Emily Chang (actress)
| Emily Chang | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Emily C. Chang Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA |
| Education |
University of Chicago NYU's Tisch School of the Arts |
| Occupation | Actress, writer, producer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Awards | New York Emmy Award |
| Website | therealemily |
Emily C. Chang is a New York Emmy Award–winning American actress. She is best known for playing the "Ba-zing!" girl in a 2012 commercial for Ruffles and the character of Ivy in the television series The Vampire Diaries.
Chang was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and raised in Randolph, New Jersey. Her parents immigrated to America from Taiwan. Chang attended the University of Chicago and New York University.
Chang was a founding member of the Asian-American spoken word group I Was Born with Two Tongues, along with Denizen Kane. She worked as a host and spokesperson for ImaginAsian Entertainment, hosting the television series The Lounge from 2004 to 2007. She starred as Kay Ho in the independent film Colin Hearts Kay, which won the Audience Award in 2010 at both the Brooklyn Film Festival and The New York United Film Festival, where it also won Best Narrative Feature. In 2010, Chang won a New York Emmy Award for the documentary series On the Frontlines: Doing Business in China, along with her co-host James Fallows, of The Atlantic Monthly.
Chang has appeared in numerous commercials, including spots for Cablevision, WebMD, Carmax, Harrah's, Verizon, Honda, and Huntington Bank. Chang became best known as "Katie" ("the ba-zing girl") in a 2012 Ruffles Ultimate commercial, landing a spot in Complex magazine's "10 Hottest Women from Commercials."
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