The American artist Jamie Chung became widely known for participating in one of the reality shows on MTV called “The Real World” and the films “Forbidden Reception” and “Bachelor Party”.
At the crossroads
Jamie Chung was born in 1983 in the city of San Francisco sunny California. The actress has Korean roots, although she is a representative of the second generation. The girl successfully graduated from the Department of Economics, a branch of the University of California, located in Riverside. According to the performer, she always dreamed of acting, but decided to be ready for anything. Congenital pragmatism prompted Jamie to focus on education in economics and business. The future movie star calculated all the options, including failure in the acting field, so she decided that she would have an economic education in reserve.
Debut on TV
Jamie Chung, whose filmography currently includes 26 film and television projects, made her television debut after casting for the 14th season of the cast show “The Real World”. The filming process took place in San Diego, the girl was literally torn between filming and studying, which is why it was presented to the broad audience - a student who combines creative activity and study.
The personal life of the future star of a big movie is surrounded by a halo of mystery, the only thing that the ubiquitous journalists managed to achieve was recognition of the actress's close friends. Those close to Jamie Chung lament that the girl constantly chooses the wrong guys.
Creative way
After a triumphant debut in the reality show, the beginning actress was noticed by many filmmakers. As soon as possible, the girl received several invitations to the casting from film producers. Having successfully passed the tests, Jamie Chung starred (while she gets secondary roles) in the following projects: "Chuck and Larry: Firefighting Wedding", "Days of Our Lives", "Ambulance" and "Veronica Mars".
2008 is considered a significant milestone in the career of the performer: the actress performs her first major role in the mini-series Samurai Girl. After that, she joins the acclaimed movie stars Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez in her work on the Princess Protection Program.
And the work of Zack Snyder's "Forbidden Reception" finally cemented the performer's status as a real star of a big movie. In an arthouse action movie with a deep plot and gorgeous visualization, Jamie Chung played the role of a cute and gloomy Amber. And although the creators initially saw Emma Stone as the heroine, Chung was approved for the role after casting. In the process of working on the image of his character, Jamie was inspired by the heroine Uma Thurman in “Kill Bill”.
The subsequent filmography of the actress
In 2012, the actress starred in the energetic action movie of David Koepp's "Express Delivery" and plays the main role in the crime drama Megan Griffiths "Eden." Jamie Chung perfectly revealed the character of her character - a young Korean woman kidnapped and forced to engage in prostitution. The girl has to team up with the kidnappers in order to survive.
In addition, the actress took part in the continuation of the cult comedy franchise "Bachelor Party-2", where she played Lauren. Her character was so fond of the viewer that the creators, without hesitation, introduced the heroine into the narration of the third part.
In the filmography of the actress, there is another equally popular sequel - Sin City-2. In the film, Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez, Jamie played the role of Miho, a female ninja. In the first film, this character was embodied on the screen by Devon Aoki, but the actress refused to take part in the production of the sequel due to pregnancy, so the creators invited Chung and did not fail.
Currently, three films are being prepared for the premiere screening: “In Hong Kong Tomorrow”, “Year of Changes” and “New Year's Corporate Party”, in the production of which Jamie Chung was directly involved.