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Rae Dawn Chong Wiki Biography
Rae Dawn Chong was born on the 28th February 1961, in Edmonton, Alberta Canada, and is a Canadian-American actress. Apart from being Tommy Chong’s daughter, she is best known for several of her appearances in “Quest for Fire” (1981), “Commando” (1985), “The Color Purple” (1985), “Tales from the Darkside: The Movie” (1990) and “Jeff, Who Lives at Home” (2011).
Have you ever wondered how much wealth this Genie Award winning actress has accumulated so far? How rich Rae Dawn Chong is? According to sources, it is estimated that the total amount of Rae Dawn Chong’s net worth, as of mid-2016, is $4 million. It has been acquired throughout her acting career which has been active since 1974.
Rae Dawn Chong was born the first child into a family of Afro-Canadian, Cherokee, Scotch-Irish and Chinese descent, to Maxine Sneed and Tommy Chong, an actor and comedian famous as a part of the iconic comic duo, Cheech & Chong as well as for his role of Leo in “That ’70s Show”. Besides Rae, her sister Robbi and half-brother Marcus Chong are also noted actors.
The official beginning of Rae Dawn Chong’s acting career was in 1974 when she debuted on small screens in the role of Greta in “The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton” TV movie. Her first big screen appearance happened in 1978, when she was cast as Janetta in Andrew Davis’ musical drama about the only white kid in the neighborhood – “Stony Island”. However, Rae Dawn’s real career breakthrough came in 1981, when she was cast for the role of Ika in “Quest for Fire”. Jean-Jacques Annaud’s prehistoric drama pictures the prehistoric tribesmen’s quest for finding the new source of fire and was rewarded with an Academy Awards as well as BAFTA Film Award for the Best Makeup.
Besides this, Rae Dawn was honored with a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role. The latter achievement certainly helped young Rae Dawn Chong to establish herself in the acting world, as well as to add a respectable sum to her overall net worth.
In the course of the following years, Rae Dawn Chong managed to maintain a continuous streak of successful acting projects, including appearances in several Hollywood blockbusters such as “Choose Me” and “Beat Street” both in 1984. She also appeared in the 1985 action thriller “Commando”, opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in the leading role.
Later that year, the audience got the chance to watch Rae Dawn in one of Steven Spielberg‘s masterpieces, five-time Academy Award nominee – “The Color Purple”. Doubtlessly, all these accomplishments dramatically contributed to Rae Dawn Chong’s overall net worth.
The 1990s and 2000s represent the most active years of Rae Dawn Chong’s acting career, with over 60 roles in movies and TV series. Some of her most recent acting projects include the 2014 comedy “Knock ’em Dead”, and the role of Patty Donner in the 2016 TV series “Better Things”.
When it comes to her personal life, Rae Dawn Chong has married three times. From the first marriage, with Owen Baylis’ she has one child before divorce in 1982. Between 1989 and 1990, Rae was married to C. Thomas Howell, her “Soul Man” (1986) colleague and co-star, with whom she has another child. Since 2011, she has been married to Nathan Ulrich.
Apart from acting, Rae Dawn Chong has been active in various charity causes, such as Habitat for Humanity and Byron Katie’s The Work.
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Rae Dawn Chong Quick Info
Full Name | Rae Dawn Chong |
Net Worth | $4 Million |
Date Of Birth | February 28, 1961 |
Place Of Birth | Edmonton, Canada |
Height | 1.73 m |
Profession | Actor |
Nationality | American, Canadian |
Spouse | Nathan Ulrich (m. 2011), C. Thomas Howell (m. 1989–1990), Owen Baylis (m. ?–1982) |
Children | Morgan Baylis |
Parents | Tommy Chong, Maxine Sneed |
Siblings | Gilbran Chong, Robbi Chong, Marcus Chong, Precious Chong, Paris Chong |
IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001044/ |
Awards | Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
Movies | Commando, Quest for Fire, The Color Purple, Beat Street, Tales from the Darkside: The Movie, American Flyers, Soul Man, Jeff, Who Lives at Home, Fear City, Choose Me, The Squeeze, Cheech & Chong’s The Corsican Brothers, The Borrower, Far Out Man, The Principal, Crying Freeman, When the Party’s Over,… |
TV Shows | Mysterious Ways, Wild Card, Charity Jam, Mysterious Ways, Wild Card, Charity Jam |
Rae Dawn Chong Quotes
- Whoopi Goldberg is a blazing trail for black women – for just black anything to be successful. Still, I often ask myself if I have to be a 30-year-old ex-junkie who lived in Berkeley and did stand-up comedy in Germany, before I can get some respect.
- I have a good mind but I don’t like to bore anyone with it.
- Unattractive people are more obsessed with looks.
Rae Dawn Chong Important Facts
- Is married, the mother of two sons, and divides her time between Vancouver, B.C. (where she lives) and Los Angeles, California (where she works). [November 2003]
- Mentioned in the Alice In Chains song “Love Song”.
- An active volunteer for many charities, strongly supporting Habitat for Humanity and Byron Katie’s work with inmates in prisons.
- Discovered Chris Pratt (who starred on the WB’s Everwood (2002)) while he was a waiter at a restaurant in Hawaii where she was eating dinner one evening.
- Has a son, Morgan.
- Rae’s paternal grandfather, Stanley Chong, was Chinese, and Rae’s paternal grandmother, Lorna Jean Gilchrist, was of Scots-Irish descent. Rae’s maternal grandparents, Napoleon Sneed and Willa Carothers, were both the children of African-American immigrants to Canada (their families were from the American South).
- Subject of Stephen Lynch’s song, RDC (Opie’s Lament).
- U.S. citizen.
- Siblings (half/full): Robbi Chong, Marcus Chong, Paris Chong, Gilbran Chong.
- Was going to play Willis’s girlfriend on Diff’rent Strokes (1978), but producers thought that she wasn’t ethnic looking enough and cast Janet Jackson instead.
- Sister of Robbi Chong.
- Daughter of Tommy Chong and Maxine Sneed.
Rae Dawn Chong Filmography
Title | Year | Status | Character | Role |
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Street Signs: Homeless But Not Hopeless | filming | Narrator (voice) | Actress | |
Better Things | 2016 | TV Series | Patty Donner | Actress |
Drizzle of Hope | 2015 | Short | Ms. Johnson | Actress |
Knock ’em Dead | 2014 | Jenny Logan | Actress | |
Mud Lotus | 2013 | Short | Kim | Actress |
Pegasus Vs. Chimera | 2012 | TV Movie | Mayda | Actress |
Shiver | 2012 | Detective Burdine | Actress | |
Jeff, Who Lives at Home | 2011 | Carol | Actress | |
Etta, Kit, and Grace | 2010 | Video short | Etta | Actress |
Cyrus | 2010/II | Vivian | Actress | |
That’s So Raven | 2007 | TV Series | Lynn Thomas | Actress |
Deadly Skies | 2006 | TV Movie | Madison Taylor | Actress |
Max Havoc: Ring of Fire | 2006 | Sister Caroline | Actress | |
Constellation | 2005 | Jenita Boxer | Actress | |
Wild Card | 2003-2004 | TV Series | Sophie Mason | Actress |
Judging Amy | 2002 | TV Series | Atty. Westland | Actress |
Mysterious Ways | 2000-2002 | TV Series | Dr. Peggy Fowler | Actress |
The Visit | 2000/I | Felicia | Actress | |
Dangerous Attraction | 2000 | Ann Rich | Actress | |
Things I Forgot to Remember | 1999 | Mary | Actress | |
Protector | 1998 | Video | Sally | Actress |
Goodbye America | 1997 | Special Agent Danzig | Actress | |
Poltergeist: The Legacy | 1997 | TV Series | Tanya Moreau | Actress |
Alibi | 1997 | TV Movie | D.A. Linda Garcia | Actress |
Starlight | 1996 | Arianna | Actress | |
For Hope | 1996 | TV Movie | Woman at Bar (uncredited) | Actress |
Small Time | 1996/I | The Woman | Actress | |
Mask of Death | 1996 | Cassandra Turner | Actress | |
Highlander | 1996 | TV Series | Claudia Jardine | Actress |
Crazy Love | 1995 | TV Series | Dr. Call | Actress |
Crying Freeman | 1995 | Detective Forge | Actress | |
The Break | 1995 | Jennifer Hudson | Actress | |
Power of Attorney | 1995 | Video | Joan Armstrong | Actress |
The Outer Limits | 1995 | TV Series | Karen Heatherton | Actress |
Hideaway | 1995 | Rose Orwetto | Actress | |
Amberwaves | 1994 | Misty | Actress | |
Boca | 1994 | J.J. | Actress | |
Boulevard | 1994 | Ola | Actress | |
Lonesome Dove: The Series | 1994 | TV Series | May Lawson | Actress |
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations | 1993 | TV Movie | Yvonne | Actress |
Melrose Place | 1992-1993 | TV Series | Carrie Fellows | Actress |
Time Runner | 1993 | Karen Donaldson | Actress | |
When the Party’s Over | 1993 | M.J. | Actress | |
Nitecap | 1992 | TV Series | Host | Actress |
Chaindance | 1991 | Ilene Curtis | Actress | |
The Borrower | 1991 | Diana Pierce | Actress | |
The Hitchhiker | 1991 | TV Series | Leesa White | Actress |
Prison Stories: Women on the Inside | 1991 | TV Movie | Rhonda | Actress |
Amazon | 1990 | Paola | Actress | |
Curiosity Kills | 1990 | TV Movie | Jane | Actress |
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie | 1990 | Carola (segment “Lover’s Vow”) | Actress | |
Denial | 1990 | Julie | Actress | |
Running Out of Luck | 1987 | Slave Girl | Actress | |
The Principal | 1987 | Hilary Orozco | Actress | |
The Squeeze | 1987 | Rachel Dobs | Actress | |
Soul Man | 1986 | Sarah Walker | Actress | |
Tall Tales & Legends | 1986 | TV Series | Circe Lafemme | Actress |
The Color Purple | 1985 | Squeak | Actress | |
Badge of the Assassin | 1985 | TV Movie | Christine Horn | Actress |
Commando | 1985 | Cindy | Actress | |
American Flyers | 1985 | Sarah | Actress | |
St. Elsewhere | 1983-1985 | TV Series | Billie Vaughn / Clerk Billie Vaughn / Hooker | Actress |
City Limits | 1984 | Yogi | Actress | |
Choose Me | 1984 | Pearl Antoine | Actress | |
Cheech & Chong’s The Corsican Brothers | 1984 | The Gypsy | Actress | |
Fear City | 1984 | Leila | Actress | |
Beat Street | 1984 | Tracy Carlson | Actress | |
Quest for Fire | 1981 | Ika | Actress | |
Lou Grant | 1980 | TV Series | Adrienne | Actress |
Top of the Hill | 1980 | TV Movie | Rita | Actress |
Stony Island | 1978 | Janetta | Actress | |
Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color | 1974 | TV Series | Greta | Actress |
The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton | 1974 | TV Movie | Greta | Actress |
Soul Man | 1986 | “Black Girls” / performer: “Black Girls” | Soundtrack | |
Stony Island | 1978 | lyrics: “Chi-Town” / music: “Chi-Town” | Soundtrack | |
Cursed Part 3 | 2000 | Short | Director | |
Cursed Part 3 | 2000 | Short | Writer | |
Cursed Part 3 | 2000 | Short executive producer | Producer | |
Cultivating a Classic: The Making of ‘The Color Purple’ | 2003 | Video documentary short special thanks | Thanks | |
A Collaboration of Spirits: Casting and Acting ‘The Color Purple’ | 2003 | Video documentary short special thanks | Thanks | |
Behind the Scenes with Rae Dawn Chong | 2015 | Video short | Herself | Self |
Top 40 Ultimate Action Movies | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Herself / Cindy | Self |
Celebrity Ghost Stories | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Herself | Self |
Fashion News Live | 2013 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
The Making of Stony Island, Music Makes Us One | 2012 | Video documentary short | Herself | Self |
Die Trying | 2010 | Documentary | Herself | Self |
The Oprah Winfrey Show | 2010 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Commando: Let Off Some Steam | 2007 | Video documentary | Herself | Self |
Commando: Pure Action | 2007 | Video documentary | Herself | Self |
Greasy Rider | 2006 | Documentary | Herself | Self |
Charity Jam | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Host | Self |
Open Access | 2004 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
A Collaboration of Spirits: Casting and Acting ‘The Color Purple’ | 2003 | Video documentary short | Herself | Self |
Alberta Film and Television Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Herself – Host | Self |
The 3rd Annual Leo Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Herself – Presenter | Self |
I Love 1980’s | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Cindy | Self |
Highball | 1997 | Herself | Self | |
The Arsenio Hall Show | 1990-1991 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Far Out Man | 1990 | Herself | Self | |
Walking After Midnight | 1988 | Documentary | Herself | Self |
The Subject Is AIDS | 1986 | Video short documentary | Herself – Narration | Self |
Late Night with David Letterman | 1986 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
The Making of ‘The Corsican Brothers’ | 1984 | TV Movie documentary | Herself | Self |
The Quest for Fire Adventure | 1982 | TV Short documentary | Herself (uncredited) | Self |
À propos de ‘La guerre du feu’ | 1981 | TV Short documentary | Herself | Self |
Chelsea Lately | 2013 | TV Series | Herself | Archive Footage |
Poltergeist: The Legacy | 1997 | TV Series | Tanya Moreau | Archive Footage |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1990 | TV Series | Carola | Archive Footage |
Rae Dawn Chong Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Category |
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1983 | Genie | Genie Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | La guerre du feu (1981) | Won |
1983 | Genie | Genie Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | La guerre du feu (1981) | Nominated |