hard-working student who worked two jobs to pay her tuition but also enjoyed partying. She was also described by her friends as not having the best taste in men.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100817032619/http://www.mtv.com/shows/realworld-season14/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=1088 Jamie Chung biography page]. MTV 2004, Retrieved March 28, 2011.
After appearing on The Real World, Chung appeared on its spin-off game show, Real World/Road Rules Challenge, as a cast member in that show's 2005 season, The Inferno II,{{cite web|author=Ossad, Jordana|date=June 17, 2015|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2188973/jamie-chung-bryan-greenberg-real-world-san-diego/|title=Why Jamie Chung Doesn't Want Fiancé Bryan Greenberg To Watch Her 'Real World' Season|publisher=MTV|access-date=April 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325105600/http://www.mtv.com/news/2188973/jamie-chung-bryan-greenberg-real-world-san-diego/|archive-date=March 25, 2017}} during which she was a member of the "Good Guys" team, which squared off against the "Bad Asses". By the end of the season, after several cast members had been eliminated during the competition, Chung remained, along with her teammates Darrell Taylor, Landon Lueck, and Mike Mizanin. Chung and her teammates defeated the remaining members of the Bad Asses in the final event, and won the competition.
=Acting=
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After her stint on The Real World, Chung began her acting career with various minor roles in television and films, including as Cordy Han in ten episodes of Days of Our Lives, as a Hooters girl in the 2007 comedy I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, and in episodes of CSI: NY and Veronica Mars.
One of Chung's earliest on-camera appearances was in the music video for Rihanna's single "Umbrella", as first woman to the right of Jay Z. The video premiered April 26, 2007.[https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jamie-chung-25-things-you-dont-know-about-me-2014191/ Jamie Chung: 25 Things You Don't Know About Me] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423170544/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jamie-chung-25-things-you-dont-know-about-me-2014191/ |date=April 23, 2018 }}. Us. January 19, 2014. In 2008, Chung had her first major onscreen role, as the series lead in the ABC Family television miniseries Samurai Girl.{{cite web|author=Goldman, Eric|date=September 4, 2008|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/09/04/jamie-chung-is-samurai-girl|title=Jamie Chung is Samurai Girl|publisher=IGN|access-date=April 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423062904/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/09/04/jamie-chung-is-samurai-girl|archive-date=April 23, 2018}}{{cite web|last=Amatangelo|first=Amy|url=http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/television/television_news/2008/09/jamie_chung_fought_hard_‘samurai_girl’_role|title=Jamie Chung fought hard for 'Samurai Girl' role|newspaper=Boston Herald|date=September 4, 2008|access-date=April 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423062834/http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/television/television_news/2008/09/jamie_chung_fought_hard_%E2%80%98samurai_girl%E2%80%99_role|archive-date=April 23, 2018}} In SFGate, her acting in this role was described as making "a promising bid for TV stardom."{{Cite web |last=Wiegand |first=David |date=2008-09-04 |title=TV review: Jamie Chung in 'Samurai Girl' |url=https://www.sfgate.com/tv/article/tv-review-jamie-chung-in-samurai-girl-3270613.php |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=SFGATE |language=en}} It also claimed that the show was an attempt to add more diversity to TV shows.
She had supporting roles in the 2009 feature films Sorority Row and Dragonball Evolution, in the latter as Goku's love interest, Chi-Chi, as well as the lead role in one of the segments of the film Burning Palms. Chung later starred in the Disney Channel TV film Princess Protection Program, which co-starred Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez. She appeared in 2010 film Grown Ups and had a supporting role in the 2012 martial arts film The Man with the Iron Fists.
In March 2011, Chung played Amber in Zack Snyder's action fantasy film Sucker Punch, which required her to undergo physical training with Navy SEALs and work with stunt and fight choreographers who had worked on Snyder's previous films. Chung stated that she nervous about having to sing in the film: "I don't sing. I'm working on it, but just because I'm Korean doesn't mean I karaoke."{{cite web|author=Richenthal, Matt|url=http://www.reelmovienews.com/2009/09/jamie-chung-fighting-and-singing-in-sucker-punch/|title=Jamie Chung: Fighting and Singing in Sucker Punch|date=September 3, 2009|publisher=Movie Fanatic|access-date=October 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026054340/http://www.moviefanatic.com/2009/09/jamie-chung-fighting-and-singing-in-sucker-punch/|archive-date=October 26, 2017}} She then provided the voice of Aimi Yoshida in the video game X-Men: Destiny, which was released that September.[https://www.ign.com/videos/2011/07/22/x-men-destiny-jamie-chung-aimi-bts Comic-Con: X-Men: Destiny: Jamie Chung - Aimi BTS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802081042/https://www.ign.com/videos/2011/07/22/x-men-destiny-jamie-chung-aimi-bts |date=August 2, 2020 }}. IGN. July 22, 2011.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/getting-to-know-the-characters-powers-of-x-men-destiny/|date=September 20, 2011|author=Workman, Robert|title=Getting To Know the Characters & Powers of 'X-Men Destiny'|publisher=CBR.com|access-date=April 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123193047/https://www.cbr.com/getting-to-know-the-characters-powers-of-x-men-destiny/|archive-date=January 23, 2017}}
Chung gained her first major feature film role in the 2012 film Premium Rush, directed by David Koepp.{{cite news |title = Two joining Joseph Gordon-Levitt thriller |first = Borys |last = Kit |url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/two-joining-joseph-gordon-levitt-24802 |work = The Hollywood Reporter |publisher = e5 Global Media |date = June 20, 2010 |access-date = August 8, 2010 |archive-date = August 25, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120825002343/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/two-joining-joseph-gordon-levitt-24802 |url-status = live }} That same year, she starred as the lead in the independent film Eden, in which she played a Korean American girl abducted and coerced into prostitution by American human traffickers. Since 2012, she has appeared in the recurring role of Mulan in the television series Once Upon a Time.{{cite web|author=Matt Webb Mitovich|url=http://tvline.com/2012/07/05/once-upon-a-time-casts-sarah-bolger-aurora/|title=Exclusive: Wake Up! Once Upon a Time Has Cast Sarah Bolger as Sleeping Beauty|publisher=TVLine|date=July 5, 2012|access-date=July 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728114149/http://tvline.com/2012/07/05/once-upon-a-time-casts-sarah-bolger-aurora/|archive-date=July 28, 2017}}
In 2014, Chung co-starred in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, which was released that August. That October saw the release of the animated Disney film Big Hero 6, in which she provided the voice of GoGo Tomago.{{cite web|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|title=Disney's 'Big Hero 6' Adds Maya Rudolph to Top-Secret Voice Cast (Exclusive)|url=https://www.thewrap.com/disneys-big-hero-6-adds-maya-rudolph-top-secret-voice-cast-exclusive/|publisher=TheWrap|date=April 28, 2014|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=January 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200109141138/https://www.thewrap.com/disneys-big-hero-6-adds-maya-rudolph-top-secret-voice-cast-exclusive/|url-status=live}} Big Hero 6 won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.McNary, Dave (February 22, 2015). [https://variety.com/2015/film/news/big-hero-6-oscar-best-animated-film-2015-academy-awards-1201439183/ 'Big Hero 6' Wins Oscar for Best Animated Film] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206225624/http://variety.com/2015/film/news/big-hero-6-oscar-best-animated-film-2015-academy-awards-1201439183/ |date=December 6, 2017 }}. Variety. She reprised the role in Disney XD's 2017 series Big Hero 6: The Series{{cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=March 3, 2016 |title='Miranda's Rights': Jamie Chung & John Gabriel Join NBC Legal Soap |url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/mirandas-rights-jamie-chung-john-gabriel-nbc-legal-soap-1201713732/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612164738/https://deadline.com/2016/03/mirandas-rights-jamie-chung-john-gabriel-nbc-legal-soap-1201713732/ |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |access-date=April 17, 2020 |publisher=Deadline Hollywood}}{{cite web |author=Collins, Scott |date=May 31, 2016 |title=How a Tough Pilot Season Got NBC's Studio Boss Ousted |url=https://www.thewrap.com/how-a-tough-pilot-season-got-nbcs-studio-boss-ousted/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119222533/https://www.thewrap.com/how-a-tough-pilot-season-got-nbcs-studio-boss-ousted/ |archive-date=January 19, 2017 |access-date=April 23, 2018 |publisher=TheWrap}} and in Kingdom Hearts III (2019).
Chung and her then-fiancé, Bryan Greenberg, co-starred in the film Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong, which was released in February 2015.
In March 2016, Chung was cast as attorney Lana Harris in the one-hour legal drama Miranda's Rights, but the series was not picked up by NBC after the pilot episode.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/cruel-intentions-nbc-series-pickup-sequel-1201756722/|author=Andreeva, Nellie|date=May 15, 2016|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|title='Cruel Intentions': NBC Confirms Discussions For Possible Pickup Of Sequel|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417092831/http://deadline.com/2016/05/cruel-intentions-nbc-series-pickup-sequel-1201756722/|archive-date=April 17, 2017}}
Chung was cast as Blink in the Fox superhero series The Gifted, which debuted in October 2017. She plays a younger version of the character played by Fan Bingbing in the 2014 feature film X-Men: Days of Future Past.{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/10/03/the-gifteds-jamie-chung-on-portraying-blinks-powers|title=The Gifted's Jamie Chung on Portraying Blink's Powers|first=Jonathon|last=Dornbush|date=October 2, 2017|publisher=IGN|access-date=April 22, 2018|archive-date=June 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630080943/http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/10/03/the-gifteds-jamie-chung-on-portraying-blinks-powers|url-status=live}}{{cite web|author=Schmidt, Joseph|url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/10/16/the-gifted-blink-exiles-comic-book-jamie-chung/|title='The Gifted's Jamie Chung Teases 'Exiles' Look For Blink|website=ComicBook.com|date=October 15, 2017|access-date=April 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016055810/http://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/10/16/the-gifted-blink-exiles-comic-book-jamie-chung/|archive-date=October 16, 2017}}
In August 2020, Chung appeared in the HBO series Lovecraft Country. She plays the recurring character Ji-Ah, a young nurse living in Daegu during the Korean War, who falls in love with American soldier Atticus Freeman (Jonathan Majors). The series' sixth episode centers on Ji-Ah and garnered critical acclaim. Chung stated that this was her most challenging role to date. She added that her experience on the series inspired her to pitch her own show, which sold.{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/10/01/jamie-chung-lovecraft-country/|title=Jamie Chung is used to playing guest roles. 'Lovecraft Country' made her want to lead.|author=Andrews-Dyer, Helena|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=October 1, 2020|access-date=October 1, 2020|archive-date=October 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002005454/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/10/01/jamie-chung-lovecraft-country/}}
In 2023, Chung voiced Vax, a freedom fighter and recurring character in My Dad the Bounty Hunter.{{cite web|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/01/my-dad-the-bounty-hunter-official-trailer-new-images-blast-off/|title='My Dad the Bounty Hunter' Official Trailer & New Images Blast Off|website=Animation Magazine|date=January 12, 2023|access-date=February 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123202630/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/01/my-dad-the-bounty-hunter-official-trailer-new-images-blast-off/|archive-date=January 23, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Oddo|first=Marco Vito|url=https://collider.com/my-dad-the-bounty-hunter-trailer-netflix/|title='My Dad the Bounty Hunter' Trailer Makes Catching Space Criminals a Family Business|website=Collider|date=November 16, 2022|access-date=February 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115115049/https://collider.com/my-dad-the-bounty-hunter-trailer-netflix/|archive-date=January 15, 2023|url-status=live}}
Chung joined the cast of the Hulu comedy series Unprisoned in its second season, which spanned eight episodes, premiering on July 17, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/unprisoned-cast-brandee-evans-oliver-hudson-jamie-chung-season-2-1235925068/|title='UnPrisoned' Adds Brandee Evans, Oliver Hudson & Jamie Chung To Season 2|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|author=Cordero, Rosy|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=May 21, 2024|access-date=May 21, 2024|archive-date=May 21, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240521174241/https://deadline.com/2024/05/unprisoned-cast-brandee-evans-oliver-hudson-jamie-chung-season-2-1235925068/}}
=Other work=
Chung writes for her own fashion blog, What the Chung?[https://www.eonline.com/photos/16860/celebs-with-their-own-lifestyle-sites-fashion-blogs/511039 CELEBS WITH THEIR OWN LIFESTYLE SITES & FASHION BLOGS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103060015/https://www.eonline.com/photos/16860/celebs-with-their-own-lifestyle-sites-fashion-blogs/511039 |date=January 3, 2019 }}. E! Online. Retrieved January 2, 2019.Ta, Tanya Leigh. [http://www.livingly.com/This+Is+What+Top+Fashion+Bloggers+Wore+for+Their+Weddings/articles/eiNKBRkkO_p/What+the+Chung+s+Wedding This Is What Top Fashion Bloggers Wore for Their Weddings] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103060059/http://www.livingly.com/This+Is+What+Top+Fashion+Bloggers+Wore+for+Their+Weddings/articles/eiNKBRkkO_p/What+the+Chung+s+Wedding |date=January 3, 2019 }}. Livingly. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
Awards and recognition
On April 2, 2009, Chung won the Female Stars of Tomorrow Award at the 2009 ShoWest industry trade show along with her Sorority Row castmates.{{cite web|author=Miller, Ethan|url=http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Jamie+Chung/ShoWest+2009+Awards+Ceremony+Arrivals/fl6Mkoflq1G|title=ShoWest 2009 Awards Ceremony - Arrivals|publisher=Getty Images/Zimbio|access-date=April 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423074300/http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Jamie+Chung/ShoWest+2009+Awards+Ceremony+Arrivals/fl6Mkoflq1G|archive-date=April 23, 2018}}{{cite web|author=Yoon, Deborah J.|url=http://www.koreanbeacon.com/tag/moon-bloodgood/|title=Koreans are MVPs of Future Asian-American Stars|magazine=Korean Beacon|date=October 8, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308065344/http://www.koreanbeacon.com/tag/moon-bloodgood/|archive-date=March 8, 2011|access-date=April 1, 2011|url-status=dead}}
At the 2012 Seattle International Film Festival, Chung won the Golden Space Needle Award for Best Actress for Eden.{{cite web|title=Golden Space Needle Award Winners|url=https://www.siff.net/festival-2016/competitions-and-awards/golden-space-needle-award-winners|publisher=Seattle International Film Festival|date=June 2012|access-date=June 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101190438/https://www.siff.net/festival-2016/competitions-and-awards/golden-space-needle-award-winners|archive-date=November 1, 2017|url-status=dead}}[https://www.indiewire.com/2012/06/eden-the-invader-and-five-star-existence-take-the-top-prizes-at-the-seattle-international-film-festival-46872/ 'Eden,' 'The Invader' and 'Five Star Existence' Take the Top Prizes at the Seattle International Film Festival] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810122248/https://www.indiewire.com/2012/06/eden-the-invader-and-five-star-existence-take-the-top-prizes-at-the-seattle-international-film-festival-46872/ |date=August 10, 2020 }}. IndieWire. June 10, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
Personal life
Chung began dating actor and musician Bryan Greenberg in 2012. They became engaged in December 2013,Burton, Isabel (Spring 2016). "C is for Camp". Martha Stewart Weddings, pp 250–260.{{cite news |url=https://people.com/celebrity/jamie-chung-engaged-to-bryan-greenberg/ |title=Jamie Chung Engaged to Bryan Greenberg |date=January 3, 2014 |access-date=January 3, 2014 |author=Ehrich Dowd, Kathy |newspaper=People |archive-date=January 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104032747/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20771035,00.html |url-status=live }} and were married on October 31, 2015, in Santa Barbara, California.{{cite web|url=http://people.com/celebrity/jamie-chung-marries-bryan-greenberg-on-halloween/|title=Jamie Chung and Bryan Greenberg Get Married in Glamour on Halloween – See the Photos|magazine=People|date=November 1, 2015|access-date=November 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821045339/http://people.com/celebrity/jamie-chung-marries-bryan-greenberg-on-halloween/|archive-date=August 21, 2017}} In 2019, Chung revealed that she had started the process of oocyte cryopreservation.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/jamie-chung-and-bryan-greenberg-welcome-twins-we-got-double-the-trouble-now/|author=Balagtas, Tristan|title=Jamie Chung and Bryan Greenberg Welcome Twins: 'We Got Double the Trouble Now'|newspaper=People|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=October 24, 2021|access-date=October 25, 2021|archive-date=October 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025105945/https://people.com/parents/jamie-chung-and-bryan-greenberg-welcome-twins-we-got-double-the-trouble-now/}} In October 2021, she and Greenberg had twin sons who were born via surrogacy.{{Cite web |title=Jamie Chung on Decision to Welcome Sons via Surrogate: 'I Was Terrified of Putting My Life on Hold' |url=https://people.com/parents/jamie-chung-decision-to-use-surrogate-terrified-of-putting-life-on-hold/|author=Slater, Georgia|magazine=People|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=June 9, 2022|access-date=January 13, 2025|archive-date=January 14, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230114155936/https://people.com/parents/jamie-chung-decision-to-use-surrogate-terrified-of-putting-life-on-hold/}}
In 2013, they acquired a home in Manhattan,{{cite episode |series=The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson |airdate=June 7, 2013 |season=9 |number=144 |title=Ethan Hawke/Jamie Chung |network=CBS}} and in 2020, acquired a home in Brooklyn.{{Cite web|title=How Actor Jamie Chung Refreshed Her Brooklyn Outdoor Space|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/jamie-chung-brooklyn-condo-backyard-renovation|author=Briones, Isiswebsite=Architectural Digest|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=August 2, 2021|access-date=January 13, 2025|archive-date=January 14, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250114023903/https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/jamie-chung-brooklyn-condo-backyard-renovation}}
In January 2025, Chung and Greenberg's house in Los Angeles was destroyed by the Southern California wildfires. They and their twin sons were unharmed.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/jamie-chung-bryan-greenbergs-house-destroyed-la-fires-1236107170/|author=Thomas, Carly|title=Jamie Chung and Bryan Greenberg's House Destroyed in L.A. Fires: "Was Supposed to Be Our Forever Home"|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=January 11, 2025|access-date=January 13, 2025|archive-date=January 14, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250114023429/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/jamie-chung-bryan-greenbergs-house-destroyed-la-fires-1236107170/}}
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