Oakley Kwon
| Oakley Kwon | |
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 Oakley Kwon and Shawn Seet.jpg Oakley Kwon and Shawn Seet onset of Hungry Ghosts in 2019 | |
| Born | Vietnam |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Australian |
| 🏫 Education |
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| 💼 Occupation | Actor Lawyer Producer |
| Height | 5 ft 2.5 in (1.59 m) |
| 🌐 Website | oakleykwon |
Oakley Kwon is an Australian actress of Vietnamese and Chinese descent.[1] She is a leader in public sector innovation and digital transformation, a lawyer,[2] a producer and diversity advocate. She won an award for her performance as Diane Tran in SBS, Matchbox Pictures Hungry Ghosts. She is the President of the QLD Community Television Association Inc.[3]
Early life[edit]
Oakley Kwon fled Vietnam at the age of two with her parents by boat.[4] They were running away from the Vietnam War. The captain of their boat never turned up. The people on the boat steered the boat themselves. Along the way, the boat engine stopped working. The boat drifted out at sea where they were intercepted by pirates.[4] Kwon and her family were rescued by Thai fishermen. They were detained in a Thailand refugee camp for two years. Australia then granted her family humanitarian visas to resettle in Australia.[5]
Kwon went to Australian National University.[6] She graduated with a Bachelor of Laws in 2010 and a Master of Laws.[6] In 2017, Kwon studied screen acting with Elizabeth Kemp in 2017.[7] She also trained with National Institute of Dramatic Art in the same year.[8]
Career[edit]
Kwon made her first screen appearance in the 2018 SBS series Homecoming Queens. In 2019, she appeared in one episode of Harrow and acted opposite Kerry Armstrong in Neighbours as the character Tanya Conlin.
Kwon appeared as a female Viet Cong fighter in the feature film Danger Close and also appeared as Angela Reynolds in the 2021 film Bloody Hell.
Kwon stars as Erica in the short film Memoir of Haunting. She also stars as Diane Tran in the Matchbox Pictures television mini-series Hungry Ghosts.[9]
Filmography[edit]
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Homecoming Queens | Nurse #2 |
| Harrow | Neighbor | |
| Neighbours | Tanya Conlin | |
| 2020 | Hungry Ghosts | Diane Tran |
| 2022 | Troppo | Melissa |
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Another Audrey | Chau |
| 2019 | Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan[13] | Female Vietcong #2 |
| 2020 | Memoir of a Haunting | Erica |
| 2020 | Bloody Hell[13] | Angela Reynolds |
| 2021 | When the Sky Was Blue[13] | Li-Jing |
Awards received[edit]
- Won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Mini-Series/Telemovie category, at the 11th Annual Equity Ensemble Awards.[14][15]
References[edit]
- ↑ Tania Lee, "‘Pendulum has swung’: Asian-Australian film and television community welcomes on-screen diversity" (SBS, 28 July 2021). Retrieved 8 April 2023
- ↑ https://www.lgalawyers.com.au/. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ↑ Slatter, Sean (2022-05-18). "Opinion: Community television matters, too". IF Magazine. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Quinn, Karl (2020-08-13). "Chapter and diverse: SBS's Hungry Ghosts goes all out for authenticity". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ↑ "Lamingtons, fried rice and healing old wounds in 'Hungry Ghosts'". Guide. 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Van, Anh (2020-08-23). "Tháng cô hồn, SBS chiếu phim kinh dị Hungry Ghosts với nhiều diễn viên gốc Việt góp mặt". TVTS. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ↑ The Spirit of Diversity (The Equity Magazine, 5 August 2019) https://medium.com/the-equity-magazine/the-spirit-of-diversity-1fc59f988a14
- ↑ "NIDA public program celebrates 30 years of storytelling". 14 December 2020.
- ↑ Quinn, Karl (2020-08-13). "Chapter and diverse: SBS's Hungry Ghosts goes all out for authenticity". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ↑ "Oakley Kwon. Actor, director, executive, producer and writer | Slated". www.slated.com. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ↑ Equity (2019-08-26). "THE SPIRIT OF DIVERSITY". The Equity Magazine. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ↑ "Oakley Kwon Archives". CULTURE MIX. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Oakley Kwon Movies". Moviefone. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ↑ Franks, Lizzie (2021-05-04). "Mystery Road S2, Retrograde and Hungry Ghosts win 11th Annual Equity Ensemble Awards". Equity Foundation. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ↑ Knox, David (2021-05-07). "Equity Ensemble Awards 2021: winners". TV tonight. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
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