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Hong Chau is an American actress best known for her appearance in the US film Downsizing (2017) as Vietnamese amputee and political activist Ngoc Lan Tran. For her performance, she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, and several other awards for best supporting actress.
Born
Monday, 01 January 1979
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Kinds of Kindness | 2024 | |
| Asteroid City | Polly | 2023 |
| The Night Agent | Diane Farr | 2023 |
| Poker Face | Marge | 2023 |
| The Whale | Liz | 2022 |
| The Menu | Elsa | 2022 |
| Showing Up | Jo | 2022 |
| American Woman | Jenny / Jenny Shimada | 2020 |
| GMA3: What You Need to Know | Self | 2020 |
| Artemis Fowl | Fairy in Ho Chi Minh City | 2020 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Kinds of Kindness | 2024 | |
| Asteroid City | Polly | 2023 |
| The Night Agent | Diane Farr | 2023 |
| Poker Face | Marge | 2023 |
| The Whale | Liz | 2022 |
| The Menu | Elsa | 2022 |
| Showing Up | Jo | 2022 |
| American Woman | Jenny / Jenny Shimada | 2020 |
| GMA3: What You Need to Know | Self | 2020 |
| Artemis Fowl | Fairy in Ho Chi Minh City | 2020 |
| Driveways | Kathy | 2020 |
| Watchmen | Lady Trieu | 2019 |
| Forever | Sarah | 2018 |
| Homecoming | Audrey Temple | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Duck Butter | Glow | 2018 |
| 75th Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | 2018 |
| Downsizing | Ngoc Lan Tran | 2017 |
| Big Little Lies | Jackie | 2017 |
| Hollywood First Look | Self | 2017 |
| Harry | Self | 2016 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest | 2015 |
| Inherent Vice | Jade | 2014 |
| A to Z | Lora | 2014 |
| BoJack Horseman | Pickles Aplenty | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| $#*! My Dad Says | DJ | 2010 |
| Good Luck Charlie | Theresa | 2010 |
| Treme | Linh | 2010 |
| Trenches | Spc. Wing | 2010 |
| The Sarah Silverman Program. | Asian Masseuse | 2007 |
| My Boys | Audrey | 2006 |
| Finding My America | Minh | 2006 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| How I Met Your Mother | Cook Pu | 2005 |
| American Dad! | Korean Spy | 2005 |
| NCIS | F.B.I. Lab Tech Molly Choi | 2003 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Julie Blanch | 2000 |
| Access Hollywood | Self | 1996 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| Sidewalks Entertainment | Self - Guest | 1988 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| American Woman | 2020 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2023 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 2018 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
