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11 Facts About Tina Chen

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Tina Chen is a Chinese-American stage, film, and television actress, director, and producer, who starred in the films Alice's Restaurant, Three Days of the Condor, and The Hawaiians.

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Tina Chen has been nominated for Golden Globe, Emmy, and Drama Desk awards.

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Tina Chen co-founded Food Liberation, one of the first health food stores in New York City.

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Tina Chen's films include the independent feature Almost Perfect and the short film The Potential Wives of Norman Mao.

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Tina Chen starred in The Hawaiians, for which she received a Golden Globe award nomination; Alice's Restaurant, Three Days of the Condor, and Face.

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Tina Chen has guest-starred on numerous TV shows and was nominated for an Emmy for her performance in the CBS Playhouse special The Final War of Olly Winter.

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Tina Chen has directed plays at various theaters in New York, including Pan Asian Repertory Theatre's production of Fairy Bones, starring Lucy Liu in her stage debut.

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Tina Chen co-produced the Broadway production of the Peter Nichols play, Passion Play, starring Frank Langella; and was part of the producing team of the Broadway production of The Rink, by Terrence McNally, starring Chita Rivera and Liza Minnelli.

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Tina Chen received a Golden Globe nomination for her supporting performance in the film The Hawaiians.

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Tina Chen received an Emmy nomination for her supporting performance in the CBS Playhouse drama The Final War of Olly Winter.

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Tina Chen received a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Production of a Musical for, The Rink, starring Chita Rivera and Liza Minnelli.