Biography

Tisa Chang was born on April 5, 1941 in Chungking, China. She is an actress, known for Ambush Bay (1966), Year of the Dragon (1985) and Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper (1981). She has been married to Ernest Abuba since January 25, 1976. They have one child.

Has one son, Auric Kang with Ernest.

At the age of six, she and her family moved to New York City. Her father Ping Hsan Chang, a Taiwanese diplomat, was appointed as the Republic of China's consul general to the city in 1946.

Chang established the Pan Asian Repertory Theatre as a resident company at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in 1977, with the intention of popularizing Asian-American theater. She has worked there as artistic director and has also directed some of her own plays and musicals for the group.