Angela Lin was born on the tiny island-nation of
Singapore. Her mother had endured twenty-four good,
long, sweaty hours of labor before passing out, leaving
the doctors no choice but to yank Angela out by forceps.
Her head remained coned shaped for three days.
Singapore. Her mother had endured twenty-four good,
long, sweaty hours of labor before passing out, leaving
the doctors no choice but to yank Angela out by forceps.
Her head remained coned shaped for three days.
She was an “is-that-a-boy-or-
girl” baby. Anytime she wore
anything but a dress, people
would congratulate her mum
on her first-born son.
Angela's parents claim that
she started playing the piano
when she was 3. Though they
admit that during her lessons,
she would run up to the piano,
press one note over and over
again, then run away.
girl” baby. Anytime she wore
anything but a dress, people
would congratulate her mum
on her first-born son.
Angela's parents claim that
she started playing the piano
when she was 3. Though they
admit that during her lessons,
she would run up to the piano,
press one note over and over
again, then run away.
Angela hated practicing
the piano. It was a huge
source of contention
between little Angie and
her mum. Think The Joy
Luck Club...
But today, Angela is
grateful that her mum
was so persistent all
those years. There are
the piano. It was a huge
source of contention
between little Angie and
her mum. Think The Joy
Luck Club...
But today, Angela is
grateful that her mum
was so persistent all
those years. There are
some things that can only be felt and expressed through
music.
Angela and her family immigrated to California a month
before the 7.1 Loma Prieta earthquake (A.K.A. the World
Series Quake). Not knowing what it was, Angela thought
her little brother, Edwin, had caused it, since the walls
started rattling the moment Edwin, with all his
little-muscle-man might, slammed the windows shut in
the bedroom they shared.
music.
Angela and her family immigrated to California a month
before the 7.1 Loma Prieta earthquake (A.K.A. the World
Series Quake). Not knowing what it was, Angela thought
her little brother, Edwin, had caused it, since the walls
started rattling the moment Edwin, with all his
little-muscle-man might, slammed the windows shut in
the bedroom they shared.
There's the muscle
man, himself. That
little Superman.
Like most budding
actors, Angela always
had a wild imagination,
and possessed a
passion for playing
Pretend. Having just
moved to America, and
being a naturally shy
girl, Angela didn't have
many friends to play
with. So her poor little
brother was often
forced into dresses,
skirts, and high heels
for the sake of her
"plays." The picture on
the left is one of the
few times Angela didn't
force Edwin into her
man, himself. That
little Superman.
Like most budding
actors, Angela always
had a wild imagination,
and possessed a
passion for playing
Pretend. Having just
moved to America, and
being a naturally shy
girl, Angela didn't have
many friends to play
with. So her poor little
brother was often
forced into dresses,
skirts, and high heels
for the sake of her
"plays." The picture on
the left is one of the
few times Angela didn't
force Edwin into her
mother's clothes, or make him crawl around on all fours
lowing like a reindeer or mewing like a kitten. However,
those pictures do exist...
lowing like a reindeer or mewing like a kitten. However,
those pictures do exist...
Angela's parents, who
decided their poor son
had been humiliated
enough, sent Angela to
summer theater camps
for kids.
Huge mistake. For
Mum and Dad always
wanted Angela to
become a doctor or a
concert pianist. But
Angela caught the
Acting Bug from these
summer-theater-camp
hippies, so all her
parents' dreams were
shot to hell.
decided their poor son
had been humiliated
enough, sent Angela to
summer theater camps
for kids.
Huge mistake. For
Mum and Dad always
wanted Angela to
become a doctor or a
concert pianist. But
Angela caught the
Acting Bug from these
summer-theater-camp
hippies, so all her
parents' dreams were
shot to hell.
Angela, being unusually determined and resourceful for a
shy, quiet prepubescent, found herself an agent (oh yes),
acting classes at A.C.T.'s Youth Consevatory, and started
performing with the Children's Theatre of San Jose.
When High School came around, Angela's parents agreed
to send her to a performing arts magnet school on one
condition...She would have to maintain a 4.0 every
semester or be yanked out of all her "drama" activities.
Well, Angela graduated Salutatorian, received 5s on her
AP Calculus, English, English Lit, and US History tests, and
a 4 on her AP Latin.
ALL of which did NOTHING to help her get into Carnegie
Mellon Univeristy: Drama.
After flying to Los Angeles with her mum, auditioning with
2 monologues, 2 songs, and 2 dance routines, Angela
was accepted into the prestigious Carnegie Mellon Drama
program, and became 1 of 12 people they accepted into
their Music Theater program.
shy, quiet prepubescent, found herself an agent (oh yes),
acting classes at A.C.T.'s Youth Consevatory, and started
performing with the Children's Theatre of San Jose.
When High School came around, Angela's parents agreed
to send her to a performing arts magnet school on one
condition...She would have to maintain a 4.0 every
semester or be yanked out of all her "drama" activities.
Well, Angela graduated Salutatorian, received 5s on her
AP Calculus, English, English Lit, and US History tests, and
a 4 on her AP Latin.
ALL of which did NOTHING to help her get into Carnegie
Mellon Univeristy: Drama.
After flying to Los Angeles with her mum, auditioning with
2 monologues, 2 songs, and 2 dance routines, Angela
was accepted into the prestigious Carnegie Mellon Drama
program, and became 1 of 12 people they accepted into
their Music Theater program.
Angela's freshman class at CMU. And yes...that IS Josh
Groban at the end there. He's a fantastic actor as well, for
anyone who's interested.
And thus, begins Angela's journey to becoming a
professional actor. At Carnegie, her ego was shredded,
her vocal chords were challenged, her body was stretched,
her mind was set free, her voice was defined, and her
soul was inspired. It was an experience like none other, .
Groban at the end there. He's a fantastic actor as well, for
anyone who's interested.
And thus, begins Angela's journey to becoming a
professional actor. At Carnegie, her ego was shredded,
her vocal chords were challenged, her body was stretched,
her mind was set free, her voice was defined, and her
soul was inspired. It was an experience like none other, .
that taught her the
responsibilities of an
actor, and the privilege
of being an actor
After graduating, Angela
signed with two
bi-coastal agencies, a
legit and a commercial,
and has been working
non-stop in and out of
New York City.
responsibilities of an
actor, and the privilege
of being an actor
After graduating, Angela
signed with two
bi-coastal agencies, a
legit and a commercial,
and has been working
non-stop in and out of
New York City.
| "For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength." - Philippians 4:13 |
| "Thanks Edwin, for your undying support and for being my playmate all those years, and thanks Mum and Dad for letting go of your dreams of having a doctor in the family for my dreams." |
