Andrea Bang

Andrea Bang (born May 2[1]) is a Canadian actress from Burnaby, British Columbia.[2] She is best known for playing Janet Kim in the CBC comedy Kim's Convenience,[3] for which she was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award, Best Actress in a Comedy Series, at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards.[4]

Andrea Bang
BornMay 2, 1989
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
OccupationActress, writer
Years active2011–present
Websitewww.andreabang.com

Background

Bang was born in Burnaby, British Columbia to Korean immigrant parents.[3] Her sister, Diana Bang, is also an actress and writer.[3] In high school, she acted in a production of Bye Bye Birdie.[5][6]

She received a degree in Psychology from University of British Columbia in 2012 while also taking acting lessons.[3][7] In 2017, she told the Vancouver Sun, "For the longest time, I kept my interest in acting a secret. Minus a select few, no one really knew. I played around with so many different non-acting career paths. Finally, one day I said ‘screw it.’ I got an agent and a job that allowed me to audition — and the rest is history."[5]

Filmography
Year Television Series Role Note
2015 Playdate Fran (Francesca) Short film
2016–present Kim's Convenience Janet Kim Lead character
2016 Networking with James Erica Short film
Sunnyhearts Community Centre Lucille Web series
Bon Bon Fire Sinclaire Suzuki Short film
Convos with my 2-Year Old Girl Guide #2 Web series
2017 Android Employed May Web series
The Prodigal Dad Teresa Independent film
Lucy Dies Lucy Short film
Adventures in Public School Autumn Minor role
2018 Even the Devil Swiped Right Jen Short film
Camp Death III in 2D! Angela Park Independent film
2018 The Date Girl on Date Short film
2018 Karaoke Mamas Director Short film
2019 Luce Supporting Role Independent film
2019 Running With Violet Samantha Web series

Writing
YearTitle
2011Schnitzel or Spaetzle
2015Playdate
2017Lucy Dies
2018 Karaoke Mamas

References
  1. "Happy Birthday Andrea Bang! 💖". Facebook. Kim's Convenience. 2 May 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. "Burnaby actor's lead role in Kim's Convenience a rarity in mainstream TV". Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  3. Craig Takeuchi (6 October 2016). "Vancouver's Andrea Bang hopes Kim's Convenience helps boost Asian Canadian representation". Georgia Straight. Retrieved 28 November 2017. As for her own parents, who immigrated here from Korea, she says she think it was "distressing" to them that both her and her sister Diana decided to pursue acting as a career.
  4. "Orphan Black, Schitt's Creek, Kim's Convenience up for Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, January 17, 2017.
  5. "Burnaby actor Andrea Bang thrilled to be a busy body in TV, film". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  6. "Cast Members". CBC. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  7. "Kim's Convenience actress comes to Kingston". The Journal. Retrieved 7 July 2020.


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