In her personal life, she was married to Owen Bayliss who was a stockbroker and the couple had a son named Morgan. Rae Dawn Chong was assigned the lead role of a scientist who had to save the earth from destruction by colliding with a gigantic asteroid. Some of her more recent works include the television movie, “Deadly Skies” in 2005 in which she starred with Antonio Sabàto, Jr. She was also considered being casted as Anne Lindsey in “Highlander: The Series”.Ĭhong has been part of the music video, “Just Another Night” made by Mick Jagger and in 1991 she performed in the production of “Oh, Kay!” in the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York. Alongside her career in movies, she has also appeared in numerous television shows such as “Wild Card” and “Mysterious Ways”. She accepted the role to play the gorgeous and secretive wife, Carola, in the film, “Tales from the Darkside: The Movie” in 1990. Some of her more prominent work was done in between late 1980s to 1990s. She was also a part of her father’s film, “Cheech & Chong’s The Corsican Brothers” in 1984. The movie was a huge success, earning five nominations at the Academy Awards.ĭue to her ability to play a diverse range of characters, Chong was signed up for movies like, “Choose Me” in 1984, “Beat Street” in 1984 and “Commando” in 1985, in which she worked with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Another major role she accepted was for the movie, “The Color Purple” in 1985, made by Steven Spielberg in which she played Harpo’s girlfriend, Mary Agnes. She played the role of “Ika” and her work for the movie impressed both audiences and critics and in 1983, she earned the Genie Award for “Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role”. Chong’s transition to mainstream cinema was with the movie, “Quest for Fire” in 1981. The first major role in a television movie was, “The Wiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton” in 1974 which was extremely popular in its time. When she was only in grade six, a talent scout from Disney discovered her and she subsequently started appearing on television shows. As a child, she did the background sounds for some of her father’s comic records. His refusal to embrace his heritage was tough on Chong and her siblings, who wanted to learn and know more about it.Ĭhong’s father’s fame opened up a lot of doors from her at a very early age. Despite coming from a diverse racial background, Chong claims that her paternal grandfather was ashamed of his Chinese roots and settled in Canada trying to escape from it. Born out of a mixed raced marriage, Chong’s father is half Chinese and Scottish, while her mother is an African Canadian. Rae Dawn Chong was born on February 28, 1961, in Edmonton, Alberta, to Maxine Sneed and renowned comedian and movie star, Tommy Chong.
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