Pauline Chan

Pauline Chan (1956-    ) is an Australian actress, director, screenwriter and producer originally from Vietnam.

Pauline Chan moved to Hong Kong from Vietnam at the age of 16 in 1972.  Two years later, she graduated from high school in Hong Kong and moved to the United States to attend UCLA as a film major.  In 1980, Pauline Chan relocated to Australia and resettled permanently in Sydney.

In 1987, Pauline Chan made her acting debut on the Australian television series, Vietnam.  Two years later, she costarred alongside Nicole Kidman and Denholm Elliott in the Australian TV mini-series, Bangkok Hilton.  In 1991, she directed the short film, Dusty Hearts, which won the Special Mention Award in the category of best short film at the Torino International Festival of Young Cinema.  In 1994 she wrote and directed the film, Traps.  In 1996, she directed and costarred with Mimi Rogers in the thriller, Little White Lies.  In 2006, she produced Ultraviolet, a sci-fi action thriller film in English and Vietnamese.  In 2011, she wrote, directed and produced the film, 33 Postcards, which was a joint production between Australia and China starring Guy Pearce, Claudia Karvan and Chinese actress Zhu Lin.