Elizabeth Sung

Elizabeth Sung (14 October 1954 – 22 May 2018) was a Chinese-American actress, director, and screenwriter. Born and raised in British Hong Kong, she studied ballet before coming to the United States. Sung attended the Juilliard School, earning a BFA in dance and later joined the Alvin Ailey Dance Company. She also obtained an MFA in directing from the American Film Institute. Sung appeared on the soap opera The Young and the Restless from 1994-96 as Luan Volien. She directed the award-winning short film Requiem, based on her childhood in Hong Kong. Sung had notable television roles on shows such as Hawaii Five-O, The Sopranos, Bones, Curb Your Enthusiasm, NCIS: Los Angeles, and Charmed. She starred in the film The Joy Luck Club and Memoirs o