Robbi Chong facts for kids

Robbi Lynn Chong (born May 28, 1965) is a Canadian actress and former model.

Early life

Chong was born on May 28, 1965, in Vancouver, British Columbia, the second daughter of Maxine Sneed and Tommy Chong, an actor, comedian, director and writer. Both parents are biracial: her mother is of Black Canadian and Cherokee descent and her father is half Scotch-Irish, French and half Chinese. Her sister Rae Dawn Chong is also an actress. They have three younger half-brothers (including one who is adopted) and a half-sister from their father's second marriage.

Career

Robbi Chong studied acting in Los Angeles, California for two years and began appearing frequently on stage and television, working full-time. She was an international cover girl who joined the Click Modeling Agency at age 19 and modeled in Paris from 1983 to 1988.

Filmography

Films

• Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers (1984) as Princess III
• Sécurité publique (1987) as Suzannah
• Far Out Man (1990) as Dancer
• The Evil Inside Me (1993) as Bobbie
• Jimmy Hollywood (1994) as Casting Secretary
• Ellie Parker (2005) as Acting Student
• Shelter (2007) as Receptionist
• Only God Can (2015) as Patrice

TV series

• The Cosby Show (1988) as Doctor
• You Bet Your Life (1992)
• Dave's World (1995)
• Murder One (1995) as Reporter #4
• Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996–1998) as Alexandra Moreau
• The Outer Limits (1999, Episode: "Blank Slate") as Hope Wilson
• The Outer Limits (1999, Episode: "Star Crossed") as Teresita Arboleda
• Red Shoe Diaries 12: Girl on a Bike (2000) (segment "Written Word")
• ER (2006) as Sonya Ames