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Esther Chae is an award-winning Korean-American actor, published playwright, speaker and consultant for Korean entertainment and Hollywood. Chae has appeared in numerous television shows such as NCIS, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, The West Wing, The Shield, and ER. She has also performed on theater stages including Yale Repertory Theater, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, Mark Taper Forum/ Kirk Douglas Theater, East West Players, P.S. 122, and Harvard/American Repertory Theater. Chae was among the inaugural class of TED fellows in 2009. She wrote and performed in So The Arrow Flies, an 80-minute one-woman performance about a North Korean spy and the FBI agent that hunts her down. It touches on post-9/11 themes of terrorism, political ideology, national identity and mother-daughter relationships.
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Twenty Five Twenty One | Shin Jae-Kyung | 2022 |
The Envoys | Badi | 2021 |
The King's Affection | The Queen Dowager | 2021 |
Soul | Miho / Miho (voice) | 2020 |
Sisters | Party Girl | 2015 |
Guidance | Esther Park Jensen | 2015 |
Almost Human | Korean Newscaster | 2013 |
Collateral | Dancer at Night Club | 2004 |
S.W.A.T. | Reporter #2 | 2003 |
ER | Reporter Justine | 1994 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Twenty Five Twenty One | Shin Jae-Kyung | 2022 |
The Envoys | Badi | 2021 |
The King's Affection | The Queen Dowager | 2021 |
Soul | Miho / Miho (voice) | 2020 |
Sisters | Party Girl | 2015 |
Guidance | Esther Park Jensen | 2015 |
Almost Human | Korean Newscaster | 2013 |
Collateral | Dancer at Night Club | 2004 |
S.W.A.T. | Reporter #2 | 2003 |
ER | Reporter Justine | 1994 |