Fiona Choi
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Fiona Choi | |
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| Education | Monash University (BComm) Edith Cowan University (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor |
| Website | Official website |
Fiona Choi is an Australian actress, singer and stage performer, best known for her lead role as Jenny Law in Benjamin Law's award-winning SBS Comedy The Family Law for which she received an AACTA Award nomination for Best Performance in a Television Comedy[1] and 3 consecutive Equity Ensemble Awards for Outstanding Performance in a Comedy Series. Fiona is also known for her work on stage in Melbourne Theatre Company's Golden Shield and Torch The Place as well as her one-woman show Dragon Lady: The Many Lives & Deaths of Anna May Wong which premiered to much acclaim at the 2019 Adelaide Cabaret Festival[2]
Early life
[edit]Fiona Choi was born in Melbourne, Australia to Chinese immigrant parents. She began acting as a child, appearing musical roles including Nicky in Sweet Charity, Chiffon in Little Shop of Horrors, Squeaky Fromme in Assassins and Eva Peron in Evita. She graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of Commerce, but did this primarily to please her parents. After this she moved to Perth for a Bachelor of Arts in musical theatre at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts at Edith Cowan University.[3]
Career
[edit]Upon graduation Choi was cast in the original Australian company of Rent. Her other Australian theater credits include Metamorpheses, directed by Mary Zimmerman, for the MTC, and Mamma Mia!, directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Choi had a two-month guest arc as Laura Wallace on the Australian show Neighbours.[4]
Choi moved to New York in 2003 to continue her acting career. Her film and TV credits include: Homeland, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Person Of Interest, New Year's Eve, Unforgettable and The Newsroom.
She was involved in the development of the musicals Apathy: A Gen X Musical and FAMBAM360.[citation needed]
In 2015, Choi returned to Australia to star as Jenny Law in The Family Law. Produced by Matchbox Pictures and airing on SBS in Australia. The Family Law was nominated for a 2016 AACTA Award for best comedy.[5] Choi was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Performance In A Television Comedy. Season 2 aired on SBS in 2017[6] and season 3 followed in 2019.[7] All 3 seasons of The Family Law earned its cast an Equity Ensemble Award for Outstanding Performance in a Comedy Series.[8][9]
Fiona played Cindy Nguyen in all 3 seasons of Mustangs FC[10] and has guest-starred in The Letdown, Wentworth, Utopia, True Story with Hamish & Andy, My Life is Murder and Harrow.[11]
Choi has also worked as casting director for the North American musical tours of Scooby-Doo Live! Musical Mysteries and Chuggington. She has also cast talent for assorted on-air promo campaigns.[citation needed]
In 2019, Choi performed in Golden Shield for Melbourne Theatre Company,[12] followed by Torch The Place in 2020[13] which had a truncated season due to the coronavirus disease 2019.
Choi in 2023 appeared in ABC series Australian Epic.[14] Choi was then announced and appeared in the Stan Australia series Population 11 and also appeared in three episodes of White Fever.[15]
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | White Fever | Becky | 3 episodes |
| 2024 | Population 11 | Charmaine Ling | TV Series |
| 2023 | Australian Epic | Various | 6 episodes |
| 2022 | Surviving Summer (TV series) | Amelia Cross | 1 episode |
| 2020-21 | Wentworth (TV series) | Andrea Casey | 2 episodes |
| 2017-20 | Mustangs FC | Cindy | 13 episodes |
| 2019 | Secret Bridesmaids' Business | Dr. Elise Reardon | 4 episodes |
| Utopia | Lucy | 1 episode | |
| My Life Is Murder | Mrs Zhang | 1 episode | |
| 2017-19 | The Letdown | Belle | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Get Krack!n | Nancy Lee | 1 episode |
| 2016-19 | The Family Law | Jenny Law | 18 episodes |
| 2018 | Back In Very Small Business | Sarina | 1 episode |
| Harrow (TV series) | Anita Durete | 1 episode | |
| 2017 | Sisters | Dr Tan | 1 episode |
| True Story with Hamish & Andy | Sophie | 1 episode | |
| 2015 | Person of Interest (TV series) | Samaritan Tech | 1 episode |
| 2014 | Taxi Brooklyn | Desk Sergeant | 1 episode |
| Unforgettable | Camryn | 1 episode | |
| 2013 | Fortune Sun | Jae Lee | TV Series |
| Alpha House | Reporter | 1 episode | |
| Homeland (TV series) | Reporter | 1 episode | |
| The Newsroom | ACN Reporter | 1 episode | |
| 2011 | A Gifted Man | Tessa | 1 episode |
| The Big C | Stroller Mom #1 | 1 episode | |
| Too Big to Fail | Second Reporter | TV Movie | |
| Blue Bloods | Teach | 1 episode | |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Lisa | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Neighbours | Laura | 7 episodes |
| 1995 | Blue Heelers | Lucy Chen | 1 episode |
Film/Shorts
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Parental Guidance | Tracy | Short | |
| 2023 | Jones Family Christmas | Dot | ||
| 2022 | Assets | Alpha | Short | |
| 2021 | Share Screen | Ella | Short | |
| 2011 | New Years Eve | Balinese Woman | ||
| 2011 | Smoking Nonsmoking | Wang | ||
| 2009 | The Pack | Katie Wang | ||
| 1999 | Shooting Blanks | Kiki | ||
| Penzai | Jing Xiao | Short |
Stage
[edit]Choi has performed in numerous stage performances. In 2022 she appeared in Into The Woods.[16] In 2024, Choi appeared in the play Seventeen alongside Pamela Rabe and Richard Piper.[17]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Seventeen | Lizzy | MTC | [18] |
| 2022 | Single Asian Female | Pearl | [19] | |
| 2022 | Laurinda | Katie | MTC | |
| Into The Woods | Baker's Wife | |||
| 2020 | Torch The Place | MTC | [20] | |
| 2019 | Golden Shield | Julie Chen | MTC | [21] |
| 2019 | Dragon Lady | Anna May Wong | Adelaide Cabaret | |
| 2003 | Metamorphoses | Various | MTC | |
| 2001 | Mamma Mia | Understudy |
source: [22]
References
[edit]- ^ SBS: The 6th AACTA Awards Nominations
- ^ "Cabaret Festival Review: Dragon Lady – the Many Lives and Deaths of Anna May Wong • Glam Adelaide". 8 June 2019.
- ^ Choi, Fiona. "About". fionachoi.com. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1934381/ [user-generated source]
- ^ SBS: The 6th AACTA Awards Nominations
- ^ "The Family Law is the one Australian TV show everyone should be watching right now". 22 June 2017.
- ^ "'The Family Law' is back for season 3. Here's where we left off..." 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Equity Ensemble Awards".
- ^ Knox, David (14 May 2015). "Cameras roll on The Family Law | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Amanda Higgs and Rachel Davis on the female-led 'Mustangs FC'". 10 October 2017.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1934381/ [user-generated source]
- ^ "Golden Shield".
- ^ "What's on".
- ^ Knox, David (7 November 2023). "Australian Epic | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ Keast, Jackie (30 January 2024). "Ben Feldman leads Stan and Lionsgate's 'Population 11'". IF Magazine. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ Bergman, Gabi (29 October 2021). "Watch This presents INTO THE WOODS". AussieTheatre.com. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ Nicholas, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Andrew Fuhrmann, Jessica (20 January 2024). "Veteran actors play teenagers in a show that is both comedic and poignant". The Age. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Review, Arts (12 January 2024). "Melbourne Theatre Company kicks off Season 2024 with Seventeen". Australian Arts Review. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Theatre review: Single Asian Female - InDaily". www.indaily.com.au. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ Tan, Cher (21 February 2020). "Organised chaos: Torch the Place". witnessperformance.com. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Review: Golden Shield, Southbank Theatre (VIC)". www.artshub.com.au. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Fiona Choi". www.kublerauckland.com. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Fiona Choi at IMDb
- Lee, Nicole (14 January 2016). "The Family Law review: a loving and gently funny Australian family drama". The Guardian.