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Vanessa Kai

Actress | Miscellaneous Crew

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An actor, collaborator, and native New Yorker, Vanessa Kai was born Vanessa Kwong. After her parents divorced, Kai legally changed her name to combine the surnames of both her parents: (K)wong & Ng(... read full biography

Known for New Amsterdam (2018), Gotham (2015), Orange Is the New Black (2015), Off the Rails (2017)

Details

5' 3" (1.60m)

Guilds

AEA | SAG-AFTRA

External links

@@vanessakai (twitter.com) | 4 official web sites

Vanity URL

imdb.me/vanessakai

Images (7)

The Pain of My Belligerence by Halley Feiffer @ Playwrights Horizons

Vanessa Kai, Josh Lucas and Betty Gilpin in Death in Love

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2 additional awards

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20 titles

Past Film & Video (9 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Off the Rails (2017) Zara Zara See fewer
Behind the Mirror (2015) Dr. Rezniak Dr. Rezniak See fewer
My Last Day Without You (2011) Ticketing Agent Ticketing Agent See fewer	$1MM			$8K
Among the Joneses (2010) Actress Actress See fewer
Freud's Magic Powder (2009) (Short) - The Japanese Wife The Japanese Wife See fewer
Smoke and Mirrors (2009) (Short) - Mrs. Lee Mrs. Lee See fewer
Death in Love (2008) Asian Woman Asian Woman See fewer	$3MM	$14K	$23K	$23K
Day Zero (2007) Adr Loop Group Adr Loop Group See fewer	$2MM	$12K	$17K	$17K
Get That Number (1997) (Short) - Girl Rapper Girl Rapper See fewer

Past Television (11 titles)	Episodes
New Amsterdam (2018) (TV Series) - Dr. Izuka / Dr. Suzanne Izuka (2 episodes, 2018) Dr. Izuka / Dr. Suzanne Izuka (2 episodes, 2018) See fewer Rituals (Oct 2, 2018) Season 1, Episode 2 - Dr. Izuka Dr. Izuka See fewer Pilot (Sep 25, 2018) Season 1, Episode 1 - Dr. Suzanne Izuka Dr. Suzanne Izuka See fewer	2
Madam Secretary (2017) (TV Series) - CIA Agent (1 episode, 2017) CIA Agent (1 episode, 2017) See fewer Women Transform the World (Dec 17, 2017) Season 4, Episode 10 - CIA Agent CIA Agent See fewer	1
Second Chance Christmas (2017) (TV Movie) - Dr. Levitt Dr. Levitt See fewer
The Blacklist (2015) (TV Series) - Red's Driver (1 episode, 2015) Red's Driver (1 episode, 2015) See fewer The Troll Farmer (No. 38) (Oct 1, 2015) Season 3, Episode 1 - Red's Driver Red's Driver See fewer	1
Orange Is the New Black (2015) (TV Series) - Elizabeth Wilkinson (1 episode, 2015) Elizabeth Wilkinson (1 episode, 2015) See fewer Finger in the Dyke (Jun 11, 2015) Season 3, Episode 4 - Elizabeth Wilkinson Elizabeth Wilkinson See fewer	1
Gotham (2015) (TV Series) - Board Member #2 (1 episode, 2015) Board Member #2 (1 episode, 2015) See fewer The Blind Fortune Teller (Feb 16, 2015) Season 1, Episode 16 - Board Member #2 Board Member #2 See fewer	1
The Mysteries of Laura (2015) (TV Series) - Marcia Collinsworth (1 episode, 2015) Marcia Collinsworth (1 episode, 2015) See fewer The Mystery of the Deemed Dealer (Feb 4, 2015) Season 1, Episode 13 - Marcia Collinsworth Marcia Collinsworth See fewer	1
The Leftovers (2014) (TV Series) - Parent at School (1 episode, 2014) Parent at School (1 episode, 2014) See fewer The Garveys at Their Best (Aug 24, 2014) Season 1, Episode 9 - Parent at School Parent at School See fewer	1
A NY Thing (2009) (TV Movie) - Cool Girl Cool Girl See fewer
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2009) (TV Series) - Reporter #2 (1 episode, 2009) Reporter #2 (1 episode, 2009) See fewer Hammered (Oct 14, 2009) Season 11, Episode 4 - Reporter #2 Reporter #2 See fewer	1
Educating Matt Waters (1996) (TV Movie) - Dawn Dawn See fewer

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Theater (9 titles)	Role / Position	Company / Director
KPOP (Nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical)	Ruby	ARS NOVA, in association with Ma-Yi Theater + Woodshed Collective / Book by Jason Kim, Teddy Bergman, dir.
Somebody's Daughter *	Millie	Second Stage Theatre / May Adrales, dir.
Titus Andronicus (Play On!) *	(workshop)	Oregon Shakespeare Festival / Taylor Mac, dir.
Brownsville Song (B-Side For Tray) *	Merrell	Seattle Repertory Theatre / Kimber Lee, writer / Julliette Carillo, dir.
The Architechture of Becoming *	Tomomi Nakamura	Women's Project Theater @ NY City Center / Elena Araoz, Lydia Fort & Lauren Keating, dir.
*Far East	Reader	Stamford Theater Works/Steve Karp, dir.
Top Girls *	Lady Nijo / Win	Huntington Theatre / dir. Liesl Tommy
HENRY VI (Parts 1-3) (NY Times Critics' Pick) (Drama Desk Nominated for Outstanding Revival) *	Warwick	National Asian American Theatre Company (NAATCO) / Stephen Brown-Fried, dir.
The Pain of My Belligerence by Halley Feiffer *	Yuki	Playwrights Horizons / Trip Cullman, dir.

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