Age, Biography and Wiki
Rae Dawn Chong was born on 28 February, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, is a Canadian-American actress. Discover Rae Dawn Chong's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 63 years old?
| Popular As |
N/A |
| Occupation |
Actress |
| Age |
63 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces |
| Born |
28 February, 1961 |
| Birthday |
28 February |
| Birthplace |
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Nationality |
Canada
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She is a member of famous Actress with the age 63 years old group.
Rae Dawn Chong Height, Weight & Measurements
At 63 years old, Rae Dawn Chong height is 1.72 m .
| Physical Status |
| Height |
1.72 m |
| Weight |
Not Available |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Rae Dawn Chong's Husband?
Her husband is Owen Bayliss
C. Thomas Howell (m. 1989-1990)
Nathan Ulrich (m. 2011-2014)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Husband |
Owen Bayliss
C. Thomas Howell (m. 1989-1990)
Nathan Ulrich (m. 2011-2014) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
1 |
Rae Dawn Chong Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Rae Dawn Chong worth at the age of 63 years old? Rae Dawn Chong’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from Canada. We have estimated Rae Dawn Chong's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Actress |
Rae Dawn Chong Social Network
Timeline
Chong has said that her paternal grandfather left a poor village in China in the 1930s to live with an aunt in Vancouver, where Chinese immigrants were mostly sequestered in a small area due to racial discrimination, and that although he spoke Cantonese, he refused to teach it to his children or grandchildren.
She said, "I think my grandfather had great racial shame, which was hard on us growing up. ... We grew up desperate to know anything about our Chinese culture."
Later in life, though, her grandfather "saw the error of his ways and embraced his heritage."
Rae Dawn Chong (born February 28, 1961) is a Canadian-American actress.
Chong was born on February 28, 1961, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the first daughter of actor/comedian Tommy Chong.
Her father is of Chinese and Scots-Irish descent and her mother, Maxine Sneed, was of Black Canadian descent.
She also self-identifies as being of Cherokee descent through her mother.
They have three younger half-brothers (one adopted) and a half-sister by their father's second wife.
In addition to Rae Dawn, two of her sisters and her adopted brother Marcus Chong have pursued acting careers.
She made her big screen debut appearing in the 1978 musical drama film Stony Island, and in 1981 starred in the fantasy film Quest for Fire, for which she received the Genie Award for Best Actress.
After acting in a few television roles, Chong's second feature film was Quest for Fire (1981), for which she won the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in 1983.
Chong later starred in films Beat Street (1984), American Flyers (1985), The Color Purple (1985), Commando (1985), Soul Man (1986), The Principal (1987), Tales from the Darkside (1990), Time Runner (1993), and Boulevard (1994).
Other notable roles have been in the films Choose Me (1984), Beat Street (1984), The Color Purple (1985), and Commando (1985).
She appeared with her father in Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers (1984) and Far Out Man (1990).
In 1985, Chong played the love interest in Mick Jagger's video "Just Another Night".
In 1989, she married actor C. Thomas Howell, her co-star in the feature film Soul Man.
Rapper Redman mentions Chong in his 1994 song "Winicumuhround".
At 19 years old, Chris Pratt was waiting tables at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company restaurant in Maui when he was scouted by Chong; she cast him in her directorial debut, the short horror film Cursed Part 3, which was filmed in Los Angeles in 2000.
On television, Chong starred opposite Adrian Pasdar in the science fiction drama series Mysterious Ways from 2000 to 2002.
later she starred in the first season of Lifetime comedy-drama series Wild Card opposite Joely Fisher.
The following years, she appeared in a number of independent movies.
Comedian Stephen Lynch also has a song about Chong—"R.D.C. (Opie's Lament)"—as the 12th track on his 2000 debut album A Little Bit Special.
In 2011, Chong married Nathan Ulrich (one of the founders of Xootr).
British-American rapper-producer MF DOOM recorded a song titled "Rae Dawn".
It was released under the alias Viktor Vaughn, as a single from his third studio album Vaudeville Villain (some releases list the title as "Raedawn").
The reference to Chong appears in the lyrics: "New drink, named it after Chong daughter".
She returned to television appearing in two episodes of Better Things in 2016, and two episodes of 9-1-1 (2018-19).
In 2021, she played Betty Currie in the FX series Impeachment: American Crime Story.
In 2021, Chong was honored with the "Invisible Woman Award" from the Women Film Critics Circle for "Supporting performance by a woman whose exceptional impact on the film dramatically, socially or historically, has been ignored" for her performance in the drama film The Sleeping Negro.
In 2022, Chong portrayed Florence de Pointe du Lac in the AMC series Interview with the Vampire.
Chong married Owen Baylis, a stockbroker, and they had a son named Morgan.
