Cindy Cheung (actress)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cheung.

Cindy Cheung (born January 27, 1970) is a Chinese American actress, best known for playing the role of Young-Soon Choi in Lady in the Water and Elaine Cheng in Children of Invention. In 2021, she portrayed Stephanie Lam in season 4 of The Sinner.

Cindy Cheung
Cheung in 2022
Born	Cindy Cheung (1970-01-27) January 27, 1970 (age 55) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education	American Conservatory Theater (MFA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995–present
Spouse	Ed Lin ​ (m. 2002)​
Children	1

Career

Cheung is a founding member of Mr. Miyagi's Theatre Company and has a MFA in acting from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. She debuted her solo show Speak Up Connie, directed by BD Wong, in January 2012.^[1][2]

In 2021, she portrayed Stephanie Lam in 7 episodes of The Sinner (season 4).

Personal life

In 2002, Cheung married Ed Lin, a novelist.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Robot Stories	Grace
2004	Spider-Man 2	Chinese Daughter	Uncredited
2005	Red Doors	Grace
2006	Falling for Grace	Kari Mills
2006	Lady in the Water	Young-Soon Choi
2009	Children of Invention	Elaine Cheng
2014	Obvious Child	Dr. Bernard
2015	Mistress America	Karen
2016	Wolves	Doc
2017	Roxanne Roxanne	Nurse Mitchell
2017	The Strange Ones	Sarah's Mother
2017	The Light of the Moon	Joanna
2017	The Meyerowitz Stories	Nurse #1
2018	A Kid Like Jake	Woman
2019	The Sunlit Night	Critic #2
2020	Here After	Carol
2021	Rushed	Barbara's Attorney	Uncredited
2022	My Love Affair with Marriage	Velta	Voice
2023	Love in Taipei	Auntie Shu

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Seinfeld	Woman #1	Episode: "The Engagement"
2004	Sex and the City	Nurse	Episode: "Out of the Frying Pan"
2005	Jonny Zero		2 episodes
2005, 2006	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Anna Slaughter / Layla
2006	Julie Reno, Bounty Hunter	Li Ming	Episode: "Pilot"
2008	Fringe	Nurse #2	Episode: "In Which We Meet Mr. Jones"
2008, 2016	Law & Order: SVU	Hospital Doctor / IVF Tech	2 episodes
2009	Law & Order	Liu Kang	Episode: "Take-Out"
2009	One Life to Live	Ellen Kwon	4 episodes
2010	White Collar	Registered Nurse	Episode: "Vital Signs"
2011	Bored to Death	Beatrice	Episode: "Gumball!"
2012	Made in Jersey	Nurse	Episode: "Ancient History"
2013	Homeland	OB / GYN	Episode: "A Red Wheelbarrow"
2013–2018	Blue Bloods	Judge Andros	4 episodes
2014	FutureStates	Samantha	Episode: "Happy Fun Room"
2015	Nurse Jackie	Susan	Episode: "Godfathering"
2015	The Affair	Woman at Ballet Class	Episode #2.1
2016	Elementary	Cindy Park	Episode: "Murder Ex Machina"
2016	Madam Secretary	Dr. Cary	Episode: "Right of the Boom"
2016, 2017	House of Cards	Meredith Lee	2 episodes
2017	Bull	Wendy Anderson	Episode: "Teacher's Pet"
2017–2019	13 Reasons Why	Karen Dempsey	10 episodes
2018	High Maintenance	Therapist	Episode: "Scromple"
2018	The Good Fight	Lori Ackerman	Episode: "Day 422"
2018	Kevin Can Wait	Sally	Episode: "The Smoking Bun"
2018	Dietland	Monique	Episode: "Monster High"
2018–2020	New Amsterdam	Judge Hayashi	4 episodes
2019–2020	FBI	NYPD Rep Ann
2020	Billions	Ali Kashkhokh	Episode: "The Chris Rock Test"
2020	Blindspot	Dr. Coleman	2 episodes
2020	The Flight Attendant	Jean Miller	Episode: "Rabbits"
2021	Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens	Susan	Episode: "Edmund's Back"
2021	The Sinner	Stephanie Lam	7 episodes