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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

External links

• M. J. Kang at IMDb
• M. J. Kang | Asian Heritage in Canada

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