Elaine Tan
Born
London, England
EducationSylvia Young Theatre School
Alma materUniversity of Exeter
OccupationActress
Years active1988–present
Known forStarter for 10

Elaine Tan is an English actress.

Early life

Tan trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School before graduating from the University of Exeter with a degree in law and completed the Legal Practice Certificate in London.

Career

In 2001 Tan was cast in the lead role of Liat by Sir Trevor Nunn in his production of South Pacific at the Royal National Theatre,[1] and sang the song "Happy Talk" as a duet with the character of Bloody Mary, which features on the musical soundtrack recorded at Abbey Road Studios.

In 2006, she was nominated for Best Actress at the ECU European Independent Film Festival.

Her television credits include Nighty Night, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, EastEnders, 'Til Death, Boston Legal, Entourage, CSI:Crime Scene Investigation, and Hawaii Five-0. She played Kelli Lin in Person of Interest, was Anne in Hand of God for Amazon, and 'Angeline Borgen' in the hit Norwegian crime drama Frikjent (Acquitted).

Tan played Lucy Chang in the HBO feature film Starter for 10, Sala Khan in the film Jewtopia, April in Gina Prince-Bythewood's Beyond the Lights, Xandra in Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice, and Elyse in Tully.

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role
1988Infantile DisordersTiny
2002420 Seconds of LoveHolly
2003Out for a killLuo Yi
2006Apartment 406Angela Proctor
2006Starter for 10Lucy Chang
200931 North 62 EastMai Li
2012Departure DateGorgeous Girl
2012Mission ChineseAntu
2014Beyond the LightsApril
2014Inherent ViceXandra
2018TullyElyse
2022The HyperionsMaya

Television

Year Title Role
1988PlaybusUnknown
1990Alfonso BonzoSecond Kid
1992Uncle JackYasmin
2001RiskKim
2002–2003Harry and CoshStacey
2003TrustJazz singer
2004EastEndersReceptionist
2004Nighty NightGina
2004Footballers' WivesCandy
2004Auf Wiedersehen, PetWaitress
2006The BillShona Dickins
2006Hollyoaks: In the CityGucci
2006–2007EastEndersLi Chong
2008Boston LegalLisa
2009'Til DeathJulie
2010Fake It til You Make ItLeela
2011EntourageTammy
2011CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationShizu Yoshi
2012CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationMiss Lotus
2014Person of InterestKelli
2014Hawaii Five-0Zi Chen
2014Hand of GodAnne
2015–2016FrikjentAngeline Borgen
2015Doctor WhoNagata
2015GrandfatheredHeidi
2019Love, Death & RobotsYan
(voice)
2020Get EvenCoach Evans
2022–2023The Lazarus ProjectZhang

References

  1. Wolf, Matt (13 December 2001). "South Pacific". variety.com. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
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