The Diary of Evelyn Lau

The Diary of Evelyn Lau
Based on	The Diary of Evelyn Lau by Evelyn Lau
Screenplay by	Barry Stevens
Directed by	Sturla Gunnarsson
Starring	Sandra Oh Harrison Liu Yan Cui Jay Brazeau Eugene Lipinski
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Maryke McEwen Alex Pappas
Editor	Jeff Warren
Running time	90 minutes
Original release
Network	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Release	1994 (1994)

The Diary of Evelyn Lau is a 1994 Canadian television film directed by Sturla Gunnarsson and starring Sandra Oh as Evelyn Lau, a teenager who runs away from home and becomes a drug-addicted prostitute, later writing a book about her experiences. The film was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia. The film is based on Runaway: Diary of a Street Kid, a novel by Evelyn Lau.

Cast

• Sandra Oh as Evelyn Lau
• Harrison Liu as Mr. Lau
• Yan Cui as Mrs. Lau
• Cai Red as Kevin
• Jay Brazeau as Dr. Hightower
• Eugene Lipinski as Joe
• Don Thompson as Expo Drunk
• Nicholas Campbell as Man on Highway
• Martin Doyle as Management Consultant
• Jerry Wasserman as Man on Dock
• Kenneth Welsh as Larry
• Don S. Davis as Man at Book Launch
• Peter Trower as himself