Alexandra Bokyun Chun is an American actress and filmmaker. Born in South Korea, she lives in Los Angeles, California.
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Alexandra Bokyun Chun | |
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Born | South Korea |
Occupation | Actress, filmmaker |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Revised Romanization | Jeon Bok-yeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Chŏn Pok'yŏn |
Website | http://www.alexandrachun.com/ |
Alexandra Bokyun Chun immigrated to the United States when she was seven years old. After attending McDonogh School in Maryland, she pursued a study in Western Philosophy at St. John's College, U. S. in Santa Fe, New Mexico.[citation needed]
Intent on becoming a medical doctor after graduation, she entered a relationship with Ottmar Liebert in her senior year which dramatically changed the course of her life to pursue the performing arts.
Shortly after moving to Los Angeles for an acting career in film, she was cast for a regular role on the soap, Another World, which moved her to New York City. When her contract ended with the soap opera, she returned to Los Angeles to work in numerous film and television shows.
In 1999, along with three other theatre professionals, she founded and co-artistic directed a theatre company called Lodestone Theatre Ensemble. In the Fall of 2004, as writer, director, and producer, Alexandra Chun launched a website of short films that take place in hotel rooms.
On July 25, 2016, Alexandra Chun returned to her birthplace, South Korea to protest the torture and slaughter of dogs in the Asian Dog Meat Trade. She returned to the US with three dogs rescued from slaughter.[1]
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