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Jodi Long

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Jodi Long
Born
Jodi Leung

New York City, U.S.
EducationState University of New York, Purchase (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active1980–present

Jodi Long is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Madama on Cafe Americain (1993–1994), and Ok Cha on Sullivan and Son (2012–2014), and her role in Patty Hearst (1988). She won Best Supporting Actress at the Daytime Emmy Awards for her role in the Netflix series Dash & Lily (2020).

Early life and education

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Long was born in Manhattan and raised in Queens, New York.[1][better source needed] Long's mother is Kimiye "Trudy" Long (née Tsunemitsu), a Japanese-American clerk at the American Bible Society and a dancer at The China Doll night club.[2] Long's father is Lawrence K. Long (stage name Larry Leung), of Cantonese-Scottish background who immigrated to the United States from Australia and had a career as a tap-dancer vaudevillian and later as a PGA golf professional.[2]

Long graduated from New York's High School of Performing Arts and earned a BFA from the State University of New York at Purchase.[2]

Career

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Long had roles in many feature films including Patty Hearst, RoboCop 3, Striking Distance, The Hot Chick, and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. On television, she appeared as a regular on such series as Cafe Americain, All-American Girl[2] and Miss Match, all of which were short-lived. She played a therapist in Desperate Housewives, a "power lesbian" Patty in Sex and the City and a bar owner in Sullivan and Son.[3]

Towards the end of the music video for the 1986 song "Bizarre Love Triangle" by the English rock band New Order, Long makes a cameo appearance arguing with E. Max Frye about reincarnation.

On stage, she appeared in the 2002 Broadway revival of Flower Drum Song, winning an Ovation Award for her performance during the Los Angeles tryout. She also played the role of Madame Armfeldt in the 2023 revival of A Little Night Music at the Pasadena Playhouse. Her parents, both of whom were vaudeville-style performers, appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show on May 7, 1950 as the singing, dancing, comedy act, Larry and Trudie Leung. They were the subjects of a documentary film, Long Story Short, which was directed by Christine Choy, an Academy Award-nominated director and written by Long.[2] The documentary won the 2008 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival's Grand Jury's Honorable Mention for a Documentary Award as well as the Audience Award. She was recently starring as Korean American mother Ok Cha in Sullivan & Son which was cancelled on November 20, 2014, by TBS.[2]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1981 Rollover Betsy Okamoto
1984 Splash Reporter
1987 The Bedroom Window Cocktail Waitress
1988 Patty Hearst Wendy Yoshimura
1988 Soursweet Mui
1989 New York Stories T.V. Interviewer
1989 Born on the Fourth of July Reporter #1
1990 The Exorcist III First Dream Woman
1993 Amos & Andrew Wendy Wong
1993 The Pickle Yakimoto Yakimura
1993 RoboCop 3 Nikko's Mom
1993 Striking Distance Kim Lee
1997 His & Hers Corey Chang
1997 Murder in Mind Secretary, Helen
1998 Celebrity Father Gladden's Fan
2002 New Suit Feng Shui Woman
2002 The Hot Chick Korean Mother
2010 Beginners Dr. Long
2013 A Picture of You Mother
2016 5 Doctors Dr. Suzuki
2018 The Tale Rebecca
2021 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Mrs. Chen
2023 The Monkey King Wangmu (voice)
2024 Night Swim Lucy Summers

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1980 Nurse Gail Television film
1982 Another World Officer Noguchi Episode #1.4498
1984 How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days Mrs. Yamata Television film
1985 The Equalizer Mrs. Lin Episode: "China Rain"
1986 Scarecrow and Mrs. King Jin Sung Episode: "Three Little Spies"
1988, 1990 The Cosby Show Joann 2 episodes
1990 Mancuso, F.B.I. Beth Kurland Episode: "Daryl Ross & the Supremes"
1990 Roseanne Woman in Line Episode: "April Fool's Day"
1990 How to Murder a Millionaire Check Cashing Teller Television film
1991 L.A. Law Christina Leong Episode: "Speak, Lawyers, for Me"
1992 Designing Women Eileen Arata Episode: "Trial and Error"
1993 Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland Linda Chong Television film
1993–1994 Café Americain Madame Ybarra Main role
1994–1995 All-American Girl Katherine Kim
1995 The Wayans Bros. Angelique Episode: "Blood Is Thicker Than Watercolor"
1997 Michael Hayes Joan Recurring role
1999 Sex and the City Patty Aston Episode: "The Cheating Curse"
2000 Chicken Soup for the Soul Rhonda Episode: "Destiny in a Bottle"
2001 So Little Time Neptune's Net Owner Episode: "Manuelo in the Middle: Part 2"
2002 The Division Polly Seager Episode: "Unfamiliar Territory"
2003 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Center Director Episode: "Tortured"
2003 Miss Match Claire Main role
2005 Without a Trace Mrs. Kim Episode: "Honor Bound"
2005, 2009 American Dad! Woman (voice) 2 episodes
2006 House Judge Episode: "Finding Judas"
2008 Cashmere Mafia Susan Mason Episode: "The Deciders"
2008 Mask of the Ninja Kumioko Television film
2008–2009 Eli Stone Judge Marcia Phelps Recurring role
2009 The Beast May Nan Nhung Episode: "Bitsy Big-Boy"
2009 Eastwick Mrs. Yang Episode: "Madams and Madames"
2010–2011 Law & Order: LA Judge Sonya Cruz 3 episodes
2011 Desperate Housewives Dr. Lunt Episode: "Assassins"
2012 Franklin & Bash Judge Noreen Poggi Episode: "Jango and Rossi"
2012 Made in Jersey Judge Meisner Episode: "Payday"
2012–2014 Sullivan & Son Ok Cha Sullivan Main role
2015 Young & Hungry Mrs. Park Episode: "Young and Unemployed"
2016 The Blacklist Col. Wright Episode: "Dr. Adrian Shaw (No. 98)"
2016–2018 Falling Water Kumiko Recurring role
2019 Elementary Mrs. Tseng Episode: "Unfriended"
2020 Curb Your Enthusiasm Dr. Bahn Episode: "Side Sitting"
2020 Dash & Lily Mrs. Basil E 3 episodes
2023 The Mandalorian Warlord Episode: "Chapter 23: The Spies"

References

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  1. ^ Yang, Chi-hui (July 1, 2013). "Jodi Long – From Broadway to the Big (and Little) Screen". xfinity.comcast.net.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Laventure, Tom (June 1, 2013). "From Shakespeare to tiger mom Jodi Long has done it all". Asian American Press. Archived from the original on October 18, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  3. ^ Robinson, Anisha (May 11, 2013). "Actress, Jodi Long in Sullivan and Son". Long Island University Seawanhaka. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
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