M.J. Kang is a Canadian playwright and actress.[1]

Early life and education

Born in Seoul, South Korea, Kang immigrated to Toronto, Ontario with her family at the age of two.[2] She studied with the Playwrights Unit at Toronto's Tarragon Theatre.[3]

Career

Kang's plays include Questioning Condoms,[4] Noran Bang: The Yellow Room,[5] Blessings[3] and dreams of blonde & blue.[6][7] She received a Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination for Outstanding New Play, Independent Theatre Division in 1998 for Noran Bang: The Yellow Room.[8]

As an actress, Kang had a regular role in the 1997 television series Riverdale,[9] and made guest appearances in E.N.G., Earth: Final Conflict, The City, Doc, Strong Medicine and Medium. On stage, she has performed in productions of Jean Yoon's The Yoko Ono Project,[10] Laurie Fyffe's The Malaysia Hotel[11] and Oren Safdie's Private Jokes, Public Places.[12] She has performed in productions of Private Jokes, Public Places in Toronto, New York City, London, Los Angeles and Berkeley, California.[13]

Personal life

She is married to Oren Safdie.[14]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1993 TC 2000 Sumai's Daughter
1994 PCU Physics Major
2002 The Book of Eve Student
2003 Owning Mahowny Secretary

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1992 E.N.G. Kid #1 Episode: "To Kill with Kindness"
1997 Riverdale Becky
1998 Earth: Final Conflict Bartender Episode: "The Joining"
1999 The City Lisa Episode: "Joy Ride: Part II"
2000 D.C. Young Lawyer Episode: "Pilot"
2001 The Wandering Soul Murders Girl in diner Television film
2001 Nero Wolfe Cherry Quon Episode: "Christmas Party"
2001 Doc Receptionist 2 episodes
2005 Strong Medicine Huan Yuen Episode: "Dying Inside"
2006 Medium Technician Episode: "A Changed Man"
2020–2021 Extreme Improv: Revenge Various roles 4 episodes
2021 SEAL Team Kwan Jon-Wi Episode: "Trust, But Verify: Part 1"

References

  1. ↑ Wagter, Caroline De (2013). "Mouths on Fire with Songs".: Negotiating Multi-Ethnic Identities on the Contemporary North American Stage. Rodopi. ISBN 9789401209540.
  2. ↑ "Toronto playwright cites youthfulness, Korean heritage as aid to writing". Ottawa Citizen, November 24, 1996.
  3. 1 2 "Seoul sister launches play: M.J. Kang drama explores issue of cultural dislocation". Toronto Star, November 14, 1996.
  4. ↑ "Experimenting with Rhubarb Unpredictable fest of short works opens with six new shows". Toronto Star, February 1, 1996.
  5. ↑ "Promising new play a generational drama". Toronto Star, December 3, 1993.
  6. ↑ "Death of a Korean restaurateur". National Post, January 28, 2002.
  7. ↑ "Chronicle of the faded American dream". The Globe and Mail, January 26, 2002.
  8. ↑ "Dora Award nominees". Toronto Star, May 27, 1998.
  9. ↑ "Riverdale tries to get street smart". Canadian Press, August 31, 1998.
  10. ↑ "Discovering new truths and making them stick". National Post, January 15, 2000.
  11. ↑ "Actress wears many hats, but all in good measure". Toronto Star, January 29, 2001.
  12. ↑ "Nice design, poorly built". Toronto Star, September 22, 2004.
  13. ↑ Harvey, Dennis, "Private Jokes, Public Places". Variety, April 16, 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  14. ↑ "Home is where the rejection is: Writer Oren Safdie is a hit in the U.S., but Canada isn't calling". National Post, November 24, 2000.


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