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Place of Birth: Chongqing, China
About Tisa Chang
- Tisa Chang (born April 5, 1941) is a Chinese American actress and theatre director born in Chongqing.
- Her father, Ping-Hsun Chang, was a diplomat, and her family moved from China to New York City when she was a child.
- Chang was interested in theatre and began studying acting in high school, at the High School of Performing Arts, then at Barnard College.
- Soon after finishing college, she started her career as an actor performing in Broadway plays and musicals, including Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen and The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel.
- She also appeared in a few films, including Ambush Bay and Greetings. Chang began directing theatre in 1973, when she began working at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club.
- With money earned from her Broadway acting, she established the Pan Asian Repertory Theatre in 1977.
- Her intention in creating the group was to popularize Asian-American theater and to create opportunities for Asian-Americans actors to find non-stereotypical roles.
- Chang has received several awards for her work, including a Theatre World Special Award in 1988.
- She remains active as artistic director of the Pan Asian Repertory Theatre to present.
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