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Lynn Chen

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Lynn Chen is an actress, filmmaker, and writer. She wrote, directed, produced, and starred in the feature film "I Will Make You Mine" (SXSW, 2020) which is currently streaming everywhere.

She narrated the international bestselling novel “Crazy Rich Asians” (Kevin Kwan) as well as two chapters from President Obama’s 2021 Summer reading pick “Land of Big Numbers” (Te-Ping Chen).

Onscreen, she is best known for her roles as "Vivian Shing" in Sony Pictures Classics' "Saving Face" and "Dr. Michelle Lin" in ABC's "Grey's Anatomy."

Lynn's first children's book with Slant'd Publishing will be released in Fall 2026. She is the founder of several award-winning blogs and Substacks, including "The Actor's Diet," "Thick Dumpling Skin," "The Yellow Pages ...more

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Lynn Chen's Blog: Gen X Taste

A Summer Screening Series

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Hands down, my favorite thing to do in the summer is escape to the theater for a double feature. But in more recent years, I’ve started to just stay home and curate my own movie marathons. I’ll crank up the A/C, pull down the shades, and cuddle up on the couch a few hours each day with Miles.

I don’t really think about what the at-home festival theme will be; it usually evolves

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	Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan (Goodreads Author), Lynn Chen (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 3.91 avg rating — 557,715 ratings — published 2013 — 132 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Land of Big Numbers by Te-Ping Chen (Goodreads Author), Christine Lakin (Narrator), Christopher Naoki Lee (Narrator) 3.93 avg rating — 9,416 ratings — published 2021 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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