Lauren Tom

About

Lauren Tom (born August 4, 1961) is an American actress. She began her career on stage, winning an Obie Award, and gained recognition for her role in The Joy Luck Club (1993). On television, she is known for her roles in the NBC sitcom Friends (1995–96), the ABC shows Grace Under Fire (1997–98) and Men in Trees (2006–08), The CW series Supernatural (2012–14), and the Disney Channel series Andi Mack (2017–19).
In animation, Tom has voiced Amy Wong in Futurama, Dana Tan on Batman Beyond, Jinx and Gizmo in Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go!, Minh and Connie Souphanousinphone on King of the Hill, Numbuh 3 in Codename: Kids Next Door, and Mrs. Maybank and Dr. Jamanpour on Hamster and Gretel.

Tom was born in the Chicago suburb Highland Park, Illinois, on August 4, 1961, the daughter of Nancy (née Dare) and Chan Tom Jr. She has a brother, Chip. Her parents were born in Chicago, and their grandparents came from Kaiping, Guangdong, China. She was raised in a largely Jewish neighborhood.

At age 17, Tom landed a spot with a touring company of A Chorus Line and was cast in the Broadway production of the show less than a year later in the role of Connie….