Biography

Cindy Cheung is an award-winning actor across the stage, screen, and series. She thrilled audiences as one of the battling matriarchs in the final season of "The Sinner," and played one of the most memorable moms in "Thirteen Reasons Why." Cheung starred in two of the most high-profile Asian American plays of New York City's 2022 theatrical season, Manhattan Theater Club's "Golden Shield" by Anchuli Felicia King, directed by May Adrales, and Playwrights Horizons' "Catch as Catch Can" by Mia Chung, directed by Daniel Aukin. Cheung also played prominent roles in films including Mistress America, Obvious Child, and Lady in the Water, and in series including "The Flight Attendant," "Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens," "New Amsterdam," "High Maintenance," "Bull," "FBI," "Blue Bloods," "House of Cards," "Homeland," and all 3 iterations of "Law & Order." Her recognitions include The Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre-Asian American Performers Action Coalition (AAPAC), The Obie Special Citation for Advocacy in the Field of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (AAPAC) and The Charles Bowden Actor Award from New Dramatists. She received her MFA from the American Conservatory Theatrein San Francisco. Originally from La Palma, CA, and an applied mathematics major at UCLA, Cheung has been a citizen of New York City for 25 years, and lives in Brooklyn with her husband, novelist Ed Lin, and son.
- IMDb mini biography by: Cindy Cheung

Has a B.S. in Applied Mathematics with a Specialization in Computing from UCLA.

Is a founding member of Mr. Miyagi's Theatre Company.

Has an MFA in Acting from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.

I guess I was supposed to be a computer engineer. All through college, I did what I thought I was supposed to and not really what I wanted to. (Second Generation Newsletter, April 2003)