Cindy Cheung
Cindy Cheung is a Chinese American actress, best known for playing the role of Young-Soon Choi in Lady in the Water and Elaine Cheng in Children of Invention. In 2021, she portrayed Stephanie Lam in season 4 of The Sinner.
Cindy Cheung

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- Name
- Cindy Cheung
- Education
- American Conservatory Theater (MFA)
- Occupation
- Actress
- Born
- 1970 · California.
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Cindy Cheung is a Chinese American actress, best known for playing the role of Young-Soon Choi in Lady in the Water and Elaine Cheng in Children of Invention. In 2021, she portrayed Stephanie Lam in season 4 of The Sinner.
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Cindy Cheung (born 1970) is an actress, of American nationality. The actress was born in California.
Cindy Cheung was educated at American Conservatory Theater. The actress worked in United States. Languages used include English.
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• Name — Cindy Cheung • Education — American Conservatory Theater (MFA) • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1995–present Cindy Cheung is a Chinese American actress, best known for playing the role of Young-Soon Choi in Lady in the Water and Elaine Cheng in Children of Invention. In 2021, she portrayed Stephanie Lam in season 4 of The Sinner.
Early years
Early years
Cheung is from La Palma, California. She majored in applied mathematics at UCLA.
Career
Career
Cheung is a founding member of Mr. Miyagi's Theatre Company and has a MFA in acting from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. She debuted her solo show Speak Up Connie, directed by BD Wong, in January 2012. In 2021, she portrayed Stephanie Lam in 7 episodes of The Sinner (season 4).
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Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1995 — Seinfeld — Woman #1 — Episode: "The Engagement" • 2004 — Sex and the City — Nurse — Episode: "Out of the Frying Pan" • 2005 — Jonny Zero — 2 episodes • 2005, 2006 — Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Anna Slaughter / Layla • 2006 — Julie Reno, Bounty Hunter — Li Ming — Episode: "Pilot" • 2008 — Fringe — Nurse #2 — Episode: "In Which We Meet Mr. Jones" • 2008, 2016 — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Hospital Doctor / IVF Tech — 2 episodes • 2009 — Law & Order — Liu Kang — Episode: "Take-Out" • 2009 — One Life to Live — Ellen Kwon — 4 episodes • 2010 — White Collar — Registered Nurse — Episode: "Vital Signs" • 2011 — Bored to Death — Beatrice — Episode: "Gumball!" • 2012 — Made in Jersey — Nurse — Episode: "Ancient History" • 2013 — Homeland — OB / GYN — Episode: "A Red Wheelbarrow" • 2013–2018 — Blue Bloods — Judge Andros — 4 episodes • 2014 — FutureStates — Samantha — Episode: "Happy Fun Room" • 2015 — Nurse Jackie — Susan — Episode: "Godfathering" • 2015 — The Affair — Woman at Ballet Class — Episode #2.1 • 2016 — Elementary — Cindy Park — Episode: "Murder Ex Machina" • 2016 — Madam Secretary — Dr. Cary — Episode: "Right of the Boom" • 2016, 2017 — House of Cards — Meredith Lee — 2 episodes • 2017 — Bull — Wendy Anderson — Episode: "Teacher's Pet" • 2017–2019 — 13 Reasons Why — Karen Dempsey — 10 episodes • 2018 — High Maintenance — Therapist — Episode: "Scromple" • 2018 — The Good Fight — Lori Ackerman — Episode: "Day 422" • 2018 — Kevin Can Wait — Sally — Episode: "The Smoking Bun" • 2018 — Dietland — Monique — Episode: "Monster High" • 2018–2020 — New Amsterdam — Judge Hayashi — 4 episodes • 2019–2020 — FBI — NYPD Rep Ann • 2020 — Billions — Ali Kashkhokh — Episode: "The Chris Rock Test" • 2020 — Blindspot — Dr. Coleman — 2 episodes • 2020 — The Flight Attendant — Jean Miller — Episode: "Rabbits" • 2021 — Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens — Susan — Episode: "Edmund's Back" • 2021 — The Sinner — Stephanie Lam — 7 episodes
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2003 — Robot Stories — Grace • 2004 — Spider-Man 2 — Chinese Daughter — Uncredited • 2005 — Red Doors — Grace • 2006 — Falling for Grace — Kari Mills • 2006 — Lady in the Water — Young-Soon Choi • 2009 — Children of Invention — Elaine Cheng • 2014 — Obvious Child — Dr. Bernard • 2015 — Mistress America — Karen • 2016 — Wolves — Doc • 2017 — Roxanne Roxanne — Nurse Mitchell • 2017 — The Strange Ones — Sarah's Mother • 2017 — The Light of the Moon — Joanna • 2017 — The Meyerowitz Stories — Nurse #1 • 2018 — A Kid Like Jake — Woman • 2019 — The Sunlit Night — Critic #2 • 2020 — Here After — Carol • 2021 — Rushed — Barbara's Attorney — Uncredited • 2022 — My Love Affair with Marriage — Velta — Voice • 2023 — Love in Taipei — Auntie Shu • 2025 — The Dinner Plan
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