Chantal Thuy

Chantal Thuy (/ʃɑːntɛl twiː/) is a Canadian actress known for her role as Grace Choi in Black Lightning.

Chantal Thuy
Born
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Alma materStella Adler Studio of Acting
OccupationActress
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)

Early life and education

Thuy was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, where she was often the only Asian kid around growing up.[1] Her parents are refugees from Vietnam, having fled the Vietnam War by boat and eventually arriving in Quebec.[2] Her father is a former IBM engineer.[2]

In college, Thuy and her friend briefly hosted a radio show entitled, Elegantly Wasted, about relationships and sex.[3]

Thuy is a graduate of the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City. She is fluent in English, French and Vietnamese.

Career

Thuy has appeared on television series like Madam Secretary, Pretty Little Liars and Matador, and is currently recurring as DC Comics character Grace Choi on the CW Network show Black Lightning (2018).[4] and In November 2020, she was promoted to Series Regular on the series.

In 2018, Thuy optioned Caroline Vu's novel, That Summer in Provincetown, about three generations of Vietnamese Canadians and is currently looking to adapt it into a screenplay.[1]

Theater

Her theatre credits include Pan Asian Repertory Theater's play "We Are", Harold Clurman Lab Theatre's "The Seagull" (Nina) and "Winter's Tale" (Perdita), and reading series with the Ma-Yi Lab Theatre, African American Playwrights Exchange and Teesri Duniya Theatre. She appeared as Marie Louise-Yvette L'Amour in the play "The Lady Was Gentleman" with the Broads' Word Ensemble in Los Angeles.[5]

In February 2019, Thuy co-starred in the Tracy Letts' play, Linda Vista, at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles and later reprised her role on Broadway at the Second Stage Theater.[6][7]

Personal life

Thuy has two older sisters. The oldest sister works at Epic Games.[3]

Thuy grew up Catholic but currently practices under a Buddhist teacher.[3]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Alex, Vampire Slayer Witch Short film
2010 Naked Eye Anna May Wong Short
2010 Penny Royal Kaila Short film
2012 Pawnbrokers Mrs. Schofield Short film
2013 La Bella Short film
2014 Inherent Vice Groupie Uncredited
2014 Halloween Judge Party guest Short film
2015 Dog Bowl Silver Lake Fox Short film
2015 LA Woman Samantha DuBois Short film
2017 Holly Holly Short film
2017 Battle for Skyark Dark seeker
2017 Promesas Shi Short film
2018 Half Magic Beautiful woman
2018 Tokyo Ghoul Rize Short film (Fan-made film)

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Onion SportsDome Fake reporter 1 episode
2013 Pretty Little Liars Jacqueline "Jackie" Episode: "Now You See Me, Now You Don't"
2014 Matador Song Episode: "Dead Dreaming in Bagan"
2014 Fast Food Heights Kim Episode: "Study Abroad"
2015 Madam Secretary Nhung Chuang Episode: "Whisper of the Ax"
2016 Crossing the Rubicon: Season 1 - The Journey Kim Wong Guest role (4 episodes)
2017 High Expectasians Actress Episode: "The Audition"
2018–Present Black Lightning Grace Choi Main Role (season 4); Recurring Role(season 1-3); (22 episodes)[8]

References
  1. Hong, Tae (2019-01-30). "Chantal Thuy Smolders As The First Asian American LGBTQ Superhero On TV". Character Media. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  2. "Black Lightning Actress Chantal Thuy: The F.A.D. Interview". Feminist Asian Dad. September 8, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  3. WW #31 CHANTAL THUY, retrieved 2020-01-01
  4. Bryant, Jacob (October 30, 2017). "'Black Lightning' Casts Chantal Thuy as DC Comics' Grace Choi (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  5. "Chantal Thuy Biography". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  6. Gelt, Jessica (February 14, 2019). "Nudity in the theater? The actors of 'Linda Vista' have it covered". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times Communications LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  7. Peikert, Mark (September 13, 2019). "Black Lightning's Chantal Thuy On Making Her Broadway Debut With a Groundbreaking Character". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  8. "Black Lightning Promotes Chantal Thuy to Series Regular for Season 4". TVLine.com. November 13, 2020.


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